"A very reliable source" with Nike told a member of our staff that EYBL in Chicago, Indiana, and another city are considering 2 weeks of staggered competition in July. Details are vague and unconfirmed but we're following up for more information.

During the 2020 National Football League draft, 13 players with ties to San Diego were either drafted or signed, including 2019 SDSA Amateur Star of the Year Luq Barcoo from San Diego State. Here is the complete list as it stands today:.

Four players were taken in the NFL draft:

Terrell Burgess played at San Marcos High School and was selected in the third round by the Rams.
Keith Ismael played at SDSU and was selected in the fifth round by the Redskins.
Dezmon Patmon played at Patrick Henry High School and was selected in the sixth round by Colts.
Casey Toohill played at Cathedral Catholic High School and was selected in the 7th round by the Eagles.

Another nine were signed as undrafted free agents.

Luq Barcoo played at Castle Park High School and SDSU and was signed by the Jaguars.
Dominic Wood-Anderson played at Steele Canyon High School and was signed by the Seahawks.
Kameron Cline played at Patrick Henry High School and was signed by the Colts.
Jace Whittaker played at Oceanside High School and signed with the Cardinals.
David Moa played at Kearny High School and was signed by the Vikings.
Parker Houtson played at SDSU and was signed by the Cardinals.
Daishawn Dixon played at SDSU and was signed by the Ravens.
Kyahva Tezino played at SDSU and was signed by the Patriots.
Reid Sinnett played at USD and was signed by the Buccaneers.

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The first Southern California player was drafted on Friday night when former USC and Oaks Christian wideout Michael Pittman Jr was drafted by the Colts. He is the lone player drafted from the region in the top three rounds of the draft. The first player from the state of California drafted was former Utah State and Bakersfield Liberty quarterback w drafted 26th overall to the Green Bay Packers.

I'll have an article on Saturday night after the draft ends with a roundup of who went where.

What's going on with everyone during this Coronavirus pandemic shut down?

Hopefully everyone and their families are doing well!

1st annual Nor Cal New Year’s Challenge Schedule

Saturday April 24, 2021 at Chabot College (Hayward)

Game 1: 11:00 AM St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo) vs Menlo-Atherton (Atherton)

Game 2: 12:30 PM Oakland Tech vs Lincoln (Stockton)

Game 3: 2:00 PM Piedmont vs Franklin (Elk Grove)

Game 4: 3:30 PM St. Joseph-Notre Dame (Alameda) vs Monterey Trail (Elk Grove)

Game 5: 5:15 PM Lincoln (San Francisco) vs Inderkum (Sacramento)

Game 6: 7:00 PM Washington (Fremont) vs Sacramento

Game 7: 8:30 PM Campolindo (Moraga) vs Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland)

A pair of five-star McDonalds All-Americans from Southern California announced their college choices in the past day.

A few minutes ago Christopher committed to the Arizona State University. The 6’5 guard is ranked 13th in the Rivals150 for the class of 2020. The Mayfair guard is the Sun Devils first five-star recruit since 2007. They landed another guard from the city of Lakewood that year, James Harden, who was ranked 11th coming out of Artesia High School. He joins his older brother Caleb in Tempe, who was a reserve as a freshman for ASU. They are the younger brothers of former Cal and Compton Dominguez standout Patrick Christopher. He averaged 29 points, 11 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 3.5 steals per game as a senior for the Monsoons.

At 1:30 on Easter Sunday, Williams committed to Stanford University. The 6’8 forward is ranked 6th in the Rivals150 for the class of 2020. He is Stanford’s first top 10 recruit since they landed the 10th ranked Brook Lopez and 28th ranked Robin Lopez in the class of 2006, the twin duo from San Joaquin Memorial in Fresno. The Sierra Canyon swingman was recruited hard by Stanford Head Coach Jerod Haase and assistant coaches Adam Cohen and Jesse Pruitt, who began recruiting him as a freshman at Notre Dame High School. He averaged 15 points and almost eight rebounds per game for the Trailblazers, who were the top ranked team in California this past season.

