OSG High: "When The Game Stands Tall" Trailer Released...

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For twelve years, De la Salle High School didn't lose a football game...

151 in a row... and then, they lost...

The bigger story there is what happens when you lose and all the questions that go along with it- mental, physical, emotional, class, geography, place, and everything else associated with it.

Jim Caviezel, Michael Chiklis, and Laura Dern get the adult roles in the new movie coming out this football season (August 22nd) about the Spartans and their place in high school football lore...


Based on the Neil Hayes book, which the HQ has and has read and has in its collection, it centers around the time in 2004 when the streak came to an end, how the murder of Terrence Kelly, and the heart attack of Coach Ladouceur effected all associated with the Spartans program.

The message is about doing things the right way...
As it should be...

OSG High: St John Bosco Snaps De La Salle Win Streak

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At 40 straight...

A record crowd of 16,791 at StubHub Center saw a piece of history...

St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California) followed up their first CIF-Southern Section championship by beating De La Salle, 20-14, to win the Open Division of CIF State Football...

Josh Rosen threw for 200 yards and 2 TD's as De La Salle ends their consecutive title run at 4. St. John Bosco finishes 16-0, one of only 11 teams nationwide with a 16-0 record. De La Salle finishes 14-1 and it was the first time since 2008 that the Spartans lost to a team from the state of California.

Here's the highlights...

OSG High: Hall Of Famer Ladouceur Retires From De La Salle

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On the heels of Georgia legend Thomas "T" McFerrin retiring after getting a title for his Jefferson Dragons this past season, California legend Bob Ladouceur is hanging up his whistle at De La Salle High School in Concord, California.

Ladouceur retires after 34 years, a 399-25-3 record, five California state championships and 28 North Coast titles. The Spartans also finished Number 1 in the country seven times- depending on which publication you read. He also led the school to a national record 151-game winning streak from 1992 to 2003 and 20 unbeaten seasons.

Assistant Justin Alumbaugh takes over...
Ladouceur thought it was a "good time" to step down...
((HT: KGO-TV))


The school won its fourth straight CIF State Open Division Championship with a 48-28 victory against Corona Centennial on December 15th.

And, get this, De La Salle hasn’t lost to a Northern California team since 1991.

The HQ wishes Coach a restful retirement... unless you want to come back and coach...