TCAL-Rock Week #2

[AHSFan2019]

After a brief hiatus for holiday tournaments and non-league games, there is some exciting East Bay basketball brewing in the TCAL-Rock Division:

Tues, Jan 8th
St. Pat's @ Hercules, 7 pm
Albany @ El Cerrito, 7 pm "The Battle for Key Route/Ashbury Boulevard: Act I"

Wed, Jan 9th
Salesian @ DeAnza, 7 pm

Friday, Jan 10th
Hercules @ El Cerrito, 7 pm
DeAnza @ Albany, 7 pm
Salesian @ St. Pat's, 7 pm

The current standings (notwithstanding the mysterious DeAnza v. Hercules game that even the NCS league commissioner doesn't know the outcome of):

Salesian 2-0
De Anza 1-0
Albany 1-1
St. Pat's 1-1
Hercules 0-1
El Cerrito 0-2

Have fun at the games this week!

 

[remc]

After a brief hiatus for holiday tournaments and non-league games, there is some exciting East Bay basketball brewing in the TCAL-Rock Division:

Tues, Jan 8th
St. Pat's @ Hercules, 7 pm
Albany @ El Cerrito, 7 pm "The Battle for Key Route/Ashbury Boulevard: Act I"

Wed, Jan 9th
Salesian @ DeAnza, 7 pm

Friday, Jan 10th
Hercules @ El Cerrito, 7 pm
DeAnza @ Albany, 7 pm
Salesian @ St. Pat's, 7 pm

The current standings (notwithstanding the mysterious DeAnza v. Hercules game that even the NCS league commissioner doesn't know the outcome of):

Salesian 2-0
De Anza 1-0
Albany 1-1
St. Pat's 1-1
Hercules 0-1
El Cerrito 0-2

Have fun at the games this week!

Always interesting how geographically close EC and Albany have always been.And St Mary’s isn’t very far away either

 

[AndThree]

Ugly win for Albany (44-29) in that dark cavern of a gym at El Cerrito High School. The Cougar D was stifling, the officiating was puzzling, the fans were feisty, and the Albany offense was hiccuping until it finally got rolling in the 4th.

As a visiting college recruiter/coach was overheard saying in the bleachers, “wins are hard”, and this was a tough-fought road victory against an El Cerrito team that was game. Alondre Ray-Love (EC) was hampered by foul trouble and tough D by Mateo Rodriguez (A), but still squeezed in some crucial running right handers for the Gauchos as AJ Gilbert carried the Cougars offensively early on, heading into the halfway break at 19-12, with the Cougars in front.

Avri Finch struggled offensively for the Cougars, but took over in the fourth, taking the offensive reins from Gilbert and supported by some nice 3’s by Julian Bryant. The Cougars were heavily favored, but the Gauchos fought hard, and kept it ugly, forcing several turnovers, but committing way too many of their own, including the first seven possessions of the game which transpired without a single shot attempt for El Cerrito as Albany built an early 7-0 lead.

Hercules is next up at El Cerrito, and Albany heads home for their first matchup with DeAnza—both on Friday night. Perhaps El Cerrito will have a functioning shot clock by the end of the week, although the game will still be played under a dull, yellow hue. No score yet for Hercules and St. Pat’s.

 

[AndThree]

St Pats 71, Hercules 44.

 

[AHSFan2019]

Ugly win for Albany (44-29) in that dark cavern of a gym at El Cerrito High School. The Cougar D was stifling, the officiating was puzzling, the fans were feisty, and the Albany offense was hiccuping until it finally got rolling in the 4th.

As a visiting college recruiter/coach was overheard saying in the bleachers, “wins are hard”, and this was a tough-fought road victory against an El Cerrito team that was game. Alondre Ray-Love (EC) was hampered by foul trouble and tough D by Mateo Rodriguez (A), but still squeezed in some crucial running right handers for the Gauchos as AJ Gilbert carried the Cougars offensively early on, heading into the halfway break at 19-12, with the Cougars in front.

Avri Finch struggled offensively for the Cougars, but took over in the fourth, taking the offensive reins from Gilbert and supported by some nice 3’s by Julian Bryant. The Cougars were heavily favored, but the Gauchos fought hard, and kept it ugly, forcing several turnovers, but committing way too many of their own, including the first six possessions of the game which transpired without a single shot attempt for El Cerrito as Albany built an early 7-0 lead.