Dear Coaches and Athletic Directors:

We hope that you and your families are all safe and healthy during this unprecedented time.


As we prepare our schedules for next season, we would formally like to invite your team to the

inaugural Venture Academy Tip-Off Varsity Girls Basketball Tournament. Held on the two-gym

campus of Venture Academy, the dates are December 3rd, 4th, and 5th of 2020.


Big Valley Christian, Turlock Christian, and Gustine High School, along with Venture Academy,

are committed to playing in the tournament.


Cost is $250 and teams will be guaranteed 3 games.


Please let us know if you are interested in attending. The tournament provides a convenient

location off of Highway 99 and seeks to provide smaller schools with a competitive early season

tournament that will prepare them for their league seasons.


If you would like more information, please contact me at mramos@sjcoe.net .


We look forward to seeing you in December.

Thank you,

Mario Ramos

Venture Academy

Varsity Girls Basketball Coach

So Cal Senior Showcase is Sunday March 22 at Cerritos College 9:30am-6:30pm. Unsigned seniors in class of 2020. biggest & best SR event anywhere (27-30 teams). 75-80 college coaches. register: http://hoopreview.net

so cal juco spotlight will be held from 6:30-8:30pm that day, also at Cerritos College.

Per CIF press release issued this afternoon (excerpts):

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Today the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Office and the 10 Section Commissioners held their annual scheduled spring meeting. The agenda included a discussion concerning the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 CIF spring sports season.

While the time may come when we have to cancel post-season events, today is not that day.

In anticipation of further guidance and directives issued by federal, state and local government agencies regarding COVID-19, the CIF has not determined the future of spring sports events at this time and intends to reconvene with the 10 Section Commissioners on April 3 to revisit this issue.

Pending that time, Sections will continue to confer with their local leadership and the State CIF will continue to monitor any directives and recommendations issued from the above entities.

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Effective Immediately - The California Interscholastic Federation ("CIF") has canceled all remaining CIF State Basketball Championship games. This includes regional finals scheduled for March 12, 2020, and the CIF State finals scheduled for March 13-14, 2020 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. This decision was made after careful deliberation and in the primary interest of protecting the health and safety of our member schools, fans, and most importantly, our student-athletes. While we understand this decision is disappointing, we strongly believe that the opportunity to compete in this event does not outweigh our obligation to place the health and safety of our member schools and school communities above all else.

We want to recognize the hard work and commitment our student-athletes have made to reach the State Basketball Championships. The impact of COVID-19 created many unexpected challenges during this year’s tournament season, and we want to thank everyone involved for their flexibility, patience, and commitment in providing our student-athletes a great experience despite this unique situation.

For those that have already purchased tickets for the March 13-14, 2020 games at Golden 1 Center, refunds will be made available at the original point of purchase. If tickets were purchased online via ticketmaster.com, refunds will be processed automatically.

Ron Nocetti

CIF Executive Director

Per Corey Evans, Rivals.com Basketball Analyst:

The major high school all-star games are just weeks away. Might they be locked down or canceled altogether? The Jordan Brand Classic is set for March 27, the McDonald’s All-American Game is scheduled for 10 days later and the Nike Hoop Summit is on the books for the second weekend in April. It stand to reason that their fate will be decided sometime soon, too.

The elite prospects that have been invited to participate in these events have worked their entire lives for such a unique experience. That all might be taken away. So, too, could the Nike EYBL, Under Armour Association and adidas Gauntlet circuits that begin next month. Those events being shut down could prevent some high school prospects from earning an athletic scholarship.

Time will tell what happens with these events, but there is a strong chance that the coronavirus pandemic will impact college basketball for years to come.

