Monty Bowser: “I’ve received my first Division One offer from Cal State Northridge!”
Bowser is a 6-foot-5 2020 guard out of Bishop O’Dowd.
“(Ryan) Williams Named CCAA Player of the Week”
“Bethel High guard Chance McMillian named Times-Herald Athlete of the Week” Matt O’Donnell
“Vallejo High boys basketball team looks to keep improving in 2018-19
Redhawks had first winning season last year since 2014″ Thomas Gase
“Sheldon basketball bounds into season of promise with this mantra: Dunk you very much” Joe Davidson
“THE BEE’S PRESEASON TOP 20 BOYS
1. Sheldon (29-6)
2. Grant (23-11)
3. Folsom (26-6)
4. Jesuit (22-8)
5. Capital Christian (22-9)
6. Sacramento (23-5)
7. Burbank (21-8)
8. Liberty Ranch (26-6)
9. Oak Ridge (17-13)
10. Monterey Trail (14-13)
11. West Campus (25-8)
12. Franklin (20-10)
13. Antelope (24-7)
14. Whitney (23-8)
15. Woodcreek (19-12)
16. Del Oro (18-10)
17. Placer (24-9)
18. Granite Bay (15-12)
19. Rocklin (14-15)
20. Davis (14-13)”
SATURDAY
In the 66-60 UC Santa Cruz loss to Colorado College, 6-foot-4 senior Sam (Vacaville High) Gabbard provided 26 points and eight rebounds.
SUNDAY
6-foot-6 senior Andrew (Casa Grande High) Crain filled the stat sheet with 24 points, eight boards and four blocked shots as UC Santa Cruz downed Johnson & Wales 73-69.
Cuesta College bested Foothill College 89-85 with the Owls receiving an explosive 35 point performance from 6-foot-2 sophomore Jamar (Menlo-Atherton High) Gaddis who shot 10-18, 7-14 and 8-10.
City College San Francisco routed Contra Costa College 105-71 with 6-foot-7 freshman forward Walter (Clovis West High) Urbina’s 20 points leading the scoring.
Freshman guard Kai (Placer High) Huntsberry’s 18 points led San Diego City College to an 80-75 success against Cerritos College.
MONDAY
Freshman guard James (Salesian Prep) Akinjo led Georgetown with 19 points in the Hoya 88-78 victory over Liberty University. He shot 6-10, 3-5 and 4-5.
TUESDAY
Breaking out of a season-long shooting slump, JoJo (Newark Memorial High) Zamora tallied 27 points on 9-10, 6-6 and 3-4 shooting in New Mexico State’s 100-65 beatdown of rival New Mexico.
Jordan (Folsom High) Ford shot well again — 23 points on 8-10, 3-5 and 4-6 accuracy — in the St. Mary’s 93-61 obliteration of Bethune-Cookman.
Sophomore guard Jade’ (St. Joseph Notre Dame) Smith has started all seven of Pepperdine’s games and is averaging 9.3 points while shooting 55%, 46% and 69%. He is also grabbing 5.1 rebounds a contest as well as 2.7 assists.
After six games and starts for California, freshman forward Andre (Lincoln High) Kelly is averaging 29 minutes a game, 10.2 points and 5.7 rebounds. Kelly is shooting 64% overall shooting, 70% at the foul line and has yet to take a three-pointer.
Also after six games/starts and 34.7 minutes an outing, junior guard Paris (Bishop O’Dowd/Boise State) Austin is averaging 15.0 points alongside a 24/12 assist-to-turnover numbers for California. He is shooting 49% overall, 33% on nine trey attempts and 65% on free throws.
Junior guard Eddie (Archbishop Riordan/City College San Francisco) Stansberry has played in each of Hawaii’s eight games and is averaging 22.5 minutes per night and 11.0 points while shooting 37% overall, 37% on 62 three-point attempts and 5-8 from the charity stripe.