College Scores and Highlights

Sunday, February 16

California fell to Arizona State 80-75 despite Paris (Bishop O’Dowd/Boise State) Austin providing 17 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Saturday, February 15

Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett was one assist short of a triple double with 24 points, 11 boards and nine assists in Montana’s 78-63 victory over Idaho State. He shot 10-14 from the floor and added three assists.

Junior (Modesto Christian) Ballard totaled 27 points (although 7-21 shooting), seven rebounds, four assists and two steals but Cal Poly fell 105-101 to Cal State Fullerton in four overtimes.

Freshman guard Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon provided 16 points, eight boards and seven assists as UC Davis handled Cal State Northridge 110-98.

Freshman center Joshus (Sheldon High) Morgan shot 8-10 on his way to 17 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots in the Long Beach State 65-63 edging of UC Riverside. Arinze (Bishop O’Dowd/Washington State) Chidom posted a 14 point, 10 board double-double for UCR.

Iowa State took care of business versus Texas with an 81-52 success as Solomon (Sacramento High) Young provided 17 points, five boards and a pair of blocked shots in 24 minutes of playing time.

Going 7-11 from three-point range, Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan led with 28 points and teammate James (Leland High) Kelbert added 12 points plus a team best nine boards in Pomona-Pitzer’s 86-66 success versus Cal Lutheran.

Ty (College of Marin) Davis scored an efficient 17 points (5-7, 1-2, 6-6 shooting)  in leading Cal State Stanislaus to an 81-79 win over San Francisco State. Linton (Cabrillo College) Acliese brought 32 points plus 10 rebounds for the Gators.

Chico State won on the road versus Cal State San Bernardino 92-88 with Justin (River City High) Briggs’ 22 points plus 10 boards leading the Wildcats. He shot an economical 7-10, 1-1 and 7-9 overall.

UC Merced edged Cal Maritime 75-72 behind Rafael (Sacramento High/Sacramento City College) Durr’s team-leading 21 points as he shot 8-10, 3-4 and 2-2 respectively. Zavier (Rodriguez High) Lucero finished with 21 points plus seven rebounds for the Vallejo-ites.

Christian (Menlo-Atherton High) Fioretti poured in 26 points in the Oberlin College 84-69 win over Hiram College.

Eric (Consumnes Oaks High/Sierra College) Toles finished with 22 points as Hope International defeated San Diego Christian College 78-65.

Kiree (Santa Cruz High/Fresno Pacific) Hutchings contributed 13 points (4-10, 3-8, 2-3 shooting) in the John Brown University 85-68 victory against Southwestern Christian.

Host Columbia College took down College of the Sequoias 87-72 powered by Landis (Langston Hughes Academy) Spivey’s 27 points, Grayson (Clovis West High) Carper’s 24 and 21 from Deshawn Bartley. Columbia shot 30-61 from the floor, 12-24 from long distance and 15-21 at the foul line. Tiveon (Selma High) Stroud was remarkable for COS with 21 points plus 22 rebounds. Guy Dossi game report.

A 58-43 second 20 minutes powered Fresno City College over West Hills Lemoore 100-84. Keshawn (Burbank High/Cal State East Bay) Brunner led the Rams with both 24 points plus 11 boards. Bryce (Lemoore High) Hernandez with 21 points and seven rebounds was on top for WHL. He shot 10-11, 1-1, 0-1 respectively.

Lassen College topped Shasta College 71-56 behind Jordan Mukenga’s 21 points, 18 rebounds and four steals.

“Redwoods men secure share of GVC title” Elliott Portillo

Friday, February 14

College of Alameda topped Solano College 85-74 getting a 31 point, 16 assist and 10 rebound triple-double from 5-foot-10 sophomore Kameron Malbrough. Jordan (Vacaville High) Adams provided 27 points for host Solano.

Visiting Yuba College bopped Napa Valley College 103-70 behind Patrick (Granite Bay High) Lambey’s 20 points plus 11 boards and Brandon (Clovis West High) Recek’s 17 points.

Host Chabot College edged rival Ohlone College 71-68 with Micah (James Logan High) Webster’s 14 points leading the way.

Last Thursday in the Cal Maritime’s 72-64 defeat of Pacific Union: “…Zavier (Rodriguez High) Lucero had a career and program-high 21 rebounds along with a game-high 16 points, finding himself in double digits scoring again as the junior has yet to finish a game in single digits. It also marks his 13th double-double on the year which is also a program high.”

“Jalen ‘Buckets’ Patterson scores at a historic rate and ranks among area’s best ever” Joe Davidson

“The Truth Was Way Worse” Eddy Curry

“…Sometimes all money can do is pay for a nicer funeral…”

Catching up with…

6-foot-7 Akron junior Camron (Oakland Tech/Sheridan College) Reece is averaging 6.5 points plus 4.7 rebounds in 24 games/11 starts and just under 17 minutes an outing. He is shooting 57% overall, 68% at the foul line.

College Scores and Highlights

Thursday, February 13

Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett led with 25 points in host Montana’s 72-37 takedown of Weber State.

De’Jon (Oakland Tech) Davis posted a 19 point, 19 rebound double double-double as Cal Baptist had no trouble disposing of Westcliff 107-45.

UTEP fell 67-62 to visiting Western Kentucky but Souley (Oakland Tech) Boum still provided 21 points, eight rebounds and three assists.

UC Davis took the measure of UC Santa Barbara 84-75 with freshman guard Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon’s 20 points leading in scoring.

Jamaree (Palma High) Bouyea led with 17 points and also seven assists in the 70-61 USF victory over host Santa Clara.

Jayce (Folsom High) McCain scored 22 points alongside five assists and five boards as Cal State San Marcos edged Cal State Los Angeles 78-76.

Linton (Cabrillo College) Acliese led all scorers with 24 points the San Francisco State 77-69 homecourt success versus Humboldt State.

Cosumnes River College fell 79-78 to Modesto Junior College despite getting 25 points from Adam (Ponderosa High) Orr (6-13 from long distance) and 22 from Kenneth (Laguna Creek High) Cooley.

Ryan (Laguna Creek High) Reed led with 25 points as Sacramento City College defeated Sierra College 75-65.

Delta Men’s Basketball: “Delta wins 104- 70 over Folsom. Travis August 23, Dillon Autrey 20 and Reily Nabors 17. Mustangs are now 17-10 and 10-5 in league.”

Wednesday, February 12

Fresno State edged San Jose State University 84-78 in overtime with Noah (Woodcreek High) Blackwell providing a solid 10 points, eight boards, four assists plus zero turnovers for the San Joaquin-ers.

Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan finished with 19 points, six rebounds, six assists and just one turnover in Pomona-Pitzer’s 70-59 topping of Caltech.

Oberlin College bested Alleghany College 74-64 as Christian (Menlo-Atherton High) Fioretti finished with 25 points, seven boards and four assists.

“Claim Jumpers beat West Hills Lemoore 112-61 and improve to 22-3” Guy McCarthy

plus: “DOWNTOWN DOMINATION
Jumpers set a school record in blowout victory
Columbia sinks 18 3-point baskets in win No. 22″ Guy Dossi

Fresno City College tripped to Porterville and nabbed an 83-70 win powered by freshman guard Mohammed (Monterey High) Adam’s perfect shooting 6-6 overall, 5-5 from three-point range) resulting in 17 points.

Tiveon (Selma High) Stroud loomed large due to 20 points and 16 rebounds and teammate Ryan (Hanford High) Johnson provided 15 points plus 10 rebounds in the College of Sequoias 81-67 success versus host Reedley College.

College of Alameda continued on a roll with a 97-82 homecourt victory over Los Medanos College. Kameron Malbrough produced 24 points plus 15 assists and six boards with teammate Mamane Yaou contributing 22 points.

Michael (West High) Hayes went for 27 points plus 11 rebounds, Andrew (Freedom High/Metro State) Mork 20 points and Michael (Patterson High/Modesto Junior College) Moore 19 as host Las Positas College topped Chabot College 84-80. Jabari (Sacramento High) Sweet led Chabot with 24 points and Skylar (Dublin High) Robinson contributed 18.

plus: “Coach Giacomazzi Gets 300th Career Win: Las Positas Beats Chabot” Arion Armeniakos

DeAnza College edged host Gavilan College 88-85 with Dominic (Evergreen Valley High) Simpkins pouring in 30 points. Kobe (Monterey High/Cabrillo College) Ordonio led GC with 24 points.

Jalen (DeAnza High) Chandler posted a 15 point, 10 rebound double-double and teammate Alfonso (Berkeley High) Murray was close behind with 13 and 10 as host College of Marin topped Solano College 73-70. `

Shakwon Lewis provided 14 points on a most efficient 3-3, 2-2, 6-6 shooting in Butte College’s 94-44 takedown of Lassen College. He added six assists.

Tuesday February 11

Santa Rosa Junior College bested visiting Sierra College 77-70 as Atmar (Washington High-Fremont) Mundu supplied 21 points, eight boards and seven assists and teammate Damian (Cardinal Newman) Wallace was close with 16 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

Last Saturday

College of the Redwoods got by Butte College 83-77 despite Noah (Corning High) Zoppi finishing with 31 points plus eight boards for BC. Thomas (Arcata High) Nelson paced the victors with 23 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

Dempsey Roggenburk scored 29 points in leading Linfield College to an 88-75 victory versus Pacific Lutheran. He shot 11-19, 5-7 and 2-2 respectively.

Last Friday

College of Alameda upset visiting Yuba College 71-66 behind Kameron Malbrough’s bear triple-double of 20 points, 11 boards and nine assists. A 43-27 second half turned the score in favor of CoA.

Kiwi Gardner is back with the Santa Cruz Warriors

“…Kiwi Gardner, acquired from the G League’s available player pool Friday, saw action in his return to the Warriors and scored nine points. Gardner helped Santa Cruz win the 2014-15 G League championship…”

“Freedom High Graduate Andrew Mork Stars in Las Positas Romp” Matt Schwab

and

“Las Positas Sophomore Burse is Mr. Intangible” Arion Armeniakos

Recruiting

Deshaun Cooper: ” Blessed and thankful to receive a full offer to Sonoma State University”

Cooper is 6-foot-9, 200 and out of the San Diego area.

Donavil Avila Jr.: “Blessed to receive my first offer from Sonoma State University”

Avila is a 6-foot-3 freshman guard out of Mississippi and at Utah State University Eastern.

Verbal Commits D2: “Academy of Art, Gannon and NYIT offered former Cal State San Bernardino G Elijah Hill (RS SR). One year to play.”

Hill is a 6-foot-4 guard originally out of Detroit.

“Cal-Hi Sports Northern California
Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Robby Beasley (Dougherty Valley, San Ramon) Sr.”

“Grand Canyon’s Carlos Johnson has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week …”

“Local recruits energize No. 9 College of the Sequoias men’s basketball streak” Nick Giannandrea

“For 10th Consecutive Poll, San Francisco No. 1 in CCCMBCA Poll” CCCMBCA

“SportStars NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings | Top 20, Feb. 10”

“It’s time to grow out of posting degrading comments on athletes’ social media” Madeline Coleman

“The untold story of Sarah Chan, the Toronto Raptors’ dynamic new talent seeker” Rachel Brady

Catching Up With…

Lance (St. Mary’s High/Irvine Valley College/Fullerton College) Coleman II is a 6-foot-6 junior at Cal State Northridge averaging 7.7 points and 3.0 boards in 12 games and just over 22 minutes a contest. He is shooting 40%, 32% and 77% respectively.

6-foot-10 Ethan (Madera High/CCSF/Fresno City College) Richardson is averaging 10.1 points plus 2.8 rebounds in nine games and 18 minutes a contest for Colorado Mesa University. He is shooting 67% from the floor and 88% at the foul line.

Steven (Grant High) Richardson is a 6-foot-5 freshman at Midland College (TX) averaging 9.4 points, 3.7 boards and 1.8 assists in 23 games/21 starts/27 minutes a night. He is shooting 48%, 42% and 62% respectively.

On December 4 last year in Marysville, soon after a City College of San Francisco 94-69 victory over Yuba College, the course of Emeka Udenyi‘s life began to shift dramatically. In the stands that evening sat Seattle Head Coach Jim Hayford and what he witnessed cemented his interest. “He liked my game,” according to a modest Udenyi. So after a recent recruiting visit to the Emerald City, the 6-foot-6, 220 talent committed to sign with the Redhawks in April.

Why Seattle?

“Me and my Mom went there this past weekend (February 1-2). On Saturday, we watched the Seattle-Cal Baptist game, took a tour of the school and had dinner with the coaches.” Udenyi then hung out with some of the players. Sunday brought a tour of Key Arena which is being refurbished and the downtown/waterfront area.

“I fell in love with the city, the coaches are great and I developed some relationships already with the players.” Plus, “I wanted to stay on the West Coast. My commitment is a big relief since this is my last year in JUCO.”