Hercules is next up at El Cerrito, and Albany heads home for their first matchup with DeAnza—both on Friday night. Perhaps El Cerrito will have a functioning shot clock by the end of the week, although the game will still be played under a dull, yellow hue. No score yet for Hercules and St. Pat’s.

MaxPreps Player of the Game
Congratulations to #24 Avri Finch for being selected the Albany Basketball Player of the Game.
The 6'5 senior stepped up when it mattered, netting nine of his game high 13 points in the fourth quarter as the Cougars pulled away from El Cerrito Tuesday in a TCAL Rock matchup. Finch hit an assortment of drives, post ups and medium range jumpers while converting all three of his free throw attempts. Finch was the anchor of the Albany defense which held the host Gauchos to 29 points. The Cougars climb to 2-1 in the TCAL Rock and 15-2 overall as they prepare to host a key clash with DeAnza Friday night at 7pm.

 

[AndThree]

The Salesian Pride packed up their sterling 16-0 record (2-0 TCAL-Rock) and #1 NorCalPreps rating, and trekked 4 miles northeast to clash with the hosting DeAnza Dons (9-6; 1-0) in a battle for Richmond hoops supremacy. The game looked to get out of hand early as Salesian jumped to an 11-0 lead on three Dons turnovers, just 3 minutes into the game—but a 4-point play by #0, finally stemmed the tide. This early explosion would result in a 12-point deficit to end an opening quarter (20-8 1Q) that saw sloppy play on both sides, yielding 14 turnovers, 8 by DeAnza.

The Dons opened the 2Q possession with yet another turnover, and the Pride ultimately increased their lead to 19 points, up 40-21 by halftime. The frenetic passing, dribbling, and pressing coughed up 26 first-half turnovers, 16 of them by the Dons. Shane Bell (Salesian) led all scorers with 12 first-half points, all on excellent assists for layups and second-chance put-backs.

DeAnza stopped the turnover parade in the second half and weren’t ready to give up Richmond bragging-rights as they cut the lead to as few as 13 (56-43) on a nasty 3-pointer by #0 with 4:45 remaining in the game. Ultimately, the Pride prevailed 68-51 in a game that was more competitive at times than the score would indicate. The Don’s #0 led all scorers with 24, while Salesian was paced by #13 Sawyer and #14 Bell who in poured 14 and 17, respectively.

We want to wish DeAnza’s #4 a speedy recovery after he went down with a scary injury while hustling until the last minute, trying to save a loose ball.

Current TCAL-Rock standings, heading into some pivotal games on Friday:

Salesian 3-0
Albany 2-1
St. Pat’s 2-1
DeAnza 1-1
Hercules 0-2
El Cerrito 0-3

Upcoming games on Friday, January 11th (7 pm varsity tip-off):

DeAnza (9-7) @ Albany (15-2)
Hercules (7-10) @ El Cerrito (5-12)
Salesian (17-0) @ St. Pat’s (7-6)

 

[Renard Monroe]

The Salesian Pride packed up their sterling 16-0 record (2-0 TCAL-Rock) and a #1 NorCalPreps rating, and trekked 4 miles northeast to clash with the hosting DeAnza Dons (9-6; 1-0) in a battle for Richmond hoops supremacy. The game looked to get out of hand early as Salesian jumped to an 11-0 lead on three Dons turnovers, just 3 minutes into the game—but a 4-point play by #0, finally stemmed the tide. This early explosion would result in a 12-point deficit to end an opening quarter (20-8 1Q) that saw sloppy play on both sides, yielding 14 turnovers, 8 by DeAnza.

The Dons opened the 2Q possession with yet another turnover, and the Pride ultimately increased their lead to 19 points, up 40-21 by halftime. The frenetic passing, dribbling, and pressing coughed up 26 first-half turnovers, 16 of them by the Dons. Shane Bell (Salesian) led all scorers with 12 first-half points, all on excellent assists for layups and second-chance put-backs.

DeAnza stopped the turnover parade in the second half and weren’t ready to give up Richmond bragging-rights as they cut the lead to as few as 13 (56-43) on a nasty 3-pointer by #0 with 4:45 remaining in the game. Ultimately, the Pride prevailed 68-51 in a game that was more competitive at times than the score would indicate. The Don’s #0 led all scorers with 24, while Salesian was paced by #13 Sawyer and #14 Bell who in poured 14 and 17, respectively.

