This is Mitch Stephens' preview of the Top 5 WCAL teams this season. For some reason he didn't mention Bellarmine, SI and Valley Christian. The Bells did win 18 games last year and go 3-1 in the CCS playoffs. Valley won it's first CCS game and that was one more than SI.

I'm told SHC has a freshman on the varsity but there's still no roster up. I won't find out until the Alumni game.

http://www.maxpreps.com/news/8TaaJb...-5,-presented-by-the-army-national-guard-.htm

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• Instruction will be given by ONLY current and former college basketball coaches. Campers will perform drills and skill work that they would be doing if they were current college players.​

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Any possible matchups that can be an upset in round 2?

13th Annual Holiday Tournament​

December 5th and 6th, 2015​

Girls
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade
All Star & School Divisions

Boys
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade
All Star & School Divisions

• High School Rules apply
• All Teams welcome
• 4-6 Teams per Division
• 1st & 2nd Team Awards
• $250.00 with a 3 Game Guarantee
• Official Referees

Registrations: www.Dawgsclub.com
Tournament Director Alfonso Joo 650-267-3678
Email alfonsojoo@yahoo.com

Palma #1 vs Aragon #8
Burlingame #4 vs Riordan #5

Live Oak #3 vs SHP #6
MVC #2 vs Terra Nova #7

Girls
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade
All Star & School Divisions

Boys
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade

Does anyone know if this game is being streamed?

Piedmont High School Freshmen basketball is in need of two games, due to a team in our league dropping Frosh basketball. Dates needed: January 8, 2016 (prefer Home game); January 29, 2016 (prefer Away game). Please contact men's head coach Chris Lavdiotis if you are interested. 510-610-3430. Thank you.

Due to Grant high abruptly dropping out of Dolly Felix showcase Saturday December 12th @.CCC.
John F Kennedy is in need of an Opponent for our Showcase.
Since Match ups are set in this great event, don't want to switch anything. If any Varsity team is willing to participate please contact me asap
Jamal Frazier
(510) 355-2502

Cal signed a nine player class on Wednesday with seven players from Northern California:

Rogelio Reyes RHP Logan
Andrew Vaughn INF Carrillo
Cameron Eden INF Yuba City
Max Flower OF Campolindo
Jared Horn RHP Vintage
Jack Wolger LHP Jesuit
Arman Sabouri LHP Branham

Behind 22 points from Cody Demps (Pleasant Grove), Sacramento State beat Arizona State (66-63) in Tempe to start the year.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/nov/15/sdsu-basketball-dakarai-allen-improvement/

He followed up with 15 points tonight against #16 Utah on 3-4 from 3 and 4-4 from line in 29 minutes

After 14 minutes, it's Serra 35, SI 0. Ouch. And at the half, it's Serra 56, SI 0. What in the name of Vince Tringali is going on out there in Jesuit country?

4 of the top 6 teams in the latest NCP poll are from the NCS.
Nice representation by the Easy Bay

Here are a couple...

Gridley Invitational Basketball Tournament
will be held December 10, 11, & 12, 2015


Participating teams for the 2015 Tournament are:

Salesian High School of Richmond
Sacramento High School of Sacramento
Saint Francis High School of Mountain View
El Cerrito High School of El Cerrito
Capital Christial High School of Sacramento
Oak Ridge High School of El Dorado Hills
Campolindo High School of Moraga
Gridley High School

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DLS Vontoure Inv. same dates as Gridley

http://www.dlshs.org/data/files/AthleticTeams/Teams/Vontoure_Bracket_2015.pdf

how fast can you complete a game took place Saturday when the cougars scored 42 points in the first quarter, but it goes farther that the score as nine players were involved in the scoring and no body took any glory as it was a team effort...The guys who did the scoring were Ringquist,Ishida, Fafoutis, Cruikshank,Allen, Moranville, flower, Bocobo and Mossotti.....Coach Macy emptied the bench and almost every body took part in the action.
Usually, one of the running backs will rack up three or four TD's in a high scoring game like this, but not Saturday.. The scoring may not be a record, 114 points is not a bad day.
Campolindo.......42.....07.....14.....07.....70
Ygnacio Valley...08.....06.....22.....08.....44