Additionally, Nate Robinson, a fellow CCSF-er, signed with the Redhawks back in November so a familiar face will be accompanying Udenyi north.

His advice to those entering the recruiting process: “go somewhere where you can get a good education, where you are wanted and the coaches care about you.”

Udenyi’s numbers, skills  and versatility

At 6-foot-6, 220 pounds, Udenyi earned all conference honors last season and he is currently averaging 9.9 points, shooting 69% overall, plus grabbing a team high 6.5 rebounds in 22 games/19 starts. The Rams are an undefeated squad with eight players producing or close to double figures in scoring. He is third in assists at 3.6 each outing, a family-wide talent since older brother Amadi ranks fourth on the all-time assists list at Pepperdine.

Asked what he’ll be bringing to his new team, a member of the Western Athletic Conference, Udenyi offered, “the Seattle coaches call me a matchup nightmare. I can take a smaller opponent inside or a larger one to the perimeter and guard a big or a small. My passing is the best part of my game. There’s also my toughness as a rebounder.”

The Journey

After graduating from De La Salle, Udenyi elected to spend a post-high school year at Hillcrest Academy in Phoenix. “I liked the experience and added to my game.” He enjoyed serious interest from a couple of schools but eventually decided to next go the community college route.

The selection of City College San Francisco was an easy one. “Being from the Bay Area, I chose CCSF because you have a chance to win and a lot of good players are always there. It’s the best team in Nor Cal and always in the playoffs for the state championship.”

Worth noting is that Udenyi and winning go hand-in-hand. Three years on varsity at De La Salle resulted in records of 27-5, 31-3 plus 28-6. Last season, CCSF played in the state championship game, finishing with 31-2 overall. Currently, the Rams stand 24-0. “This (CCSF) team is very unselfish and we want to see all of us do well,” he explained.

Udenyi offered thanks to “all my coaches at CCSF, Justin Labagh, Adam D’Acquisto, Tom McNichol and Garrett Moon who played for Coach Hayford at Eastern Washington, and to all my high school coaches. At De La Salle, he played for a series of highly-regarded mentors in Frank Allocco, AJ Kuhle and Justin Argenal.

He will be a Communications major at Seattle.

Kobe Ordonio: “After speaking with Coach Waterman I’m blessed to have received an offer from Academy of Arts University San Francisco”

He also has recent offers from Western Washington and Cal State San Bernardino.

College Scores and Highlights

Saturday, February 8

Jordan (Folsom High) Ford scored 23 points but St. Mary’s fell 90-60 to Gonzaga as the Zags shot 68% overall. A 53-28 first 20 minutes became insurmountable for the Gaels.

Iowa State took the measure of Kansas State 73-63 as Solomon (Sacramento High) Young tallied 20 points alongside four steals and three boards in 23 minutes of court time.

19 points, nine boards and four assists from Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett powered Montana to an 82-71 success versus Idaho.

Joey (Marin Catholic) Calcaterra scored 19 points in San Diego’s 88-81 double overtime win against Portland.

Nate (Woodcreek High) Blackwell produced 15 points plus five assists but Fresno State fell on a last second shot 68-67 to UNLV. He shot 5-7, 4-6 and 1-2 respectively.

“(Carlos) Johnson only had attempted one field goal before he also connected on back-to-back 3s, sparking a run of Johnson scoring 10 consecutive Grand Canyon University points and 12 of the team’s last 14 in the first half. Johnson did not miss a shot in the game, scoring a team-high 25 points by going 6 for 6 overall with four 3-pointers and 9-for-11 shooting on free throws….” Grand Canyon beat Cal Baptist 103-98.

Malik (Jesuit High) Duffy’s 14 point, 12 rebound double-double led Chico State to a 79-73 homecourt win versus Cal State San Marcos. Jayce (Folsom High) McCain scored 15 points for the latter.

Charlie (Granite Bay High/Nevada) Tooley finished with 15 points, seven boards and four assists as Cal State Monterey Bay edged Cal State Dominguez Hills 74-72.

Evan (Santa Clara) Wardlow posted a 20 point, 10 rebound double-double as Cal State East Bay proved to be two points better than host Cal State Los Angeles 75-73.

Nick (Clayton Valley High) Klarman’s 24 points, 10 boards and four steals loomed large in Sonoma State’s 78-69 victory versus San Francisco State. Linton (Cabrillo College) Acliese led the Gators with both 24 points and eight rebounds.

Tavian (St. Patrick-St. Vincent/St. Martin’s) Vincent just missed a double-double with 15 points plus nine boards in Cal Poly Pomona’s 60-57 tight win over host Cal State Stanislaus.

Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan provided team highs of 24 points and five assists and teammate Brendan (Gunn High) Mora concluded with 16 points and a team best of seven rebounds but Pomona-Pitzer fell 94-77 to University of Redlands.

Fresno State bopped West Hills Coalinga 115-67 as Jaden (Lemoore High) Bray-Williams shot 11-14 overall on his way to 23 points for the Rams.

College of the Redwoods topped Butte College 83-77 despite Noah (Corning High) Zoppi pouring in 31 points and grabbing eight rebounds—both squad highs—for Coach Russ Critchfield. He shot 11-24, 5-15 and 4-5 respectively.

College of the Sequoias hosted Merced College and nabbed an 83-75 win as Milton (Bullard High) Burnett’s 18 points led five COS players in double figures. 18 points plus 10 boards from Eddie (Rosemont High) Reddiccs paced Merced.

Friday, February 7

A 71-31 initial 20 minutes powered Las Positas College past Cañada College 133-81 as Andrew (Freedom High/Metro State) Mork was a perfect 10-10 shooting overall, 6-6 from long distance, in leading the victors with 26 points. Michael (West High) Hayes, Matt Roseby and Marquis (Vanden High/Mesa Community College) Davison each contributed 19 points with Davison adding 12 boards. For the Colts, Walter (McClymonds High) Brandon finished with 30 points and Joseph (Palo Alto High) Gault added 20 points.

Host Cabrillo College bested Gavilan College 82-63 as Gabe Mack led the Seahawks with 20 points.

Paced by Dunnell Stafford’s 22 points and 10 rebounds, Solano College bested visiting Merritt College 82-69.

Frank Burlison on Saturday: “… Oakland Bishop O’Dowd pulled away in the fourth quarter to knock off No. 20 Renaissance Academy (61-48) … Six-foot-five junior Marsalis Roberson (pictured) was mostly un-guardable for Bishop O’Dowd (17-7 with a 12^th win in a row) while en route to a 23-point, 5-assist and 4-steal performance and 6-8 sophomore Koat Keat had 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Wildcats (19-9).”

From Saturday: “Bellarmine tightens up WCAL race” Ethan Kassel

From Saturday: “Chico State men’s basketball tops Cal State San Marcos” Sharon Martin

From Thursday: “Early deficit comes back to bite Chico State men’s basketball team against UC San Diego
Wildcats fall to No. 4-ranked UC San Diego in final visit to Chico” Will Denner

“Riordan Basketball: Pick Your Poison” Damin Esper

Anthony Slater: “Per source: Warriors are signing wing Juan Toscano-Anderson into one of their vacant roster spots tomorrow. Bay Area native. Was with team in camp. Played for Santa Cruz in G League this season.”

Toscano-Anderson is out of Castro Valley High and Marquette.

“The Lancers’ 6-foot-7 senior forward is again the WAC’s leading rebounder” Jim Alexander

It’s a De’Jon Davis feature above.

“Novato’s Jason Carpenter securing spot in MCAL record books
Carpenter’s shooting range a key as he moves into fourth all-time in scoring” Riley Overend

Cal-Hi Sports Northern California
Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Teiano Hardee (Vanden, Fairfield) Sr.

Catching Up With…

In 21 games and just under 20 minutes an outing, former California and City College of San Francisco 6-foot-4 guard Deschon Winston, now at Central Michigan, is averaging 7.2 points plus 2.3 rebounds with 51 assists versus 25 turnover as well as 23 steals. He is shooting  38%, 36% and 68% respectively. More on Winston.

The majority of players on the Bellevue University (Nebraska) roster come from northern California community colleges. Among the team leaders are:

6-foot-5 Jemeil (Lincoln High/Modesto Junior College) King is averaging team bests with 15.0 points plus 4.0 assists per game as well as contributing 4.0 rebounds.

6-foot-6 Lewis (Chavez High/City College San Francisco) Hayes is second on the squad in scoring at 13.5 points a night and his 5.3 rebounds is tops on the team.

6-foot-3 Niamey (Mission High/City College San Francisco) Harris ranks third on Bellevue in scoring at 11.5 points per game, second in rebounding at 4.8 and is second to King in assists with 3.5.

David (Nevada Union High) Menary is averaging 13.9 points, 4.1 boards, 3.3 assists and 1.1 blocked shots this season for University of Redlands. He is shooting 45%, 40% and 79% respectively in 19 games/starts and playing 23 and a half minutes an outing.

College Scores and Highlights

Thursday, February 6

Souley (Oakland Tech/USF) Boum scored 20 points (7-13, 4-8, 2-2 shooting) in the UTEP 68-64 loss to Charlotte.

Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett finished with 24 points, eight boards, four assists and two steals as Montana topped Eastern Washington 92-82.

Aided by 19 points, six assists and four rebounds from Jordan (Folsom High) Ford, St. Mary’s bested San Diego 66-60.

Skylar (Drake High/Santa Rosa Junior College) Chavez shot 7-10 overall and finished with 16 points in Pepperdine’s 91-77 success versus Santa Clara.

Paris (Bishop O’Dowd/Boise State) Austin provided 15 points, four rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals but California fell to Colorado 71-65.

De’Jon (Oakland Tech) Davis supplied a 13 point, 10 rebound double double in California Baptist’s 74-69 success against Cal State Bakersfield.

Sacramento State fell 70-66 to Weber State but Josh (Sierra High) Patton just missed a double-double with 16 points and nine boards for the Hornets.

Behind 30 points (7-10 shooting from long distance) from Tyrell (Woodcreek High) Roberts, UC San Diego nabbed an 82-74 road win versus Chico State.

Phoenix (Vanden High) Shackelford’s 15 points aided Cal Poly Pomona’s cause in an 81-67 win over host Humboldt State.

Wednesday, February 5

Cal Poly handled Long Beach State 92-75 as Junior (Modesto Christian) Ballard led the San Luis Obispo crew with 22 points.

Pomona-Pitzer edged Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 81-76 as James (Leland High) Kelbert led the victors with 20 points plus nine boards and teammate Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan totaled 16 points in addition to 10 rebounds.

Host Fresno City College edged College of the Sequoias 81-80 with Keshawn (Burbank High/Cal State East Bay) Brunner pouring in 27 points (10-15 overall shooting, 7-10 from the foul line) as well as grabbing a team high eight boards. Tiveon (Selma High) Stroud led COS with 17 points and added eight rebounds.

Quincy (Clovis West High/San Jose State University) Urbina’s 16 points led CCSF in scoring as the Rams defeated Skyline College 95-55. Colby (Mills High) Vasquez paced SC with 16 points.

Host Foothill College edged Las Positas College 69-66 despite the latter receiving 22 points, 12 boards and five assists from Michael (West High) Hayes.

In Hayward, Chabot College took down Cañada College 80-70 with Jabari (Sacramento High) Sweet putting up 22 points plus 10 rebounds and teammate Skylar (Dublin High) Robinson posting his own 18 point, 16 rebound double-double.

Behind 21 points, 17 rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals from Miguel Velez, Hartnell College handled Gavilan College 76-70.

Kameron Malbrough finished with 28 points, seven assists, five boards and fours steals in the College of Alameda 69-60 defeat of Contra Costa College.

Bobby (Archbishop Riordan) Arenas provided 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as host San Mateo College bested Ohlone College 80-70.

Tuesday, February 4

It was another group effort but credit Edward (Foothill High-Bakersfield) Turner and his 17 points and seven rebounds as major factors in Santa Rosa Junior College’s 74-69 victory over host Sacramento City College. Teammate Damian (Cardinal Newman) Wallace also was big with 16 points plus eight assists. SCC was led by Ryan (Laguna Creek High) Reed’s 24 points.

San Joaquin Delta College edged Cosumnes River College 60-58 as Travis (Liberty High) August led with 18 points and teammate Onkar (Elliott High) Sidhu contributed 12 rebounds, 10 points and three assists. Andre (Pleasant Grove High) Huddleston’s 20 points paced CRC.

From last Saturday: “Nelson puts on show, Redwoods maintains top spot in GVC” Andrew Butler

From last Monday: Tyrell (El Cerrito High/Merritt College) Alcorn scored 23 points but Dillard University fell 94-68 to Talledega College.

