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Championship Games

OPEN DIVISION

Serra, San Mateo vs. St. John Bosco on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8:00 p.m. at Saddleback College

* TV: Spectrum News 1/Spectrum SportsNet



DIVISION 1–AA


De La Salle vs. Lincoln, San Diego on Friday, Dec. 9 at 8:00 p.m. at Saddleback College

*TV: Spectrum News 1/Spectrum SportsNet LA



DIVISION 1–A


Pittsburg vs. Liberty, Bakersfield vs. on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 4:00 p.m. at Saddleback College

* TV: Spectrum News 1/Spectrum SportsNet



DIVISION 2–AA

McClymonds vs. Mater Dei Catholic on Friday, Dec. 9 at 4:00 p.m. at Saddleback College

* TV: Spectrum News 1/Spectrum SportsNet LA



DIVISION 2–A

San Ramon Valley vs. Granite Hills on Sat., Dec. 10 at 12:00 p.m. at Saddleback College

* TV: Spectrum News 1/Spectrum SportsNet



DIVISION 3–AA

San Jacinto at Grant on Sat., Dec. 10 at 6:00 p.m.



DIVISION 3–A


Laguna Hills at Bellarmine on Sat., Dec. 10 at 6:00 p.m.



DIVISION 4–AA


Northwood at Escalon on Sat., Dec. 10 at 6:00 p.m.



DIVISION 4–A


Granada Hills at San Marin on Sat., Dec. 10 at 6:00 p.m.



DIVISION 5–AA


Muir at Hughson on Sat., Dec. 10 at 6:00 p.m.



DIVISION 5–A

Shafter at Orland on Sat., Dec. 10 at 6:00 p.m.



DIVISION 6–AA


Classical Academy at Santa Teresa on Sat., Dec. 10 at 6:00 p.m.



DIVISION 6–A

San Gabriel at Atascadero on Sat., Dec. 10 at 6:00 p.m.



DIVISION 7–AA


Pinole Valley def. Mendota - Final: 34-21



DIVISION 7–A

Crenshaw vs. Lincoln, San Francisco at Kezar Stadium on Sat., Dec. 10 at 1:00 p.m.

Friday's State Bowl Games

Two intersting NorCal storylines to watch tonight as McClymonds plays Mater Dei Catholic and De La Salle plays Lincoln-San Diego.

In what could be the final game for head coach Michael Peters, McClymonds will try to win one of these second tier bowl games for the first time. They have had a ton of success both in regular season games outside the OAL, NorCal titles and the lower state bowl games. Can they add a 2-AA title to their resume?

For De La Salle, this season feels like a season of reckoning for the Spartans. They have worked to transform the program to compete with Mater Dei and Bosco. That has led to opening up the offense among other things. But the truth is they (and nobody else in the state) can compete with those two programs and the quest of doing so made them more vulnerable to the top NorCal teams. Over the second half of the season, DLS has gotten back to more of their traditional offense and physicality that were staples of their success. And it might be the recipie to win the 1-AA agianst a fellow Top 10 team in the state.

Anouncing The 68th Annual Gridley Invitational

I am pleased to announce the lineup for the 68th annual Gridley Invitational.

Here is some history of the GIBT.

In 1953 John Valentino, teacher and coach at Gridley High school, put into action his idea of school activity. It would involve many people from differing social, geographical and economical segments of Northern California. He organized and directed the first Gridley Invitational Basketball tournament.
From the onset, the 3- day GIBT has had the reputation as a tournament that extends invitations to top California basketball teams.

Valentino’s plan was an annual event that brought people together --- visiting players living with Gridley families, allowing social barriers to dissolve as people of different races, religions and lifestyles became directly associated with one another on a daily basis. Remember: This was 1953!
This pattern for cooperative behavior continues to work in the absence of Valentino who passed away early in 1984.

From 1953 through 1977 , the GIBT was a post – season tournament. It was a popular alternative to the Tournament of Champions ( TOC ) , which was held each year at the end of the basketball season.

In fact the GIBT was so popular, that some teams that had earned the privilege of participating in the TOC , chose to play in the GIBT instead.
This caused the CIF officials to make the decision to have only one post season tournament to determine the ultimate champion. This change occurred in 1978, the only year there was not a GIBT.

