Thoughts on this…

1 DV
2 SRV
3 Granada
4 DeLa
5 Salesian
6 CVC

Granada bumps SRV at 2 if they beat DV

#1 seeds
D1. Dublin
D2. Newman
D3 Branson
D4 University

CCS Open…best game of the day… who would have thought😄😄
Most would have thought the SI vs SHC would be the game to watch

Open - https://cifccs.org/Playoffs/results...l_Open_Division_Pools_and_Schedules_Girls.pdf

Division I - https://cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/22-23/BASKETBALL_GIRLS_D1_2023.pdf

Division II - https://cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/22-23/BASKETBALL_GIRLS_D2_2023.pdf

Division III - https://cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/22-23/BASKETBALL_GIRLS_D3_2023.pdf

Division IV - https://cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/22-23/BASKETBALL_GIRLS_D4_2023.pdf

Division V - https://cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/22-23/BASKETBALL_GIRLS_D5_2023.pdf

Interesting story on the undrafted former Palma High star achieving his dream of playing in the NBA.

Palma is looking for a Week 3 (Sept 8) home game.
Contact Head Coach Jeff Carnazzo
carnazzo@gopalma.org

Mercury News is reporting that Morgan Cheli will be back in action for Mitty starting with the CCS Open Division. Big addition to an already talented team

Granada held serve at home to beat Dublin 72-64 behind 33 points and 15 rebounds from Andrew McKeever. Tyler Harris also had 22 points.

Courtney Anderson led the Gaels with 22 points.

I’ll be hanging out at CCC’s beautifully-remodeled gym for this contest in Round 1 of the NCS Open playoffs…

As I await my pizza, I figured I could geek out a little bit here…

CCS seedings are today.
Curious how tlhey will be seeding Riordan and Mitty. I recall the #1 seed may be done by a coin flip? Can anyone confirm. Here's my projection:

1. Mitty/Riordan - 50/50 coinflip?
3. SHP
4..Serra
5. Priory
6. SI
7. Menlo-Atherton
8. SHC

Darkhorse: Santa Cruz

2 big road upsets in the NCS D1 first round tonight.

#13 James Logan took out #4 Monte Vista 87-74, and
#12 Pittsburg beat #5 Berkeley 47-44

Also
#1 CVC beat Mt. Eden 56-40
#3 Cal beat College Park 69-53
#2 Moreau beat AV 70-56
#8 San Leandro beat Freedom 62-52
#7 BOD beat Foothill 55-37
#6 Liberty beat Heritage 70-50

SJS D1

#1 Folsom beat #8 Lincoln 60-37
#4 McClatchy beat #5 St. Francis 74-36
#3 Antelope beat #6 Oak Ridge 49-31
#2 St, Mary's beat #7 Monterey Trail 68-44

SJS D2

#1 Christian Brothers beat #8 Manteca 57-36
#4 Woodcreek beat #12 Del Oro 51-43
#3 Whitney beat #6 Grant 61-47
#2 Vista del Lago beat #7 Cosumnes Oaks 49-43

SJS D3

#1 Vanden beat #8 Pioneer 94-29
#4 Kimball beat #5 Kimball 45-27
#3 East Union beat #11 West Park 64-53
#2 Lincoln beat #7 West Campus 44-36

SJS D4

#1 Colfax beat #8 Orestimba 67-18
#4 Marysville beat #5 Hughson 76-18
#3 Riverbank beat #6 Liberty Ranch 56-40
#10 Escalon beat #2 Calaveras 48-46

SJS D5

#1 Bret Harte beat #8 Ripon Christian 57-30
#4 Big Valley Christian beat #5 Millennium 34-31
#3 Bear River beat #6 Fortune Early College 76-37
#2 Valley Christian beat #7 Woodland Christian 76-35

SJS D6

#1 Faith Christian beat #8 Stone Ridge Christian 62-34
#4 Sacramento Adventist beat #5 Sacramento Waldorf 39-26
#3 Forest Lake Christian beat #6 Lodi Academy 74-42
#2 Foresthill beat #7 Elliot Christian 72-31

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Nice to see a local kid picking up an early Power 5 offer!

