Israel Carrero is the coach of the first flag football team at Berkeley High School. Playing football throughout high school at Livermore High School, he recently got into flag football and has been playing for the past five years.
On Friday, Sept. 8, the Berkeley High School Yellowjackets faced De Anza High School in their first home game of the season, defeating them by a score of 41-14.
Almost every sport at Berkeley High School has a girls and boys team, with the exception of football. However, this could change soon. On February 3, 2023, the State of California approved girls flag football as a new California Interscholastic Federation sport.
The Berkeley High School Yellowjackets went up against the Miramonte Matadors on Friday, August 26. Per the game’s blackout theme, students arrived dressed in all black to show their Yellowjacket pride. BHS played an amazing first two quarters with “stout defense and explosive offense,” according to head coach David Perry.
On Friday, September 10th, Berkeley High School’s varsity and junior varsity football teams played American Canyon in our first home games of the season.
According to YouGovAmerica, every Sunday during football season, 37 percent of the US population watches football, 17 percent of whom participate in the game of fantasy football. In essence, fantasy football is a math-based game in which various teams compete parallel to real life football.
Donte Searcy, a senior in Communication Arts and Sciences, has been co-captain of the Berkeley High School football team for two years, and a varsity player for three.
The California Golden Bears football team has started its season strong despite a few setbacks. To start the season out with a bang, they won their first four games and defeated the Washington Huskies for the second year in a row, winning 20-19 with a thrilling last minute field goal.
From the outside, fantasy football may seem to be a cult-like game reserved for sports fans. However, for many, the game is an exciting 17 week roller coaster of both triumph and disappointment.
Those who attended the welcome back assembly should know by now that in contrast to other years, Berkeley High School has been taking a lot of pride in their football team, and they have good reason to. Varsity football, also referred to as “The Swarm,” secured their second win of the season against Hercules
Recently, the Berkeley High School football team has had difficulties maintaining positive records in both league and overall standings. For the past two years they have finished at the bottom of their league, and with a particularly negative season last year with zero wins, it was clear that a change in the program was
Illustration by Gemma Fa-Kaji I never dressed up for rally day because I never knew why we celebrated the event. I thought rally day was celebrated to show love for our school.
Photograph by Nigel Oliphant Student run organizations have always been a significant part of the culture at Berkeley High School. From service clubs to music groups, BHS students are not afraid to take initiative in organizing their community.
Illustration by Gemma Fa-Kaji The jury has spoken, and the verdict is clear. Football, is extremely dangerous. More and more studies are being released, and each one reveals more evidence that football is very risky for players’ health, particularly their brains.
The 2016-17 season was an inconsistent one for the Berkeley High School football team. The season started out promisingly for the Yellowjackets, with the team emerging from its first three games with a record of 2-1.
Some people believe that the growth of the National Football League’s “Middle Class” has detracted from the overall entertainment of the league, but this increase in mediocrity has also led to closer, more exciting games.
On November fourth, Vice news and HBO released a video about the Berkeley High School Football team’s choice to kneel in unity against racism during the national anthem.
Seeing stories on rape and abuse in the news is far from uncommon. You hear about a high school soccer coach abusing their team, some powerful CEO assaulting co-workers, or a college student who got raped by classmates.
