Moreau Catholic over James Logan
Newark over Kennedy
Washington over Irvington
American over Mission San Jose

3 undefeated teams in league play so far, interested to see how it shakes out after tonights game.
Logan is playing well and coming in on a 5 game win streak and seem to have things clicking but look for that to change tonight, Moreau is focused on finishing undefeated in this league and rolling into the NCS playoffs.

Some good Nor Cal teams will be lacing them up in Sac area this Saturday . . .

Father Kelly Tribute (Carmichael Jesuit HS – 1/9/16)

El Cerrito vs Jesuit (Carmichael), 8 pm
St. Francis (Mountain View) vs. Folsom, 6:30 pm
Monte Vista (Danville) vs. Granite Bay, 5 pm
Newark Memorial vs. Capital Christian (Sacramento), 3 pm
St. Mary’s (Berkeley) vs. Clovis North (Clovis), 1:30 pm
Foothill (Pleasanton) vs. Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 12 pm

Due to a change in ownership, Corner Bakery is no longer the sponsor, so it's now the


The Lamorinda Classic
Jan. 23, 2016
at Bentley School, Lafayette


10:30: Pinole Valley-Alameda
12: Clayton Valley-Heritage
1:30: Santa Rosa-Foothill
3:30: Castro Valley-Encinal
5: Campolindo-South San Francisco
6:30: Brookside Christian-Pinewood
8: Miramonte-Carondelet

AFTER A ROUGH START OF THE SEASON WITH LOSES TO BISHOP O'DOWD, VANDEN, AND WEST CAMPUS THE LINCOLN LADY TROJANS HAVE FINALLY CAUGHT SOME STEAM HEADING INTO THE START OF A TOUGH JANUARY SCHEDULE WITH A RECORD OF 10-3. THE LINCOLN LADY TROJANS ARE CURRENTLY ON A 7 GAME WIN STREAK AND HAS NON LEAGUE GAMES AGAINST SM (BERKELEY), SM (STOCKTON), SOUTH MEDFORD, AND BERKELEY HIGH THIS MONTH.

Kookie bean, congratulations to your daughter on her team leading 8 assists in Utah's upset of Cal today. Good luck to her and the Utes on the rest of the season.

Modesto Christian continues to seek to the best competition even when it requires hectic travel as Coach Midgley prepares his team for a run at the "Open State Championship." After beating a league opponent on Friday night, the team was back up at 4am traveling to Sierra Canyon to play in the Sierra Canyon Super Showcase taking on SoCal power Cathedral. After mid day naps in the school vans and Subway sandwiches, MC beat a much-heralded Cathedral, 82-65 behind 6'10 Sr PF Robinson Idehen 21pts, 16rbnds and 6'2 Sr PG Christian Ellis 18pts, 7rbnds, 7assts. Idehen and Ellis are arguably the two top unsigned Seniors in NorCal.

11-4 came into the game flying fairly high with an 11-4 record while Campo limped in at 5-8.

However, Darren Clarke was back on the hardwood for the Cougars. He didn't start, played very limited minutes and was only a minor factor, but the Cougars took Miramonte down 65-55.

Another surprising result, but this rivalry's history is full of 'em.

http://usatodayhss.com/2015/all-usa-football-coach-of-the-year-matt-logan-centennial

Hmmm, despite going for it on every 4th down instead of taking a field goal...

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The athletic recruiting process, more often than not, is a daunting process for parents and their children who desire the opportunity of competing in collegiate athletics. Early preparation and maintenance are key components to ensuring a successful experience rather than enduring a hasty and frenzied endeavor.

Academics should be at the top of any prospect’s set forth agenda. Identifying areas of academic weakness is a crucial step that must be taken before athletes enter into high school. As just recently announced by the NCAA, starting in 2016 prospective DI athletes are required to graduate high school upholding a minimum 2.3 GPA as opposed to the previous 2.0 GPA requirement. This of course, is in addition to the required completion 16 core curriculum courses that are to be completed by graduation, 10 of which must be completed before the senior year has even begun. Such criteria may seem over-bearing, but is in fact more than manageable if parents and children can foster a definitive action plan to divide and delegate these requirements early on.

Achieving this will allow parents and their athletes to allocate more of their time into improving academic performance without having to halt their progression later due to cluttered logistical balancing. The key point for parents to take away from this message is take the time to break down the final goal into stepping stone goals as early as possible – well before your child enters high school.

