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So Cal Senior Showcase will be held Sunday March 23 at Santiago Canyon College

2025 So Cal Senior Showcase

The 15th annual So Cal Senior Showcase will be held Sunday March 23 at Santiago Canyon College in the city of Orange. It is open to teams and individuals from high school and AAU programs and Prep schools and Junior Colleges who are unsigned in the class of 2025 (only).

The event is designed to provide all players an exposure opportunity to demonstrate their talents/skills in highly competitive games for the college coaches, scouts, and media expected to attend. A report on the event will be done by the Hoop Review scouting service that will be sent to college coaches and various internet sites. All games will be live streamed by Baller TV.

Cost is $275.00 per team or $110 for individuals. Everyone plays two games. For more information email: gerryfreitas@hotmail.com.

CIF San Diego North County Boys and Girls Basketball News

Del Lago Academy 74 Classical Academy 28 Joseph Lanzone 10 points for CA

Tri City Christian 75 California Lutheran 60 TCC Jeremiah Turner 26 Josh Patten 18 David Turner 12

Escondido Charter 70 St. Joseph's 59 SJA Luke Sutherland 18 Justice Ahiafor 15 Dominic Gale 14

Coastal Academy 44 Classical Academy 36 Isaac Chapman 10 for Classical Academy

Fallbrook 85 Valley Center 53 FB: Elliott Watkins 36 Evan Thomas 17 Xavier Charland 14 Petey Pizzo 12

Escondido 45 San Pasqual 25 ESC Maddox Mendoza 30

San Marcos 77 Westview 28 SM: Jalen Williams 24 Richie Ramirez 19 Elias Flaim 10

Cambridge School 72 Calvin Christian 58 CC: Caleb Lapka 27 Sawyer Goggin 12

Torrey Pines 56 El Camino 49 TP: Tevaris Green 17 Zander Ovies 11 Amir Sadeghi 10

Girls Basketball

Escondido 35 San Pasqual 29 ESC: Naomi Gutterrez 16 SP: Riley Hill 11, Jackie Perez 10

Torrey Pines 70 Oceanside 33 TP: Averi Qwok 15 11 each by Lauren Mills, Kati Tai and Lily Oliver

Lots of changes in the coaching ranks, thread 3

Jose Calzadilla is the new football coach at Burbank Burroughs.

Mitch Olson is the new football coach at Fountain Valley. He was previously head coach at La Palma Kennedy and Loara.

Brett Brown has resigned as football coach at Huntington Beach after nine seasons.

David Prieto is out as football coach at Buena Park.

Connor McBride is the new football coach at Woodbridge.

Former Campbell Hall head coach Dennis Keyes is the new defensive coordinator at Chaminade.

Andrew Cedergren is the new football coach at Sonora.

Carson Palmer has made big hires at Santa Margarita. His former USC teammate, Lenny Vandermade, has left St. Ignatius to become the associate head coach and offensive coordinator at Santa Margarita. Also interim coach Steve Fifita will remain and be the defensive coordinator.

The City Section to punish schools that forfeited games to Narbonne

Two months after four Marine League coaches united to have their schools forfeit football games to Narbonne in protest of alleged rule violations, the City Section is proposing penalties to schools for forfeiting league games.

The first reading of the proposal will be held this month by the City Section Executive Committee and Board of Managers. It includes possible exclusion from the postseason for schools forfeiting as a first offense. The City Section recognizes reasons for forfeiting, such as lack of players or overscheduling. But what the coaches did left the City Section with no options on how to respond.

There’s also other proposals, such as a new football mercy rule that would initiate a running clock after halftime with a 42-point margin and a proposal to add a Division IV football playoff division.

CIF-SS adjusts transfer rules and playing on Sundays for fire-victim athletes

With so many families devastated by fires in Southern California, the CIF is waiving transfer rules for those affected by being displaced or losing their homes.

There will be a form available to schools to fill out to expedite transfer eligibility.

The CIF-SS has also temporarily suspended the rule banning competitions on Sundays to allow teams affected by the fires to play on Sundays if needed to finish their seasons.

The City Section has extended the regular season by a week for basketball and soccer and won’t start playoffs until Feb. 19.

CIF-SS adjusts transfer rules and playing on Sundays for fire-victim athletes

With so many families devastated by fires in Southern California, the CIF is waiving transfer rules for those affected by being displaced or losing their homes.

There will be a form available to schools to fill out to expedite transfer eligibility.

The CIF-SS has also temporarily suspended the rule banning competitions on Sundays to allow teams affected by the fires to play on Sundays if needed to finish their seasons.

The City Section has extended the regular season by a week for basketball and soccer and won’t start playoffs until Feb. 19.

UCLA coaches hit recruiting trail, stop by Newbury Park

Per Tracy McDannald, Rivals UCLA staff writer:

While other staff headed to Texas, Florida, Washington, and NorCal, UCLA head coach DeShaun Foster and director of player personnel Stacey Ford, among other notable stops, traveled to Newbury Park on Thursday to see 2026 five-star quarterback Brady Smigiel, 2026 three-star receiver Devin Olmande and 2025 three-star receiver Shane Rosenthal.

Smigiel is currently committed to Florida State and Rosenthal is committed to Princeton. Olmande, who recently transferred after playing at West Hills (Calif.) Chaminade last season, said he plans to visit UCLA on Jan. 25. He was among the recruits in attendance at the Rose Bowl when the Bruins hosted Minnesota on Oct. 12.


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Lots of changes in the coaching ranks, thread 3

Any link on that Pierce hire ?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not new to this position or new to the school, but new to the position at the school. Please join the coaches and player&#39;s in welcoming one of our own as our new head coach-Alex Pierce!! <a href="https://twitter.com/coachapierce?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">@coachapierce</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreRancho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#WeAreRancho</a>🖤💜 <a href="https://t.co/oYvQCUjIKY">pic.twitter.com/oYvQCUjIKY</a></p>&mdash; RCHS Football (@RCHSCougarsFB) <a href=" Login to view embedded media ">January 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Lots of changes in the coaching ranks, thread 3

Former Crespi football coach Dameon Porter has been hired as the new football coach at Harvard-Westlake. Porter’s contract was not renewed at Crespi in 2022 after an 0-10 season.

Alex Pierce is the new football coach at Rancho Cucamonga.

Ryan Huisenga has resigned after nine years as football coach at Moorpark.

Joey LaRosa has resigned as football coach at Chino.

Michael Wagner is the new football coach at Peninsula.

Mike Maggiore has stepped down as football coach at West Covina.

Mike Christensen has resigned as football coach at Carson.

Malcolm Manuel, who guided Narbonne to the City Section Open Division football championship this season, is the new football coach at Long Beach Cabrillo.

Alfred Rowe is the new football coach at Long Beach Jordan.
Any link on that Pierce hire ?
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