Skill/Training Workouts for Month of May
Dates: May 2nd,9th, 16th and 23rd
Location:Citrus Hill High School Fridays 6:30pm-8:30pm
Limited to 15 players maximum
Cost: $80.00, Drop in $25 per session.
All skill development and training sessions will be led by Coach French with over 15 years experience at the college level D1, D2, & NJCAA. "My goal is to help players get better and improve their skill set in a competitive environment and help them maximize their potential!"
Former Players: Desmond Penigar Utah State ? Orlando Magic
LaRon Fraizer NJCAA All-American ? Ball State

Please RSVP at icemenbball@aol.com or Coach French at 432-816-7943 ? Hurry Space is limited- Icemen Basketball has helped over 88 players receive scholarships since 2006.

http://icemenbasketball.com

I've been on vacation so I missed this, but Josh Rosen verbally committed to UCLA on Thursday. The St. John Bosco 5 star junior quarterback that is ranked by Rivals.com is the number 2 player in the nation.

The final Rivals150 for 2014 will be released tomorrow, Thursday April 24.

Following that, the hoops recruiting team rankings will be released and updated on Friday.




This post was edited on 4/23 10:46 AM by Dave Keefer

After a three-hour meeting, 51 schools from the Northern Area voted on Tuesday to approve a new three-league football proposal that attempts to settle once and for all what to do about St. Bonaventure and Oaks Christian. It received 31 votes to 20 for another proposal.

Beginning this fall, the Marmonte League for football only will be Oaks Christian, St. Bonaventure, Westlake and Moorpark. The Camino League will be Newbury Park, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks and Royal. The Canyon League will be Agoura, Simi Valley, Oak Park and Calabasas. After two years, relief will be given to the school that struggles most in the Marmonte under a point system, moving to the Camino League.

For nonfootball, the Marmonte League will be made up of Agoura, Calabasas, Newbury Park, Oaks Christian, Thousand Oaks and Westlake. The Camino League for nonfootball will be Camarillo, Moorpark, Oak Park, Royal and Simi Valley.

The proposal goes to the Southern Section Council on April 30 for final approval.

St. Bonaventure and Oaks Christian won an arbitration hearing against the Southern Section forcing the Northern Area to revise its leagues. Then last week, Newbury Park, Camarillo and Thousand Oaks won an appeal, requiring Tuesday's meeeting to vote again.
Eric Sondheimer, L.A. Times

California Open Division State Finals:

By Gerry Freitas


The Mater Dei Monarchs stepped up and proved their worth with a
71-61 victory over the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons for the Open Division
State championship on Saturday evening at Sleep Train Arena.

With the win Mater Dei runs the table and finishes 35-0 on the
season and wins their fourth consecutive state title. It was also
their eleventh crown in fifteen attempts. Bishop O'Dowd ends the
year at 28-5 and is now 1-8 in state title games.

As usual, Mater Dei was led by Arizona-bound Stanley Johnson who
had a game-high 25 points and 8 assists. Johnson becomes only the
second player in California history to win four state titles, joining
Oscar Edwards of Price High in Los Angeles. Sophomore MJ Cage chipped
in with 16 points and 8 rebounds.

O'Dowd was led by junior Paris Austin who had 23 points. Senior
Juwan Anderson added 11 points and junior Ivan Rabb had 10 points and
16 rebounds.

Scoring Totals:


Mater Dei (71): REx Pfleuger 5, La'Vette Parker 8, Isaiah
Juarez 11, MJ Cage 16, Stanley Johnson 25, Matthew Weyand 3, Liam
Shillington 3.

Bishop O'Dowd (61): Paris Austin 23, Shane Farley 5, Juwan
Anderson 11, Jackson Kalmbach 6, Ivan Rabb 10, Desomnd Chatman 4,
Jeevin Sandhu 2.

This post was edited on 3/30 12:22 AM by Dave Keefer

Alemany will travel to the state of Washington and play Eastside Catholic at 8 p.m. Sept. 5.
They'll stay through Saturday and attend the Washington vs. Eastern Washington game. Eastern Washington's starting quarterback is Vernon Adams, a former Alemany standout.