Courtesy LA Times:

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Open Division: Sierra Canyon 63, Etiwanda 61
Division I: Ribet Academy 45, Renaissance Academy 31
Division II: St. Francis 53, Eastvale Roosevelt 44
Division III: Arroyo Grande 79, Burbank Providence 69
Division IV: Bakersfield Christian 57, Palisades 43
Division V: Eastside 53, Los Angeles Roosevelt 48

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

OPEN DIVISION
Regional semifinal
Sacramento Sheldon 59, Dublin 58

BOYS REGIONAL FINALS
Open Division: #1 Sacramento Sheldon vs. #3 Oakland Bishop O’Dowd at Laney College (Oakland), THURSDAY, 7 p.m.
Division I: Moraga Campolindo 54, Concord De La Salle 49
Division II: Stockton Weston Ranch 62, Vallejo St. Patrick-St. Vincent 61
Division III: Albany St. Mary’s 68, Carmel 53
Division IV: Stockton Brookside Christian advanced after San Francisco Lincoln withdrew
Division V: San Anselmo San Domenico 58, Arbuckle Pierce 37

Courtesy LA Times:

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

OPEN DIVISION
Regional semifinals, Saturday
Sierra Canyon 75, Harvard-Westlake 65
Etiwanda 65, Mater Dei 61

DIVISION I
Regional semifinals, Saturday
Ribet Academy 67, Windward 66 (OT)
Renaissance Academy 76, Damien 73

DIVISION II
Regional semifinals, Saturday
St. Francis 67, Oxnard 66
Eastvale Roosevelt 66, King/Drew 65 (OT)

DIVISION III
Regional semifinals, Saturday
Arroyo Grande 77, El Camino Real 59
Burbank Providence 78, Fountain Valley 58

DIVISION IV
Regional semifinals, Saturday
Bakersfield Christian 56, Narbonne 47
Palisades 49, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 45

DIVISION V
Regional semifinals, Saturday
Eastside 50, Trinity Classical 49
Los Angeles Roosevelt 59, Delano 54

REGIONAL FINALS
Tuesday, 7 p.m. at higher seeds
Open Division: #3 Etiwanda at #1 Sierra Canyon
Division I: #14 Renaissance Academy at #8 Ribet Academy
Division II: #6 Eastvale Roosevelt at #1 St. Francis
Division III: #11 Burbank Providence at #5 Arroyo Grande
Division IV: #5 Bakersfield Christian at #2 Palisades
Division V: #2 Los Angeles Roosevelt at #1 Eastside

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

OPEN DIVISION

Regional semifinals, Saturday
Dublin advanced after Sacramento Sheldon withdrew
Oakland Bishop O’Dowd 73, San Jose Mitty 60

DIVISION I
Regional semifinals, Saturday
#4 Concord De La Salle at #1 San Francisco Riordan, ppd., tentatively Monday
Moraga Campolindo 60, Richmond Salesian 59

DIVISION II
Regional semifinals, Saturday
Stockton Weston Ranch 57, Stockton St. Mary’s 55
Vallejo St. Patrick-St. Vincent 56, Atherton Sacred Heart Prep 43

DIVISION III
Regional semifinals, Saturday
Albany St. Mary’s 63, Vacaville Wood 41
Carmel 55, Palo Cedro Foothill 50

DIVISION IV
Regional semifinals, Saturday
Stockton Brookside Christian 52, Fresno Hoover 48
San Francisco Lincoln 69, San Francisco University 58

DIVISION V
Regional semifinals, Saturday
Arbuckle Pierce 54, East Palo Alto Eastside Prep 50
San Anselmo San Domenico 64, Sacramento Bradshaw Christian 58

REGIONAL FINALS
Tuesday, 7 p.m. at higher seeds
Open Division: #4 Dublin at #3 Oakland Bishop O’Dowd
Division I: #7 Moraga Campolindo at Riordan/De La Salle winner
Division II: #4 Stockton Weston Ranch at #2 Vallejo St. Patrick-St. Vincent
Division III: #7 Carmel at #4 Albany St. Mary’s
Division IV: #8 Stockton Brookside Christian at #2 San Francisco Lincoln
Division V: #3 San Anselmo San Domenico at #1 Arbuckle Pierce

