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Sidwell vs SMS 3pm MST
Mitty vs Desert Vista 6pm MST
LJCD vs Miami Country 130pm MST

I was wondering what the were going to do… they put them into one division

Clet vs Salpointe Catholic (AZ) 9am MST
Not the Top Division

Marin Catholic hosts it's annual LadyCat Classic this coming Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
This will be a very competitive and talented group of teams, come watch some very exciting three days of girls basketball.
Thursday, 12/1 games:
3:30 San Marin versus Acalanes
5:00 Sacred Heart (SF) versus San Ramon Valley
6:30 Marin Catholic versus Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo)
8:00 St. Ignatius versus Central (Fresno)

Coaches,

I just had a JV team drop from our Island Classic scheduled for December 28-30 at Alameda High School. There will be NO entry fee to fill this spot, your team will play for FREE! This is a standard 8-team bracket with everyone getting 3 games. Trophies, all tournament medals, and snack bar provided for the event.

We prefer a team to fill in for all 3 games but at this point with such short notice, we are open to any team filling in as many games as they can play.

Please call or text me ASAP!


Thanks,


Coach Hip
(510) 610-4400 (cell)
coachshawnhipol@gmail.com

Antelope was led by 25 points from Mary Carter and 12 points from Michelle Rice

Very nice almost-new gym…

Paly varsity has one loss and their opponent tonight, Menlo-Atherton, has four wins, no defeats.

Frosh just finshed, M-A taking that one 52-44, JV’s going on now.

Competitive first quarter. Pride lead Irish 22-16

Does anyone know the score of the Oakland Tech versus Acalanes?

Little less than 2 hours from getting started but we have a full day to end the HS season

**XMAS Holiday Camp has been Announced**

Come join the PROLIFIC PREP CREW for our future Basketball Camps during the Xmas Holiday. We made the camps extremely affordable during these tough times, so that everyone can enjoy some hoops during the holidays!

Dec 19-22nd @ Napa Christian from 10-2pm. The camp is open to all ages and is $199 per camper. We do sibling discounts as well. Please see the flyer above. We also allow single day walk ups ($65 per day)

To sign up visit: https://store.jglove.com/xmascamps

For more info, contact (707) 849-1212, or via email at ProlificSummerAcademy@gmail.com

Rumor has it Troy Taylor and Jason Garrett are both interviewing for Cardinal Job. I’m a fan of Troy Taylor. I’m also a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan and I’m not a fan of Garrett. He may be fine and dandy for the college game, but he always seemed to get the least out of his talent pool at the pro level. In addition it seemed none of his players at Dallas had any fear of him. I’m old and I’m old school and I like a coach that is feared at least a little bit by his players.

Did this really happen?

Here's a good article to give NorCal fans a better idea of why St. John Bosco and Mater Dei football programs are among the top elite in the U.S.

This article is from a year ago from The New York Times and is only accessible one time for non-subscribers so you get one shot to read it. Interesting stuff!

California’s High School Football Powerhouses Feed the College Game (Published 2021)

St. John Bosco and Mater Dei, 24 miles apart in Southern California, don’t just funnel players to the top college teams. Increasingly, they resemble them.

www.nytimes.com

48th Fr. Barry Christmas Classic starts Thursday at Jesuit High School.

Brackets and ticket infomration can be found here: 48th Annual Fr. Barry Classic.

Trans Valley League Host Two Games with-in 20 miles of each other. Escalon Cougars will have tri-tip, hot chocolate and some Fans in the House come Friday. Northwood Timberwolves will drive from (369 miles away) Irvine, leaving the warmer climate of Orange County will feel right at home enjoying the fragrances of the Escalon Dairies. Northwood did get some flavor last week in Delano, so perhaps an appreciation is forming. Escalon will be cold, damp even muddy as the kickoff awaits to bring back another Small-School State Championship to a hard nose, dedicated community of Football. Northwood may enjoy the scenery as a new experience gazing out in the Valley Farms driving up the 5 and seeing how Country folks live, not sure the long drive home will be as colorful. Escalon community will feed you excellent cuisine!! Escalon has a beautiful smalltown downtown and has good eateries.

Hughson the team that defeated Escalon and built its resume by having a fearless Offense! This team seems to enjoy the close fight until the very end. If you look at their playoff battles every game was close. Huskies will be celebrating the Peach Capital in State Championship Football fashion as they host Muir of Pasadena. I used to drive by Muir of Pasadena Nice School, I worked in Burbank years ago and find it hard to see them playing Hughson for D5 SBG. The Mustangs who will travel 311 miles will also be guests of the exciting travel through the breadbasket of California, with views of tractors, diesels, and people who maintain the agricultural machine. Hughson also has a great little downtown with pubs and restaurants. Smalltown not Metro, although less than 5 miles away from Modesto.


20 miles away two stories will be told, and two State Champions will be crowned!!
Two Communities of Farm America versus Urban sprawl concrete communities.

Goodluck Escalon and Hughson!!!

Top
4:00 Folsom vs San Leandro
5:30 Inderkum vs Redwood
Bottom
7:00 Grant vs Sheldon
8:30 Edison vs Lathrop

Some exciting Basketball at Edison H.S this weekend!

This Season, the frosh(some JV) programs have been impacted heavily and it has been hard to find games and tournaments. With the shortage of refs....and looking for games that will match in schedules is tough. So Kimball high would like to help.

We are willing host frosh/JV games in a showcase form where you will be able to play 1 or 2 games. CIF rules says you can play 2 games in one day but cannot play back-to-back. So, we would have you play a game, sit one, and play your second game. So, you won't have to be there the entire day.

We are looking for 8-10 teams for frosh and JV that is short of games. If you have interest, you can tell me if you want a single game or 2 games. If you can we are asking for $75 bucks just help to pay for officiating. There will be a charge at the door since this would be a high school event. If your school don't have a budget and need games, please call. We just want to cover the basic costs to run the event. But we want these frosh/JV programs to have as much experience as they will be the future of your programs. This will be a one-day Saturday event. hope this can help some programs! If it can help your program, please pass the info along! I will have the flyer sent to you via email for your school treasure to process payment.

Please email dlbarnett24@yahoo.com
510-209-9269
Coach Barnett

Only one game going at a time today, but still need to end the season with a scores thread.

McClymonds-Mater Dei Catholic is up first for the 2-AA title. MDC won the 2-AA state title last year.

We had so many close games. Campolindo came into the Tournament a very cohesive team, and It showed. I thought that Salesian’s Subs played a part in making the difference, when we got to the final.

We had our Tournament Queen crowned. Think of Indiana in the 1950s and you will get the idea.

Here’s a story for you.

We started the Tournament in 1953. For the 50th anniversary in 2003, we brought in all 50 former Tournament Queens. Some were flown in from across the country, all to gather at the tournament. It was to celebrate fifty years of doing this. All of the Women from 67 years old, down to 16 years old made the trip. It was quite the occasion.

Jay Olsen’s scoring record of 105 points survived another year. His total was made before the 3 point line was initiated.
(That’s 17 basket’s a game folks.) Courtney Anderson from Dublin made a run at it last year, scoring 97 points.

It was great to see so many old friends I have made thru the years. Gridley is like being part of a family.
Players being housed, friendships being made. There really is nothing quite like it.

Hope to see you next year.

Here’s wishing you great hoops.