Yeah until Salesian loses I like them as well. On paper and in warmups its Riordan but game is played on the court.
The gap is small but all the intangible stuff goes to Salesian. (better coached, better d, better chemistry, etc)
Event was great but having zero food options (those carnival food trucks don't count) and water served in that front lobby at room temp was sort of weak.
Officiating seemed decent to me. Coaches tend to be a little less jumpy as well on missed calls vs a real game. They aren't calling much because the schedule is so impacted. I think I saw 4 FT shot.
Local 916 takes.
Folsom has no size. Didn't look that good and got hammered by a very good Sandra Day O'connor team. I think they went 2-2.
Inderkum had a good showing. Went 3-1 with wins over Clayton and Folsom of local taste.
Modesto Christian. - watched them play a solid game against Dublin. Jury is still out but they seem to be a distant 3rd right now in terms of Salesian and Riordan. But I'm sure they will be right in the mix.
Jesuit- Lots of new pieces. i think only one starter returning player. (Schroeder). Looked shaky against a pretty weak Monte Vista team and got spanked by a good mira costa team and then came back to almost beat Cathedral in there last game.