2014 CIF [/B]Basketball State Championships Schedule - Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento[/B]
Friday, March 28[/B]
10:00 a.m. Division V Girls - Pinewood, Los Altos Hills vs. La Jolla Country Day
12:00 p.m. Division V Boys - St. Joseph Notre Dame, Alameda vs. Renaissance Academy, La Canada
2:00 p.m. Division III Girls - Modesto Christian vs. Santa Barbara
4:00 p.m. Division III Boys - Sir Francis Drake, San Anselmo vs. Chaminade, West Hills
6:00 p.m. Division I Girls - Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove vs. Canyon Springs, Moreno Valley
8:00 p.m. Division I Boys - Monte Vista, Danville vs. Centennial, Corona

Saturday, March 29[/B]
10:00 a.m. Division IV Girls - Justin-Siena, Napa vs. Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth
12:00 p.m. Division IV Boys - Moreau Catholic, Hayward vs. Bishop Montgomery, Torrance
2:00 p.m. Division II Girls - Archbishop Mitty, San Jose vs. Chaminade, West Hills
4:00 p.m. Division II Boys - Folsom vs. St. John Bosco, Bellflower
6:00 p.m. Open Division Girls - Salesian, Richmond vs. Long Beach Poly
8:00 p.m. Open Division Boys - Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland vs. Mater Dei, Santa Ana


This post was edited on 3/25 9:30 AM by Dave Keefer

Ventura St. Bonaventure, Westlake Village Oaks Christian, La Verne Damien and Glendora St. Lucy's have won their arbitration cases against the CIF Southern Section and will remain in their current sports areas for the upcoming re-leaguing cycle from 2014-18.

It will force the Northern Area, Mt. SAC and parochial areas to meet again and start over their re-leaguing process. Those areas had already created new leagues without the four schools.
Eric.sondheimer@latimes.com

Southern Section Commissioner Rob Wigod has scheduled a special meeting of the Southern Section Council for June 10 to approve playoff groupings.

April 30 was the original day the Southern Section Council was scheduled to meet to approve final playoff groupings for 2014-2016. That day was thrown out after the Southern Section lost in arbitration to St. Bonaventure, Oaks Christian, Damien and St. Lucy's over where the schools would be placed for their sports teams.

Meanwhile, league representatives from the Mt. SAC Area, Northern Area and Parochial Area must put together new leagues.

The Southern Section office will post its recommendations for playoff groupings on May 20. Appeals will be heard on May 28. Then on June 10, representatives from the leagues will meet to finalize the groupings.

Of course, if anyone doesn't like the final groupings, they can always sue.

Eric Sondheimer, L.A. Times

1st Team:

Angel Robson - East Valley
Mieka McFarlane - VAAS
Casey Clause - Ivy Academia
Yulissa Garcia - Northridge Academy
Sabrina Reyes - Vaughn


2nd Team:
Karen Morales - Fulton Prep
Celeste Miller - VAAS
Montana Ellis - SOCES
Rose Guerrero - East Valley
Katherine Conchas - Sun Valley


Honorable Mention:
Crystal Gonzalez - Community Charter
Leslie Venegas - Discovery
Breanna Hyde - SOCES
Emily Gonzalez - Northridge Academy
Denise Ramirez - East Valley

Player of the Year - Angel Robson - East Valley

Coach of the Year - Wendy Carter - East Valley

Thanks to Israel Ortiz for sending us the list




This post was edited on 3/18 11:05 AM by Dave Keefer



This post was edited on 3/19 12:02 AM by Dave Keefer

Mission College Prep High in conjunction with National Competition Camps is inviting your team to San Luis Obispo, CA @ Mission College Prep High for the 10th Annual "Central Coast Shootout" 7 on 7 Passing Tournament being held June 20-21, 2014 Limited spots are available so reserve your spot today. The cost of the tournament is $175.00 for varsity teams which will include a team BQQ for all participants on Friday night. We will also have a Big Man Competition. The cost will be $100.00 which will include 2 Days of events that will include 1 day at the beach and 1 day at Mission Prep. First games will start at 3:30 pm on Friday and 9:30 on Saturday. We are assembling the top passing teams from the Central Coast Section in the Bay area, the Central Valley, and Southern Section of CIF to compete in a high octane 7 on 7 passing tournament. You will be guaranteed 7 games in the 2-day tournament. Our format will consist of to brackets of pool play. We will try to have you not go against a team from your area unless you win your bracket. Championship T-shirts will be awarded to Passing Champions and Big Man Champions.