High School

“Husky hammering leaves DHS hoops playoff picture hazy” Owen Yancher

“Bellarmine tops Serra; Washington stays hot in MVAL” Darren Sabedra

“St. Patrick-St. Vincent High boys basketball falls to Salesian in thriller” Thomas Gase

“Stone-cold Mahaney leads Campolindo to rivalry win” Ethan Kassel

“CCS Boys Basketball Projections” Ethan Kassel

CCSF Men’s Basketball: “Congrats to Emeka Udenyi on his commitment to Seattle U this past weekend”

Kobe Ordonio: “After speaking with Coach Dunham I’m blessed to have received an offer from Western Washington University”

The Gavilan sophomore received an offer from Cal State San Bernardino earlier.

De’Jon Davis Named WAC Player of the Week”

The 6-foot-7 senior is out of Oakland Tech.

SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Micah Elan
School: Pomona-Pitzer
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.

Micah Elan helped Pomona-Pitzer stake a 109-83 victory over La Verne, and a 75-63 win over Chapman in a 2-0 SCIAC week for the Sagehens. Elan averaged 36 points per game netting 41 in the win against the Leopards and 31 in the win over the Panthers. He shot 61% from the field, 53.3% from three-point land, and 93.3% from the free throw line. He also collected eight boards, dished out seven assists, and recorded a steal during the week.

“TYRELL ROBERTS KEEPS TRITONS ROLLING AND EARNS SECOND PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD” CCAA athletics

“AJ BRAMAH’S POY CAMPAIGN DOWNFALL ALSO MAKES ROBERT MORRIS DANGEROUS” Chris Capella

“…Obviously the RMU coaching staff thought Bramah had promise… but this? He’s averaging 16.3 points, 10.3 boards and 2.0 assists per game in conference play…”

“Damian Lillard Demands Your Attention
The Trail Blazers guard is on a historic run—one that could shape the West’s 8-seed race and Portland’s plans at the trade deadline” Rob Mahoney

Dallas Jensen: “On an 18-4 team (including 7-1 in CVC play), 6’5” FR swingman Ryan Johnson is putting up some incredible conference numbers:

• 16.6 PPG, 11.6 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.7 BPG

• 48.3% FG, 36.5% 3PT, 80.0% FT

He is tough and flat out competes!”

“McKenzie Moore signs with Anwil Wloclawek” Nicola Lupo

“Working out with Kobe and Gianna
Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy shares his memories of the Bryants” Phil Handy with Marc J. Spears

“East LA Edges Closer to Santiago Canyon in the Race for No. 2”

City College San Francisco remains undefeated and on top.

Catching up with…

In 18 games/four starts and 8.3 minutes an outing, 6-foot-2 sophomore guard Logan (St. Francis/Cincinnati) Johnson is averaging 1.7 points per contest while shooting 33%, 27% and 79% respectively. He has 11 assists to eight turnovers. Backcourters Jordan Ford and Tanner Krebs have been Moraga mainstays with fellow guard Tommy Kuhse also appearing in 23 games with 15 starts and averaging 27 minutes of court time. The Gaels need firepower on the court this season which isn’t Johnson’s foremost strength.

6-foot-4 sophomore guard Jake (Bellarmine Prep) Wojcik is averaging 3.6 points alongside 1.9 rebounds while shooting 49%, 41% and 88% respectively. He has participated in 22 games at just under 13 minutes an outing.

In 22 games, three starts and just under 11 minutes a night for Wyoming, 6-foot-3 sophomore guard Greg (Cosumnes Oaks High/Sacramento City College) Milton is averaging 2.5 points and 1.3 rebounds while shooting 34%, 22% and 62% respectively.

College Scores and Highlights

Saturday, February 1

6-foot-7 senior De’Jon Oakland Tech) Davis grabbed 19 rebounds in 33 minutes during California Baptist’s 72-65 defeat of Seattle University.

Sophomore Andre (Lincoln High-Stockton) Kelly provided 14 points, six boards and a pair of blocked shots in 21 minutes of court time as California edged Oregon State 69-67.

Sayeed (El Cerritto High) Pridgett scored 24 points alongside five rebounds and five assists as Montana beat rival Montana State 78-64.

Hawaii got by Cal State Northridge 80-75 as Eddie (Archbishop Riordan/City College San Francisco) Stansberry led with 22 points.

Malik (Jesuit High) Duffy and teammate Isaiah (Sheldon High) Brooks tallied 18 points apiece in Chico State’s 81-71 win versus Cal State Monterey Bay.

Tyrell (Woodcreek High) Roberts went for 32 points in leading UC San Diego to an 80-73 overtime victory over Cal State Stanislaus. Xavier (River City High/Yuba College) Francois aided the Stanislaus cause with an efficient 17 points plus eight rebounds.

Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan stayed hot with 31 points and James (Leland High) Kelbert posted a 13 point, 15 board double-double as Pomona-Pitzer downed Chapman University 75-63.

Eric (Fremont High-Sunnyvale) Siegel scored a personal best 23 points in the UC Santa Cruz 91-74 success versus Cal Miramar. Teammate Rashard (Antelope High) Thornhill contributed 18 points (5-10 shooting from three-point range) plus eight rebounds.

Kiree (Santa Cruz High/Fresno Pacific/Biola) Hutchings scored 16 points but John Brown University was topped 90-84 in overtime by University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. He shot 4-8 from long distance.

Eric  (Cosumnes Oaks High/Sierra College) Toles led with 25 points and teammate Josh (Lighthouse Community Charter High/Orange Coast College) Powell-Davis tallied 23 but Hope International fell 96-86 to William Jessup University

Trey (Harbor High/Cabrillo College) Whitley scored 22 points in the Black Hills State 83-60 defeat of Metro State. He shot a sparkling 7-11, 3-3 and 5-5 respectively.

Brad (Pacific Grove High) Sendell buried 30 points on 9-16, 5-8 and 7-10 overall shooting plus dished out five assists as Lawrence University edged Monmouth University 82-77.

“FRES-NO, NOT AGAIN
Victory eludes Claim Jumpers in final minutes vs. Fresno City” Guy Dossi box

Ryan (Hanford High) Johnson stuffed the stats sheet with 22 points, 16 boards, six assists, three blocked shots and a pair of steals as College of the Sequoias handled West Hills Coalinga 94-60.

“Butte men’s basketball team upends Siskiyous in rematch” Sharon Martin

Friday, January 31

Dempsey (Redwood High) Roggenbuck finished with 27 points as Linfield College edged George Fox University 91-87.

Host Skyline College handled College of San Mateo 87-70 with Noah (Tamalpais High) Haynesworth providing 23 points plus six boards.

Santa Rosa Junior College bested visiting Modesto Junior College 78-70 with a 45-24 second half powering the come-from-behind surge. Bear Cub Edward (Foothill High-Bakersfield) Turner finished with 17 points plus nine rebounds, Gianni Brown contributed 16 points and Atmar (Washington High-Fremont) Mundu compiling 15 points, six assists, five boards and a pair of steals.

Last Thursday, Tyrell (El Cerrito High/Merritt College) Alcorn posted a 31 point, 10 rebound double-double alongside four assists as Dillard University beat Southern University New Orleans 92-81.

Also on Thursday, Jeremiah (Serra High) Testa led with 21 points and N’Jai (Sequoia High) LeBlanc was right behind with 20 as Menlo College bested Hope International 85-78. Josh (Lighthouse Community Charter High/Orange Coast College) Powell-Davis paced HI with a game high 26 points alongside eight boards.

“Mitty flips the script on Bellarmine” Ethan Kassel

CCSF Men’s Basketball: “Sophomore Emeka Udenyi @CantstopMek will be on his official visit to @seattleumbb this weekend. Have fun Mek!!!”

College of the Sequoias Men’s Basketball: “Proud of our very own Savion Johnson for signing his National Letter of Intent today with @ndnuathletics (NCCAA – Pac West). Testament to his academic, athletic, and personal progression.”

Johnson is a 6-foot-6 sophomore out of Hanford High.

“Ceiba’s Jesse Franco worth a look | Airing It Out
5-foot-7 point guard delivers basketball game for the ages, scores CCS record 69 points” Jim Seimas

Cal-Hi Sports Northern California
Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Jamir Thomas (Berkeley) Sr.

It requires a bit of scrolling down.

“Exclusive: A fired principal speaks — Christian Brothers acted with ‘privileged arrogance’” Marcos Breton

“At Jason Kidd’s alma mater, a girls basketball team loses its coach for being too good” Darren Sabedra

Catching Up With…

6-foot-11 Marcus (Deer Valley High/Kentucky/California) Lee is averaging 9.8 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Sioux Falls Skyforce G League team while shooting 75% overall and 41% from the foul line.

Druce (Tracy High/Cal State East Bay) Asah is averaging a team best 12.2 points per game in 19 games/15 starts and just under 27 minutes a contest for Metropolitan State (CO). 118 of his 193 shot attempts have been three-pointers.

Teammate Kendall (Freedom High/City College San Francisco) McIntosh is providing 8.1 points and a team high 5.5 boards in 20 minutes per outing while shooting 47% and 68% respectively. He lead Metro State with 26 blocked shots.

College Scores & Highlights

Thursday, January 30

Cal Poly edged Cal State Fullerton 101-100 in overtime with Junior (Modesto Christian) Ballard shooting 9-12, 3-5, and 11-14 to finish with 35 points.

St. Mary’s had little trouble in topping Portland 86-64 as Jordan (Folsom High) Ford finished with 22 points.

AJ (San Leandro High/Sheridan College) Bramah’s 14 points and 16 rebounds powered Robert Morris to a 64-54 victory over Bryant University.

Cal Poly Pomona bested San Francisco State 65-54 behind BJ (St. Patrick-St. Vincent/St. Martin’s) Standley’s 20 points and 18 via Phoenix (Vanden High) Shackelford. Linton (Cabrillo College) Acliese led The City-ites with 14 points and 10 boards.

Cal State East Bay edged visiting Chico State 65-63 as the latter went a jawdropping 14-35 at the foul line. Chico’s Justin (River City High) Briggs finished with 18 points plus 12 rebounds and teammate Calvin (San Marin High) Geraci tallied 17 points.

Wednesday, January 29

Pomona-Pitzer scored 109 points with Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan bringing 41 of them to the scoreboard in the Sagehens defeat of La Verne. He shot 15-23, 4-8 and 7-7 respectively. Freshman Brendan (Gunn High) Mora scored 20 alongside eight rebounds and James (Leland High) Kelbert provided an all-around 12 points, seven boards, four assists and four steals.

Backcourters Damion (St. Ignatius) Trammel and Dale (Sheldon High) Currie tallied 19 points apiece as City College of San Francisco bested visiting Las Positas College 110-74. A 62-37 second half did the trick for the Rams.

5-foot-10 sophomore Kameron Malbrough filled the stats sheet with 26 points, eight assists, five boards and four steals in the College of Alameda 91-75 win over host Mendocino College.

Tiveon (Selma High) Stroud provided 21 points and nine rebounds and teammate Elihu (St. Joseph High-Santa Maria) Cobb went big with 18 points, 13 boards and five assists as College of the Sequoias bopped West Hills Lemoore 109-50.

McKay (Beyer High) Bundy enjoyed a 19 point, 11 rebound double-double in Fresno City College’s 100-55 rout of Merced College.

Dominic (Evergreen Valley High) Simpkins posted a line of 22 points, six boards, four assists and a pair of steals as DeAnza College handled Hartnell College 72-50.

Behind Kobe (Monterey High/Cabrillo College) Ordonio’s 25 points plus George (Brookside Christian) Carter’s 18 points and nine rebounds, host Gavilan took down Monterey Peninsula College 84-65.

“Claim Jumpers face crucial contest Saturday at home” Guy McCarthy

Posted after Columbia took apart West Hills-Coalinga 106-62.

Tuesday, January 28

Santa Rosa Junior College and host Diablo Valley College paired up with the result being a three-point victory, 66-63, for the Vikings. Gianni Brown led the Bear Cubs with both 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Last Friday, Brandon (St. Ignatius) Beckman scored 19 points, grabbed seven boards and dished out four assists in the University of Chicago 79-74 defeat of New York University. He shot 5-11 from three-point range.

“EFFORT GIVEN
After disappointing loss, Columbia bounces back with blowout win” Guy Dossi

NJCAA Basketball: “Can’t stop, won’t stop

Catching Up With…

College Scores and Highlights

Saturday, January 25

Pepperdine downed Portland 80-69 as Skylar (Drake High/Santa Rosa Junior College) Chavez led the Wave with 24 points.

Zach (Berkeley High/City College San Francisco) Copeland finished with 25 points, six boards and three assists but Illinois State fell to Southern Illinois 58-55. He shot 5-7 from three-point range.

Led by 23 points from Eddie (Archbishop Riordan/City College San Francisco) Stansberry, Hawaii edged UC Davis 76-75. The Aggies were paced by freshman guard Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon who finished with team highs of 22 points, six assists and five boards.

