I hear McClatchy from the SJS might be even better this year and surprise. Folsom senior guard Breyana Kimmons (Team Kidd) transferred to McClatchy this fall and is fully eligible to play the entire season. She played two seasons at Folsom (jr. & soph years) and is an unselfish, fast, quick, dynamo who can dribble, shoot, and assist.Smith is the real deal, so is Mitty.
Without Quieroz, Newman drops back to a large pack trailing Mitty. SRV, O'Dowd (most likely). Carondelet, Salesian (maybe) in NCS; Folsom and SMS are the names I know from SJS. Los Gatos might be good, and some WCAL teams will be strong as well.
You really don’t think SRV will be in the mix? Time will tell…Open will be
Acalanes ( NCS winner)
Folsom ( SJS #2)
McClatchy (SJS Winner)
Mitty ( CCS Winner)
Pinewood (CCS #2)
O Dowd or CLET (NCS #2)
In the mix Oakland Tech has a few great players ( two high level D1 players) , Riordan should be on the verge this year and Clovis West will go Open if they get moved North . Piedmont will also surpise people this year despite losing their roster. Don't know what Cardinal Newman looks like without the big but they will obviously still be in the mix. Saint Mary's will scrap but won't hang with the elites this year. No one is close to Mitty again this year in Norcal and they won't play any competitve games against a team from Norcal in my opinion.
Why hasn't C-Let been in the "top teams" conversation in Norcal? I thought that was Kelly's goal when he took over. Every year I hear about Mitty, BOD, SMS. I don't hear them dominate the conversation like they did when Margaret was there. Just curious to hear your thoughts even more so since there's the Cal Stars connection.Smith is the real deal, so is Mitty.
Without Quieroz, Newman drops back to a large pack trailing Mitty. SRV, O'Dowd (most likely). Carondelet, Salesian (maybe) in NCS; Folsom and SMS are the names I know from SJS. Los Gatos might be good, and some WCAL teams will be strong as well.
Those points are valid. I, personally thought that when he took over (and think you alluded to it as well) it was going to be the second coming of Tom G, winning multiple state and national championships. He seemed to have "more success" at Miramonte than he's had (although he's done a good job) at Carondelet. I agree, club success and HS success are not exclusive...unless you are in a BIG, densely populated area.I hesitate to get drawn into this conversation, but I will say this: To compete in the EYBL, any club must draw talent from a wide area, much wider than Carondelet's potential attendance area, or the East Bay, or the Bay Area, or Northern California. So the connection between club success at the national EYBL level and high school success in a limited area aren't necessarily correlated.
Smith is the real deal, so is Mitty.
Without Quieroz, Newman drops back to a large pack trailing Mitty. SRV, O'Dowd (most likely). Carondelet, Salesian (maybe) in NCS; Folsom and SMS are the names I know from SJS. Los Gatos might be good, and some WCAL teams will be strong as well.