Open 1 - http://www.cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/15-16/Football_Open_D1_2015.pdf

Open 2 - http://www.cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/15-16/Football_Open_D2_2015.pdf

Open 3 - http://www.cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/15-16/Football_Open_D3_2015.pdf

Division 4 - http://www.cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/15-16/Football_D4_2015.pdf

Division 5 - http://www.cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/15-16/Football_D5_2015.pdf

* This game has really not been competitive for years but I guess the SMHS FB Coach, who is also the AD, cannot fire himself. Very sad indeed that a district school wallows in mediocrity in several sports. Since this game moved from Thanksgiving morning to earlier November, there has been little community fan-fare. CCS-CIF - just is positive that more must be better.

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Burlingame claims The Paw
By Nathan Mollat Daily Journal

Halftime of a football game is the point when coaching staffs make their adjustments based on what they saw in the first half. There is a hope that things can be better over the final two quarters.

San Mateo found itself in that position Saturday during the 88th annual Little Big Game against visiting Burlingame. The Bearcats trailed 28-0 at half, but hope always springs eternal going into the second half.

Until the Panthers smashed those hopes.

Burlingame took the second-half kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown and the rest of the game was spent simply trying to run out the clock. San Mateo did manage a touchdown in the fourth quarter against Burlingame’s second-team defense, but it was nowhere near enough as the Panthers beat San Mateo 35-6.
“That (kickoff return) was huge,” Burlingame coach John Philipopoulos said. “The kicking game is always a game changer. It’s nice to see the things you work on in practice … happen on the field.”

Vinny Ferrari had the kickoff initially bounce off his hands before scrambling to pick it up. He finally gained control at his own 12 and once he got past the initial wave of San Mateo defenders, the coast was clear and Ferrari took it to the house.

It was the second touchdown the Panthers scored on special teams. Cooper Gindraux’s 71-yard punt return midway through the first quarter gave Burlingame its first points of the game.

“Burlingame is a really good team,” San Mateo coach Jeff Scheller said. “They played a great game. We didn’t execute.”

San Mateo (5-5 overall) did some good things early. The defense was especially stout as that unit held Burlingame to just 28 yards in the first quarter.

Yet the Bearcats still trailed going into the second quarter because of an inability to track down Gindraux on that punt return. Gindraux fielded the ball at his own 29. He headed toward the left sideline, weaved his way back into the middle of the field before going down the right sideline untouched for a 71-yard return and a 7-0 Burlingame lead.

In the second quarter, Burlingame finally got its offense in gear. But the Panthers’ main cog, running back Laipeli Palu, was not involved. Palu finished the game with just three carries for eight yards.

“Palu wasn’t doing too much,” Scheller said. “We were saying we’ll let someone else beat us.”

Instead, it was Sean Saunders and Joevani Garcia who gouged the Bearcats on the perimeters. Using mostly fly sweeps, Saunders rushed for a team-high 68 yards and a touchdown on six carries and Garcia added 41 more on eight carries.

Burlingame quarterback Cameron Kelaita, after misfiring on his first five passes, completed his final two — a pair of 22-yard scoring passes to Gindraux.

In all, Burlingame had three second-quarter possessions. The Panthers scored on all three.

“We just weren’t in a good rhythm (early),” Philipopoulos said, adding he went to what they call their “turbo” offense, one in which they just pick up the pace without going to a full-blown no-huddle offense.

“We picked up the pace and got in a good rhythm and I think it wore [San Mateo] down a little,” Philipopoulos said.

Burlingame finished the game with 190 yards rushing from eight different runners.

Saunders, who moved into the starting lineup after an injury to Ben Williams two weeks ago, gave Burlingame a 14-0 lead halfway through the second quarter, capping a 12-play, 84-yard drive with a touchdown run of 7 yards.

“He ran really well,” Philipopoulos said. “All season long we’ve said we have depth at the running back position and we showed it today.”

