That was attributable to them playing in the Superior California Athletic League, and the growing Sac Joaquin Section, from 1985-2000. Payton is the No. The last year the Saints played football games, 2019, they went 9-3, and the success was likely to continue with the return of a fair amount of players from that team. Pius X High School offers 19 sports over three seasons. Charlie Kruer paced Twin Bridges with 14 points. Win or lose, Farrell was always gracious with his time and expressed himself in a calm and unassuming tone. Farrell’s impact also cannot be underscored in that he has established a strong working relationship with the Carpy Gang, which has been St. Helena’s youth football program since 1936. Results from around the state on Saturday. St. Helena High’s football program is losing one with the resignation of Brandon Farrell as head coach after 12 seasons. And Saturday, thanks to a strong defensive effort and a big night from sophomore Hayden Opitz, the only player who scored in double figures for either side, the Bruins completed the crosstown sweep of Helena thanks to a 43-30 victory. Please subscribe to keep reading. Mayson Palen led the Prospectors with six points. At the time, it was easy to be cynical because of the constant turnover. The Helena Capital boys basketball program isn't shy about its goal of beating Helena High and how important it is. I can’t pinpoint why, but I had a good feeling at the time. As a former Upvalley beat reporter who saw many of Farrell’s games from 2008-2014 and a few more thereafter, either as a spectator or freelance writer, I say without reservation that Farrell belongs in the same category of the aforementioned coaches. 3 quarterback with 178.84 points and Alworth is the No. I rarely disparage high school coaches or kids, but the Collinsworth era was not the Saints’ finest hour. MISSOULA — Keifer Spohnhauer scored on a fastbreak layup with time running out to give Kalispell Glacier a 45-43 road win over the Missoula Hellgate boys basketball team in a Western AA state play-in game Tuesday. There were many moments of levity when Farrell’s emotions would surface. On Thursday, 13 games are scheduled, and one is on Friday. Bradley Howard led the Lynx with 11 points. 3 seed Salesian of Richmond, only the second road playoff win in school history. While that description is accurate, he is as competitive a person as you will find. To appreciate Farrell’s success, you have to understand the history of Saints football. “Horsefeathers!” was my favorite, though. Photos: Roy-Winifred and North Star girls clash in Northern C challenge game 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM SHUSD Virtual Town Hall. HELENA — Kalispell Glacier head coach Amanda Cram was asked to describe her team following it's come-from-behind win over Helena High Thursday night and relentless is the one word that came to mind. When it comes to Napa Valley high school coaches, however, Farrell belongs on Mount Coachmore for longevity alone. Farrell, the teacher’s union rep for St. Helena Unified School District, added he also desires to spend more time with his wife, Jessica, and Aribella, whose sisters are in the fourth and eighth grades. In an interview with Napa Valley Register sports reporter Andy Wilcox, Farrell cited the feeling of not being fully engaged and not having the energy it takes to lead a program for the time being. After the interview, I’m thinking, “Hmmm, St. Helena High might just have a good one.” The cynical side of me said, “How is a guy from Mid-America going to handle the fickleness of Upvalley sports parents?”. Allie Dale paced Twin Bridges with 13 points. Some of the faces have changed over the years, but Sam Licina, Will Densberger and Matt Cia were the constants that stayed with Farrell throughout his tenure. Including his five seasons as a head coach in Illinois, Farrell has 111 wins as a head coach. St. Helena football enjoyed a brief spike in success thanks to Dan Boyett building the ship from 1993-1997 and assistant Randy Neller keeping it on course in 1998. Highlights and top scorers from divisional action Wednesday. Tanner Jessop led the Blue Devils with 15 points. The cross country season opened Wednesday with Napa and Vintage facing off at Kennedy Park and Justin-Siena visiting American Canyon. State public health officials announced Friday that they had loosened the rules for youth sports, meaning American Canyon, Justin-Siena, Napa and Vintage can play all outdoor high school sports this spring after a year-long shutdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Twelve years and 111 wins later, 91 with St. Helena, I’d say he did pretty damn well. Others who have enjoyed high level success for several years include Jerry Dunlap (1997-2005 at Napa), Jim Hunt (1978-1984 at Calistoga) and Bob Herlocker (1990-1996 at Napa). High School Girls Basketball. Check out how the teams did in the regular season. Farrell will remain at the school as a math teacher and softball coach. Raven Parson led the Scarlets with 16 points. Victor posted a 39-15 home win over Lincoln. Playing sports has many benefits, including learning the value of hard-work, teamwork, sportsmanship and discipline. Sometimes when his emotions would boil towards players or coaches, he would use phrases like, “Dadgummit,” “Son of a buck” or “Jiminy Christmas” to name a few. Many a Napa Valley high school coach has changed the culture of a struggling program, but few have kept the bar raised for over a decade. 