Powered by 18 points plus 11 rebounds from AJ (San Leandro High/Sheridan College) Bramah, Robert Morris edged Long Island University 71-66.

Jamaree (Palma High) Bouyea totaled 23 points, five boards, four assists and three steals in the USF 83-82 success versus BYU. Bouyea shot 10-15 overall, 3-6 from long distance.

21 points via Souley (Oakland Tech/USF) Boum aided the UTEP cause but the Miners still fell 67-57 to North Texas.

Luke (Vista Del Lago High) Advalovic’s career-high 25 points helped power Northern Arizona to an 84-82 defeat of Portland State. He shot 7-11 from beyond the stripe.

Sayeed (El Cerrito High)  Pridgett scored 33 points and grabbed eight boards but Montana fell 87-75 in overtime to Weber State.

Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan provided 18 points plus six assists in Pomona-Pitzer’s 87-73 loss to Occidental.

Tyrell (Woodcreek High) Roberts led UC San Diego with 23 points (5-5 from long distance) in the Triton 92-57 bopping of Sonoma State. A 52-23 initial half broke open the pairing.

Darne (St. Joseph Notre Dame) Duckett led the victors with both 24 points and six assists in Whitman’s 99-82 takedown of Linfield College. The latter was led by Dempsey (Redwood High) Roggenbuck’s 27 points.

Amil Moreau Catholic) Fields posted a 17 point, 10 rebound double-double and Milton (Bullard High) Burnett also tallied 17 in the College of the Sequoias 84-65 beating of Porterville College.

Fresno City College overcame a 41-31 halftime deficit in downing host Reedley College 79-71. Keshawn (Burbank High/Cal State East Bay) Bruner led with both 24 points and eight boards. He shot 9-11 overall.

Malik (Jesuit High) Duffy provided a team-leading 21 points plus eight rebounds in Chico State’s 87-62 defeat of Cal State Los Angeles.

“The Cal Maritime men’s basketball team got another huge game from forward Zavier Lucero and the Keelhaulers beat host Embry-Riddle 62-54 on Saturday in Prescott, Ariz.

Lucero, a 6-foot-6 junior from Rodriguez High, finished with 16 points, 16 boards and four assists for the Keelhaulers. He also hit four 3-pointers.

Josh Hauser had 15 points on 5 of 12 shooting and also hit four 3-pointers. Evan Madill had 10 points and hit three 3-pointers and Matthew Essien had five boards.

Cal Maritime shot just 37.3 percent from the field but the Keelhaulers hit nine 3-pointers.”

“Shasta 87 Redwoods 76

Andrew Butler/Times-Standard

The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team, winners of 12 straight going into Saturday’s Golden Valley Conference road game at Shasta, failed to score at least 80 points for the first time in 12 games en route to an 87-76 loss.

On the year Redwoods is 4-4 when it scores less than 80 points and 13-0 when it scores north of 80.

Redwoods (17-4, 4-1) remains atop the GVC after the loss and still controls its own destiny. Redwoods can ensure a conference title if it wins its final five conference games.

Drew Gillette led Redwoods with 23 points including five 3-pointers. Thomas Nelson chipped in 15 while both Isaac Puzz and Donald Willis finished with 11.”

Friday, January 24

Santa Rosa Junior College defeated Folsom Lake College 76-51 as 6-foot-8 freshman  Edward (Foothill High-Bakersfield) Turner finished with 21 points.

Izayah (Sacramento High) Talmadge provided 16 points plus seven boards but Chabot College fell 61-60 to host Foothill College.

Last Thursday, Hope International fell to Westmont College 84-78 despite Jonah (Willow Glen High/San Jose City College/UC Davis) Underwood providing 19 points plus five rebounds and teammate Josh (Lighthouse Community Charter High/Orange Coast College) Powell-Davis stuffing the stats sheet with 15 points, nine assists and six boards.

Also last Thursday, Menlo College rang up 102 points to 85 for Arizona Christian as Ross (Bishop O’Dowd) Williams came close to a triple double for the victors with 19 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.

Another Thursday matchup had Cal Maritime topping Benedictine 82-66 behind 20 points and 15 boards from Zavier (Rodriguez High) Lucero.

“Mendocino steals late win at COM” Riley Overend

From Wednesday: “Butte men’s basketball shakes off rocky start to down Lassen” Justin Couchot

“Former Warriors player, local basketball talent get a reunion 17 years in the making” Kerry Benefield

“In a season of losses, he’s the last remaining hope for a Fresno State basketball turnaround” Robert Kuwada

A Nate Blackwell feature.

“Cal-Hi Sports Northern California
Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Grant Tull (Gridley) Jr.”

Marin Catholic edges Brandson 63-59 and Tyson Geraci scores 37 versus Drake.

“Mitty beats Serra amidst controversial finish” Ethan Kassel

It wasn’t goaltending on the last play. video

“NCS boys basketball: Campo rolls in DAL showdown, and more” Nate Smith

“Meet the sons of NBA players starring in college and high school basketball
The children of the NBA stars you grew up watching are all over college and high school basketball” Ricky O’Donnell

College Scores and Highlights

Thursday, January 23

Jamaree (Palma High) Bouyea led USF with 19 points but USF fell 58-48 to St. Mary’s. Remarkably, Jordan (Folsom High) Ford didn’t make a basket (0-9 overall) or chalk up a single assist for the Moraga-ites.

UC Riverside pummeled Cal Poly 97-64 as Arinze (Bishop O’Dowd/Washington State) Chidom provided 18 points and nine boards. For CP, Junior (Modesto Christian) Ballard totaled 16 points plus seven rebounds.

Souley (Oakland Tech/USF) Boum scorched Rice for 27 points in UTEP’s 72-64 victory.

Malik (Jesuit High) Duffy scored 25 points and Kevin (St. Mary’s/Cal State Monterey Bay) Warren 19 in Chico State’s 85-76 victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Wednesday, January 22

UC Davis fell to Cal State Fullerton 78-74 despite freshman point Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon finished with 24 points, five boards and four assists.

Pomona-Pitzer bopped Cal Tech 101-62 as Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan led with 19 points and six assists and freshman teammate Brendan (Gunn High) Mora provided 19 points (8-8 overall shooting, 2-2 from long distance and 1-1 at the foul line)) alongside five rebounds.

In a power pairing down in Visalia, College of the Sequoias turned back Columbia College 82-76. Amil (Moreau Catholic) Fields played extra large for COS via his 25 points, nine boards and five assists, Ryan (Hanford High) Johnson added 20 points plus 11 rebounds and Tiveon (Selma High) Stroud contributed 13 and 11.

Wesley (Enochs High) Burse posted a 21 point, 12 rebound double-double and teammate Michael (West High) Hayes provided 12 points plus 14 boards in a 79-71 Las Positas College overtime victory over Skyline College.

Fresno City College blew out West Hill Lemoore 11o-55 as Ronald (Sheldon High) Agbesar led the way with 22 points.

Luke (Branham High) Sayre was strong with 21 points and 10 rebounds but DeAnza College fell 88-70 to Cabrillo College.

Tuesday, January 21

Iowa State bested Oklahoma State 89-82 powered by 27 points from Solomon (Sacramento High) Young who shot 7-8 from the floor and 13-15 from the foul line. He added nine boards, two assists and two blocked shots.

Damian (Cardinal Newman) Wallace and Edward (Foothill High-Bakersfield) Turner scored 15 points apiece in Santa Rosa Junior College’s 70-58 victory over Cosumnes River College.

Raoul (Castro Valley High) Harley led Diablo Valley College with 17 points as Diablo Valley College downed Modesto Junior College 81-59.

With three players scoring in double figures (Noah (Corning High) Zoppi, Shakwon Lewis and Marquise Nelloms all with 14 apiece), Butte College handled 66-54. A 45-28 second 20 minutes turned the tide.

Braxton (Rodriguez High) Adderly totaled 24 points in the Napa Valley College 83-79 victory versus Solano College. The Storm won the second half 51-35.

Monday, January 20

Robert Morris broke Sacred Heart 67-55 as 6-foot-7 AJ (San Leandro High/Sheridan College) Bramah pummeled SH with 18 points (9-9 shooting) plus 20 boards in 29 minutes of court time.

On Saturday, UC Santa Cruz edged Westcliff 95-93 in double overtime with junior guard Patrick (Mt. Eden High) Ramos providing 28 points, six assists and five boards and freshman teammate Avri (Albany High) Finch totaling 21 points and a team high eight rebounds. Plus, sophomore Ryan (Modesto High) Silva scored 19 points for the Slugs.

On Sunday, Avri (Albany High) Finch played big with 23 points and 13 boards in a 74-64 victory versus Bethesda..

San Francisco City College remains atop the state community college rankings with an 18-0 record (the lone undefeated team). Fresno City College is at #5 followed by Yuba College at #6.

CCCMBCA Notes

6-foot-4 sophomore Michael (West High) Hayes of Las Positas College is averaging a double-double consisting of 20.2 points plus 10.9 rebounds … San Joaquin Delta College’s 6-foot-7 freshman Dillon (Calaveras High) Autrey is averaging 15.8 points  and 10.5 boards … At Gavilan College, 6-foot sophomore Kobe (Monterey High) Ordonio is averaging 28.8 points, 5.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds alongside 60 steals … 6-foot-7 freshman Devon (Kennedy High-Richmond) Neal of Contra Costa College is providing the Comets 10.6 points plus 10.0 boards nightly … 6-foot-7 sophomore Kaleb (Stagg High) Carter of Columbia College is far and away the state leader with 4.4 blocked shots a contest … 5-foot-10 City College of San Francisco freshman Darrion (St. Ignatius) Trammel is second in the state in steals with 76 … 6-foot-1 Cañada College sophomore Jumikal (Serra High) Williams-Choa is the state leader in assists with 6.8 a contest

Simply Basketball: “Skylar Robinson | 6’8 Frosh @ChabotBasketbal17pts 5 rebounds 4 blocks vs LPC video

Simply Basketball: “Jabari Sweet | 6’8 Soph @ChabotBasketbal 16pts vs LPC video

Coach Bryan Rooney: “With Ben (Wood) officially back with us, today will go down as one of the greatest ever in CSUEBBasketball history! More importantly, his fight and determination will continue to inspire so many”

“Cancer Made Me Stronger” Ben Wood

“Sheldon shaping up for another state title challenge” Frank Burlison

Will Watkins: “Riordan wins @ Mitty 62-51 behind 24 pts from Bryce Monroe and an incredible 2nd half from Je’Lani Clark, finishing with 20 points, 9 rebs. 2nd half stats – 18pts on 6/9 F/G and 6/7 FT. Riordan snaps a 18-year losing streak at Mitty and is now 5-1 in the WCAL.”

Gerry Freitas: “MLK Classic at St. Mary’s College Game 6: Dublin 64, Modesto Christian 49. Anthony Roy leads Dublin with 15, Michael Pearson 14 for MC. Records: Dublin 14-4, Modesto Christian 13-6.”

“Riordan silences critics with second-half surge” Ethan Kassel

Plus, Kassel provides other last Friday WCAL game reports.

Kobe Ordonio: “All glory to god, After speaking with Coach Yoder I’m blessed to have received an offer from Cal State San Bernardino!”

“Last man standing: College baller has lost six high school teammates to gun violence” Rus Bradburd

“Howard Bryant on Colin Kaepernick and the Moral Bankruptcy of the NFL” 

Corporatism at its worst.

College Score and Highlights

Saturday, January 18

Jordan (Folsom High) Ford led with 26 points as St. Mary’s bested host Pepperdine 78-69.

Freshman point Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon score 16 points and grabbed six boards as UC Davis took care of Cal State Northridge 66-62.

Xander (Christopher High/Gavilan College) Bowers owned the evening for Arizona Christian University with 15 points, 13 rebounds, four shotblocks, two assists and a pair of steals as the Firestorm handled Hope International 85-67. HIU was led by Josh (Lighthouse Community Charter High/Orange Coast College) Powell-Davis’ 21 points and 13 boards.

Austin (Half Moon Bay High) Hilton provided 19 points, six rebounds and three assists in just 17 minutes of playing time as Linfield College topped Willamette College 111-98.

Tommy (Half Moon Bay High/Fresno City College) Nuno scored 23 points, dished out 11 assists and grabbed seven rebounds in Colorado Mesa’s 105-91 defeat of Fort Lewis.

Isaac (Lowell High) Finestone posted a 22 point, 11 board double-double as Oberlin College bested Hiram College 95-77. He shot 9-14 overall, 4-7 from long distance. Teammate Christian (Menlo-Atherton High) Fioretti played big with 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.

Redshirt sophomore guard Tyrell (Woodcreek High) Roberts exploded for 33 points (11-18, 7-11, 3-4 shooting) in UC San Diego’s 87-59 defeat of Cal State San Bernardino.