After forcing San Mateo to punt on its next possession, the Panthers went to work again. Starting from the San Mateo 45, the Panthers needed just two plays to find the end zone. Garcia ripped off an 18-yard run on the first play and following an offside against the Bearcats, Kelaita hooked up with Gindraux, who ran a crossing route before turning the corner along the right sideline and beating the defender to the pylon.

Following Burlingame’s kickoff, Panthers linebacker Charles Stephenson sacked San Mateo quarterback Dallas Droz. The ball popped loose and Stephenson pounced on it at the San Mateo 10-yard line.

A holding penalty backed the Panthers up to the 22, but Kelaita found Gindraux again, this time on a post pattern, and the two hooked up for another 22-yard scoring strike to give Burlingame a 28-0 lead at halftime.

After Ferrari’s kickoff return to start the second half, Philipopoulos used his second team offense and defense.

That’s when San Mateo did the bulk of its damage. Running back Josh Fakava, who missed a large portion of the game after being staggered on a hit in the first quarter, returned in the fourth and finished with a game-high 76 yards on 11 carries. Anderson Perdomo, who also missed a couple of series after banging up his knee, also returned and accounted for San Mateo’s lone touchdown — a 4-yard run.

Droz also had a decent performance. Droz was making the first varsity start of career, filling in for an injured Austin Salvail. Droz connected on 6 of 9 passes for 62 yards. Joseph Baker was the main target, catching five passes for 59 yards.

For Philiopopoulos, he could not have asked for a better Saturday. Not only did Burlingame beat its rival, Philipopoulos got to rest his starters, as well as get the backups some significant playing time.

Scheller, meanwhile, believes better days are ahead for the Bearcats. A number of key players from this year’s team return for the 2016 season and it will be bolstered by a frosh-soph team that went 8-1 this season — losing their only game 10-9 against Burlingame.

“If we measure ourselves just by Burlingame, it looks like we’re a long ways away,” Scheller said. “But we have some good things coming down the line.”

This past weekend in the 2nd leg of The Grind Session:

www.thegrindsession.com

In Wichita, KS at the Tornado Alley Showcase, Prolific Prep Academy
beat Sunrise Christian Academy out of Wichita, KS 62-52.

Senior Vance Jackson and Senior Josh Jackson each had 20 points to
lead the way.

On the next day, Prolific Prep Academy beat Word of God Academy out
of North Carolina 114-96. Word of God was also in the USA Today Top
25 HSBB rankings at #22.

Senior Vance Jackson led all scorers with 39 points, Senior Josh Jackson
chipped in with 19 points, and Senior Devon Daniels chipped in with 16 points.

2019 Freshman PG Pierre Crockrell Jr. played outstanding both days leading
the event in assists and 2017 Junior Wing Abu Kigab made his season debut
and was instrumental in Saturday's upset against Sunrise Christian Academy,
a top 15 High School team out of Wichita, KS.

Cal Poly is bringing in three players with local ties.

Bradlee Beasley SS San Leandro
Jamie Kruger RHP Woodside
Connor Redmond RHP De La Salle

November 16, 2015, 05:00 AM By Terry Bernal Daily Journal

College of San Mateo record-setting freshman Ramiah Marshall has his sights set on Round 2.

Although CSM dropped its regular-season finale 42-24 to City College of San Francisco Saturday at College Heights Stadium, there was still good news regarding the postseason. The Bulldogs not only secured the lone at-large playoff berth in the Northern California field of four playoff-bound teams, they also managed home-field advantage.

As the No. 2-ranked team in Northern California — behind Bay 6 Conference champion CCSF — CSM will host No. 3 Chabot in Saturday’s Bulldog Bowl at 1 p.m.

But Marshall — after obliterating the CSM single-game record with 279 return yards Saturday — was already looking forward to a possible rematch with CCSF.

“The season is just now starting,” Marshall said. “That (loss) was practice right there. … Now we’re in the playoffs. Now we have to go to their house and do the same thing to them.”

There were plenty of mistakes for the Bulldogs to learn from in Round 1. The Rams’ offense outworked CSM 495-359 in total yards, but the difference was two interceptions by Bulldogs quarterback Dru Brown and four dropped passes by his receiver corps.