We want to wish DeAnza’s #4 a speedy recovery after he went down with a scary injury while hustling until the last minute, trying to save a loose ball.

Current TCAL-Rock standings, heading into some pivotal games on Friday:

Salesian 3-0
Albany 2-1
St. Pat’s 2-1
DeAnza 1-1
Hercules 0-2
El Cerrito 0-3

Upcoming games on Friday, January 11th (7 pm varsity tip-off):

DeAnza (9-7) @ Albany (15-2)
Hercules (7-10) @ El Cerrito (5-12)
Salesian (17-0) @ St. Pat’s (7-6)

El Cerrito is 0-3, wow...would have never thought.

 

[AHSFan2019]

Friday night scores are in:

DeAnza loses a 2OT thriller at Albany, 59-57.
El Cerrito breaks out of the cellar with a road win at Hercules, 56-25.
Salesian travels to Vallejo and puts the clamps on St. Pat's, 60-39.

One more game to complete the first round of league play, but TCAL-Rock standings are now:

Salesian 4-0
Albany 3-1
St. Pat’s 2-2
DeAnza 1-2
El Cerrito 1-3
Hercules 0-3

 

[AHSFan2019]

Next Tuesday's games (7 pm varsity tip-off):

Albany @ Hercules
DeAnza @ St. Pat's
El Cerrito @ Salesian

 

[AndThree]

MaxPreps Player of the Game for Albany vs DeAnza:Julian Bryant:

The Cougars' senior guard was impactful on both ends Friday as Albany squeaked out a 59-57 double overtime thriller over DeAnza. Bryant's 11 first quarter points staked his team to an early lead, and his defense was key in holding talented Dons' guard Daniel Fagan to one point in the first half. While Fagan and DeAnza made constant rallies in the second half and overtime, Bryant hit clutch shots and played with poise on his way to a game-high 24 points. Albany will complete the first round of TCAL Rock play Tuesday when they host Hercules at 7pm.

 

[AndThree]

Fagan's Steph-Curry-esque three to force a 2OT was a NorCalPreps highlight shot that stunned the crowd, but Coach Treseler orchestrated some plays that dominated the second overtime period and proved victorious.

 

[youseechief]

Thank you for the updates.

 

[AndThree]

Albany beats Hercules 63-51, leading by 20 with 3 minutes left in the game, and Albany down three players with illness/injury.

Salesian runs away with the game vs El Cerrito, 80-44, after a very competitive first half (28-22) that saw the return of El Cerrito's PG.

St. Pat's in a close one, 66-62, over DeAnza.

The TCAL-Rock standings, after the first round of matchups:
Salesian 5-0
Albany 4-1
St. Pat's 3-2
DeAnza 1-3
El Cerrito 1-4
Hercules 0-4

The Hercules at DeAnza game was cancelled on the day of the game due to a scheduling conflict at DeAnza HS, which strikes me as a forfeit for DeAnza, but the league will have to decide the result of this game or reschedule for league playoff seedings.

Second round of TCAL-Rock matchups start tomorrow at 7 pm:
DeAnza @ Hercules
Salesian @ Albany
St. Pat's @ El Cerrito

 

[damim]

Wonder if there's any chance of the Salesian/Albany game being streamed?

 

[remc]

After a brief hiatus for holiday tournaments and non-league games, there is some exciting East Bay basketball brewing in the TCAL-Rock Division:

Tues, Jan 8th
St. Pat's @ Hercules, 7 pm
Albany @ El Cerrito, 7 pm "The Battle for Key Route/Ashbury Boulevard: Act I"

Wed, Jan 9th
Salesian @ DeAnza, 7 pm

Friday, Jan 10th
Hercules @ El Cerrito, 7 pm
DeAnza @ Albany, 7 pm
Salesian @ St. Pat's, 7 pm

The current standings (notwithstanding the mysterious DeAnza v. Hercules game that even the NCS league commissioner doesn't know the outcome of):

Salesian 2-0
De Anza 1-0
Albany 1-1
St. Pat's 1-1
Hercules 0-1
El Cerrito 0-2

Have fun at the games this week!