Keshawn (Burbank High/Cal State East Bay) Brunner provided a human highlight film of 37 points as host Fresno City College topped Porterville College in overtime 88-79.

Savion (Hanford High) Johnson filled the stats sheet with 17 points, 11 boards, six assists, three steals and three blocked shots in the College of the Sequoias 77-75 edging of Reedley College.

“Redwoods wins 11th straight, stays atop GVC standings” Andrew Butler

“Zoppi leads Butte men over Shasta” Will Denner (hit the link and scroll down a bit)

Friday January 17

Arion Armeniakos: “Huge rivalry win (86-81) for the Chabot Basketball program to go 3-1 in Coast North conference. Skylar Robinson led the Gladiators scoring with 17pts (5-7 FG). Jabari Sweet had 16 (8-9 FG). Las Positas Hawks led by Michael Hayes with 21pts (9-16 FG). Wesley Burse had 19 (8-15 FG).”

“Redwoods extends winning streak to 10 games, downs GVC foe Feather River 85-77” Andrew Butler

Kai (Placer High) Huntsberry filled the stat sheet with 21 points, seven assists, six boards and five steals—all in 25 minutes of playing time—as San Diego City College handled Mira Costa College 91-74.

John (Fremont High-Sunnyvale) Vergara scored 22 points (shooting 7-9, 3-4 and 5-6 shooting respectively) as DeAnza College turned away visiting Gavilan College 73-67.

Terry (Vista Del Lago High) Moody totaled 17 points (shooting 7-8 from the floor) in Sacramento City College’s 70-63 victory over geographical rival Cosumnes River College. Kenneth (Laguna Creek High) Cooley scored 19 points for CRC.

Host Solano College edged Mendocino College 89-85 as Dunnell Stafford led the victors with both 36 points (15-23 overall from the floor) and 10 rebounds. Teammate Jordan (Vacaville High) Adams added 21 points.

On Wednesday“…Senior Micah Elan tallied seven assists and passed Norman Carter on the All-Time Career Assists list to become the new All-Time Leader in Pomona-Pitzer Men’s Basketball history with 378 assists…”

Just ‘passing’ this on.

“(Coach Chris) Jans on (Terrell) Brown’s breakout performance: “He moved better, he’s starting to go around people with the basketball and when he does that the whole staff starts smiling… He’s certainly playing the way we expected him to play.”

Brown scored 17 points on 5-9, 4-8 and 3-3 shooting last Thursday in a league win over Utah Valley University.

Gladiator Basketball: “6”8 sophomore Jabari Sweet 2019-2020 1/2 season highlights. Highly skilled consistent scorer “One of the top bigs in the state of California” Will graduate on time this spring 2020.” video link

Simply Basketball: “Brandyn Manning | 6’3 Guard | Merritt JC (2020) Interest from schools in the WAC, SWAC, and MEAC Lead’s the state in 3 Point Percentage at 55.6% video link

Bellarmine Athletics: “The Leader of the Band: Bay Area coaching legend Bernie Schneider (1937-2019) was honored today at USF. Bernie also wrote Glory and Heartbreak – A History of Bay Area Basketball. Bell’s Head Basketball Coach Patrick Schneider and his family were on hand to help honor his Father!” More

Jordan (De La Salle) Ratinho now holds the USF career record for 3-point field goals with 237 (and counting).

College Scores and Highlights

Thursday (January 16)

Zach (Berkeley High/City College San Francisco) Copeland went for 32 points and seven assists in Illinois State’s 84-74 loss to Drake.

Freshman guard Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon scored 19 points alongside four rebounds and four assists as UC Davis topped Long Beach State 85-82. For the 49ers, freshman center Joshua (Sheldon High) Morgan enjoyed a bountiful night with 14 rebounds, 10 points, four assists and three blocked shots.

Terrell (Moreau Catholic/San Jose State University/City College San Francisco) Brown contributed 17 points on 5-9, 4-8, 3-3 shooting respectively as New Mexico State defeated Utah Valley State 70-56.

Joshua (Sierra High) Patton led with 17 points but Sacramento State fell 71-52 to Northern Colorado.

Pepperdine turned away Loyola Marymount 75-67 as Skylar (Drake High/Santa Rosa Junior College) Chavez provided 15 points plus seven rebounds.

Wednesday (January 15) 

“Casper College men hold off Sheridan College for Region IX victory” Jack Nowlin

JoVon (Salesian Prep) McClanahan scored 50 points on 14-20 overall shooting, 5-6 from long distance and 17-20 at the foul line.

McClanahan also received his third offer.

Verbal Commits: “2020 Sheridan College (WY) G JoVon McClanahan has received an offer from UC Santa Barbara. Qualifier w/three years to play.”

Fresno City College bopped host West Hill Coalinga 103-61 with freshman guard Mohammed (Monterey High) Adam totaling 21 points on 7-13 accuracy from three-point range.

Las Positas College downed Canada College 107-95 as Andrew (Freedom High/Metro State) Mork tallied 31 points on 14-19, 2-4 and 1-3 shooting respectively.

Tahjae (Monterey High) Ordonio provided an efficient 21 points (8-10, 3-4 and 2-2 shooting) as host Gavilan College bested Cabrillo College 84-76.

A 49-30 second half powered Chabot College to an 87-69 defeat of Skyline College.  6-foot-3 freshman Izayah (Sacramento High) Talmadge played large with 20 points, five boards and five assists and freshman teammate Japjit (Newark Memorial High) Gill posting a 17 point, five assist line. Colby (Mills High) Vasquez paced Skyline with 22 points.

Grayson (Clovis West High) Carper tied for the team lead with 21 points and grabbed a team high 10 rebounds as host Columbia College took down Reedley College 90-79.

Milton (Bullard High) Burnett provided 29 points and Ryan (Hanford College) Johnson 17 boards as College of the Sequoias handled Merced College 108-64.

Tuesday (January 14)

Conor (Capital Christian) Jeffrey scored 36 points (10-16, 6-10, 6-6 shooting) as Sacramento City College bested Sierra College 98-81.

 Monday (January 13)

Montana defeated visiting Portland State 85-70 as Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett provided 17 points, 10 assists and eight boards.

Pridgett is in the lead for Big Sky Conference Most Valuable Player honors.

Derrick Jones: “Merritt College RS Frosh Adam Sindelar has verbally committed to Florida National University”

He’s 6-foot-7 and was formerly at Cuesta College.

Evan Oliver: “Chico State official visit was awesome!!”

Oliver is a 6-foot 2020 talent out of Riverside. He is averaging 18 points per game.

“SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Micah Elan
School: Pomona-Pitzer
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.

Micah Elan helped lead Pomona-Pitzer to a 2-0 week that featured an 88-63 victory over La Verne, and an 86-74 win over Redlands. He averaged 25.5 points per game including 32 against the Bulldogs, shooting 51.7% from teh field and 63.6% from three-point range on the week. He was also 7-of-8 from the free throw line in addition to collecting nine rebounds, dishing out seven assists, notching two steals and blocking a shot.”

Cal-Hi Sports Northern California
Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Ryan King (Whitney, Rocklin) Sr.

Scroll down a bit for the article.

“Homecoming: Mitty to retire Aaron Gordon’s jersey Friday night” Darren Sabedra

“Holy Court, milestones and upsets define prep basketball week” Joe Davidson & Cameron Salerno

Verbal Commits D2: “Black Hills State G Jordan (James Logan High/Chabot College) McGlory (JR) is leaving the program.”

“Olympiacos, Will Cherry part ways” Emiliano Carchia

“Chaffey climbs 14 spots; Columbia falls in men’s basketball poll as season heats up”

City College San Francisco remains undefeated and on top.

Lakeshow Hoops: “🚨THRILLED to announce joining adidasHoops🚨YEAR 1️5️ will be ELITE”

“Sorry, Steph Curry. This Watsonville Kid Baller Is King Of The 3s” Courtney Teague

“How Sports Impacts The Lives Of Girls And Women Long After Their Playing Days Are Done” Esteban Bustillos

Skyline Basketball: “Really PROUD of our players’ continued success in the classroom. Finished the semester with a Team GPA of 3.54! @truestudentathletes”

Catching up with…

6-foot-7 Lakeland Magic (the Orlando Magic G team) forward Stephen (St. Ignatius/Georgetown/California) Domingo suffered a season-ending injury in early December. His numbers this season: 22 games, 27 minutes per game, 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists while shooting 39% overall and 30% from long distance.

6-foot-9 Phil (Franklin High/Western Nebraska) Fayne graduated from Illinois State in 2019 and is playing in Argentina and averaging 9.2 points plus 4.9 boards in 23 minutes a contest. He is shooting 57% from the floor and 42% at the foul line.

Senior 7-footer Donald (Center High/Las Positas College/Brock University) Mims is currently playing for Niagara College located in Ontario, Canada with 40 minutes of court time in seven games thus far.

5-foot-10 Jalen (Elliott Christian/San Joaquin Delta College) Valverde is at Mayville State (ND) and averaging 10.8 points plus 5.4 rebounds in 14 games. He possesses a 50/22 assist-to-turnover ratio as well as 28 steals and is shooting 50%, 24% and 73% respectively.

In five games/91 minutes thus far At Idaho State this season for 7-foot sophomore Jack (Serra High/Oregon State) Wilson, he is averaging 6.4 points plus 4.8 rebound while shooting 14-28 overall and 4-5 from the charity stripe. Wilson became eligible this month.

 Ethan (Madera High/City College San Francisco/Fresno City College) Richardson is back on the court. Good for him.

JoVon McClanahan: “Had a great conversation with Mark Madsen on the phone. Grateful to receive my first scholarship offer from Utah Valley”

and

JoVon McClanahan: “Had a great talk with Coach Sprinkle and Coach Russel. Grateful to receive an offer from Montana State!!!!”

McClanahan is a 5-foot-10 guard out of Salesian Prep and a qualifier in his initial season at Sheridan College. Madsen caught a Sheridan game over the weekend.

“HALFWAY DONE  Columbia ends the preseason an undefeated 14-0 Guy Dossi

“Top Four Remain; Upsets Shuffle Poll” CCCMBCA

CCSF remains on top with Undefeated Columbia College fourth, Yuba College sixth, College of the Sequoias eighth and Fresno City College eighth.

“Cal-Hi Sports Northern California
Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Camron Young (Kennedy, Richmond) Sr.”

“Quade Green’s ineligibility a massive blow to Washington’s March Madness plans” Mike DeCourcey

“…Green’s replacement is expected to be freshman Elijah Hardy, who had scored just 11 points all season. He was a three-star recruit according to 247 Sports and ranked 201st in the 2019 senior class.

Hopkins told reporter Lauren Kirschman of Tacoma’s News-Tribune that Hardy’s energy level is “booming” but that he tended to be “all over the place.” He is looking to see Hardy bring more discipline to his play, especially on defense, acknowledging it’s hard to establish these qualities in 8 minutes a game…”

Can Elijah Hardy seize the opportunity?

“SportStars NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings | Top 20, Jan. 6”

“NCS roundup: Second-half defense carries San Leandro to win, and more” Nate Smith

“WCAL: Serra holds on in Jungle, St. Francis stuns Bellarmine” Ethan Kassel

“Kennedy’s leadership shines through as University tops Half Moon Bay” Ethan Kassel

“Serra tops Riordan to deliver first stunner of WCAL play” Rthan Kassel

“Pacific’s quadruple OT win over St. Mary’s is latest success for men’s basketball program” Justin Frommer

“Heat signing Gabe Vincent to two-way deal” Nicola Lupo

“Ironi Nahariya signs Diamon Simpson” Eliliano Carchia

“Here are the high school basketball teams holding court in the Sacramento region” Cameron Salerno & Joe Davidson

Scores & Highlights

Thursday

Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett filled the stats sheet with 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as visiting Montana handled Eastern Washington 90-63.

Led by Souley (Oakland Tech/USF) Boum’s 26 points, UTEP defeated Southern Mississippi 76-64. Boum shot 14-14 at the charity stripe.

Wednesday

Pomona-Pitzer defeated LaVerne 88-63 as Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan produced 19 points, four rebounds and four assists for the victors.

Christian (Menlo-Atherton High) Fioretti led with 20 points, Andre (Urban School) Campbell contributed 19 and Isaac (Lowell High) Finestone produced 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists as Oberlin College bested Ohio Wesleyan 89-80.

Host Fresno City College took down Columbia College 87-67 as Marcus (El Capitan High) McCutchen led the Rams with 21 points and teammate Keshawn (Burbank High/Cal State East Bay) Bruner tallied 17. FCC shot 52% 55% and 80% respectively.

City College San Francisco had no trouble with Chabot College in winning 118-76.

West Valley College edged Gavilan 90-87 despite the Rams receiving 36 points plus six assists, five boards and two steals from Kobe (Monterey High/Cabrillo College) Ordonio. He shot 14-21, 0-2 and 8-10 respectively with just three turnovers.