There will be a concession stand that will be in operation through out the tournament serving a variety of foods and beverages. Many teams have stayed on the beach at the Pismo Beach & Avila Beach Hot Springs campsites . We will also have group rates at some of our local hotels. They are 12 minutes from the campus.

We hope you will join us in on the Central Coast and take this opportunity to compete against some of California's best football players. Please contact us by email if you plan to attend at mgrosz@me.com .

This post was edited on 3/2 2:48 PM by WestCoastGuy

QB
Josh Rosen Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco


RB
Sean McGrew Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco


WR/TE
Stanley Norman Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra


OL
Tevita Halalilo Moreno Valley (Calif.) Rancho Verde


DL
Rasheem Green Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra


LB
Kyahva Tezino Los Angeles Salesian


DB
Iman Marshall Long Beach (Calif.) Poly

The 6th Annual Icemen Spring
"College Evaluation Showcase"






Saturday, March 1st @ Citrus Hill
High School (18150 Wood Road, Perris, Ca 92570)


Underclassmen
(2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) 9am-1:30pm



Unsigned 2014 Seniors 2pm-6:30pm




Cost is $75
(Early Registration) $80 Day off


·
Icemen Basketball combined events
helped over 88 kids get Scholarships since 2006.


·
JC, D2, D3 and NAIA in attendance
(Invitations sent) Media and Web Sites in attendance.


·
A list of top players Academic and
Athletic performance and projected level will be compiled and distributed to
colleges throughout the country.


·
Event Report by Coaches Todd Malecki
& Darren French, Over 42 years Evaluating Experience.


·
$75 Early Registration
(Paypal/Cashier Check/Money Order) $80 Day of Event, CASH, NO PERSONAL CHECKS


·
Intense Skill Work with 2 Game
Guarantee+Top 24 Game


·
Events are on time, on task, and you
will get your $ worth.


·
Multiple Players sign up from one
team (3) $70 per player.


·
Free T Shirt for each Attendee.





Some Past Icemen Players/Event Participants
Include: Devin Dyer
(Masters), Tony Snell (Chicago Bulls), Travis Fulton (Pacific), John Bawligaire
(Wright State), Dakota Downs (Concordia), Kyler Perry (Montana Western),
Cameron Glover (Fullerton), Brandon Reig (Hamline), Matt Rosser/Mitchell
Anderson (Cal Poly Pomona), Anthony Gilchrist (COD), Kevin Young (Kansas),
Austin Quick (UCR), Eric Lawton (Arkansas, Little Rock), Joe Burton (Oregon
State), Derren May (MSJC), Jeremy Kilgore (Hope International), Terrance
Drisdom (Cal Poly Pomona), Ian Mozeleski (La Sierra), LeBradford Franklin (SD
State), Javier Lomeli (La Sierra), Nick Paulson (CBU), Brandon Holcomb
(Radford), Josh Richardson (SD Christian), Dart Meggs (Dominican), Leon Wells
(Cal Poly Pomona), Danny Hopkins (MSJC), DJ Redd (Minnesota-Crookston), Marc
Ringnell (MSJC), Shannon Fowler (RCC), Michael Robinson (UCSD),Ivan Patterson
(CBU), Jake Duffy (Palomar), Greg Anderson (BYU-Hawaii), Dwayne Brown (Eastern
Az), Derrell Swanson (UCR), Dionte Goodlett (Regis), Matt Rhodes (Willams North
Carolina), Adam Alfaro (CS San Marcos), Brandon Juwato (Hawaii), Brandon Ruffin
(Irvine Valley) Udon Usake (SF State), Greg Leslie (Humboldt), Nick Tate
(College of Sequooias), Tonye Akomonde (AZ Christian), Dillon Floyd (Bemedji
St), Josh Barrett (CBU), Kendale Washington (Montana Tech),David Wedge
(hope intl), Bryant Taylor (McMurry University), Kerry Brooks (MSJC),
Siaki Cravens (Hawaii-Football), Taylor Sharffenburg (La Sierra), Garrett
Kiefer (La Sierra), Lee Staples (Palomar), Jacob Pino (La Sierra), Marcus
Hazlewood (La Sierra), Davin Guinn (UCR), John Gilliam (UCR, Chaffey), Anthony
Rounds (RCC), Tom Folsom (RCC), Lance Jones (La Sierra),Justin Sadler
(Dominguez Hills), Jonathon Nichols (Dominguez Hills), Sam Marcus (Stanislaus),
Robert Walters (Stanislaus) Andy Shade (La Sierra), Ryan Smith (Tulane), Amin
Sawahi (Fullerton College), Dylan Martin (Blue Mt JC), Mark Eden (SD
Christian), Jared Dizon (Hope Int'l), Michael Panaggio (Lane University), and
Brandon Rosser (Central Arizona).