Justin Graham has stepped down after seven years at Ripon

NCS D2

#1 Bishop O'Dowd beat #16 Bethel 85-12
#8 Ukiah beat #9 College Park 58-56
#4 Montgomery beat #13 Rancho Cotate 69-38
#5 Casa Grande beat #12 Windsor 52-36
#2 Moreau Catholic beat #15 Anthoch 74-45
#10 Newark Memorial beat #7 Northgate 57-47
#3 Miramonte beat #14 Hayward 63-28
#6 Redwood beat #11 Washington 57-48

NCS D4

#9 Lick-Wilmerding beat #8 Healdsburg 65-42 (will play #1 Piedmont)
#4 Del Norte beat #13 Ygnacio Valley 79-68
#5 McKinleyville beat #12 Middletown 47-27
#7 St. Mary's beat #10 Justin-Siena 51-41 (will play #2 Branson)
#3 St. Bernard's beat #14 Clovedale 65-48
#6 Arcata beat #11 Fort Bragg 54-46

NCS D2

#1 Campolindo beat #16 Vintage 78-56
#8 Benicia beat #9 Acalanes 70-52
#4 Windsor beat #13 Vallejo 63-49
#5 Cardinal Newman beat #12 American Canyon 54-36
#2 Redwood beat #15 Bethel 68-30
#7 Alameda beat #10 Ukiah 62-41
#3 Las Lomas beat #14 Washington 75-49
#6 Montgomery beat #11 Petaluma 47-42

NCS D4

#8 Fortuna beat #9 Healdsburg 68-56 (will play #1 University)
#4 Marin Catholic beat #13 St. Joseph 51-49
#5 Arcata beat #12 Middletown 78-43
#10 Lick-Wilmerding beat 37 Terra Linda 58-51 (will play #2 Justin-Siena)
#11 Kelseyville beat #6 McKinleyville 69-68 (will play #3 Ygnacio Valley)

NCS D6

#8 Fernadale beat #9 Calistoga 51-45 (will play #1 Cornerstone Christian)
#4 Averroes beat #13 Round Valley 56-46
#5 Napa Christian beat #12 Contra Costa Christian 90-64
#2 SF Waldorf beat #15 Emergy 66-37
#7 Mendocino beat #10 Rio Lindo Adventist 47-31
#3 South Fork beat #14 Potter Valley 82-61
#6 Fremont Christian beat #11 Point Arenda 68-55

SJS D1

#1 Folsom beat #16 Pitman 82-40
#8 Weston Ranch beat #9 Grant 63-55
#5 Capital Christian beat #12 Downey 68-53
#4 Jesuit beat #13 Monterey Trail 67-65
#3 Modesto Christian beat #14 Oak Ridge 82-44
#6 Lincoln Stockton beat #11 Sheldon 65-54
#7 Laguna Creek beat #10 Edison 55-45
#2 Inderkum beat #15 Rocklin 99-40

SJS D2

#1 Rio Americano beat #16 Patterson 72-58
#8 Manteca beat #9 Bella Vista 51-50
#5 Woodcreek beat #12 Mountain House 51-49
#13 Granite Bay beat #4 St. Mary's Stockton 63-43
#14 Rodriguez beat #3 Del Oro 56-55
#6 Ponderosa beat #11 Antelope 73-69
#7 Whitney beat #10 Vacaville 52-46
#2 Atwater beat #15 Cordova 63-48

SJS D3

#1 Vanden bewat #16 Casa Roble 55-37
#9 East Union beat #8 Del Campo 39-36
#5 Lincoln beat #12 El Camino 69-56
#4 Central Catholic beat #13 Los Banos 75-61
#3 Placer beat #14 Natomas 86-77
#11 Kimball beat #6 Lathrop 91-49
#10 Christian Brothers beat #7 West Park 51-46
#2 Sacramento beat #15 El Dorado 77-69

SJS D4

#1 Union Mine beat #16 Delta Charter 108-52
#8 Sonora beat #9 Ben Holt 63-50
#5 Twelve Bridges beat #12 Ripon 76-55
#4 Calaveras beat #13 Sutter 58-24
#3 Marysville beat #14 Dixon 97-37
#6 Liberty Ranch beat #11 Summerville 50-42
#10 Orestimba beat #7 Escalon 50-40
#2 Venture Academy beat #15 Riverbank 69-51

SJS D5

#9 Argonaut beat #8 Bear River 52-44 (will play #1 Fortune Early College)
#5 Woodland Christian beat #12 Mariposa County 76-54
#4 Bradshaw Christian beat #13 Futures 67-37
#3 Vacaville Christian beat #14 Aspire 71-35
#6 Western Sierra beat #11 Rio Vista 56-38
#7 Leroy Greene Academy beat #10 Sacramento Adventist 68-48 (will play #2 Ripon Christian)