Gridley High School resumed the GIBT as a pre-season tournament in 1979, and it has continued to be one of the most prestigious varsity basketball tournaments for high school boys in Northern California.
Throughout the history of the GIBT , local families have opened their homes each year to house the visiting teams. The friendships that have developed through these arrangements have been many, and long-lasting.



We welcome back:

Dublin - They lose a couple of starters but bring back most of their scoring power, including Courtney Anderson who threatened the all time high scoring total for Gridley.

Salesian- Hoping to rebound from a hit and miss year, they want to right the ship and show off their young talent.

Branson – Not much needs to be said about them, except they are ready to play with the big boys. Always a tough out.

Archbishop Riordan – They made a nice run last year and we expect them to continue loading up their program.

Clovis North – They bring back 4 starters from a State Championship run. Expect big things from them.


Oakland Tech –It has been 15 years since we last had a team from the OAL come to Gridley. They are guard oriented, and bring back almost all of their scoring power from last year.

Campolindo – They lose all everything guard Aidan Mahaney but return strong seniors, and a loaded JV class to bulk up the roster.

Last but not least we have Gridley. As always they will have their hands full. After the Tournament it should all be downhill sailing.

Here is the lineup for Thursday. December 8th.

4:00- Dublin – Clovis North

5:30 – Salesian – Oakland Tech

7:00- Gridley – Archbishop Riordan.

8:30- Campolindo - Branson

Some things to note:

After keeping the admission fee the same price for the last 30 years, the 3 day pass will be raised to 25 dollars. Daily entrance will be 10 dollars.

The guest speaker this year will be Hall of Fame coach Steve Cocciminglio, from Diablo Valley College. A 600 win Coach.

Norcalsports TV will be streaming. Along with Dublin High School

You can go to Gridleyinvitational.org for updates.

What more can I say, good folks, good vibes, Great Hoops !!!

NorCal Regional Games by Sections

The regional games were generally well matched. When looking at the regional games wins by section, we get a good idea of how each section faired. The following is the tally of wins going into the state SBG games.

Note that CCS Serra and SFS Lincoln had regional game byes.
-Also the CCS, NCS and SJS sections had games against inner-sectional teams so naturally these sections had to realize a loss each.
-And the D7AA game was a SBG game, not a regional game, so the NCS has already won a SBG game for its state tally

CCS 5 slots, 3 SBG games - 60%, 1 bye and 1 forced loss by inner-sectional game
NCS 7 slots, 5 SBG games - 71%, 1 SBG win already and 1 forced loss by inner-sectional game
NS 3 slots, 1 SBG game - 33%
OS 1 slot, 1 SBG game - 100%
SFS 1 slot, 1 SBG game - 100%, 1 bye
SJS 7 slots, 3 SBG games - 43%, 1 forced loss by inner-sectional game.

The NCS sections appears to be doing the best this year. Last year, they were toward the bottom of regional game wins. Taking in consideration its inner-sectional forced loss, the NCS could have won 6 out of 7 slots.


For those interested, the SoCal section tallies:
CS - 6 slots, 4 SBG games 67%, Assuming the D7AA was a SBG game and not a RBG game, there were only 2 CS teams representing NorCal this year. And only one is representing NorCal in the SBG games.
LAS - 4 slots, 2 SBG games, 50%
SDS - 6 slots, 3 SBG games, 50%
SS - 14 slots, 7 SBG games, 50%

Edited to correct a NCS mistake

December 6 Scores

Granada beat Valley Christian-SJ 70-39

Dougherty Valley beat San Leandro 67-45

San Ramon Valley beat American Canyon 65-48

Clayton Valley Charter beat Berkeley 63-52

Moreau Catholic beat Newark Memorial 83-36

University beat Piedmont 85-74

Branson beat Marin Catholic 78-45

Woodcreek beat Chico 69-66

Modesto Christian beat Oakland 55-46

Franklin-EG beat Granite Bay 63-44

Inderkum beat Elk Grove 70-30

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Grant HC Carl Reed SJS Coach of the Year

Carl Reed the Grant AD, Grant Alum. and Grant High Teacher is truly an educator first and leader of young men from an economically challenged community. Utilizing football as a conduit of setting high standards of achievement the Pacers have rebounded from a winless 1st season under Reed to collecting Section and NorCal titles a year later-- that is leadership.
Reed coaches home games and practices on a field his predecessor is named after and now will Coach on that same field a State Championship game.