“[Brown] did a good job,” CSM head coach Bret Pollack said. “He had some dropped balls, so it was tough on him. … We didn’t give him the best chance.”

CCSF took full advantage, as freshman quarterback Anthony Gordon dazzled, even without his favorite target, Serra grad Easop Winston, who was hobbled by an ankle injury. Gordon still completed 16-of-29 passes for 238 yards and a career-high six touchdown passes. Rams sophomore running back Elijah Dale was also a force, rushing 21 times for a career-high 234 yards.

Although the Bulldogs never led in the game, they were within striking distance at halftime. Gordon had given the Rams some breathing room with 2:36 to go in the first half, hitting Thomas Buntenbah for an 11-yard touchdown to put CCSF up 21-10.

But the Bulldogs answered right back, as Brown bombed two consecutive passes to produce a quick strike. Starting from the CSM 25-yard line, Brown hit Miles Willis with a 38-yard pass to move into Rams territory. Then Brown aired it out to freshman Chikwado Nzerem for a 37-yard scoring pass to close the lead to 21-17.

The Rams dominated the third quarter though, especially defensively. While Gordon gave CCSF a three-possession lead with a pair of touchdown passes in the third quarter, the Rams’ defense allowed just one first down. And even with CSM starting its final possession of the quarter at the CCSF 6-yard line — thanks to a 93-yard kickoff return by Marshall — the Bulldogs could not find the end zone.

Instead, the Rams turned in a gritty goal-line stand, capped by a stop on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line by Pacifica native Nick Pierotti, as the sophomore linebacker out of Terra Nova stopped Brown’s inside bootleg attempt for no gain.

“Going into the second half they made some adjustments and shut us down,” Pollack said.

Come the fourth quarter, Marshall refused to back down. On the Rams’ ensuing possession, the CSM defense held them to a three-and-out. Then Marshall took a punt return bursting 57 yards for a touchdown, to close the score to 35-24.

“I had to come out and set a tempo for the team,” Marshall said. “In my mind, we weren’t going to lose.”

CCSF got wise, though, and didn’t allow Marshall to return another punt, with the last three by the Rams going out of bounds. The one possession on which they didn’t punt, Gordon absorbed the rush to throw a perfect spiral on a fly pattern to Buntenbah for a 70-yard touchdown to seal the victory.

“A lot of their passes were getting out a lot quicker than our blitzes would develop,” CSM linebacker Mikias Alipate said. “We still had pop. We just couldn’t get there quick enough.”

Gordon — a two-sport athlete who also plays baseball — was heavily recruited by CSM. It was a tough sell, however, as the Terra Nova product’s father Ryan also quarterbacked at CCSF.

“I have City blood in me,” Gordon said. “My dad played there 20 years ago. CSM showed me a lot of love, but in my mind, there was no doubt I was coming to City College.”

Gordon is embracing the CCSF swagger as well. Amid a 7-7 tie in the second quarter, he hit Antoine Porter with a 19-yard touchdown pass to take the lead for good. And Gordon punctuated the scoring strike by taunting the Bulldogs, glaring towards the CSM sideline while fist pumping repeatedly as he jogged to the end zone to celebrate.

“That’s kind of what City College is about,” Gordon said. “A lot of people don’t like our playing style, but that’s why guys come to play at City.”

Gordon has put his money where his fist pumps are this season though as he finished fourth in the state with 2,937 passing yards on the regular season.

Coincidently, Gordon’s former Joe DiMaggio League baseball coach Bryan Powers is now a CSM football assistant coach, working with kickers and returners. And now, Powers’ best speedster, Marshall, is making a case as an eventual Division-I transfer, despite his slight 5-7, 150-pound frame.

“He’s a D-I athlete,” Powers said. “No doubt about that.”

November 16, 2015, 05:00 AM Daily Journal Staff Report

The Peninsula Athletic League qualified 10 of the league’s 18 teams for the five brackets in the revamped Central Coast Section playoffs.

Representing the Bay Division are tri-champions Burlingame, Menlo-Atherton and Sacred Heart Prep, fourth-place finisher Terra Nova and fifth-place Aragon. Playing out of the Ocean are champ Hillsdale, along with Half Moon Bay, King’s Academy and Menlo School. Capuchino, which won the Lake Division crown, got the final berth.