Been out of the TCAL basketball loop for a while, but I have to ask. When did Albany become a force? Don’t recollect much from them historically, so when did they rise to league prominence?

 

[tcalfan14]

Been out of the TCAL basketball loop for a while, but I have to ask. When did Albany become a force? Don’t recollect much from them historically, so when did they rise to league prominence?

Last year they struggled in league (2-6) and lost in the play in game to St. Marys in TCAL playoffs. This year is different, Albany Is returning eleven players and has seven seniors on this years team, along with five Juniors. This team is much more experienced and can score much more while still maintaining last years defensive intensity (29-26 win over Drake in NCS). They have an amazing coach in Bill Treseler who has done a great job keeping them in games for a long time, only this year he has a little more to work with talent wise. To answer your question more concisely, Albany became a force this year.

 

[AHSFan2019]

Been out of the TCAL basketball loop for a while, but I have to ask. When did Albany become a force? Don’t recollect much from them historically, so when did they rise to league prominence?

Long answer:
Coming from a school district with a single public high school drawing on a talent pool occupying 1 square mile with 0% chance for out of district sports transfers, you wouldn't expect too much, but they've done fairly decent historically. Albany consistently finished in the middle of the pack (5th/6th of 12) in the Bay Shore League (until the 11/12 season), outpacing the "publics" but trailing the "catholics". In 12/13 the Bay Shore split into the Tri-County Athletic League Stone- (lower) and Rock- (upper) divisions.

And with the arrival of ex-college HOF coach Bill Treseler at Albany HS (a local resident), everything changed. Albany went from 5th place in TCAL Stone in 12/13 to a tie for 1st in 13/14 and an outright 1st in both 14/15 and 15/16. This got Albany promoted to do battle with the "catholics" and better "publics" in TCAL Rock in 16/17 and 17/18 where they went 2-6, 2-6, and finished 4th and 5th, which brings us to this year in which they're currently in 2nd at 4-1 (17-2 overall), with half of the league games left. It's still very early and league playoffs await in early February.

Short answer:
1) Coach Treseler, 2) A couple of kids (current D2/D3 recruits) serendipitously moved to Albany in middle school to join a nice set of extant talent. I would say they are fun to watch, but they grind it out defensively, and can play with just about anyone. And they have more charges drawn per game than alley-oops.

 

[AHSFan2019]

Last year they struggled in league (2-6) and lost in the play in game to St. Marys in TCAL playoffs. This year is different, Albany Is returning eleven players and has seven seniors on this years team, along with five Juniors. This team is much more experienced and can score much more while still maintaining last years defensive intensity (29-26 win over Drake in NCS). They have an amazing coach in Bill Treseler who has done a great job keeping them in games for a long time, only this year he has a little more to work with talent wise. To answer your question more concisely, Albany became a force this year.

Yes. What tcalfan14 said.....

 

[youseechief]

They have gotten better every year Tresler

Long answer:
Coming from a school district with a single public high school drawing on a talent pool occupying 1 square mile with 0% chance for out of district sports transfers, you wouldn't expect too much, but they've done fairly decent historically. Albany consistently finished in the middle of the pack (5th/6th of 12) in the Bay Shore League (until the 11/12 season), outpacing the "publics" but trailing the "catholics". In 12/13 the Bay Shore split into the Tri-County Athletic League Stone- (lower) and Rock- (upper) divisions.

And with the arrival of ex-college HOF coach Bill Treseler at Albany HS (a local resident), everything changed. Albany went from 5th place in TCAL Stone in 12/13 to a tie for 1st in 13/14 and an outright 1st in both 14/15 and 15/16. This got Albany promoted to do battle with the "catholics" and better "publics" in TCAL Rock in 16/17 and 17/18 where they went 2-6, 2-6, and finished 4th and 5th, which brings us to this year in which they're currently in 2nd at 4-1 (17-2 overall), with half of the league games left. It's still very early and league playoffs await in early February.

Short answer:
1) Coach Treseler, 2) A couple of kids (current D2/D3 recruits) serendipitously moved to Albany in middle school to join a nice set of extant talent. I would say they are fun to watch, but they grind it out defensively, and can play with just about anyone. And they have more charges drawn per game than alley-oops.

since you gave both, would it be considered the extremely long answer?