It's only right that a State Championship game be played in Del Paso Heights!

Q&A with St. John Bosco OC Steven Lo

Mitch Stephens did a good Q&A with Steven Lo, who was the OC for Serra for their state title team and has been the OC at Bosco for the past five years

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1st Annual Bishop O'Dowd Thanksgiving Showcase - Nov 25th & 26th - Schedule

The 1st Annual Bishop O'Dowd Thanksgiving Showcase will inaugurate the brand new Steve Phelps Court at Bishop O'Dowd High School

Friday - November 25th

3PM - GRANT vs. MOREAU CATHOLIC
4:30PM - BEVERLY HILLS vs. OAKLAND TECH
6PM - VANDEN vs. BISHOP O'DOWD
7:30PM - CORONADO (NV) vs. MODESTO CHRISTIAN

Saturday - November 26th

12:30PM - BEVERLY HILLS vs. OAKWOOD
2PM - BENICIA vs. MOREAU CATHOLIC
3:30PM - CORONADO vs. SALESIAN
5PM - BISHOP GORMAN (NV) VS. BISHOP O'DOWD

PCAL League Alignments 2023

GABILAN
Salinas
Hollister
Aptos
Palma
Alvarez
Monterey
Soquel

MISSION NORTH
Santa Cruz
Scotts Valley
Seaside
Watsonville
St Francis
Monta Vista
North County

MISSION SOUTH
Carmel
Alisal
King City
North Salinas
Rancho San Juan
Soledad
Pacific Grove

SANTA LUCIA
Gonzales
Greenfield
Stevenson
Harbor
Pajaro Valley
San Lorenzo Valley
Marina

December 6 Scores

North Salinas beat Lynbrook 59-50

Palo Alto beat Aragon 52-27

Riordan beat Valley Christian 50-39

San Marin beat Redwood 56-37

Marin Catholic beat Branson 61-38

Moreau Catholic beat Newark Memorial 69-53

Acalanes beat Freedom 67-30

McClatchy beat Cosumnes Oaks 73-38

Pleasant Valley beat Woodcreek 72-29

Folsom moving forward

The mighty Bulldogs of Folsom have a critical next 3 weeks- all away games, Pitt, DLS, and Oak Ridge.

Th next three weeks will set the tone for how the Bulldogs season will ultimately go.

A few notes:
Losing Walker Lyons was crushing. He was the best TE in NorCal, heading to Stanford
Rico Flores has been Rico Flores- a top WR in all of CA. Impressive and their main go to guy.
Austin Mack has been impressive. He has been much more nimble than I initially thought. He has an amazing arm and makes good decisions. Crazy to think with all the offers he has, he is still just a junior.

The defense and line play are the biggest issues for Folsom. While they are good enough to beat most teams in NorCal, they will struggle against top tier teams, as they have against Serra. I felt Folsom was much better than Serra- however, without Lyons and the sloppy defensive play, Serra was more disciplined. I think Folsom will likely go 2-1 in this next 3 game stretch.

Golden State Classic: Dec 7-9th in the Bay Area

The Golden State Classic (Prep and Post Grad Event) will be tomorrow, Dec 7-9th at the Ultimate Fieldhouse

The Golden State Classic is an 8-Team event with players from Texas, Canada, Arizona, etc. The schedule for the event for Dec 7-9th is on the Link below.

https://bracketteam.com/tournament/2552/Golden_Gate_Classic_Presented_by_Honey_Stinger

Ultimate Fieldhouse
2675 Mitchell Dr,
Walnut Creek, CA 94598

We also host the Rumble in Oakland, January 11-12th in Oakland, CA at the Open Gym Premier facility. That will be 16-teams (mostly Post Grad) from teams around the Country.

GSP has Mid to High major talents such as Tichyque Musaka (7-0 2023), Jerry Deng (6-9" 2023), Elijah Price (6-9" 2023) and Sherman Weatherspoon (2023 PG), and Terrence Brown (Combo 2023) headlining the event.
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