That’s two more than the six automatic berths the three-tier league receives. The five Bay Division teams will play in three, eight-team Open Division brackets, based on enrollment. The three section winners of those Open divisions are all eligible for Northern California playoff spots, with the chance to qualify for one of the 12 state-championship games.

Hillsdale is the lone PAL representative in the Division 4 bracket, which is comprised of mostly “B” league champions. The three remaining Ocean Division teams, along with Capuchino, will play in the Division 5 playoffs, which is comprised of “B” and “C” league squads.

Menlo-Atherton (6-4) earned the No. 4 seed in the Division 1 Open bracket and will host No. 5 San Benito (6-4) at 7 p.m. Friday night.

The other four Bay teams qualified for the Division 3 Open playoffs. Burlingame (9-1), which earned the No. 4 seed, is the only other Bay Division team to host a first-round playoff game. The Panthers will face a big challenge when No. 5 Riordan (7-3) travels to Burlingame for a 7 p.m. kickoff Friday.

Sacred Heart Prep (7-3), which won the Open Division last season, received the No. 6 seed this season and will travel to No. 3 Live Oak-Morgan Hill for a 7 p.m. Friday kickoff. Terra Nova (5-5), the defending Division 4 champ, will travel to No. 2 Monte Vista Christian (9-1) at 7 p.m. Friday night. Aragon (6-4) snuck in with the No. 8 seed and will travel to Salinas’ Rabobank Stadium to take on No. 1 Palma (9-1), 8 p.m.

In the Division 4 playoffs, No. 1-seed Hillsdale (9-1) will host No. 8 Westmont (6-4) at 1 p.m. Saturday. Half Moon Bay (8-2) was the highest PAL seed in the Division 5 bracket, getting the No. 2 seed. The Cougars will host No. 7 San Lorenzo Valley (6-4) at 7 p.m. Friday. Menlo School (6-4) got the No. 5 seed and will be on the road at No. 4 Scotts Valley at 1 p.m. Saturday. King’s Academy (8-2) is the No. 6 seed and will travel to No. 3 Carmel (7-3) at 1 p.m. Saturday as well. Capuchino (6-4), received the No. 8 seed and will travel to No. 1 Pacific Grove (8-2) at 7 p.m. Friday.

Starting to roll out now:

D-V: http://cifncs.org/sports/football/files/RESULTS/2015/FB5BRACKET.pdf

D-IV: http://cifncs.org/sports/football/files/RESULTS/2015/FB div4bracket.pdf

OK, so I had some right and wrong things in my predictions. Fortuna did indeed get a 3-seed. St. Mary's got a 5 seed (I figure remc will be happy with that). Kind of amazed that they set up the Ft. Bragg/St. Helena rematch in the first round at 8/9 and also an all MCAL game in Justin-Siena/San Marin at 7/10. Couldn't you just bump San Marin up and avoid both?

D-III: http://cifncs.org/sports/football/files/RESULTS/2015/FB div3bracket.pdf

Analy gets the 2 over Rancho Cotate. 5-5 BOD gets the 4 seed over Alhambra (should be an interesting 2nd round game). DeAnza falls all the way to a 12 seed. Albany goes and Sonoma Valley gets left out. Amazing - only 4 teams in this bracket with 7 or more wins...

D-II: http://cifncs.org/sports/football/files/RESULTS/2015/FB div2bracket.pdf

Holy cow - American gets a 10 seed and a home game vs. Casa Grande. Both Livermore AND Mt. Eden don't get playoff bids (no idea if neither chose to apply). Sets up an interesting potential 2nd round Casa/Miramonte game...

D-I: http://cifncs.org/sports/football/files/RESULTS/2015/FB div1bracket.pdf

No real surprises here at all. Monte Vista gets the 4 seed b/c of their win over Pitt (who then gets the 5), so the only head-to-head that doesn't work is Cal/MV (but like I'd said before, somebody had to get seeded below a team that they'd beaten). Antioch gets the 2 over Foothill - what a semifinal game if the seeds all hold!

Now on to the games!