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Tommy Leach has resigned as football coach at Jurupa Valley. He will be replaced by Cade Sparks, a former quarterback at Summit.

Carson Palmer is returning to high school to be the head football coach at Santa Margarita. He was a volunteer freshman quarterback coach for the Eagles last season when his son played quarterback for the team.

In another big coaching announcement, Malcolm Manuel has resigned after four years as football coach at Narbonne, which won the City Section Open Division championship but was also placed on probation and made ineligible for next season’s playoffs after seven ineligible players were discovered.

Stephen Barbee has resigned after seven years as football coach at Long Beach Poly. That opens one of the top public school coaching positions in the Southland.

Dave Ramos, the football coach at Schurr for 10 years, has resigned.

Garfield has named former quarterback Patrick Vargas as its replacement for Lorenzo Hernandez. Vargas served as the Bulldogs’ offensive coordinator, is a teacher on campus and has lots of support. He’s 33 and is getting his dream job after years of training under Hernandez.

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Inside linebackers coach Scott White made a stop Thursday at San Bernardino-Cajon to talk to a pair of teammates.

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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

The Ducks are set to host a big weekend of visitors, as nearly two dozen elite athletes from the classes of 2026 and 2027 including commit Kodi Greene from Mater Dei. Several are from California:

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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.

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.

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.

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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The Los Angeles Unified School District canceled sports Wednesday through the weekend and has also canceled practices and games for Monday.

The Gold Coast League, made up of Brentwood, Windward, Campbell Hall, Crossroads and Viewpoint, is expected to cancel all sporting events this week and resume Jan. 21. Brentwood’s campus is closed all week.

The Palisades boys and girls basketball teams were preparing to practice in the school gym when told the evacuate.

Loyola’s student body was greatly affected, with families losing homes in Pasadena/Altadena and Pacific Palisades.

With hundreds of homes destroyed, the California Interscholastic Federation has provisions for parents to gain athletic eligibility for their affected children through hardship waivers. Individual schools can make the appeal.

The Los Angeles Unified School District canceled sports Wednesday through the weekend and has also canceled practices and games for Monday.

The Gold Coast League, made up of Brentwood, Windward, Campbell Hall, Crossroads and Viewpoint, is expected to cancel all sporting events this week and resume Jan. 21. Brentwood’s campus is closed all week.

The Palisades boys and girls basketball teams were preparing to practice in the school gym when told the evacuate.

Loyola’s student body was greatly affected, with families losing homes in Pasadena/Altadena and Pacific Palisades.

With hundreds of homes destroyed, the California Interscholastic Federation has provisions for parents to gain athletic eligibility for their affected children through hardship waivers. Individual schools can make the appeal.

So Cal Showdown Game Results (Saturday January 11):

Game 1: Crean Lutheran 79, Temecula Valley 59
Player of the Game: Jacob Majok from Crean Lutheran (19 points, 14 rebounds)

Game 2: Damien 71, San Juan Hills 52
Player of the Game: Eli Garner from Damien (25 points, 9 rebounds)

Game 3: Rolling Hills Prep 64, Village Christian 58
Player of the Game: Nick Welch Jr from Rolling Hills Prep (14 points)

Game 4: La Mirada 76, Rancho Cucamonga 64
Player of the Game: Gene Roebuck from La Mirada (25 points)

Game 5: Canyon 77, Mira Costa 72
Player of the Game: Brandon Benjamin from Canyon (30 points, 9 rebounds)

Game 6: Bishop Alemany 53, Fairmont Prep 42
Player of the Game: Bourgeois Tshilobo from Alemany (6 points, 7 rebounds)

Game 7: LA Premier Prep 60, Aveson Prep 46
Player of the Game: Vieux Sanneh from LA Premier (28 points)

Game 8: Roosevelt 75, Etiwanda 51
Player of the Game: Myles Walker from Roosevelt (16 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds)

Boys

Pacific Ridge 58 Calvin Christian 41 CC: Sawyer Goggin 17 Caleb Lapka 15

Valley Center 62 Classical Academy 55 CA: Nathan French 17 Joseph Lanzone 12



Girls

Torrey Pines 62 Canyon Crest 22 TP Lily Oliva 16

Bishop School 49 Oceanside 33 Martina Griffin 10

From Rivals Nebraska Recruiting Analyst Tim Verghese:

Nebraska has an early offer out to Bellflower (Cali.) St. John Bosco four-star defensive back Jailen Hill, who was one of the best defensive backs in attendance on Friday.

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Boys

Escondido 55 Calvin Christian 38 ESC: Maddox Mendoza 21 Nathan James 11 CC: Sawyer Goggin 20

Kearney 69 Classical Academy 48 8 by Joseph Lanzone

Torrey Pines 74 Canyon Crest 56 TP: Cody Shen 23 Zain Mehio 17

Even though ND is involved in playoff preparations, they are still involved in recruiting and will send scouts out west on Tuesday.

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Per Eric Sondheimer, LA Times:

Ontario Christian avenged its only defeat by knocking off Archbishop Mitty on Saturday.

Etiwanda is starting to come on strong. The defending state champions shouldn’t be overlooked despite a slow start.
There were some top individual performances, led by Aliyanna Morris of Etiwanda going for 36 points in a win over Carondelete.

Anna Shreeve of San Juan Hills scored 29 points in a win over Santa Margarita.

Villa Park is 15-3 and 1-0 in league.

Sierra Canyon is 14-1 and faces Windward on Saturday in a matchup of likely Open Division teams.