Las Positas College bopped Ohlone College 118-69 with Michael (West High) Hayes posting a 20 point, 14 rebound double-double for the victors.

Los Medanos College topped College of Marin 81-77 as the latter was led by Jalen (DeAnza High) Chandler’s 25 points plus 22 and eight assists via Franco (DeAnza High) Barefield.

25 points from Colby (Mills High) Vasquez powered Skyline College to a 70-67 win versus host College of San Mateo.

Tuesday

Look at 6-foot-8 Bear Cub Edward (Foothill High-Bakersfield) Turner’s line in Santa Rosa Junior College’s 68-62 victory over visiting Sacramento City College: 15 points, seven boards, four assists and five blocked shots on the defensive end. Ryan (Laguna Creek High) Reed’s 20 points led SCC.

Freshman Pierce (Vista Del Lago High) Rexford impressed with 26 points but host Diablo Valley College handled Folsom Lake College 81-60.

Last Saturday, Mendocino College hosted and beat Napa Valley College 94-79 as 6-foot-2 freshman guard Lesown Hallums Jr. tallied 30 points.

Catching Up With…

After 19 games, 6-foot-9 freshman Jay (Valley Christian) Allen-Tovar is averaging 5.4 points plus 2.2 rebounds alongside 10 blocked shots for Salt Lake City College. He is shooting 52% 29% and 70% respectively.

Also after 19 games, 6-foot-7 redshirt freshman Dylan (Los Gatos High/USF) Belquist is averaging 4.5 points and 2.9 rebounds with 11 steals for Salt Lake City College. He’s shooting 40%, 20% and 61% respectively.

Salt Lake is sophomore heavy this season with 4-5 players likely heading to D1.

“Georgetown transfer James Akinjo says he’s committed to Arizona” Bruce Pascoe

Sitting out until the end of 2020, Akinjo now has time to improve his shooting consistency (34% overall, 24% from long distance with Georgetown this season) plus a developing a greater emphasis on creating for teammates. Unlike with the Hoyas, Akinjo should now benefit from having some scoring bigs to feed.

With Wildcat freshman starting point Nico Mannion likely heading to the NBA after one season, Akinjo’s current competition next season appears to be 6-foot-4 Jemarl Baker Jr. who currently owns a 34/8 assist-to-turnover ratio while shooting 41%, 44% and 90% respectively.

Akinjo is joining Jordan Brown, formerly of Nevada and Prolific Prep.

Scores and Highlights

Thursday

Jake (Bellarmine Prep) Wojcik produced 14 points in 18 minutes as Richmond beat back St. Joseph’s 84-52. He shot 4-5, 3-4 and 3-3 respectively and added three assists plus two steals.

Justin (River City High) Briggs posted a 19 point, 13 rebound double-double as Chico State edged Cal State Los Angeles 69-66 in southern California.

Cal State San Marcos bopped Cal State East Bay 83-56 with Jayce (Folsom High) McCain providing 14 points, five boards, three assists and a pair of steals for the victors. Ant (San Lorenzo High/Cañada College) Navarette enjoyed a 20 point 11 rebound double-double for the Hayward-ites.

In Oceanside, Fresno City College lost 79-76 to Antelope Valley College despite received team bests of 20 points and seven boards from Keshawn (Burbank High/Cal State East Bay) Bruner. Teammate Mohammed (Monterey High) Adam shot 5-10 from three-point range on his way to 16 points.

Los Medanos College handled host Solano College 90-76 as Jason (Las Lomas High) Holman tallied 23 points and teammate Zack (Clayton Valley Charter) Martinez provided 20 points plus a team-high eight assists. Armon (Grant High) Economou paced Solano with 22 points.

Kameron Malbrough’s 23 point carried College of Alameda to an 81-72 success versus host Napa Valley College.

Tuesday

Pomona Pitzer’s Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan produced 32 points and 11 assists in a 110-91 victory over Gustavus Adolphus College.

Despite Avri (Albany High) Finch’s 18 points and nine boards, UC Santa Cruz fell 74-67 to host Whittier College.

Monday

Camron (Oakland Tech/Sheridan College) Reece displayed optimum efficiency by posting nine points plus eight rebounds in 16 minutes as Akron defeated Massachusetts 85-79. He shot 4-6 from the floor, 1-1 at the foul line.

Sunday

Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan’s 20 points helped lead Pomona-Pitzer to an 84-67 victory versus Lake Forest. Freshman Brendan (Gunn High) Mora tallied 10 points, eight boards and three assists in just 17 minutes.

Campolindo High defeated host Modesto Christian 60-52 to win the Holiday Hoop Classic championship game.

Modesto Christian Basketball: “Congratulations to Aidan Mahaney on being named Holiday Hoop Classic Most Valuable Player.”

“Campolindo outlasts Modesto Christian for Holiday Hoop Classic title” Joe Cortez

CCCAA Outlook

The Bay Valley Conference looks like a battle between perennial power Yuba College and Mendocino College. The 49ers are 4-2 with away games and 4-0 on neutral courts. Yuba and Mendocino  battle on January 10 and then again February 12.

The Big Eight Conference is Santa Rosa Junior College’s until someone rises up to surpass the Bear Cubs. SRJC, which suffered major personnel losses (Skylar Chavez and Ryan Perez), is a strong 6-2 in neutral court matchups.

The same in the Coast-North Conference with City College San Francisco. The Rams are likely to remain undefeated approaching the state playoffs as nobody else in league has displayed a similar blend of firepower, athleticism and consistency. The closest CCSF win is a 17-point victory versus host Santa Rosa.

The Coast-South Conference looks wide open this season with Cabrillo College righting itself of late and West Valley College owning an 8-6 overall record, 7-3 in the last 10 games. Three victories over Solano College has helped.

The Central Valley Conference will finally be a battle this season between Columbia College, Fresno City College and College of the Sequoias. Columbia and Fresno meet in the San Joaquin on January 8 with Columbia playing at Sequoias on January 22.

The Golden Valley Conference appears to be a two-way tiff between College of the Redwoods and Butte College. Redwoods is impressive, going 2-0 at home, 5-2 away plus 6-1 neutral. The Corsairs also took down host Santa Rosa 84-80 in late December and four of the top five scorers are freshman. Butte hosts Redwoods on January 11.

Catching up with…

In 12 games so far at Casper (WY) College, Dathan (Modesto Christian) Satchell is shooting 47%, 42% and 82% in averaging 6.6 points per contest.

Brad (Pacific Grove High) Sendell is at Lawrence University in Wisconsin and averaging 21.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting 43%, 37% and 85% respectively.

Jaden (Salesian Prep) McClanahan is at Independence Community College (Kansas) averaging 8.5 points, 3.5 boards and 4.9 assists while shooting 46%, 33% and 75% respectively.

Joe Davidson: “We’ve posted our all-decade team for boys basketball. Here’s another group among our roster that could get after it: Drew Cobb Elijah Duplechan Xavier Thames Noah Blackwell Levelle Bailey Tre Abraham Darius Nelson Alex Van Dyke Justin Nguyen Ramon Eaton”

Joe Davidson: “Our All-Decade Rabid & Relentless 5:
LaVelle Bailey, Burbank
Drew Cobb, Sheldon
Dale Currie, Sheldon
Jared Wall, Folsom
Solomon Young, Sacramento”

Siskiyous Basketball: “Best stat of our season so far: 11 of our 17 guys with a 3.0 gpa or higher, including 4 guys with a 4.0gpa. Team gpa of 3.15!”

“There’s No Right Way to Enter the NBA Draft Anymore” Jonathan Tjarks

Out of Arizona, 6-foot-2 point Eric Blackwell III has given a verbal to Cal State East Bay.

Eric Blackwell: “I’ve given it much thought and I’m extremely excited and honored to say that I’m 100% COMMITTED to continue my academic and athletic careers at California State University at East Bay”

Josh Calbert: “Dublin 20’ Anthony Roy Dublin (High) will be visiting San Diego tomorrow. Athletic scoring guard best basketball in front of him!”

Scores and Highlights

Sunday

Richmond fell 90-78 to Alabama but Jake (Bellarmine Prep) Wojcik tallied 17 points on 5-5, 4-4,3-4 shooting, plus five rebounds, for the Spiders.

Jabari (Sacramento High) Sweet’s 20 point and 12 rebound double-double aided Chabot College’s 89-87 edging to Moorpark College. Teammate Izayah (Sacramento High) Talmadge scored but seven points but added 10 boards plus eight assists.

Decaurey (Newark Memorial High) Brown provided 33 points and seven rebouns in the San Jose City College 87-85 loss to Cuesta College. He shot 12-18 overall, 6-11 from three-point range.

Saturday

Behind a 23 point, 10 rebound Arinze (Bishop O’Dowd) Chidom double-double (shooting 9-13 overall, 5-5 from long distance), UC Riverside sent Fresno State down to defeat 60-57.

Montana bested Northern Arizona 79-72 behind 27 points and 10 rebounds from Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett. Luke (Vista Del Lago High) Avdalovic contributed 13 points to the NAU cause. The latter is a redshirt sophomore who is averaging 11.9 points per game while shooting 51%, 51% and 73%.

Host Montana State took down Sacramento State 66-51 despite the Hornets receiving 18 points, seven boards and four blocked shots from Joshua (Sierra High) Patton.

Cuesta College edged Chabot College 83-78 but Tim (James Logan High) Oldham tallied 21 points and Kyle (Dublin High) Brown 19 for the Hayward-ites.

Mike Ray: “Max Petrenko of Placer High scored 93 points in three 2019 Arnett Tournament games to become 2nd all-time scorer for one tournament.”

The 6-foot-6 Petrenko was named tounrey MVP.

Friday

Ohlone College fell 103-81 to Los Angeles Trade Tech but 6-foot-4 sophomore guard Aidan Graham shined for the former with 29 points, six assists and five rebounds. He shot 13-18, 2-4 and 1-1 respectively

661 Hoops Live: “2021 6’1 PG Donjae Lindsey (Weston Ranch) put down 1 of the Top Performances of MC_basketball Holiday Hoops Classic lighting it up w 38pts n W over Clovis East 2 make Semis! Lindsey was on the attack, showing crafty handles, shifty moves & Elite finishes at the rim! Clutch FTs”

“St. Mary’s loses Matthias Tass for season with torn ACL in right knee” SF Chronicle

“Breakout season for Bouyea” John Devine

Aaron Gordon chosen as top Bay Area prep talent of the decade.

“Prep2Prep CCS Rankings THROUGH WEEK 6” Ethan Kassel

“DHS hoops: Win streak hits double digits as Devil boys down Clayton Valley” Owen Yancher

Jemele Hill: “And this is reason no 1 million why Kaepernick’s workout was a sham and a disgrace. Teams that are really interested do this. Also, AB will get endless chances because his behavior is seen as correctable. Kaep never got a chance because they can’t change the way he thinks.

Adam Schefter: “Free-agent WR Antonio Brown is in New Orleans this morning, working out for the Saints, per source. Saints are doing their due diligence.”

The NFL approves some teams continuing to lose versus signing Kaepernick. Sure you want to buy season tickets for those squads?

“Fullerton Pressures San Francisco For No. 1” CCCMBCA

Coach Dave Nutting obituary.

“Prep notes: One of the best area basketball coaches gets a rare honor” Joe Davidson and Cameron Salerno

Coach Derrick Jones/Merritt College: “4 year coaches 6’3” student/athletes! BACKCOURT ABOUT THEM BOOKS!!!! Congrats to sophomore G Jared Bailey @validjayb & G @BrandynnManning on having 3.2 and 3.4 gpa’s respectively this semester. Also averaging 16ppg EACH. Graduating in May!!!! contact me for film/transcripts”

Nicholas Podesta/Fresno City College: “Congratulations to former team captain Christian Carroll who graduated from Biola on Friday with his bachelor’s degree. We’re very proud of you! This is why we do what we do!”

Carroll prepped at Golden Valley High and then spent two years at Fresno City College. Another example of a player making basketball work for him.

“Dylan Hayman is powering Healdsburg’s boys basketball team to early success” Kerry Benefield   Hayman is a 6-foot-5, 210 2021 talent.

In 10 games so far, Chaminade’s 6-foot-6 Kevin (Pleasant Valley High) Kremer is averaging 6.7 points plus 6.0 rebounds per contest (second on the team) while shooting 64%, 44% and 63% respectively. He recently posted a 20 point, 10 board double-double versus Notre Dame de Namur in which he shot 8-9 overall plus 3-4 from long distance.

and

6-foot-3 Kai (Placer High) Huntsberry is a sophomore guard at San Diego City College averaging 11.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists this season while shooting 50%, 44% and 67% respectively. In 13 games, he has 12 starts while playing 27 minutes a contest.