Call for information. 951-696-2313 or email
Icemenbball@aol.com. Like us on Facebook. Coach Malecki . Referrals at www.icemenbasketball.com "WE get you Better and RECRUITED"





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I, __________________________(player
name), consent to participating in this Icemen Event. I agree to Indemnify Icemen Basketball aka
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School, Perris Unified School District hold harmless and release liability from
injuries incurred while participating and/or driving to and from this Event.
There are no guarantees of college placement based on your participation.




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Icemen Basketball

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

DIVISION 1AA
Second round, Tuesday

Long Beach Poly 49, Orange Lutheran 37
Eastvale Roosevelt 72, Downey 58
Inglewood 46, Los Alamitos 44
Great Oak 71, Damien 65
Mission Viejo 68, Los Osos 54
Trabuco Hills 74, Valencia 65
Millikan 59, Rancho Verde 54
Rancho Cucamonga 74, Santa Monica 56

Quarterfinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 Long Beach Poly at #8 Eastvale Roosevelt
#13 Great Oak at Inglewood
Trabuco Hills at #3 Mission Viejo
#2 Rancho Cucamonga at #10 Millikan


DIVISION 1A
Second round, Tuesday

El Toro 70, California 51
Perris 57, Royal 39
Lawndale 77, Miller 57
King 78, Troy 35
Temecula Valley 68, Capistrano Valley 53
Edison 44, Oxnard 35
Villa Park 61, Peninsula 49
Alemany 83, Sunny Hills 69

Quarterfinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 El Toro at #8 Perris
#5 Lawndale at #4 King
#3 Temecula Valley at #6 Edison
#7 Villa Park at #2 Alemany


DIVISION 2AA
Second round, Tuesday

Anaheim Canyon 60, Placentia Valencia 44
Newbury Park 51, Mira Costa 50
Canyon Country Canyon 67, La Habra 50
Elsinore 68, Claremont 66
Westlake 76, Culver City 68
Pasadena 70, Eisenhower 60
Murrieta Valley 73, Thousand Oaks 59
Foothill 50, La Sierra 34

Quarterfinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#8 Newbury Park at #1 Anaheim Canyon
#4 Elsinore at #5 Canyon Country Canyon
#11 Pasadena at #3 Westlake
#2 Foothill at #10 Murrieta Valley


DIVISION 2A
Second round, Tuesday

Sonora 67, Righetti 48
Arlington 71, Redlands East Valley 70
Oak Hills 63, Savanna 58
Colony 79, Hemet 50
Hart 81, Kaiser 34
Tustin 72, Arroyo Grande 64
El Dorado 79, North Torrance 71
Calabasas 71, Whittier 45

Quarterfinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 Sonora at #9 Arlington
#5 Oak Hills at #4 Colony
#3 Hart at #6 Tustin
#2 Calabasas at #10 El Dorado

Notes (Divisions 1-2): Semifinals, Mar. 4. Championship, Mar. 7 or 8 at Azusa Pacific U., Godinez, or Honda Center