Player of the Year
Tyler Brown - Northridge Academy

Valley League 1st Team
Jaelin Duldulao - Northridge Academy
Jodi Alcantara - Fulton College Preparatory
Malia Matallana - Vaughn
Micah Picart - Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences
Nicole Herrera - Vaughn
Tyler Brown - Northridge Academy

Valley League 2nd Team
Alexis Ruelas - Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
Maya Molina - Fulton College Preparatory
Nicholle Flores - East Valley
Narely Loera - East Valley
Sandy Durra - Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences
Yosemite Ferreira - Vaughn

Coach of the Year
Alex Posser de Andrade - Northridge Academy

3-5-20

San Dieguito Academy 7 San Pasqual Academy 1-SDA Sean Alvarez 2 for 2 with a grand slam home run.

Bonita Vista 2 Poway 1-P-Ivran Romero and Nick Cook 1 double each, Jack Sanders scored 1 run for Poway

El Camino 4 Fallbrook 2-EC Blake Igniciak 2 doubles, Levi Hall 1 double, Stuart Silverstein 1 double.

Mission Hills 7 Serra 3-MH Kaleb Hatch, Beau Berkelo, Quincy Scott all had doubles. Cameron Woolsley 1 triple

Rancho Bernardo defeats King 4-1 in Baseball

The Broncos of Rancho Bernardo broke a 1-1 tie as they score 3 runs in the home 5th as they defeated King High School from Riverside, CA by a 4-1 score. Chad Abel went 1 for 3 with a triple along with 2 runs scored.

Courtesy LA Times:

OPEN DIVISION
Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m.
#4 Etiwanda at #1 La Jolla Country Day
#7 Long Beach Poly at #3 Windward

DIVISION I
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday
San Diego Cathedral 63, Orangewood Academy 47
Harvard-Westlake 65, Marlborough 50
King 71, Lynwood 65
Rosary 57, West Torrance 27

Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m.
#4 Harvard-Westlake at #1 San Diego Cathedral
#6 King at #2 Rosary

DIVISION II
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday
San Clemente 51, Mira Costa 47
Santa Monica 57, La Jolla Bishop’s 40
Chula Vista Mater Dei 70, Bakersfield 64
Palisades 54, Crean Lutheran 52

Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m.
#8 San Clemente at #4 Santa Monica
#6 Chula Vista Mater Dei at #2 Palisades

DIVISION III
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday
Santa Maria Righetti 68, Spring Valley Mount Miguel 63 (OT)
Paloma Valley 55, San Luis Obispo Mission Prep 32
Peninsula 72, Eisenhower 56
Viewpoint 46, Westchester44

Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m.
#4 Paloma Valley at #1 Santa Maria Righetti
#7 Viewpoint at #3 Peninsula

DIVISION IV
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday
Lancaster 52, Los Angeles CES 38
San Diego Point Loma 53, Ganesha 46
La Salle 57, Chula Vista Otay Ranch 46
Ontario Christian 48, Paramount 42

Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m.
#12 San Diego Point Loma at #1 Lancaster
#3 La Salle at #2 Ontario Christian

DIVISION V
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday
San Jacinto Valley Academy 73, San Bernardino 53
East Bakersfield 52, Rubidoux 37
San Diego 45, King/Drew 44
San Diego Madison 43, Pasadena Marshall 42

Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m.
#4 East Bakersfield at #1 San Jacinto Valley Academy
#7 San Diego Madison at #6 San Diego

Notes: Regional finals, Tuesday, 7 p.m. at higher seeds. State championships, March 13-14 at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento.

Courtesy LA Times:

OPEN DIVISION
Regional semifinals, Saturday
#4 Harvard-Westlake vs. #1 Sierra Canyon at Pepperdine U., 7 p.m.
#3 Etiwanda at #2 Mater Dei, 6 p.m.