1 running back with 214.91 points, Favre is the No. The Saints went 9-2 under Neller in 1998. The Saints were blessed with once-in-a-generation talent in the early to mid-2010s. St. Helena won 46 games in a row and had 53 contests without sustaining a defeat from 1960-1965, most of which came under head coach George Davis. 6 Saints still rallied for the win. Earning pins for the Spartans were Jesse Horner (145) and Blake Jolma (160), Kristopher Musick (182) and … Could he be a potential candidate to replace Farrell? 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But Farrell, 44, would not rule out a return to coaching football as an assistant in the future. With their defeat of Lake Travis last week, Dragon Football will be playing the Cibolo Steele Knights at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex on Friday, 12/18/2020. When covering games, I was frequently on the sideline with Garrett Whitt — my friend and colleague when on the Upvalley beat — along with statisticians Darrell Quirici and Peter Carson. St. Helena High School Home of the Saints St. Helena High School Home of the Saints Users Search GO TO SUBMIT SEARCH. Athletics. MacMillan assisted for three years at Napa High, starting with its section-championship season in 2007, and was the head coach at American Canyon from 2011-2013. Other Napa Valley football coaches who have won at a high level for a decade or more are Rich Cotruvo (1997-2015 at Justin-Siena), Burl Autry (1972-1985 at Vintage), Les Franco (1979-1989 at Napa, 2000-2006 at Vintage), Dave Shipp (1981-87 at Justin-Siena, 1989-93 and 2011-12 at Vintage), Charley Toogood (1971-1981 and 1985 at St. Helena) and Troy Mott (2006-2016 at Napa). Quarterback Richard Hoppe, who broke several school records, left the game with a concussion and the No. St. Helena High head coach Brandon Farrell addresses his football team after a scrimmage in 2013. Granted, eras are different in that postseason formats have gradually expanded in each passing year —and then you factor in game changes, both from a rules and schematic perspective, and then societal changes. Anaconda was too much for Arlee, posting a 76-41 home win. The Napa Valley's four Vine Valley Athletic League cross country programs square off for the first time in 15 months Wednesday, as Napa faces Vintage on the Kennedy Park River Trail, and American Canyon hosts Justin-Siena on its campus. Five months came and went and I remember emailing St. Helena High Athletic Director Tom Hoppe, who informed me that “Brandon Farrell is the new head coach.” I thought, “Brandon who?” Hoppe then informed me where Farrell was from and sent me his contact information. You have permission to edit this article. Please subscribe to keep reading. The Napa High cross country teams came out on top in all four divisions at American Canyon in a Vine Valley Athletic League meet on Wednesday. From 1980-2007, the Saints went through 13 football head coaches in 28 years. then {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}} per month. In the 1980s and most of the 1990s, the Saints were terrible. Collinsworth resigned in January 2008. The 1970s featured a lot of success that included, but was not limited to, a North Coast Section Class A championship in 1977. Of the top players on the Pro Football Reference list, Rice outranks all players with a score of 311.81. If you meet Farrell, you get the vibe of a grounded, small-town Midwestern fellow. I’m not going to get into ranking them, because the issue is subjective. The Justin-Siena girls tennis team opened its 2020-21, Vine Valley Athletic League-only campaign with its 29th straight regular-season win Thursday, a 5-2 victory over visiting Sonoma Valley. Farrell’s St. Helena teams compiled a 91-45 overall record, 51-24 against North Central League I foes and 10-9 in the CIF North Coast Section playoffs. Kickoff is at 7pm. His first season in the latter role was last spring, when the Saints got off to a promising 2-1-1 start before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of sports in early March. Braedon Sawyer paced the Copperheads with 22 points. Farrell was overcome with emotion — not so much in a teary-eyed fashion, but it felt like a father expressing pride in his sons. Bella Schicholone paced the Pirates with nine points and Haylie Tolley added eight. Carlson Varner poured in 23 points in leading Victor to a 65-29 win at Lincoln. Come support the Dragons. Farrell and his family had moved to St. Helena from Morrison, Illinois, in 2008 after David Collinsworth had resigned as Saints head coach after one season in 2007. Billy Boone poured in 25 points for the unbeaten Eagles (15-1) and Riley Reimer added 16. HELENA -- To round out their first seven games of the Western AA season, the Helena Capital girls picked up a win over the Kalispell Glacier Wolfpack, 48-40; while the Helena High Bengals downed the Flathead Bravettes, 46-41. The Napa High tennis teams gave their new head coaches their first high school victories on Tuesday in Vine Valley Athletic League action agai…. Megan Reich scored 17 for the Copperheads. St. Peter’s Boys High School has proudly served the Staten Island community for more than 100 years, educating men of faith and integrity. Highlights and top scorers from action Friday. The 2020 campaign would have been his 13th, but the Coastal Mountain Conference opted to cancel the season because of the pandemic. Enjoy unlimited articles at one of our lowest prices ever. Most of the teams play in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) and play other private schools in the Archdiocese of Washington and Virginia