From USC here we go

End of Q1
SC 16 LJCD 11
Juju has 10 points and 5 or 6 rebounds … she is amazing
Halftime SC 31 LJCD 26
Juju has 16pts and 7 rebounds
end of 3
SC 50 LJCD 42
Juju 22 and 11
Final SC 64 LJCD 55
Juju 30 and 14 and she can play better

We are looking forward to hosting the inaugural Winter Classic at Priory this Saturday. Spectator admission is free for everyone. We are looking forward to a great day of hoops in Portola Valley.

Game Schedule
American JV v St.Mary's Stockton JV 10:30am
Crystal v Riordan 12pm
Moreau Catholic v St.Mary's Stockton 1:30pm
Priory v Cornerstone Christian 3pm
American v Bishop O'Dowd 4:30pm
Palo Alto v Menlo 6pm

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Gym Address: 302 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA

Will try posting updates and final scores here from some of the top games in NorCal tonight.

I am at Campo for the tripleheader vs. the Cougs’ first league opponent, the Northgate Broncos.

The varisty Cougs are 8-4, and the varsity Broncos are 4-9…. Sounds like a mismatch on the surface, but the Broncs have also played a tough slate and have been competitive in almost all their games…. Can’t take these guys lightly.

More on that later…. Right now, the freshmen are taking the floor.

This is a LATE addition to the Tournament Series

Girls
3/4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade

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

• High School Rules apply
• 4-6 Teams per Division
• $250.00 SPECIAL with a 3 Game Guarantee
• Official Referees
• Gym Managers Onsite
• Open to all teams, Club, CYO and School Teams

Come Run With Me
Registrations: www.Dawgsclub.com
Locations: City College of San Francisco, Serramonte Del Rey - Daly City

Tournament Director Alfonso Joo 650-267-3678
Email alfonsojoo@yahoo.com

San Mateo County supervisors today declared a "state of emergency" because of the rain past/future.

Are schools are canceling games for Weds or Thurs?

This is a LATE addition to the Tournament Series

Girls
3/4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade

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

• High School Rules apply
• 4-6 Teams per Division
• $250.00 SPECIAL with a 3 Game Guarantee
• Official Referees
• Gym Managers Onsite
• Open to all teams, Club, CYO and School Teams

Come Run With Me
Registrations: www.Dawgsclub.com
Locations: City College of San Francisco, Serramonte Del Rey - Daly City

Tournament Director Alfonso Joo 650-267-3678
Email alfonsojoo@yahoo.com

The 2nd annual Simply Showdown is back at Sheldon HS on Jan 14th!

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Preview + Players to watch list: https://simplybasketballhq.com/simply-showdown-2023/

North Salinas beat Alisal 48-41

Salesian beat Pinole Valley 57-36: Eryn Gardner led the way for the Pride with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Heritage beat American 47-44: Amanda Muse had 17 points, 18 rebounds and five blocks

Kimball beat Central Catholic 54-22: Expected result but Kimball improves to 14-1

35th Annual Newark Optimist Club - Newark Memorial Holiday Basketball Classic - Final Day Results (December 30)


Varsity Division - Congrats to San Leandro!

San Leandro defeated Santa Clara 58-40 in the Championship Game

Carlmont defeated Lowell 44-36 in Third Place Game

Newark Memorial defeated Foothill 52-34 in Consolation Final

Lynbrook defeated Burlingame 58-31 in Seventh Place Game


Junior Varsity Division - Congrats to Lowell!

Lowell defeated Valley Christian (SJ) 50-21 in the Championship Game

Newark Memorial defeated Irvington 31-30 in Third Place Game

Clayton Valley Charter defeated Foothill 40-30 in Consolation Final

San Leandro defeated Carlmont 51-15 in Seventh Place Game


***The Newark Memorial Girls Basketball Program would like to thank the 16-teams who participated in our annual tournament. The sportsmanship of the players and fans was outstanding. Special "SHOUT OUT" to the officials, student and parent volunteers, Wendell Vasquez (our Trainer, and ROP Trainers on-site) and to all of the family members and friends that were part of the event. THANK YOU ALL!

Our 2023 Tournament will be held on December 28, 29, & 30 (Thursday, Friday, & Saturday). Mark your calendar!

Happy New Year from the Newark Memorial Coaching Staff.

Well, didn’t expect to see on NFHS that there was a game after all…. But yes there is…

So, I put my handy-dandy swin-fin attachment on my wheels, and slogged my way down here.

