I just wanted to congratulate all the teams that are advancing and representing Norcal in the state title games. This has been a fun year. I am kind of sad to see it come to an end. Now it's on the cheering against those Socal teams!

I have enjoyed posting with you all.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

God bless.

Forecast is turning pretty nasty at least for Saturday's games. Cold, wet, and windy..... I like smash mouth teams in poor weather. This is a major benefit for DLS. Running team... Thoughts?
Field Turf is nice of course but you still are tossing a wet ball.

Sheldon lost its opener of the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas.

While it has been rumored for awhile, it was announced that there will be a new sponsored team called Splash City. It is a signature Steph Curry Program.

LeRohn Dodson and Jules Milstead will be the co-directors.

Ronnie Flores was the first to break the news.

Surprised me somewhat that Bellarmine was able to establish their ground game so consistently,especially with Folsoms size advantage along the lines if scrimmage..Also expected more speed from the Folsoms skill positions. Seemed like they were a step away from breaking one all game.Im curious to hear what the Folsoms/SFL fans think of Bellarmine.

Here's a sure money maker. Schedule 4 teams from the WCAL and 4 teams from the SFL every year. These games would be rotated from the Bay to Sac every year. Name it the Bay/Sac classic. Games would be played at either San Jose State or Sac State. Get sponsors involved such as Under Amour, Nike, Max Preps and local sporting shops/stores etc, etc, etc.

For example here's the first schedule of the matchups:

Bellarmine vs Folsom
Saint Francis vs Del Oro
Serra vs Rocklin
Valley Christian vs Granite Bay

*If done right this could be a huge event. Just food for thought. Someone might already be planning this as I type it. Who knows.....I'll sit that right there.

Brian Gray has stepped down after 7 years at Lincoln-Stockton.

http://stocktonpreps.com/news/454/gray-resigns-as-lincoln-football-coach/

Does anyone know the schedule/times for the Miramonte tournament thurs/fri/sat?

If you could post the games and times it would be much appreciated!!!

thanks

thoughts on top coaches on offense, defense, overall?

Hey ThunderRam, what is the scoop on the Evan Michalet transfer to Folsom? This is clearly an athletically motivated move and if the SJS is consistent with recent transfers at NU and Colfax there will be a one year sit out. Are you hearing anything different?

Pumped for this matchup, I see a lot of an old school Skyline of Oakland vs. St. Francis style matchup here. I watched a couple of Citrus Hill games, they're a big team with some shifty guys who want to come out and punch you in the mouth. Back in the late 80's and 90's St. Francis would play really athletic public schools teams to get ready for tough WCAL games (mainly Bellarmine back then) and difficult CCS championship games (mainly Oak Grove) and fair pretty well. Always a fundamentally coached team, current coach Greg Calcagno has restored some of the stingy defense and running game that his father, Ron Calcagno, was so legendary for.

I don't have much clue about Citrus Hill's srength of schedule, but I really think the Lancers can potentially really surprise them here. St. Francis will likely struggle running the ball for the 1st half like they did against Pleasant Valley, but I see them eventually wearing out the heavier & slower Citrus Hill D-line and winning this one something like 28-10 or 28-17.

All the talk of Marin moving to D4 might have ultimately shot themselves in the foot. D4 was way better than D3 this year and I think MC better than Campo and they still could have won D3. As it turns out they win D4 then play Central Catholic in small school open nand get crushed. If they stay D3 I think it plays out that they win NCS and get Milpitas while SHP plays Central Catholic. NCS D4 winner would have played Mack. Thoughts??

Login to view embedded media . This is a TD pass that was thrown by Sutter last night that would have given Sutter a 6 point lead late in the 4th quarter. I respect all of your opinions in this hence I am posting it. It is a double pass to the slot receiver. The QB throws the ball from the 14 yard line, the receiver catches it on the 16 and throws the ball into the end zone for what appears to be a TD. Watch the line judge and the back judge closely on this play. Mainly the line judge. This is a travesty that this official put th

Is there a link to watch games?

Antelope 40 - Woodcreek 39

Who'd like to predict?

I have it:

1-Heritage
2-Freedom
3-Liberty
4-Pittsburg
5-Deer Valley
6-Antioch

Great teams great games. This is going to be a special tournament.

The annual Newark Optimist Club - Newark Memorial Lady Cougars Basketball Classic will be played on December 28, 29, 30, 2015 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) at the Event Center on the campus of Newark Memorial High School, 39375 Cedar Boulevard, Newark.

Schedule for Monday, December 28:

Junior Varsity Division:
9:00 am James Logan vs. Menlo-Atherton
10:30 am Terra Nova vs. Monte Vista
12 Noon Monte Vista Christian vs. San Ramon
1:30 pm Skyline vs. Newark Memorial

Varsity Division:
3:15 pm McClymonds vs. Pittsburg
4:45 pm Monte Vista vs. Aliso Niguel
6:15 pm Balboa vs. Arroyo
7:45 pm Dana Hills vs. Newark Memorial

Please plan to join us for our annual Tournament!

Happy Holiday's!

Here is the FINAL game schedule for the 3rd Annual Elite Showcase at Laney College. Games will be played on Friday and Saturday.


December 11, 2015

Oakland Tech vs. Bethel @4:00 p.m.

Bradshaw Christian vs. Napa @5:30 p.m.

Archbishop Mitty vs. Brookside Christian @7:00 p.m.

McClatchy vs. Lynwood (SoCal) @8:30 p.m.