Open Division - https://cifccs.org/Playoffs/results...ll_Open_Division_Pools_and_Schedules_Boys.pdf

Division I - https://cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/22-23/BASKETBALL_BOYS_D1_2023.pdf

Division II - https://cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/22-23/BASKETBALL_BOYS_D2_2023.pdf

Division III - https://cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/22-23/BASKETBALL_BOYS_D3_2023.pdf

Division IV - https://cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/22-23/BASKETBALL_BOYS_D4_2023.pdf

Division V - https://cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/22-23/BASKETBALL_BOYS_D5_2023.pdf

They are quietly rolling along at 25-0...

Vaguely similar to Pondo last year. Will they suffer the same fate that Pondo did?

Division 2…

1-seed Campo takes on the 16-seed, the Vintage Crushers…. Great nickname, btw..

These two competitors have one common opponent this season. The Cougs beat Northgate twice, by 10-15 points each time…. Vintage played Northgate and lost by 33.

Cougs are 40+-point favorites, right? Well, not so fast, it’s the playoffs…

Tip in 10 minutes….

Can anyone explain why the NCS D1 through D3 only gets 2 teams to move on to NorCals and D4 and lower gets 4 teams. Makes no sense for the lower divisions to get more teams. D1 - 3 gets a total of 6 and D4 and below gets 12 teams. When NCS started to move teams up and down for equity the better teams moved up so why wouldn't D1-3 be rewarded with more teams?

NCS D1

#9 Liberty beat #8 Mission San Jose 58-49
#4 San Leandro beat #13 Mt. Eden 51-39
#5 Alameda beat #12 Deer Valley 79-51
#7 Granada beat #10 Castro Valley 61-42
#6 Logan beat #11 Vintage 55-51

Friday Quarterfinals: #9 Liberty at #1 Monte Vista, #5 Alameda at #4 San Leandro, #7 Granada at #2 California, #6 Logan at #3 American

NCS D3

#9 Archie Williams beat #8 American Canyon 57-49
#4 Eureka beat #13 Elsie Allen 71-20
#5 St. Patrick-St. Vincent beat #12 Campolindo 2-0 (not sure what happened with this one)
#7 Carrillo beat #10 Alhambra 58-33
#6 Sonoma Valley beat #11 Encinal 61-52

Friday Quarterfinals: #9 Archie Williams at #1 Marin Catholic, #5 St. Patrick-St. Vincent at #4 Eureka, #7 Carrillo at #2 Pinole Valley, #6 Sonoma Valley at #3 San Marin

NCS D5

#8 Mt. Diablo at #9 Marin Academy 49-30
#4 Upper Lake at #13 Bay School 47-29
#5 Head-Royce vs. #12 Hoopa Valley (will play tonight)
#10 Clear Lake beat #7 International 39-30
#3 San Domenico beat #14 Credo 72-9
#6 Sonoma Academy beat #11 Redwood Christian 55-29

Friday Quarterfinals: #8 Mt. Diablo at #1 Berean Christian, winner of 5-12 game at #4 Upper Lake, #10 Clear Lake at #2 University, #6 Sonoma Academy at #3 San Domenico

SJS D1

#1 Folsom beat #17 Davis 83-28
#8 Lincoln Stockton beat #9 Franklin Elk Grove 50-19
#5 St. Francis beat #12 Rocklin 42-37
#4 McClatchy beat #13 Inderkum 79-27
#3 Antelope beat #14 Laguna Creek 67-28
#6 Oak Ridge beat #11 Kennedy 38-24
#7 Monterey Trail beat #10 Gregori 55-37
#2 St. Mary's beat #15 Turlock 62-14

Thusday Quarterfinals: #8 Lincoln at #1 Folsom, #5 St. Francis at #4 McClatchy, #6 Oak Ridge at #3 Antelope, #7 Monterey Trail at #2 St. Mary's

SJS D2

#1 Christian Brothers beat #16 Rodriguez 71-27
#8 Manteca beat #9 Atwater 69-60
#12 Del Oro beat #5 Ponderosa 58-43
#4 Woodcreek beat #13 Weston Ranch 55-32
#3 Whitney beat #14 Mountain House 66-26
#6 Grant beat #11 Patterson 60-47
#7 Cosumnes Oaks beat #10 El Capitan 46-34
#2 Vista del Lago beat #15 Vacaville 69-41