DIVISION 3AA
Quarterfinals, Tuesday

Santa Margarita 61, Northwood 54
La Mirada 54, Palm Desert 50
Brea Olinda 64, West Valley 46
Servite 49, Atascadero 47

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#5 La Mirada at #1 Santa Margarita
#10 Servite at #3 Brea Olinda


DIVISION 3A
Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Santa Barbara 62, Bishop Amat 42

Oak Park 83, Lompoc Cabrillo 78
La Canada 57, Pioneer 53
St. Francis 55, Gladstone 43

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 Santa Barbara at #4 Oak Park
#3 La Canada at #2 St. Francis


DIVISION 4AA
Quarterfinals, Tuesday

Buckley 61, Harvard-Westlake 59
JSerra 65, Crespi 59
Mission Prep 59, Laguna Beach 52
Oaks Christian 70, Pacific Hills 56

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 Buckley at #5 JSerra
#2 Oaks Christian at #3 Mission Prep


DIVISION 4A
Quarterfinals, Tuesday

Village Christian 87, St. Margaret's 45
Campbell Hall 69, St. Anthony 65
Windward 60, Crossroads 52
Price 66, Brentwood 61

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 Village Christian at #4 Campbell Hall
#2 Price at #3 Windward


DIVISION 5AA
Quarterfinals, Tuesday

Saddleback Valley Christian 77, Xavier Prep 53
Bishop Diego 54, New Community Jewish 46
Pacifica Christian 67, Brethren Christian 64
San Gabriel Academy 67, Oakwood 51

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 Saddleback Valley Christian at #4 Bishop Diego
#11 Pacifica Christian at #2 San Gabriel Academy


DIVISION 5A
Quarterfinals, Tuesday

Renaissance Academy 72, Lone Pine 46
Orangewood Academy 63, Rancho Christian 57
Santa Clarita Christian 55, Shalhevet 30
Capistrano Valley Christian 54, Bell-Jeff 52

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 Renaissance Academy at #4 Orangewood Academy
#3 Santa Clarita Christian at #10 Capistrano Valley Christian


DIVISION 6
Quarterfinals, Tuesday

Trinity Classical Academy 76, Baptist Christian 45
Laguna Blanca 67, Los Angeles Adventist 60
Joshua Springs 54, Hesperia Christian 52
Desert Chapel 65, Besant Hill 45

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#5 Laguna Blanca at #1 Trinity Classical Academy
#3 Joshua Springs at #2 Desert Chapel


Notes (Divisions 3-6): Championship, Mar. 7 or 8 at Azusa Pacific U., Godinez, or Honda Center.

The Rivals Camp Series Presented by Under Armour is the premier collection of free regional camps for elite high school athletes. Saturday is the camp at Fullerton College, which begins at 8:30, while Sunday's camp is at Chabot College in Hayward. Most of the top players in the West Coast will be in attendance at the camps this weekend, I'll have more of an exact player list later on this week.

Junior quarterback Josh Rosen of Bellflower St. John Bosco announced via Twitter on today that he will announce his college choice on March 20 in a campus news conference.

UCLA is considered the favorite.

2014 Southern California Senior Showcase[/B]

[/B]

The 5th annual Southern California Senior Showcase will be held Sunday March 30, 2014 at Cerritos College in Norwalk from 12 noon to 7:00 pm. It will be open to individual players and teams who are unsigned seniors in the class of 2014.[/B]

[/B]

This exposure event is designed to provide all players an 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.[/B]

[/B]

Cost is $75 for individuals and $225.00 for teams. Every team/individual will play two games. For more information call the tournament director, Gerry Freitas at 408-998-1327 or contact via email: gerryfreitas@hotmail.com. [/B]

Icemen Basketball Coach Darren French Creed and Statement about Travel Ball

THE PROCESS




What we do well is teach the game of
basketball and breakdown the fundamentals of position play and instill
advanced fundamentals into each players' respective game and incorporate the
team aspects of the game, so each individual has an understanding of what the
expectation level is and what college coaches will expect from them once a
player arrive's on a college campus. Having coached at the college level over
the last 15 years at DI, D2 and Junior College and I have been able to help
players understand what is important and what's not and it's the key in helping
players identify their strengths and working hard to improve their
weaknesses.




