'09 CA RB Cierre Wood (ND Verbal 4/19/08)

[NDinL.A.]

Originally Posted by GO IRISH!!!

NDinL.A. - is the game at OC or up at Santa Clara? If it is in Westlake Village, that might be worth making the trip up to go see the game. Don't know how hard tickets would be to come by, but it could be worth a shot.

It's at Oaks. Quite a drive for you, but not as bad as driving out to Santa Clara. Should be a great game; there's lots of build up for this one. Tix might be tough to come by, just because of the magnitude of the game plus the start power, and I mean in the stands. Don't forget, Will Smith and Wayne Gretzky's sons play JV for Oaks, and of course you have Joe Montana. Tom Cruise has even been known to go to the game to support good buddy Will Smith...

[GO IRISH!!!]

Originally Posted by NDinL.A.

It's at Oaks. Quite a drive for you, but not as bad as driving out to Santa Clara. Should be a great game; there's lots of build up for this one. Tix might be tough to come by, just because of the magnitude of the game plus the start power, and I mean in the stands. Don't forget, Will Smith and Wayne Gretzky's sons play JV for Oaks, and of course you have Joe Montana. Tom Cruise has even been known to go to the game to support good buddy Will Smith...

I was actually born in Westlake Village, so I go back from time to time. Not too bad of a drive normally, but Friday traffic could make it a nightmare. I couldn't care less about Will Smith and Tom Cruise, but it would be cool to see Gretzky and Montana. Wayne probably won't be there because the Coyotes play the Canucks the night before, but who knows? Would be cool to go, but I will probably have to settle for seeing highlights on the internet.

[irishandy]

Just curious, what class is Oaks Christian High School?? Is their class the toughest, easiest, or in the middle?? Thanks.

[NDinL.A.]

Originally Posted by irishandy

Just curious, what class is Oaks Christian High School?? Is their class the toughest, easiest, or in the middle?? Thanks.

They are a relatively new school (2000), very rich, and wanted to make a splash in sports. I'd say 75% of their student body plays at least one sport. They have had huuuuge success in football because of 2 things: Top-notch athletes and their status as a small school. Enrollment-wise they are small, so for years they have played other small schools in the playoffs, and no one could touch them. JC never got sacked in h.s.!!! (What a culture shock playing behind ND's line).

They have a CIF regional title for 4 years running, and I believe they won a state title in Jimmy's senior year (they were beyond loaded). This year their coach says they are even better, and they are already lobbying the state to allow them to play in a higher division. I will say this, in the past their coach has been accused of dodging tougher comp (i.e. big schools). This year, they've played some big public schools, but none that are any real threat. Their closest score this year in 7 games has been 35-7, against a good school from central CA.

Sooooooo, to answer, they played in far too easy of a division the last 5 years...

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

I wonder if we'll get to see Cierre on TV at some point this season.

[dth31]

Santa Clara (Oxnard) played JC's old school, Oaks Christian last night and lost 49-6. Apparently OC has an incredibly good defense. Cierre was the only offensive highlight for his team and rushed for 105 yds on 21 carries. Unfortunately, Cierre was injured in the 4th quarter and had to be helped off the field. No word on how serious the injury was.

Oaks Christian in league of its own : Football : Ventura County Star

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

I hope he's ok.