Cal-Hi Sports Northern California Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Austin Patterson (Sonora) Sr.

“The Most Frustrating Player in the NBA: What the Hell Is Wrong With Aaron Gordon?” Chris Murch

Murch is entertaining (maybe a little too much effort in that direction) but his point about Gordon’s inconsistency is valid.

Sacramento State Men’s Basketball: “Hornets by the numbers thus far. The team opens Big Sky Conference play next Saturday at Montana State.”

Inaugural Nor Cal Catholic School Challenge on January 4 at Chabot College

The first annual Nor Cal Catholic Challenge will be held Saturday January 4 at Chabot College in Hayward, CA. It will be hosted by Moreau Catholic.

The event will bring together elite Catholic school programs from throughout the state of California. There will five games on the day beginning at 1:00 pm.

High-profile programs such as Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland), Moreau Catholic (Hayward), St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo), St. Joseph’s-Notre Dame (Alameda) and Southern California powers St. John Bosco (Bellflower) and Damien (La Verne) will be featured.

Currently committed players participating in the event are Monty Bowser of Bishop O’Dowd (California), Wynton Brown of St. John Bosco (Northern Arizona) and Isaiah Holm of St. John Bosco (Chico State).

Promising 2020 prospects are guard/wing Jason Roche of St. Mary’s, guard Josh Camper of St. John Bosco, guard/wing Austin Cook of Damien, center Dischon Jackson and guard Jalen Scott of St. Patrick-St. Vincent.

Class of 2021 prospects include wing Marsalis Roberson of Bishop O’Dowd, guards Lamaj Lewis and Scotty Washington of St. John Bosco, guard Malik Thomas of Damien, forward DJ Johnson of Moreau Catholic, guard/wing Jaden Geron of San Joaquin Memorial.

2022 standouts are forward Jaylen Thompson of St. Joseph’s-Notre Dame, wing Randi Ovalle and forward Jeremiah Nyarko of St. John Bosco, guard Joseph Hunter of San Joaquin Memorial, and guard Trey Knight of Moreau Catholic.

Top 2023 players are national-level postman Jalen Lewis of Bishop O’Dowd, forward LaBrie Goudy-Lee of Moreau Catholic, post Mike Davis Jr and guard Akeem Johnson of San Joaquin Memorial.

In 2018-2019 Bishop O’Dowd and Moreau Catholic were Nor-Cal Division I semi-finalist and St. John Bosco was So-Cal Division I semi-finalist.

1st annual Nor Cal Catholic School Challenge Schedule

Saturday January 4, 2020 at Chabot College

Game 1: 1:00 PM St. Mary’s (Albany) vs Central Catholic (Modesto)

Game 2: 2:30 PM Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland) vs St. John Bosco (Bellflower)

Game 3: 4:00 PM St. Joseph’s-Notre Dame (Alameda) vs Damien (La Verne)

Worth noting about Earl Allen’s recent departure from Sacramento High: “…

“…Earl Allen was even more surprisingly relieved of duty shortly before the season opener, which is the life of any coach who works with year-to-year “at-will” contracts.

Allen worked at Sac High for 21 seasons, the previous three as head coach with three playoff teams.

He was informed of the change by new Dragons athletic director Brady King…

…Allen was stunned, and still is. He said after his dismissal, “I am completely devastated. I’ve given half my life to that place. I can tell you this: I did and have done absolutely nothing (wrong) and have never been disciplined my whole tenure there.”

“Former Marin Catholic standout Calcaterra enjoying breakthrough season for San Diego” Danny Schmidt

5-foot-11 junior Darne (St. Joseph Notre Dame) Duckett is averaging 17.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game playing in six games and 28.5 minutes per contest for Whitman College. Duckett is shooting 39%, 31% and 75% (a very solid 43 free throw attempts) respectively and lead the Blues with 21 assists.

Josh Dhatt Named CSUEB Athlete of the Week

Josh (River Valley High/Yuba College) Dhatt averaged 16 points, 3.5 rebounds and two assists off the bench in two Pioneer victories last week. The Yuba City, Calif., native scored 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting in Saturday’s home win over Humboldt State, and knocked down 8-of-11 free-throw attempts en route to 14 points with four rebounds in Thursday’s victory against Cal State San Bernardino. The junior has scored in double figures in four of the Pioneers’ last five contests overall, and is a big reason CSUEB stands alone in first place in the conference standings.

Scores & Highlights

Sunday

A 41-28 second half powered visiting UC Riverside to an 80-65 victory over San Jose State University. Two worthy notes: SJSU also interviewed David Patrick, the first year UC Riverside head coach, in the process of hiring Jean Prioleau. the third-year Spartan mentor and 2) 6-foot-9 Arinze Chidom, the Washington State transfer out of Bishop O’Dowd, led the Highlanders in this game with 17 points and also grabbed eight boards. He wasn’t pursued by the Spartans after he announced his WSU departure.

Plus, Riverside freshman guard Zyon (College Park High) Pullin produced 14 points, six assists and three rebounds.

Stanislaus State proved one point better, 59-58, versus Cal State East Bay as Xavier (River City High/Yuba College) Francois shot 10-15 overall to lead the Warriors with both 22 points and eight rebounds. Teammate Ty (College of Marin) Davis contributed 18 points. Nai (San Jose State University) Carlisle’s 18 points paced CSEB with Ant (San Lorenzo High/Cañada College) Navarette earning a 10 point, 10 board double-double.

Saturday

“Gabe Vincent scores 35 points again for G-Kings” Stockton Record

Jordan (Folsom High) Ford poured in 21 points as St. Mary’s edged Nevada 68-63.

Despite 32 points and eight rebounds from Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett, Montana fell 87-80 in overtime to host Omaha.

Jamaree (Palma High) Bouyea posted a 19 point, five assists, three rebound, three steals two blocked shots line in host USF’s 93-84 success versus UC Davis. Freshman guard Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon produced 17 points, five assists and four boards.

At home, Chico State bopped Humboldt State 93-66 as Isaiah (Sheldon High) Brooks tallied 22 points and Kevin (St. Mary’s High/Cal State Monterey Bay) Warren provided 16 points, five assists and five steals.

Cal State Los Angeles defeated visiting Sonoma State 81-66 behind 16 points, nine assists, seven boards and three steals from Michael (McClymonds High/City College San Francisco) Wright. Nick (Clayton Valley Charter) Klarman posted a 17 point, 11 rebound double-double for Sonoma.

At 79-77, Diablo Valley College was two points better than College of San Mateo as Darius (St. Mary’s High-Berkeley) Jackson and Isaih (Bentley High) Hood each provided 21 points for the victors. Hood also contributed 13 boards plus six assists.

Gavilan College handled host West Hills Lemoore 83-68 behind Kobe (Monterey High/Cabrillo College) Ordonio’s 38 points.

Friday

Ross (Bishop O’Dowd) Williams contributed 23 points and five boards as Menlo College beat Hastings College 89-80 in a tournament in Honolulu.

“Noah Zoppi hits buzzer-beater to lift Butte basketball in OT” ChicoER  Zoppi scored 32 points (seven treys) while LPC’s Michael Hayes led with 42 points.

Fresno City College topped Cerritos College 78-69 with Ronald (Sheldon High) Agebsar scoring 18 points (8-11 overall shooting) and teammate Eljay (Folsom High) Gallegos shooting 5-5 from long distance in also tallying 18.

Freshman Alphonse Alfred scored 28 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out five assists as host Cabrillo College bested Canada College 73-59.

Thursday

How Tavian (St Patrick-St. Vincent) Henderson aided Cal Poly Pomona’s 78-59 victory over Cal State San Marcos: he wasn’t his team’s leading scorer or rebounder but his line of eight points on perfect 3-3 field goal, 2-2 foul line shooting, plus four boards and an assist (no turnovers) displayed the level of positive efficiency every coach covets.

“Claim Jumpers slam their way into the record books” Guy Dossi

“Claim Jumpers remain undefeated” Guy McCarthy

Columbia College stands 12-0.

Markus (Alameda High) Gilbert finished with 17 points, 13 rebounds and three steals but College of Alameda fell 71-61 to West Valley College.

“Georgetown transfer James Akinjo visiting Arizona” Adam Zagoria

Jabari (Sacramento High/Chabot College) Sweet: “Blessed to receive a full offer from Notre Dame de Namur, all glory to god…”

Jovon McClanahan: “Great unofficial visit at Sac State”

Out of Salesian Prep, he is averaging 22.2 points per game while shooting 52%, 49% and 86% respectively at Sheridan College, WY. Add in 7.0 assists, 6.7 boards and 2.6 steals.

“SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Micah Elan
School: Pomona-Pitzer
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Micah Elan helped drive Pomona-Pitzer to a 83-63 victory over Westcliff in non-conference action as he netted 18 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field (53.3%) including a pair of treys. He added 10 rebounds with seven of those coming on the defensive side of the floor, notched three steals and dished out seven assists in the winning effort”

“Prep basketball notes: Milestone makers, surprising coaching turnover and rankings” Joe Davidson

“Mitty Boys Basketball: Eyes On All The Prizes” Sportstars

With a 9-1 record and a seven-game winning streak (and just three home games so far), Cal Maritime under Coach Brendan Rooney is looking formidable this season as . 6-foot-6 junior Zavier (Rodriguez High) Lucero is averaging a team-leading 19.8 points plus 8.9 boards, 5-foot-10 senior guard Josh Hauser is bringing 15.4 points nightly and 6-foot-8 senior Ben (City College of San Francisco) Borja 10.4 points plus 5.3 rebounds. The Mariners are out-shooting opponents 48% to 41%, 35% to 31% and 76% to 70% respectively. On the boards, Cal Maritime is winning 39 to 33 per game but currently 14 turnovers underwater, 152-166. California Pacific Conference play begins on January 4.

“Stansberry Lands On Men’s Hoops Weekly Honor Roll For Second Time” Big West Conference

“SportStars NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings | Top 20, Dec. 16”

Sheldon High remains on top.

“Basketball player, coach Willie Anderson to be inducted into Vallejo Sports Hall of Fame
Vallejo High grad known for his time with the Harlem Globetrotters” Matt O’Donnell

Scores and Highlights

Wednesday

St. Mary’s obliterated Arizona State by 40, 90-56, behind 34 points from Jordan (Folsom High) Ford (12-17, 7-11, 3-3 shooting). The score was 51-19 Gaels at halftime.

Zach (Capital Christian) Chappell provided 20 points plus six assists but San Jose State fell 89-84 to crosstown rival Santa Clara.

Joshua (Sierra High) Patton totaled 16 points, eights boards and three blocked shots as Sacramento State edged Cal Poly 57-56. Junior (Modesto Christian) Ballard led CP with 18 points.

Host Canada College edged Gavilan College 86-84 behind Joseph (Palo Alto High) Gault’s 32 points (shooting 9-15, 3-6 and 11-12) and 13 rebounds. For Gavilan, Kobe (Monterey High) Ordonio totaled 35 points (11-17, 4-8, 9-12) plus seven assists.

Chris (Woodcreek High) Cagle’s 29 points helped power American River College to a 78-67 triumph over Sacramento City College. Conor (Capital Christian) Jeffrey finished with 29 points for SCC.

Travis (Liberty High) August shot 6-11 from three-point range on his way to 22 points as San Joaquin Delta College bested host Modesto Junior College 84-81. Teammates Dillon (Calaveras High) Autrey provided 21 points plus seven rebounds.

Tuesday

A.J. (San Leandro High/Sheridan College) Bramah scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds in Robert Morris University’s 83-79 success versus Central Michigan.

In Washington’s 81-69 victory over Seattle, sophomore guard Elijah (Bishop O’Dowd) Hardy totaled four points and four assists in just 12 minutes of action.

Monday

Souley (Oakland Tech/USF) Boum exploded for 26 points (8-13, 5-8, 5-6 shooting) as host Texas El Paso downed North Carolina A&T 72-54.

Senior guard Jourdan (Castro Valley High/Stanislaus State/Yuba College) Johnson (shooting 10-15, 6-8 and 1-2 respectively) totaled 27 points in William Jessup University’s 77-74 win versus D2 Flagler College.

Hartnell College handled Porterville College 90-79 as Daniel (Salinas High) Bost scored 33 points for the victors and teammates Miguel Velez finished with 18 rebounds, 14 points nd six assists.

Sunday

Columbia College stopped host Chabot College 77-56 as Landis (Langston Hughes Academy) Spivey led with 21 points and teammate Seth Coddington provided 20 points plus a team high eight rebounds.

Quincy (Clovis West High/San Jose State University) Urbina shot 5-7, 3-4 and 3-4 to finish with a tops on the team 16 points in visiting City College of San Francisco’s 102-63 victory over San Joaquin Delta College.

Las Positas College bested College of the Siskiyous 69-60 as Andrew (Freedom High/Metro State) Mork led with 25 points and gathered in six boards as well.