RECRUITING




Recruiting is the life and blood of a
college program and our network of coaches, scouts and basketball contacts
reaches around the country! We are in constant communication with college
coaches in the following Division I conferences around the country (Big West
Conference, Big Sky Conference, Mountain West Conference and Pac-12 Conference
to name a few and not to mention NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA
programs. We have helped over 150 student-athletes get scholarships and get
placed at universities and colleges around the country!




WHY PLAY FOR ICEMEN
BASKETBALL




What you get for playing
with our program is structure, a high level of experience and expertise
and "WE GET YOU BETTER!" and ready to play at
the college level! This is what separates us from other programs and we
are going to put your son in position to be successful and play on a stage where
he is going to get to compete against a high level of competition.




I appreciate your time
and energy and I have also attached my bio. look forward to talking with you on
the telephone, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.




All the best in
basketball,




Darren French

432-816-7943

Icemen Basketball

Here are some comments by Eric Sondheimer, L.A. Times:


Blake Johnson of Los Alamitos is listed as the No. 1 punter from the class of 2015 from Chris Sailer's kicking group. No. 4 is Monrovia's Blake Cusick.

Chaminade's Ben Kreitenberg comes in at No. 9 among kickers. Westlake's Kevin Robledo is at No. 14.

Among Southern California long snappers, Servite's A.J. Carty ranks No. 1 from the class of 2015 after participating in Chris Rubio's Las Vegas camp. Other top local long snappers include Matt Foley of Temecula Valley, Ryan Simmons of Dana Hills and Richard Wilcox of El Dorado. Among the class of 2016, Damon Johnson of Glendora, Koby Walsh of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, John Aloma of Simi Valley and Conner Kirkegaard of Poway stood out.



This post was edited on 2/20 4:18 PM by Dave Keefer

Capitol City Classic



Tournament Info:



When: Saturday, May 24, 2014 - Monday, May 26, 2014 (Memorial weekend)

Where: Sacramento's newly expanded Hardwood Palace, brand new 5 court facility. Just expanded January 2014

Who: Boys, 16u & 17u Divisions

All games will be in one location at the new expanded, Hardwood Palace. 1091 Tinker Road, Suite 100, Rocklin, CA 95765Four game guaranteeRegistration cost $450.00. Registration deadline: May 4, 2014 or until filledGames will begin each day at 8:00 a.m.Final game will be played Monday at 3:00 p.m.

For more info call Matt Fahey 510-435-5248 or email mfahey1979@gmail.com
*Team Registration Form & Payment Submission information coming soon

Standouts Amaad Wainright and Rashid Ewing led Burbank Burroughs in scoring with Wainright routinely scoring north of 30 points. However, coach Adam Hochberg won't have the services of either player in the playoffs.
Burroughs opens Friday at Valencia (Placentia).
Wainright and Ewing both checked out of school late last week and returned to Kansas City. Hochberg mentioned academic concerns over graduating from Burroughs played a part in the departure.

Per Jack Pollon, Daily News




This post was edited on 2/19 11:51 AM by Dave Keefer

is Compton in the Open Division and LBP is not?
just curious...

Adam Guerra was introduced as the new football coach at Ventura St. Bonaventure on Friday afternoon and wasted no time in getting to meet the players.


"There were lots of good, firm handshakes and eye contact," he said of his first impressions.
Guerra, 28, has been the head coach at St. Monica since 2011. He's married, has a one-year-old child and will be moving from Westchester to Ventura County. He teaches history.

Some St. Bonaventure boosters are already grumbling, because he doesn't have the resume of a Jon Mack or Todd Therrien, but he's a young, promising coach who in 2009 at the age of 24 served as the interim coach at Loyola, his alma mater.