Right now, it’s halftime of the JV game, SRV leading 18-16.

Based on my horrible connectivity last time I came here, I didn’t bother to bring my Bluetooth keyboard, so no attempt at semi-play-by-play will happen here…

Anyway, this should be a really good game…

Another Folsom Classic kicks off today. Truthfully, it appears the host bulldogs will cruise in this one.
I have Rio vs Folsom for champ with Folsom winning comfortably.

Tnite games

7pm
Folsom
Foothill

830
Ponderosa
Consumes Oaks

4pm
Rio
McClatchy

530
St pats/st Vincent’s
Pleasant Grove

King's Academy beat Carlmont 64-63: TKA improves to 12-0

Berkeley beat Bishop O'Dowd 57-55: Berkeley's first win over O'Dowd in more than a decade

University beat Stuart Hall 74-53

Found out after I got there for the freshmen game and encountered an empty gym, happened to run into Coach Dyer on the way back to my car, and he told me the news...

Little wind, almost zero rain at 3:45 at Campo, but they are concerned over what it'll be like after the games, I guess...

Thought about seeing if I could find another game nearby, decided to bag it.

My guess is more postponements will happen tonight, and even more tomorrow.

Another top-notch square down as MC travels to play Liberty of Henderson. Liberty who has played a very tough schedule has recent wins over Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 87-83, Harvard-Westlake of Bel Aire 59-56. Liberty also played Coronado and loss 58-55. MC started season with loss to Coronado 78-70, also Notre Dame 98-72. MC was leading West Linn who just knocked of Duncanville and Sierra Canyon, this past week. MC had the lead on West Linn late into the 4th qtr., until Prince Oseya and BJ Davis fouled out. Crusaders have played superbly winning 7 out of their last 8, only defeat was to West Linn suburb of Portland. Liberty has 4 players over 6'8 and will have an advantage on the boards. MC really starting to spread the floor and pass to the open player, who recently has been Freshman Sensation Rashod Cotton. Opponents when they double team BJ and you have Jalen Green or Zeke Davis for the 3. Kody Weary has stepped up this last week playing with tenacity. Tough schedule for the Crusaders this month playing Liberty 1/7, Saint Mary's of Stockton 1/9,1/30, Lincoln of Stockton 1/13, Saint Joseph's of Santa Maria 1/16, Saint Rita of Chicago 1/20, Vashon of Saint Louis 1/21.
Big congrats to Coach Fantazia who had Phillips show up for Friday practice and Saturday have his parents tell him Phillips was headed to AZ Compass. Adversity that might have sunk a promise has built chemistry to a team and not me guy!

Monta Vista beat Los Altos 42-32 to improve to 11-0

Marin Catholic beat San Marin 46-27

Oakland Tech beat San Ramon Valley 70-45

Lincoln beat Rocklin 55-44

Grant beat Laguna Creek 65-38

Antelope beat Woodcreek 66-28

Christian Brothers beat Sacramento 59-24

They seem very polished for a HS Basketball team. Middle and High School total population
Is 439. Cannot wait till our California private high schools say this is not fair.

3:00 pm. Bradshaw Christian vs Burbank
4:30 pm. Will C Wood vs Fortune School
6:00 pm. Chavez vs Cordova
7:30 pm. El Dorado vs Grant

The brackets for the 2023 NCS Boys’ and Girls' Basketball Championships will be as follows: Open Division: 6 teams, Division 1 – 6: up to 16 teams.

OPEN DIVISION TWO-GAME GUARANTEE The NCS Board of Managers adopted a two-game guarantee for Open Division participants. The matchups are described below.
Open Division: #1 & #2 seeds will receive a "bye" in the 1st round. So seeds #3 vs. #6 and seeds #4 vs. #5 play in 1st round of open division. In 2nd round, #1 seed plays the loser of #4/5, and #2 seed plays the loser of #3/6.

MINIMUM QUALIFYING RECORD 16.304H Minimum Qualifying Record To be accepted as a participant in the NCS Boys and Girls Basketball Championships, a team shall have compiled a .500 overall record, or a .500 record against teams in its own division or a .500 record in its own league. Exception: league champions gain automatic entry, provided the team submits and application by the deadline.

DESIGNATED LEAGUE CHAMPION The team designated as the league winner receives the automatic berth in the section championships.

