De La Salle Announces 2021 Football and Four Outdoor Sport Schedules
CONCORD, CA, Feb. 23, 2021 — De La Salle High School announced the schedule for its 2021 football season today.
Vice President for Athletics Leo Lopoz also released schedules for cross country, swimming and diving, golf and tennis. The remaining outdoor sports schedules will be finalized in the coming days.
The Spartan football schedule includes six varsity games for De La Salle. Coach Justin Alumbaugh’s Spartans will open the season Mar. 13 with a non-league game against Saint Mary’s of Stockton and will also play NorCal opponent Jesuit of Sacramento on April 3. The remaining four games are against East Bay Athletic League opponents San Ramon Valley, California, Monte Vista and the season finale on April 17 at crosstown rival Clayton Valley Charter, the defending CIF State 2-AA champions.
Up and running
Alumbaugh and DLS alum Patrick Walsh (long-time coach at Serra San Mateo) are credited with getting Governor Gavin Newsom and California officials to get high school sports up and running. Cal-Hi Sports founder Mark tennis explained the role played by the two Bay Area coaches.
The legendary De La Salle program has won the North Coast Section championship every year since 1992 and has participated in every State championship games since the bowl games started in 2006. There will be no NCS or CIF playoffs this year.
With Contra Costa County moving into its most recent Youth and Adult Recreational Tier, 10 of De La Salle’s 13 sports will be cleared to resume competitions this Friday. The indoor sports of basketball, volleyball and wrestling must wait until the county moves into the Yellow Tier to resume competitions.
During this time, De La Salle will live-stream home football games and a number of other on-campus events, including JV and freshman competitions through CBSSports Live and DelasalleTV.com. Game and broadcast schedules will be posted and updated on the De La Salle athletic website and on the DLS Spartans app. All schedules are subject to change.
Visit the athletics website at www.DLSSpartans.org or on the DLS Spartans app for updated news and rosters. You can also follow De La Salle sports on Twitter and Instagram at DLSAthletics.
De La Salle Outdoor Sport Schedules
Baseball Schedule (coming soon)
Lacrosse Schedule (coming soon)
Soccer Schedule (coming soon)
Track and Field Schedule (coming soon)
Water Polo Schedule (coming soon)