NCS Quarterfinals Division 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's play-off time, PH NorCal has been in the gym evaluating prospects from all around the area. On Saturday we made the trek up to Cardinal Newman on a soggy wet rainy night to catch this Division 2 quarterfinal match-up between 2 seed Cardinal Newman 26-4, 11-1, from the North Bay Oak League and the visitors 10 seed St.Patrick-St.Vincent 19-11, 7-3 of the Tri County Rock League. A 10 seed knocking off a 2 seed at home at first looks like an upset, not really. Newman gave their best effort, but in the end too much size and athleticism led to a 42-37 victory on the road for St. Pats. 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