December 12, 2015

Saint Joseph Notre Dame vs. San Domenico @10:30 a.m.

Valley Christian (San Jose) vs. Bradshaw Christian @12:00 p.m.

Napa vs. Palo Alto @1:30 p.m.

Miramonte vs. McClatchy @3:00 p.m.

Brookside Christian vs. Saint Ignatius @4:30 p.m.

Sacred Heart Cathedral vs. Vanden @6:00 p.m.

Lynwood (SoCal) vs. Saint Francis (Mountain View) @7:30 p.m.



Good luck to all the teams participating in this event!

Coach Hip

Story here:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/12/1...s-closure-all-la-public-schools/?intcmp=hpbt1

First and foremost I hope this threat is not realized. FB is meaningless where threats like this are concerned.

Second, hoping that threat is not realized what will be the impact to FB practice for the south SBG teams?

In a thrilling game in the Rumble On the River tournament last night, the Folsom High School Lady Bulldogs defeated the long-established powerhouse Sacramento High School Dragons. Sac High got an early lead over the bulldogs 11-3, but the bulldogs bounced back trailing 13-10 after the first quarter. The bulldogs went on a crazy second quarter run, led by talented standout sophomore McKenzie Forbes, to gain a 5 point halftime lead. Alecia Hernandez of the Dragons played a stellar game, getting buckets when her team needed them, but the Bulldogs maintained a lead for almost the entire second half.
-Mckenzie Forbes had 13 pts and 9 rebounds, earning MVP honors.
-Fiesty Junior Sydney Larocca also had 13 points, taking 4 big charges as well.
- Senior Tori Harris had 11 ppints including a last minute three which helped the bulldogs win.

Great performance from a much improved team.

we will be having skill workouts in napa December 21-23rd mid day. This is for players serious about training and gettinf better. Preferably 8th grade and older. Prolific prep players will be part of the training classes. Email for details info@prolificprep.org

Also Jeremy Russotti is training daily in morning a player getting ready for next level. If there is someone looking to train during weekdays (obviously not a high school player) then email info@1percentclub.org. This will include some weekends as well.

My favorite team in the nation at home..
Sistas much Aloha from Stockton to you

Nike’s Girls’ Basketball Event May Be Greatest Ever Tournament of Champions’ Field Is Best In 18 Year History

PHOENIX – For 18 years Nike’s iconic Tournament of Champions for girls’ basketball has stood alone as the most prestigious and competitive event the sport has ever seen.
Considered without peer and the de facto national championship for American girls’ basketball conventional wisdom would hold that there is little the tournament could do to surpass its own prestige and historical dominance. Perhaps until now.

The 19th annual field announced today may ultimately be regarded as the greatest in the tournament’s storied history – a history that includes the production of 15 consensus National Champions and more than 170 State Champions since 1997.
The 2015 lineup includes 96 teams from 21 different states and every region of the country, including the majority of the most powerful squads in the nation.

Among the participants are defending California Open Division State Champion and consensus national preseason #1 St. Mary’s of Stockton, California. The talent laden Rams return almost an entire roster from a 34-1 campaign and are the odds on favorite to win both the Tournament of Champions and the mythical National Championship. St. Mary’s has thus far lived up to its billing, cruising to a 5-0 start as of December 10 and crushing its opponents by an average of 47 points per game.

But the Rams’ path is far from certain. Other teams headed to Phoenix include California State Open Division Runner-Up Mater Dei (Santa Ana, 31-3); defending CIF Southern Section Open Division Champion Chaminade(West Hills, 27-4); defending Florida Class 5A State Champion Dillard (Ft. Lauderdale, 31-2); defending Florida Class 3A State Champion Miami Country Day (Miami, 32-2); defending Georgia Class AA State Champion
Wesleyan (Norcross, 27-5); defending Idaho Class 5A State Champion Mountain View (Meridian, 26 -1); defending Maryland Private Schools Champion Bishop McNamara (Forestville, 36-4); defending New Jersey State Champion Eastside (Paterson, 29-3); defending Nevada Division I State Champion Centennial (Las Vegas, 31-2); defending Oregon Class 5A State Champion La Salle (Milwaukie, 27-1); defending Pennsylvania Class AAA State Champion Archbishop Wood Warminster, 26-6); and defending Tennessee Division II – AA State Champion Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, 30-1).

Joining the aforementioned are top ranked teams from Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Texas, Utah, and Washington.
In all, more than 1,100 student athletes including dozens of preseason All-Americans and hundreds of collegiate basketball prospects will compete in 192 games over 4 days and for six divisional tournament titles. Unusually for an in season high school event, the tournament will attract up to 200 NCAA Division I coaches for the purpose of evaluating potential scholarship athletes.

The Tournament has a long tradition of hosting the finest high school players in the country who have become some of the greatest impact players in the women’s game, including 8 Olympians and dozens of WNBA All-Stars. Remarkably, five former Tournament of Champions MVP’s went on to become the #1 overall pick in their respective WNBA drafts.

The Tournament begins at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, December 18 and runs all day on December 19, 21, and 22.

Sites include Highland, Mesquite, and Campo Verde High Schools, as well as the multi hardwood court facility at the Salvation Army Kroc Center.
Tickets are $10 per day for adults and $5 per day for children and seniors. There is no competition on Sunday, December 20 when all athletes and coaches have been invited to attend the NBA game between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks at Talking Stick (formerly US Airways) Arena.
For more information visit www.niketournamentofchampions.com.