area, such as Gonzaga, Good Counsel, O'Connell, McNamara, and Ireton. You have permission to edit this article. IV 29-25 playoff win at No. Twin Bridges steamrolled to a 58-18 home win over Philipsburg. Farrell will remain at the school as a math teacher and softball coach. Boyett resigned after the team went 6-3-1 to help care for his ailing daughter, Danielle, who passed away in 2011. then {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}} per month. Asha Comings scored 21 points but it was not enough as Philipsburg fell to Twin Bridges, 48-39. You can cancel at any time. Given the school sizes, it felt like goldfish swimming in the ocean. A preview of 2020-21 swimming and diving for Napa County's four Vine Valley Athletic League schools. Farrell feeling the way he does is understandable because leading a varsity football program is not an August-to-November job. Class C fifth-ranked Valley Christian bounced back from its first loss with a 77-48 home with over Helena Christian Friday in Missoula. Sentinel doubled up on Helena, 46-21. March 11, 2021. St. Helena head coach Brandon Farrell approaches his players during a timeout against Fort Bragg at Patterson Memorial Field in October 2018. The Saints hope to have a full season this spring with Farrell at the helm and his oldest daughter, Aribella, a returning sophomore. Wednesday. Within a few days after arriving in the Napa Valley, Farrell had a meeting with players and parents at the gym. The two-time defending Vine Valley Athletic League champion Justin-Siena girls tennis team will look to extend a 28-match regular-season win s…. Corvallis posted a 61-48 win at Frenchtown. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. We're offering our best deal ever with this Editor's Special. Canyon Parks, Caleb Rosen and Jordan McLane each added 10 points for the Pirates. Earning pins for the Spartans were Jesse Horner (145) and Blake Jolma (160), Kristopher Musick (182) and Zac Crews (205). You can cancel at any time. I don’t offer that as a hot take, rather as a fair question. That one-year stint was a calamity that went beyond the 2-8 record. 8 wide receiver with 124.8 points. From 2004-2006, St. Helena went 21-11 under Ian MacMillan. The Saints won the NCL I South for their first league title since 1978. Highlights and top scorers from action Saturday. Freelance columnist Vince D'Adamo recalls Vintage High wrestler Dan Murphree in 2003 becoming only the second Crusher to win a state title, and being one of four Monticello Empire League grapplers to do so that year. Brandon and I had lunch a few weeks later at a St. Helena establishment. Online coverage of Montana high prep sports. Boyett, however, continued to teach at St. Helena and was later an assistant under Farrell. So I called Farrell and interviewed him via phone from my house. Levi Fullerton led the Indians with 10 points, followed by Trey Malatare with eight. WATCH NOW: YOUNG PEOPLE FEELING ‘CRUSHED’ BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC. As much as any coach as I have been around, Farrell understands the importance of surrounding himself with quality assistant coaches. After MacMillan resigned, Collinsworth took the helm. It is a 365-days-a-year job that involves addressing offseason conditioning, ordering equipment, filling schedule gaps, making sure grades and behavior are on point along with dealing with parents and administration. Support local news coverage by subscribing to the Napa Valley Register. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. There was a disconnect between the high school and youth programs before Farrell arrived, but the Carpy Gang has gained strength since. Only Cotruvo (19 years) and Autry (14 years) had longer tenures at one school in the Napa Valley than Farrell. The 2000s had peaks and valleys. My most memorable interview with him came after the Saints’ 2012 NCS Div. 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But it’s not as if one down year turned into multiple ones, and they didn’t go 2-8. The contests start with a single game Tuesday, and another game will be played on Wednesday. The DeMatha athletic department is home to 13 varsity sports, as well as junior varsity and some freshman teams. Montana Grizzly football signees Soren Syvrud and TJ Rausch have been unsung heroes for the top … At Capital, the matchup between the Bruins and Wolfpack featured some major shifts in momentum. Oddly enough, MacMillan is back at St. Helena as the JV head coach, having returned in 2017. 6:00 PM … I rarely went to such meetings, but Hoppe informed me of it and I asked if I could come by to meet him. Since that talent cycled out of the program, however, St. Helena has remained a viable NCS playoff contender. Sentinel doubled up on Helena, 46-21. Winning 100 games in a coaching career is an outstanding achievement no matter how you slice it. Enjoy unlimited articles at one of our lowest prices ever. Our athletic coaches encourage students to play multiple sports throughout the school year for health and strategy benefits. Anaconda raced to an 11-point lead in the first quarter and cruised to a 76-45 home win over Arlee. St. Helena High’s football program is losing one with the resignation of Brandon Farrell as head coach after 12 seasons. This interview, however, felt different. After 15 months of not playing each other, the Vintage High girls tennis team still had the upper hand against Napa High. The 2017 season was an outlier in that the Saints went 3-5, his worst season there.
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