DIVISION I
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday
Ribet Academy 61, St. John Bosco 58
Windward 60, San Diego Torrey Pines 55
Renaissance Academy 51, JSerra 46
Damien 128, Riverside Poly 123 (6OT)

Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m.
#8 Ribet Academy at #5 Windward
#15 Damien at #14 Renaissance Academy

DIVISION II
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday
St. Francis 48, Birmingham 42
Oxnard 61, Hesperia 54
Eastvale Roosevelt 49, Salesian 38
King/Drew 55, Hillcrest 45

Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m.
#12 Oxnard at #1 St. Francis
#7 King/Drew at #6 Eastvale Roosevelt

DIVISION III
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday
El Camino Real 71, Santa Maria St. Joseph 68
Arroyo Grande 67, Taft 56
Burbank Providence 65, Oceanside El Camino 50
Fountain Valley 71, Price 47

Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m.
#16 El Camino Real at #5 Arroyo Grande
#15 Fountain Valley at #11 Burbank Providence

DIVISION IV
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday
Narbonne 71, Aquinas 57
Bakersfield Christian 49, Summit 43
St. Pius X-St. Matthias 84, San Diego University City 61
Palisades 58, San Diego San Ysidro 49

Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m.
#8 Narbonne at #5 Bakersfield Christian
#3 St. Pius X-St. Matthias at #2 Palisades

DIVISION V
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday
Eastside 69, Banning 59
Trinity Classical 55, Arrowhead Christian 44
Delano 62, Fowler 46
Los Angeles Roosevelt 54, Bishop Diego 45

Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m.
#13 Trinity Classical at #1 Eastside
#3 Delano at #2 Los Angeles Roosevelt

Courtesy LA Times:

OPEN DIVISION
Regional quarterfinals, Wednesday
Harvard-Westlake 63, Corona Centennial 55
Etiwanda 67, Rancho Christian 59

Regional semifinals, Saturday
#4 Harvard-Westlake vs. #1 Sierra Canyon at Pepperdine U., 7 p.m.
#3 Etiwanda at #2 Mater Dei, 6 p.m.

DIVISION I
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday, 7 p.m.
#8 Ribet Academy at #1 St. John Bosco
#5 Windward at #4 San Diego Torrey Pines
#14 Renaissance Academy at #11 JSerra
#15 Damien vs. #10 Riverside Poly at Rancho Verde

DIVISION II
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday, 7 p.m. unless noted
#9 Birmingham at #1 St. Francis
#12 Oxnard at #4 Hesperia
#14 Salesian at #6 Eastvale Roosevelt
#15 Hillcrest at #7 King/Drew

DIVISION III
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday, 7 p.m. unless noted
#16 El Camino Real at #9 Santa Maria St. Joseph
#5 Arroyo Grande at #4 Taft, 6 p.m.
#11 Burbank Providence vs. #3 Oceanside El Camino at Carlsbad Army-Navy
#15 Fountain Valley at #10 Price

DIVISION IV
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday, 7 p.m. unless noted
#8 Narbonne at #1 Aquinas
#13 Summit at #5 Bakersfield Christian
#6 San Diego University City at #3 St. Pius X-St. Matthias
#7 San Diego San Ysidro at #2 Palisades, 5 p.m.

DIVISION V
Regional quarterfinals, Thursday, 7 p.m.
#9 Banning at #1 Eastside
#13 Trinity Classical at #5 Arrowhead Christian
#6 Fowler at #3 Delano
#7 Bishop Diego at #2 Los Angeles Roosevelt

Courtesy LA Times:

DIVISION I
First round, Tuesday
Ribet Academy 70, Westchester 46
Windward 64, Fairfax 62
San Diego Torrey Pines 82, Chaminade 53
Renaissance Academy 62, San Diego Cathedral 54
JSerra 63, Santa Clarita Christian 62
Riverside Poly 83, San Diego St. Augustine 46
Damien 74, St. Anthony 63

