Some CCS Scores of Note

[TheHillZ]

Mitty 78 SF 52
Thought this one would be closer. Mitty was up by only six at the half, but blew it open in the third fueled by SF turnovers. Freshman Malia Hunter was unstoppable and led the Monarchs with 25. I think Z Patterson had 17 but some of those might belong to her twin sister. Sophie Holmes was high scorer for SF with 14.

SI 55 Riordan 49
Big road win for the Wildcats puts them all alone in second place in the WCAL behind Mitty

Priory 69 Sacred Heart Prep 36
Panthers had too much size and strength for the Gators. Big rematch at Pinewood on Friday.

Pinewood 93 ND Belmont 33
After a close loss to undefeated Clovis West, the Panthers put up their biggest score in several years. Vallory Kuelker dropped a season high 27 on 11-12 from the field.

 

[colhenrylives]

It is telling that the only scores of note are those involving private/parochials. The vast buffet of public programs is starkly MIA. But maybe that's just a Tuesday evening scheduling phenomenon. We can hope.

 

[TheHillZ]

Ah, these were only "Some" Scores of Note. There were others.

Los Gatos 63 Los Altos 41 The Wildcats win their 8th in a row. They've got six games left, including a tilt with Carondelet. One could reasonably expect a regular season record of 16-8. That should not be good enough to qualify for CCS Open, but worth noting they played both Priory and Riordan tough.

Hillsdale 46 Westmoor 34 The Fighting Knights are having a great season and stand at 17-2. Some tough league games ahead, but they should end up at the top of CCS D2.

Evergreen 59 Leland 28 Cougars feature an aggressive full court trap and stand at 16-3, comfortably on top in the Blossom Valley league. They might be the leading public candidate for CCS Open but for a 56-point loss to Pinewood.

 

[colhenrylives]

Ah, these were only "Some" Scores of Note. There were others.

Los Gatos 63 Los Altos 41 The Wildcats win their 8th in a row. They've got six games left, including a tilt with Carondelet. One could reasonably expect a regular season record of 16-8. That should not be good enough to qualify for CCS Open, but worth noting they played both Priory and Riordan tough.

Hillsdale 46 Westmoor 34 The Fighting Knights are having a great season and stand at 17-2. Some tough league games ahead, but they should end up at the top of CCS D2.

Evergreen 59 Leland 28 Cougars feature an aggressive full court trap and stand at 16-3, comfortably on top in the Blossom Valley league. They might be the leading public candidate for CCS Open but for a 56-point loss to Pinewood.

If Los Gatos, which appears to be the No.1 CCS public team this year, is not Open-worthy, who is?

 

[Streak One]

Ah, these were only "Some" Scores of Note. There were others.

Los Gatos 63 Los Altos 41 The Wildcats win their 8th in a row. They've got six games left, including a tilt with Carondelet. One could reasonably expect a regular season record of 16-8. That should not be good enough to qualify for CCS Open, but worth noting they played both Priory and Riordan tough.

Hillsdale 46 Westmoor 34 The Fighting Knights are having a great season and stand at 17-2. Some tough league games ahead, but they should end up at the top of CCS D2.

Evergreen 59 Leland 28 Cougars feature an aggressive full court trap and stand at 16-3, comfortably on top in the Blossom Valley league. They might be the leading public candidate for CCS Open but for a 56-point loss to Pinewood.

Los Gatos will be a pretty interesting team come NorCals. Played a tough schedule and took their lumps, but rolling through league. Could be a team to potentially watch in NorCal D2 if it shakes out that way

 

[colhenrylives]

Agree. But keeping LG out of the CCS Open will help to give them a decent seed in a lower-level NorCal bracket. The Open status is a deceptive plus at the NorCal seeding meeting. That normally forces a decent CCS public into Division I. Not helpful or equitable.

 

[letsski]

Los Gatos will be a pretty interesting team come NorCals. Played a tough schedule and took their lumps, but rolling through league. Could be a team to potentially watch in NorCal D2 if it shakes out that way

Not exactly rolling through league though...Monta Vista recently took them to overtime in a very tight win.

 

[Streak One]

Not exactly rolling through league though...Monta Vista recently took them to overtime in a very tight win.

Yeah I thought that was the wrong word use. More so they haven't dropped a league game

 

[Streak One]

Agree. But keeping LG out of the CCS Open will help to give them a decent seed in a lower-level NorCal bracket. The Open status is a deceptive plus at the NorCal seeding meeting. That normally forces a decent CCS public into Division I. Not helpful or equitable.

Yes the CCS Open used to be coveted because it guaranteed a NorCal spot. Now with competitive equity, it can mean being overmatched in your section bracket and NorCal bracket.

 

[ClayK]

Here's a thought: Have a state title-track, and a section-title track.

If you want to play for a state title -- or get to NorCals -- you are in full competitive equity mode.

If you see the section playoffs as good enough, you fall back into divisions decided by enrollment.

So a two-tier high school system, essentially for those teams that recruit and those that don't.

 

[cptmycpa]

Here's a thought: Have a state title-track, and a section-title track.

If you want to play for a state title -- or get to NorCals -- you are in full competitive equity mode.

If you see the section playoffs as good enough, you fall back into divisions decided by enrollment.

So a two-tier high school system, essentially for those teams that recruit and those that don't.

That's a good, novel idea. I like it. However, human nature would indicate that if you can win a Section title, you might as well see how far you can go into winning a State title.

I'm not sure if this makes any sense (I'm not that smart), but another idea is to do what the CIF does for high school FOOTBALL--expand to 15 CIF State titles-- Open, D1-AA, D1-A, D2-AA, D2-A, D3-AA, D3-A, D4-AA, D4-A, D5-AA, D5-A, D6-AA, D6-A, D7-AA, and D7-A.

Yes, there's a specific reason why the CIF does it this way for football, but they all count as a CIF State title. There's probably fewer California high school football teams in California, than boys and girls basketball teams, so percentage wise it's easier to win a CIF state title in football than in basketball.

 

[Streak One]

Here's a thought: Have a state title-track, and a section-title track.

If you want to play for a state title -- or get to NorCals -- you are in full competitive equity mode.

If you see the section playoffs as good enough, you fall back into divisions decided by enrollment.

So a two-tier high school system, essentially for those teams that recruit and those that don't.

I agree with a two tier system which we kind of have now with Open/D1. Problem is they also award state titles D2-D5 which creates some hard feelings for those early D1 losers