AT-LARGE AND SEEDING SELECTION CRITERIA The criteria for selection of at-large teams for NCS Championship Series in all appropriate sports shall be a balance between:
1) Record overall a. League/Place co-champion b. League Playoff b. Non-league (pre-season/tournament/other)
2) Strength of Schedule a. Record against teams in the same division b. Record against teams in a higher division c. Head-to-head against teams which have qualified or are being considered d. Record against common opponents
3) Coach’s Rankings

AT-LARGE TEAMS After each league champion has been placed in its respective division's bracket, any remaining berths in the divisions shall be filled with at-large teams selected from schools that are classified in the respective division.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA QUALIFICATION
QUALIFYING FOR NOR-CAL AND CIF CHAMPIONSHIPS
NCS championship division teams will be the NCS representatives to the Northern California, CIF Championships. All six (6) teams competing in the NCS Open Division, the final two (2) teams competing in NCS Divisions 1-3, and the final four (4) teams competing in NCS Divisions 4-6 will receive automatic berths in the appropriate division.

The NCS is currently allotted 25 entries, including any teams selected to the Open Division and Division 6. The 25th entry will be assigned to the highest seeded semifinal losing team in Divisions 1-3 only.

The 2023 CRUSH IN THE VALLEY has been Announced. The event will be January 21-22nd at Contra Costa College, CA. This is the Premier Event of NorCal, usually including most major Head Coaches in attendance. This year is headlined by Prolific Prep (#2 Ranked team in Nation) vs Top 25 Dream City Christian. Also will include top 10 ranked team Centennial High School and Duke Signee Jared McCain.

As always, this event will be a packed house. Those looking to get COURTSIDE SEATING, must contact ProlificPrepInfo@gmail.com. There are 50 Court side seats for each day. As of today, we have about 25 left. If you are looking to buy Bulk Tickets (7 or more), you can email ProlificPrepInfo@gmail.com and save money on each ticket. All other tickets will need to be purchased at the door at the time of the event.

Those looking to be a BUSINESS GAME SPONSOR, BALL BOY, please contact ProlificPrepInfo@gmail.com

Getting a preset lineup of games has been harder than I thought it would be with these tournament LOL. So, below are the games to pick for next week. Picks are due by December 26 at 8:00 AM

Modesto Christian Holiday Hoop Classic - Pick Two Finalists

Bambauer Classic at Marin Catholic - Pick Two Finalists

Kendall Arnett Tournament at Placer - Pick Two Finalists

The Classic at Damien Platinum - Who finishes in the highest place Salesian OR Inderkum

The Classic at Damien Gold - Who finishes in the highest position Jesuit OR San Ramon Valley

Torrey Pines National Division - Who finishes in the highest position Mitty OR De La Salle

Torrey Pines National Division - Who finishes in the highest position Bishop O'Dowd OR Doughety Valley

The NCSTV Showcase is back this Saturday, January 7th at Capital Christian!
7 games - 1 day!
Games begin at 11am!

11am - Saint Mary's (Albany) vs Oakmont

12:30pm - Del Campo vs Manteca

2pm - Lincoln (Stockton) vs Ponderosa

3:30pm - Weston Ranch vs Sacramento

5pm - Granada vs Sheldon

6:30pm - Edison (Stockton) vs Cosumnes Oaks

8pm - Folsom vs Capital Christian


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While at Pale’s signing day his father had mentioned that they had been offered an NIL deal from a P5 school in an attempt to sway Pale to their institution. Mesmerized by the offer his Father, Coach Pale, said he was “acting like a groupie” when he seen the offer. But he expressed how proud he was of his son when he chose Stanford and to put off the money now, in hopes to land money later.. I.E. getting drafted or a shot in the NFL. It was a breath of fresh air to see a kid level headed not chasing the NIL deals but rather choosing the institution that is best suited for him and his future interest and endeavors.

We'd love to say everything went smoothly from start to finish but with 160 games, there are bound to be a few hiccups.

Our thanks to Dave Cutaia and all the officials for working so hard to cover all the games. (I have to say I'm not as happy with fans and coaches who complain incessantly about the officiating. It's high school basketball, and we're all high school level, so when a ref is doing his 12th game in three days and blows a call or two, I wish people would remember that their players miss layups and their coaches make mistakes. If you don't like the officiating, then get a whistle and do a better job than the people out there now.)

Our thanks to all the coaches and players who dealt with game changes, delays and all the usual hassles of a big event.

And of course thanks to the fans who battled the rain to come out and cheer on their teams.

See you all next year ...