DIVISION II
First round, Tuesday
St. Francis 82, Carlsbad 63
Birmingham 58, Poway 49
Oxnard 78, Bonita 76
Hesperia 70, Solana Beach Santa Fe Christian 57
Salesian 53, El Cajon Foothills Christian 50
Eastvale Roosevelt 76, El Cajon Christian 67
King/Drew 62, Chula Vista Mater Dei 50
Hillcrest 55, San Diego Parker 41

DIVISION III
First round, Tuesday
El Camino Real 100, Shadow Hills 96 (2OT)
Santa Maria St. Joseph 54, Bakersfield 43
Arroyo Grande 80, Washington 65
Taft 80, Keppel 60
Oceanside El Camino 77, Adelanto 68
Burbank Providence 68, San Diego County San Marcos 66 (OT)
Price 72, San Diego 63
Fountain Valley 66, Gardena 63

DIVISION IV
First round, Tuesday
Aquinas 74, Visalia Redwood 56
Narbonne 65, Coronado 52
Bakersfield Christian 70, Montclair 61
Summit 79, Oakwood 70
St. Pius X-St. Matthias 45, Yeshiva 39
San Diego University City 81, Calexico 65
San Diego San Ysidro 69, View Park 48
Palisades 57, Bakersfield Independence 52

DIVISION V
First round, Tuesday
Eastside 60, Dymally 44
Banning 58, Valley Torah 42
Arrowhead Christian 59, Escondido Classical Academy 43
Trinity Classical 54, San Fernando 37
Delano 65, Sierra Vista 54
Fowler 52, Maywood 41
Bishop Diego 63, Vistamar 51
Los Angeles Roosevelt 76, Cathedral City 57

North County San Diego Baseball News for 3-4-20

Point Loma 6 Sage Creek 5-SC-Cody Keasling 1 for 3 with a 3 run homer.

Sage Creek 5 Fallbrook 2-SC Sam Ginn and Ethan Santana 1 double. Fallbrook Tristan Smith 1 for 3 with a single and 1 run scored.

Carlsbad 9 Classical Academy 2-Carlsbad-Tom Saggese 1 triple 1 home run 3 rbi's Nate Mills 1 double and 1 home run.

CIF North County High School Baseball News

Sage Creek 10 Murrieta Valley 3-SC Connor Blough 1 for 1 with a single and 1 run scored, Ryan Wiener 2 for 3 with 2 singles scored 2 run with 1 rbi.

Vista 10 Otay Ranch 3 Vista-Colby Rafael 1 for 2 with a single and 2 runs scored. Nico Salazar 1 for 2 with a single 1 run scored.

Valley Center 8 Oceanside 4-Oceanside performers Ronnie Harris 1 for 3 with a solo home run. Tavika Fasua 2 for 3 with 2 singles 2 runs scored.

Mission Hills 5 Classical Academy 0 Caleb Hatch 2 for 3 with 2 singles scored 2 runs for Mission Hills. Beau Berkalow 1 for 3 with a double and 1 run scored.

Carlsbad 11 El Capitan 1- Carlsbad performers-Thomas Saggese 3 bats 2 runs scored, Konrad Bohnert 2 for 3 with a double and single 1 rbi and 3 runs scored. Jackson Skellet 3 for 3 with 3 singles and 4 rbi's

San Marcos 9 Chula Vista 1 SM 2 for 4 with a double and a homer with 2 rbi's, Evan Sipe 1 for 3 with a single, 1 run scored and 1 rbi. Kyle Harvey 1 for 3 with a double 2 runs scored and 1 rbi.

Mission Hills 7 Santa Fe Christian 1-MH-Nathan Barraza 2 for 3 with a double and single, 1 rbi and 1 run scored. Kaleb Hatch 1 for 1 with a single and 2 runs scored. Jackson Waller 2 for 3 with a single, double, 1 rbi and 1 run scored.