How did DLS, Foothill, SR and MV do? Waiting on Max Prep update.

Serra at St Francis in Mountain View 730pm

First, thanks for all the teams who participated and the coaches that came out for the event. Had some great conversations with coaches and really enjoyed their basketball knowledge.



Heritage 61 Dublin 57
McClatchy defeated Skyline
Pittsburg 57 Bradshaw Christian 39
Acalanes 64 Elk Grove 58
Sacramento 48 Eastside Prep 42
Cardinal Newman 63 West Campus 37
Berkeley 34 Pleasant Grove 33



Once again thanks for the support from the Pittsburg High Coaching Staff.



Also I want to thank all the vendors who came out as well.

Marissa from Pass Tha Ball
Scott Giorgianni from prep2prep.com
Chad Briscoe with his product Safety 1st Basketball (Off Hand Coach)
Kameo Williams from Gems in the Gym

Heritage beats Dublin 61-53. Heritage was up as many as 16 late in the third

St. Mary's-Stockton played a tough game yesterday vs Clovis West, a team they beat by a comfortable 23 points a month ago (70-47). Clovis West yesterday led much of the second quarter before a late spurt put St. Mary’s-Stockton ahead 31-28 at halftime. Clovis West had led 25-17 before SMS guard, Ariel Johnson, hit a step-back 3-pointer and then scored on a fast break in the final seconds to cap a 14-3 run.

SMS was without starters Mi’Cole Cayton (concussion) and Angel Johnson (hip flexor), both in street clothes on the bench. Still, as deep as SMS's bench is, it was not easy, especially considering it was at home. St. Mary's ended up winning by 10 (70-60). Still, injuries can shake things up and good thing sophomores Ariel Johnson and Aquira DeCosta stepped up and combined for 37 points, 16 rebounds, eight steals and five assists.

More from The Record here.

I never posted there, but it sure was fun to read.

When I see a team doing 3-on-2 during warmups, I'm often left puzzled. The group with the ball often makes 3, 4, or 5 passes resulting in a layup. Granted that this may simply be a relaxed way to warm up, but it seems to encourage bad habits in real 3-on-2 situation, inevitably in transition. You'll only get 1, or 2 tops passes before recovering defenders catch up. It's gotta be bang-bang or its over. Why not instill this mindset in addition to warming up? Kill two birds with one stone (or, as a health food store clerk recently suggested to me, feed two birds with one scone). Also minimize overpassing in finishing. Mind you, more and more things puzzle me lately...

Antelope should run the league, but it has some depth too. Here are the opening results

Antelope beat Ponderosa 62-42 (Nia Johnson had 23 points and Angelica Baylon had 20 points. Danielle Craft had 17 points for Pondo)
Bella Vista beat Whitney 61-50 (The DiRegolo sisters combined for 30 points)
Roseville beat Del Campo 57-42
Cosumnes Oaks beat Oakmont 61-50

A very talented group, for sure.

http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Chronicle-2015-All-Metro-High-School-Football-Team-6734174.php

I thought David Letuligasenoa, defensive lineman and BVAL Defensive MVP would have fared better than Honorable Mention. There are some very talented players on this HM list.

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Does anyone know where she is at? She isn't on the Rio Linda roster anymore.

Led them to the section finals as a freshman.

Dougherty Valley @ Alhambra

Las Lomas @ Acalanes

Game of the night: Miramonte @ Campo

Dublin idle

Just had a team tell me he wasn't aware of this Shootout after I showed him an email from September 29th between me, the old coach and the new coach, now he's full. Need a team if interested here are the teams participating:

Pittsburg
Heritage
Dublin
Gunn
Skyline
McClatchy
Eastside Prep
Bradshaw Christian
Acalanes
Elk Grove
Sacramento
Cardinal Newman
Berkeley
Pleasant Grove
West Campus

Please let me know asap,

Thanks
Coach Garnett Givans
Pittsburg High School
Varsity Asst. Coach
(510) 387-3868

Castro Valley beat Berkeley (67-41) behind 20 points and 11 rebounds from Nina Bessolo, who was playing her first game of the year.

Xinavane Foreman had nine points and nine rebounds.

http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_29353336/girls-basketball-castro-valley-defeats-berkeley