Scores and Highlights

Sunday

Freshman center Joshua (Sheldon High) Morgan provided 11 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots in 29 minutes during visiting Long Beach State’s 87-76 loss to USC.

City College San Francisco blasted San Joaquin Delta College 102-63.

Stanislaus State handled San Francisco State University 79-62.

Saturday

Jordan (Folsom High) Ford was ‘en fuego’—32 points on 10-14, 2-3, 10-11 shooting—as St. Mary’s jumped out to a 45-29 halftime lead before defeating host California 89-77. Sophomore Andre Kelly led the Bears with 28 points on 8-11, 0-1, 10-11 accuracy.

De’jon (Oakland Tech) Davis provided a 16 point (shooting 7-7), 13 rebound double-double as California Baptist turned away Bethune-Cookman 87-68.

Ross (Bishop O’Dowd) Williams supplied 22 points as the Menlo Oaks took down Hope International 86-78.

Avri (Albany High) Finch and Patrick (Mt. Eden High) Ramos scored 18 points apiece as UC Santa Cruz bested Cal Tech 63-60. Finch also added 12 boards.

In what had to be the game of the night, Fresno City College edged Mendocino College 109-106 in double overtime. Keshawn (Burbank High/Cal State East Bay) Brunner shot 12-19, 0-1, 12-13 to finish with 36 points and added nine caroms.

Quincy (Clovis West High/San Jose State University) Urbina finished with a team high 19 points (plus seven boards) as City College San Francisco handled Butte College 106-53.

Cosumnes River College topped Hartnell College 85-74 as Dillon (Franklin High) Iyawe loomed large with 23 points and 14 boards for CRC.

Gridley Invitational results:

“Congratulations to Dublin High, the 2019 Gridley Invitational Champion!

Dublin – 66
Salesian – 61″

“Top scorers:
Dublin – Roy – 18, Saunders – 17
Salesian – Sawyer – 20, Bell – 19”

“2019 GIBT MVP is……
Anthony Roy of Dublin”

“Top scorer for the tournament with 75 points is:
Bryce Monroe of Riordan”

“Congratulations to @RiordanSports, they take home 3rd place.
Riordan – 76
Campolindo – 62

All Tourney Team 2019:
Te’Jon Sawyer – Salesian
Shane Bell – Salesian
Jaden Saunders – Dublin
Devon Jackson – Dublin
Aiden Mahaney – Camplindo
Carter Mahaney – Campolindo
Bryce Monroe – Archbishop Riordan
Je’Lani Clark – Archbishop Riordon
Darrion Williams – Capital Christian”

Friday

Powered by Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan’s 18 points, 10 boards, seven assists and three steals, Pomona-Pitzer downed Westcliff University 83-66.

A 57-22 initial half carried Chico State to a 113-69 homecourt win over Cal State Monterey Bay. Malik (Jesuit High) Duffy led with 22 points and Justin (River City High) Briggs posted a 13 point, 13 rebound double-double. Plus, Joshua (Central Catholic High) Hamilton shot 5-5 from three-point range to finsih with 20 points.

City College San Francisco scored 55 points in both the first and second session inmore than doubling up on Sierra College 110-53.  Miles Norris led with 21 points, Nate (Las Lomas High/South Dakota) Robinson tallied 18 and Ezekiel (Lincoln High) Holman contributed 17.

Dominic (Evergreen Valley High) Simpkins led with 28 points and seven rebounds and DeAnza College handled Reedley 83-75.

Ronald (Sheldon High) Agebsar led with both 16 points and seven boards as Fresno City College handled Modesto Junior College 92-70.

Thursday 

Chabot Gladiator Basketball: “Your (8-1) Gladiators took the trip to Sacramento and defeated the American River College Beavers 83-73. It was a team effort on the court and on the bench! Kyle (Dublin High) Brown 16pts 6rebs, Jabari (Sacramento High) Sweet 10pts 10rebs, Skylar (Dublin High) Robinson 10pts 5rebs, Akili (Sacramento High) Daniels 10pts 5rebs”

Milton Bullard High) Burnett tallied 25 points and Amil (Moreau Catholic) Fields contributed 16 plus a team-leading eight boards as College of Sequoias bopped Lassen College 111-71. Outstanding stat: 31 assists on 42 buckets for the victors.

Seth (Inderkum High) Dawson shot 6-8 from three-point range on his way to 24 points in Fresno City College’s 108-63 defeat of College of Marin.

Atmar (Washington High-Fremont) Mundu finished with 17 points plus seven assists, Damian (Cardinal Newman) Wallace posted 15 points and nine assists, Gianni Brown contributed 16 points and seven boards and Nathan (Cardinal Newman) Capurro went 4-4 from long distance in scoring 12 points and Santa Rosa Junior College topped University of Antelope Valley JV 109-57.

JH Sports: “Austin Patterson scores a school record 48 points as the Sonora Wildcats beat the Central Catholic Raiders in day 4 of the Mark Gallo Invitational.”

“FROM BUCKETS TO BENCH Calaveras alum Kyle Gouveia trying hand at coaching” Guy Dossi

Guy Dossi with another one of his always-interesting features.

“Fresno State without key player once again as it returns to non-conference play at Cal” Robert Kuwada

Noah Blackwell is sidelined by injury.

From the mailbag of Justin Martinez, the New Mexico State beat reporter:

Question: What is wrong with Terrell Brown?

“I get this question on a weekly basis, and unfortunately I don’t have any profound answer other than he simply isn’t making shots. Brown has been dealing with a strained groin all season, which is well documented at this point, but that only explains so much.

There’s an advanced stat called effective field goal percentage that is the same as regular field goal percentage, but made three-pointers are given 50% more credit since they’re worth 50% more points than a two-point shot.

According to Kenpom.com, Brown had an effective field goal percentage of 55.4 percent last season. This season, that has gone down to 26.9 percent, which is the lowest on the team by 6.4 percent (Robert Brown is at 33.3 percent).

It’s not like the opportunities haven’t been there, though.

Kenpom shows that Terrell Brown is being used on 18.9 percent of possessions compared to 21 percent last season, which isn’t a significant difference. New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans is still drawing up plays for the senior guard, as he said after Tuesday’s win against UTEP.

“I’m running plays for Terrell Brown down the stretch,” Jans said. “If you look at his numbers, you’re like ‘Why are you doing that?’ But I have confidence in him. I know who he is as a player. Eventually, he’s gonna start making some shots, and that’ll make us a lot better.”

I’m sure I’ll continue to get this question from people as long as Brown continues to struggle, but there’s not much else to say.

He’s still being involved in the offense. He’s still getting good looks. He just isn’t making them.”

Brown’s numbers: 9 games, 26 minutes a contest, shooting 13-65 (overall), 9-52 (threes) and 8-12 (free throws) respectively, 4.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 15 assists, 18 turnovers, six steals. The previous incarnation of Brown had him going to the hoop much more plus drawing more fouls (134 foul shots in 34 games). He also had a lesser percentage of three-point attempts last season. His injury must be a big factor.

“Heatles 2.0: Bronny James, Zaire Wade and the making of a high school superteam” Jeff Eisenberg

“Matador Q&A with Alex Sokol” Cal State Northridge athletics

He’s out of Valley Christian. It appears he is redshirting this season.

“JJ Culver scored 100 points in a college game, and the box score is completely wild
The brother of Timberwolves’ rookie Jarrett Culver dropped 100 points in an NAIA game. Seriously.” Caroline Darney

Damian Lillard with “Loyalty Over Everything”

Joy and inspiration emanate from this superb article.

John Devine: “Stevenson senior guard Luke Driscoll has signed to play basketball at Baldwin Wallace University, who is ranked No. 23 in the nation in Division III”

Driscoll is a 5-foot-11 guard.

Chuck Hayes Hoops: “Although we didn’t have a 17u team this last summer, we want to give a huge congrats to former CHB player and @LakeshowAAU G Mike Pearson on receiving an offer from @UCSDmbb who will be moving to the Division 1 level next year. Couldn’t be happier for this young man!”

“Las Positas Men Triumph At James Clark Classic Hawks’ Wesley Burse selected as tournament MVP, Michael Hayes All-Tournament pick” Matt Schwab

“Columbia is now 9-0 after beating MJC” Guy Dossi

Ben (Berkeley High) Baker lauded for his start at West Valley College.

“Four Remaining Unbeaten Teams Hold Top Four Spots” CCCMBCA

It’s CCSF and Columbia College repping the north.

Ryan Silver: “Congrats to 2021 Austin Patterson Sonora (High) on winning Stagg tournament. Patterson 28 points and 9 assists in the ship. Patterson beat the overall scoring record for the tournament and was named MVP. Will be another WCE UA guy putting up monstrous numbers in college very soon.”

“Clark and Monroe lead Riordan to Crusader Classic title” Ethan Kassel

“Cal-Hi Sports Northern California Boys Basketball Player of the Week” Harold Abend

“…Last week, in three games at the NorCal Tip-Off Tournament in Rocklin, (Cole) Anderson stole the show and earned the tourney’s MVP honor after leading the Golden Eagles to the tournament title.

The 6-foot-4 junior point guard started with 31 points in a 91-31 win over Laguna Creek, 36 points against Liberty of Brentwood and a 95-70 victory, 30 points against host Rocklin in a 79-71 win, and in the championship game 65-60 victory over St. Francis of Sacramento Anderson had 21 points.

Those performances were exceptional but his best outing of the season for the 5-1 Golden Eagles came in the team’s only loss two weeks ago at the NorCal Tip-Off Classic at James Logan. Not only did we get to see him in action but we as the PA for the event announced every one of his baskets and 12-for-12 from the free-throw line when he went for 38 points in a 67-62 loss to Cal-Hi Sports No. 4 Windward of Los Angeles…”

From Ian Ross’ Marin Preps of the Week:

“Lukas Prongos, Branson basketball
Prongos scored 21 points in the championship game of the Piedmont tournament on Saturday night, helping the Bulls finish off a 3-0 campaign with a comeback win against the hosts. Prongos also scored 19 points in Branson’s first game at the tournament en route to being named its MVP.

Jason Carpenter, Novato basketball
Carpenter averaged 22 points over four games as the Hornets opened league play with a big win over cross-town rival San Marin then went 2-1 at their own tournament, finishing second following a loss to Piner on Saturday night. Carpenter’s best game came on Thursday, as he scored 28 points and hit seven 3-pointers in a 59-54 come-from-behind win over El Camino.”

CCCMBAA Tidbits

6-foot Gavilan College sophomore guard Kobe (Monterey High/Cabrillo College) Ordonio leads the state in scoring with 28.5 points game alongside 7.0 assists and 3.6 rebounds. He is shooting 46%, 39% and 71% respectively and sports 77/59 assist-to-turnover numbers with 40 steals in 11 games.

5-foot-10 San Jose City College freshman guard Decaurey (Newark Memorial High) Brown is averaging 22.3 points (sixth in the state), 5.3 assists and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 48%, 43% and 92% respectively. He owns 53/35 assist-to-turnover numbers alongside 30 steals.

6-foot-4 Las Positas College sophomore Michael (West High) Hayes is producing a 20.7 point, 11.0 rebounding double-double plus 3.6 assists per game while shooting 53%, 35% and 71% respectively. His 36/51 assist-to-turnover numbers need reversing.

Scores and Highlights

Tuesday

DeAnza College edged Contra Costa College 71-67 with Dominic (Evergreen Valley High) Simpkins totaling 29 points and Jordan Alexander producing 16 points, 10 boards and seven assists for the victors.

Scott Giorganni: “Dougherty Valley, on the back of Robbie Beasley’s 40 points, downs Pittsburg 76-57.”

Riordan bested Weston Ranch 84-75 in overtime, winning the extra period 18-9.

 Via Ethan Kassel:

Riordan (host)
Monroe 34 ((11-11 FT)
Clark 23, 10 rebounds

Weston Ranch
Gavin Wilburn 21, 9 rebounds (first game back)
Donjae’ Lindsey 18
Jordahn Johnson 12, 11 rebounds

Sunday

In San Francisco, Santa Rosa Junior College down College of the Sequoias 87-77 aided by 18 points from 6-foot-4 freshman Nathan (Cardinal Newman) Capurro (5-6 from long distance) plus seven boards. 6-foot sophomore teammate Atmar (Washington High-Fremont) Mundu totaled 16 points, nine boards, six assists and a pair of blocked shots. For COS, Elihu Cobb posted a 23 point, 17 board double-double.

In overtime, San Jose City College topped San Joaquin Delta College 95-87 as Decaurey (Newark Memorial High) Brown’s 30 points, nine boards, eights assist and five steals lit up the stat sheet.

CCSF had no trouble downing Diablo Valley College 108-72 as Miles Norris went for 26 points plus 14 boards.