Tri City Christian 3 High Tech Chula Vista 1-TCC-Chris Doyle 1 for 2 with a triple and scored 1 run.

Serra 8 San Pasqual 7 in 10 innings-SP Danny Davis 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, 1 run scored and 1 rbi, Elias Velasquez 2 for 3 with a double and single with 1 run scored and 1 rbi.

LaJolla 3 Mission Vista 2-MV-Ian Halverson and Garrett Glassell scored 1 run each.

Rivals.com National Analyst Eric Bossi reports:

"Recently, his posts have led to speculation that he’s set a a decision date for April 13. I called Christopher’s father Laron Christopher to see if that date was when his son would be announcing.

'No, there’s no date set,' the elder Christopher told me.

The most specific that Mr. Christopher could get about a decision date was that it was “coming soon."

Cathedral Catholic defeats Delmar Heights Road Rival Torrey Pines for the 2020 Boys CIF San Diego Section Finals-RIMAC Arena-University of California at San Diego-LaJolla, CA-2-29-20-

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Editor-

For the Boys Open Division Finals 18 points by Obinna Anayanwu and 16 by Thomas Notarainni paced the top seed Cathedral Catholic Dons at 24-8 on the season as they defeated the 2019 defending CIF Section Champion and 3rd Falcons of Torrey Pines at 26-5 by a 59-51 score.

Will Cunningham Head Boys Basketball Coach at Cathedral Catholic: "From the beginning to the end it was going to be a battle, we played them early in the season with a legendary coach (John Olive) of Torrey Pines." "This is our second year playing in the Open Division as most of our guys returned from last year as they know each other very well we knew it was going to be a battle to the end as we persevered."

"In the first game when we played Torrey Pines at their Falcon Christmas Tournament that game went back and fourth the whole time, in tonight's game in the first half we missed layups and committed too many turnovers." "When we trailed by 6 our offense executed well and looked for key baskets to put us up 34-30 we made great plays and looked for the open shots in a game like this you need extra possessions to stretch it out." "Our squad did well rebounding the ball in the second half and did well executing on offense." "Obinna Anayanwu and Thomas Notarainni have been our leading scorers throughout the season second half they came through for our squad."

Stanford bound Brandon Angel led the Falcons with 16 and teammate Chris Howell contributed with 12.

Both of these schools will await word of the CIF State

LaJolla Country Day School defeats Cathedral Catholic in Ladies Open Division Final

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-2-29-20-RIMAC Arena-University of California at San Diego-LaJolla, CA-The Lady Torreys of LaJolla Country Day School known for their girls basketball tradition improve their record 29-1 overall as they defeated the Lady Dons of Cathedral Catholic by a 54-37 score thus claiming their 15th overall CIF Section San Diego title overall.

Terri Bamford Head Girls Basketball Coach at LaJolla Country Day School: "We enjoyed this game until the last minute after the turnovers and mistakes that we made our kids competed well."

"When we led at the half by a 22-21 our opponent out rebounded us as we didn't execute our plays speed and precision, when we started our tempo on the defensive side." "My 3 headed monsters Te Hina Pao Pao, Breya Cunningham and Jazzy Anousinh performed well throughout the game that's how we won." "Were excited where we are as the 1 seed but wait until the CIF Selection show make the choice." said Coach Banford.

Te-Hina Pao Pao leading scorer for LaJolla Country Day School: "It was a special team effort for us along with a great win we came together as one unit and came out on top" "First half we had trouble moving our offense after commiting too many turnovers at the half our head coach settled us down in the locker room but in the second half we played better on defense and improved on our baskets."

Te Hina Paopao led the Lady Torreys with 26 points and 13 rebounds, 15 by Breya Cunningham and 11 by Jazzy Anousinh.

Isuneh (Ice) Brady led the Lady Dons at 19-11 with 16 points and 13 boards and will await who they will play in the CIF State Tournament.

LaJolla Country Day School and Cathedral Catholic will await who they will play in the CIF Girls State High School Basketball Tournament.