He'll try to retain many of the assistants who worked for Therrien and interim Coach John Muller. He knows there are high expectations at St. Bonaventure.
Eric Sondheimer, L.A. Times

Greatest Showcase On Earth (at Cathedral HS) Results- Saturday February 8:

Game 1: Rancho Dominguez (Long Beach) 60, Bosco Tech (Rosemead) 47
Leading Scorers:
Rancho Dominguez - Brian Simmons 20, Jaylen Bliss 16
Bosco Tech - Amir Kamgar 18, Andrew Chan 10
Records: Rancho Dominguez 18-7, Bosco Tech 9-15

Game 2: Phase 1 [/B]Academy (Phoenix) 61, Middlebrooks Academy (Los Angeles) 42[/B]
Leading Scorers:
Phase 1 - Kendrick Hudson 17, Boubacar Toure 14
Middlebrooks - Derrien King/Alex Dargenton 12
Records: Phase 1 13-5, Middlebrooks 11-10


Game 3: Future Prep (Los Angeles) 55, Phase 1 Academy (Phoenix) 44
Leading Scorers:
Future Prep - Andre Edwards 14, Brian Angola/Nikola Raguz 9
Phase 1 - Reece Brooks 12, Jamar Martin/Lincoln Samuels 8
Records: Future Prep 57-11, Phase 1- 13-6


Game 4: Price (Los Angeles) 86, Foothills Christian (El Cajon) 83 in Overtime
Leading Scorers:
Price - Roderick Williams 26, James Washington 18
Foothills Christian - TJ Leaf 33, Dane Norman 18
Records: Price 19-7, Foothills Christian 13-8


Game 5: Rancho Christian (Temecula) 54, Righetti (Santa Maria) 52
Leading Scorers:
Rancho Christian - Jamal Brower 25, Terrell Fuller 10
Righetti - Cameron Walker 19, Matthew Laflin 13
Records: Rancho Christian 16-7, Righetti 13-8


Game 6: Renaissance Academy (La Canada) 59, Morse (San Diego) 49
Leading Scorers:
Renaissance Academy - Marquis Mosley 24, Steve Herve 14
Morse - Kenny McDonald 15, Brandon McCoy 11
Records: Reinassance Academy 16-7, Morse 13-10

Game 7: Centennial [/B](Corona) 72, Cathedral (Los Angeles) 63[/B]
Leading Scorers:
Centennial - Sedrick Barefield 29, Marcus Ford 15
Cathedral - Jerome Bryant 15, Lorel Johnson/Lucas Siewert 12
Records: Centennial 22-2, Cathedral 19-3


This post was edited on 2/8 11:54 PM by Dave Keefer

California is loaded with 27 players in the latest Rivals.com 250 2014 rankings headlined by Serra 5 star Adoree' Jackson.


6. Adoree' Jackson, DB, Serra
9. Joe Mixon, RB,Oakley Freedom
22. JuJu smith, DB, Long Beach Poly
41. Damien Mama, OL, St. John Bosco
58. Royce freeman, RB, Imperial
60. Keller Chryst,QB, Palo Alto?
80. Michiah quick, ATH, Fresno Central East?
99. Viane Talamaivao, OL, Corona Centennial?
115. Ainua Tauu, DL, Lompoc?
126. Aldarius Pickett, DB, El Cerrito?
127. Nifae Lealao, DL, Sacramento Capital Christian
132. Erik Brown,WR, Summit
141. Rasheed Johnson, WR, Long Beach Cabrillo
143. Jordan Poland, OL, La Jolla Country Day
150. Dwight Williams, LB, Serra
155. Marquis Ware, ATH, Salesian of LA
156. Jaleel Wadood, DB, St. John Bosco
160. Bryce Dixon, TE, St. Bonaventure
175. Derik(DJ) Calhoun, LB, El Cerrito?
186. Chris Brown, OT, Loyola
194. Brad Kaaya, QB, Chaminade
197. Jonathan Lockett,DB,Mater Dei
201. Jamardre Cobb,LB, Salesian of LA
211. Toa Lobendahn, OL, La Habra
220. K.J. Carta-Samuels,QB,Bellarmine of San Jose
226. Fred Warner, LB, Mission Hills of San Marcos
233. Morgan Mahalak, QB, Marin Catholic of Kentfield