Welcome to the statistics section of Valhalla High School Norsemen Football.
To use this feature, perform the following:
- Select desired statistic group from the drop-down list at left
- Select collection (by Season, by Game, or by Player) by clicking on the desired control
- for "Game" stats, select the desired game from the drop-down list which appears
- for "Player" stats, select the desired player from the drop-down list which appears
- click "Display Statistics." You will be taken to a new page which contains the requested stats.
When you are finished viewing the stats, use your browser's "BACK" button to return to this page.
Note that this feature is in beta testing: if you encounter any problems, let me know. I'll be adding
Totals for relevant data the next time I've got nothing to do for lunch...
-rsm
Where do the Valhalla statistics come from?
Many folks think the stats just "sort of happen" or that there's some sort of automatic system in place which records
each and every play, then at the push of a button, the numbers appear in nicely formatted text.
This couldn't be further from the truth.
Enter Gene Yale. Mr. Yale is the Varsity statistician. He's the gentleman you see moving back and forth along the
sideline at every game, carrying an oversized clipboard and making notes about each play. What you may not
know is that Gene's wife Linda is sitting in the stands, diligently filming each game so that Gene has a means to review
plays he might not have been able to catch in real time.
Some interesting facts about Gene Yale
Gene and Linda have been generating stats for VHS Varsity Football since the 2000 season. They replaced Joan Reid, the wife
of former Valhalla Athletic Director Randy Reid, when she decided to retire. Prior to becoming involved with the football team,
Gene maintained the stats for Valhalla Softball and Girls Basketball during the time his daughter Suzanne played on those teams (1997-2000).
As Gene tells it, then-football coach Jason Ehlen asked him to take over varsity football stats to help keep Gene out of trouble on Friday
nights.
The rest, as they say, is history.
A typical "Football Friday" for Gene and Linda includes walking the sidelines during the game, charting every play; calling in the score with limited
stats to the Union Tribune for Saturday's newspapers; preparing a rough draft of the game for
EastCountySports.Com; compiling
the game's stats, entering them into his stats program and getting them ready for delivery to Coach Sutton Saturday morning at the coaches'
meeting. Gene usually reviews the film for defensive stats on Saturday morning. And keep in mind, Gene and Linda do this for each and every
game: rain or shine, home or away.
Gene and Linda's son James graduated from Valhalla in 2002. Gene is a fourth-generation San Diegan and a third-generation lawyer: Linda teaches
English at an inner-city middle school in San Diego.
Gene has also spent countless hours updating Valhalla's football records - not a task for the feint of heart!
So the next time you're at a Varsity game, look for the "guy with the giant clipboard." If you get a chance, introduce yourself: Gene is
a very interesting guy!