Thursday Quarterfinals: #8 Manteca at #1 Christian Brothers, #12 Del Oro at #4 Woodcreek, #6 Grant at #3 Whitney, #7 Cosumnes Oaks at #2 Vista del Lago

SJS D3

#1 Vanden beat #17 Casa Roble 88-13
#8 Pioneer beat #9 Placer 43-29
#5 Wood beat #12 El Dorado 57-39
#4 Kimball beat #13 Sacramento 56-30
#3 East Union beat #14 Los Banos 52-35
#11 West Park beat #6 Lathrop 59-47
#7 West Campus beat #10 Sierra 51-42
#2 Lincoln beat #15 Union Mine 68-40

Thursday Quarterfinals: #8 Pioneer at #1 Vanden, #5 Wood at #4 Kimball, #11 West Park at #3 East Union, #7 West Campus at #2 Lincoln

SJS D4

#1 Colfax beat #17 Gustine 72-16
#8 Orestimba beat #9 Argonaut 38-37
#5 Hughson beat #12 Sutter 65-32
#4 Marysville beat #13 Ripon 60-15
#3 Riverbank beat #14 Waterford 73-27
#6 Liberty Ranch beat #11 Sonora 49-43
#10 Escalon beat #7 Capital Christian 58-44
#2 Calaveras beat #15 Dixon 68-22

Thursday Quarterfinals: #8 Orestimba at #1 Colfax, #5 Hughson at #4 Marysville, #6 Liberty Ranch at #3 Riverbank, #10 Escalon at #2 Calaveras

SJS D5

#8 Ripon Christian beat #9 Westlake Charter 47-22
#5 Millennium beat #12 Rio Vista 55-24
#4 Big Valley Christian beat #13 Apsire 44-17
#6 Fortune Early College beat #11 Golden Sierra 60-44
#7 Woodland Christian beat #10 John Adams Academy 36-24

Thursday Quarterfinals: #8 Ripon Christian at #1 Bret Harte, #5 Millennium at #4 Big Valley Christian, #6 Fortune Early College at #3 Bear River, #7 Woodland Christian at #2 Valley Christian

NCS D1

#1 Clayton Valley Charter bat #16 Mt. Eden 56-40
#8 San Leandro beat #9 Freedom 62-52
#13 Logan beat #4 Monte Vista 87-74
#12 Pittsburg beat #5 Berkeley 47-44
#2 Moreau Catholic beat #15 Amador Valley 70-56
#7 Bishop O'Dowd beat #10 Foothill 55-37
#3 California beat #14 College Park 69-53
#6 Liberty beat #11 Heritage 70-50

Friday Quarterfinals: #8 San Leandro at #1 Clayton Valley Charter, #13 Logan at #12 Pittsburg, #7 Bishop O'Dowd at #2 Moreau Catholic, #6 Liberty at #3 California

NCS D3

#8 San Marin beat #9 Kennedy 80-54
#4 Piedmont beat #13 Rancho Cotate 65-43
#5 Analy beat #12 Miramonte 59-49
#2 Pinole Valley beat #15 Kennedy Richmond 85-37
#10 Hayward beat #7 Alhambra 60-56
#3 Piner beat #14 Encinal 50-44
#6 St Patrick-St. Vincent beat #11 Albany 72-49

Friday Quarterfinals: #8 San Marin at #1 Branson, #5 Analy at #4 Piedmont, #10 Hayward at #2 Pinole Valley, #6 St. Patrick-St, Vincent at #3 Piner

NCS D5

#1 Urban beat #16 Clear Lake 67-43
#9 St. Bernard's beat #8 Swett 70-67
#4 Cloverdale beat #13 International 62-56
#5 Athenian beat #12 St. Helena 54-53
#2 Head-Royce beat #15 Credo 63-35
#7 Marin Academy beat #10 Sonoma Academy 60-41
#3 San Domenico beat #14 College Prep 61-44
#11 Berean Christian beat #6 Cristo Rey De La Salle 61-44

Friday Quartrerfinals: #9 St. Bernard's at #1 Urban, #5 Athenian at #4 Cloverdale, #7 Marin Academy at #2 Head-Royce, #11 Berean Christian at #3 San Domenico

According to a Facebook group I'm a member of Legendary Saratoga Football coach Benny Pierce has passed away.

Edit: Found this article. https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/02...KVq7LHjVaRNOqvL0CUGOCgyylZhL0LYPWpK-BOJGnpoXg