San Dieguito 42 Sage Creek 38 SC-Araya Dessai 15 points

Carlsbad 71 LaCosta Canyon 69-C-Jailen Nelson 29 points, Caleb Nelson 17 Toby Harris 16

St. Joseph Academy (San Marcos) 64 San Pasqual Academy 23-SJA-Mikey Murray 28, Daniel Valenzuela 19

Santa Fe Christian 57 Orange Glen 38-OG-Adam Nieves 15 Roell Lamug 12

Escondido Charter 100 San Diego Jewish Academy 41-EC-Marley Gonzales 31, Dennis Yalca 14, Danny Lopez 11, Germaine Kifumbi 10

Calvin Christian 47 Classical Academy 37-CC Luke Bons 22 Brandon Nelson 11

Tri City Christian 84 Guajome Park 55-TCC-Keaton Webb 33, Aiden Montanez 22, Jason Palm 10

Pacific Ridge 67 Hi Tech San Diego 55-PR-Max Olaffson 18 Brady Berrman 16 Bird McGuire 13

Fallbrook High Warriors Boys Basketball First Winning Season in 5 years

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Fallbrook High School-Fallbrook, CA-Tuesday, January 21, 2020-After 4 straight losing seasons 2 under current head coach Ryan Smith, knows what it takes to build the Fallbrook Boys Basketball program to a winning season. After a 2 game losing streak to Escondido and Ramona, the Warriors came back to their old form as they found a way to win as they defeated the Golden Eagles of San Pasqual High School under current head coach and former Duke great Eric Meek by a 65-55 score games and tonight they proved themselves after trailing 14-10 after the first period.

Fallbrook Warriors Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Smith: "We're an improved team and handled adversity on how to win games while on the court." "Everyone contributes so we can start winning games, we led 37-36 we sometimes forget to do small projects like how to set in our 1-3-1 defensive zone, miscommunications on how to do well on our offense." "In the 2nd half we shot the ball better for us to win games." "

"For us to improve with a winning season is to keep a better mentality on yourself as the culture is setting in learning to play hard in every basketball game no matter if your up or down by 15 points keep a straight outlook for the team." Joel Calhoun and Cooper Sherman are the 2 leaders who stepped up for us and average 20 points per game. "The Valley League is competitive we had Escondido and Ramona who gave us battles, I hope this win will help us to improve every game this season."


Joel Calhoun for Fallbrook Warriors led with 27 points vs. San Pasqual: "Playing San Pasqual is always a conference battle every year that coach does a good job on the scouting last year we had a 1-25 record but this year we are proving who we are and playing as a team along with pulling out the 50/50 games In the first half, we had a hard time finding our groove, we are stepping up together as a team which gets the ball rolling for us.


With the win the Fallbrook Warriors 13-5 as they were led by Joel Calhoun with 27, Cooper Sherman contributed with 18 Yoni Villagran 12. Fallbrook will take on Mission Vista on 1-24-20. The Golden Eagles of San Pasqual were led by Mason McCreary with 20 points and 15 by Daniel Palmer, will be at Escondido to take on the Cougars. Tapoff is 7 PM

Footnote: List of Head Coaches at Fallbrook
2015 17-11 Mike West
2016 4-17 Mike West
2017 9-18 John Kroeger
2018 4-20 Ryan Smith
2019 1-25 Ryan Smith

North County Girls High School Basketball News 1-18-20

San Marcos 60 Canyon 37-SM-Izzy Flores 17 Bianca Berron 16

St.Joseph Academy 60 Victory Christian Academy 19-16 points by Maddie and Makelya Doan. Emily Velasco 12 11 by Emma Clow

Pacific Ridge 54 Orange Glen 18-PR Jenna Gorton 23 14 by Kimberly Cheung

Liberty Charter 42 Classical Academy 40-CA Faith Goodman 20

San Pasqual 63 Valley Center 27-SP Acacia Denton 31 Emma Joyal 10

Boys High School Basketball Wrap (North County) By David A. Willauer-1-18-20

San Marcos 69 Canyon Crest 60-Devon Arlington 31 points for San Marcos

Torrey Pines 70 Carlsbad 48-Torrey Pines Brandon Angel 26 Nick Herrman 13 points
Carlsbad Jailen Nelson 18 Caleb Nelson 11

Victory Christian Academy 68 St. Joseph's Academy 28 Mikey Murray 10 points for SJA

Santa Fe Christian 70 Army Navy 59-ANA 17 points each by Cobey Harraway and Albert Pichardo, 14 by Alexis Marmolejos.

Francis Parker 88 Orange Glen 57-OG Roell Lamug 21 Adam Nieves 14.

Calvin Christian 53 Del Lago 22-CC Martin Gumwell 30 points Brandon Nelson 10 points

Classical Academy 62 Escondido Charter 53-EC Marley Gonzales 14 points Peter Heintschel 12

Pacific Ridge 45 Escondido Adventist Academy 33 PR Daniel Harrell 17 points

Tri City Christian 61 Pacific Ridge 47-TCC Keaton Webb 27 Austin Flanders 18 PR Brady Burman 19 Reid Celestine 12.

Calvin Christian 46 Guajome Park 44 Luke Bons for CC led with 19 points Shawn Katje contributed with 11.

Escondido 64 Fallbrook 48-F Joel Calhoun 21 Cooper Sherman 16

San Pasqual 51 Valley Center 48-SP Isaac Contreras 13 John Amago 10

Looking for HS passing tournament during May and June. Anybody hosting one or know of one. Not necessarily the big school versions.

Oceanside Boys and Girls Basketball Story for 1-15-20


By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Oceanside High School-Oceanside,CA-1-15-20: The Oceanside Lady Pirates improve their record at 9-4 on the season as they ride a 3 game winning streak as they defeated the Lady Longhorns of Rancho Buena Vista High School at 7-12 by a 53-45 score.

The Lady Pirates were led by Baylee Ueligitone with 19 points. The Lady Long were led by Madelyn Sanchez with 17 points, Tenaya Littles contributed with 10 and Tiana Abrams recorded 9.

Boys Basketball

The Oceanside Pirates after a 2 game losing streak improve their record to 12-6 behind the 17 point effort of Paris Smith, 16 points by Keshawn Wilson and 10 by Daveon Pearson defeated the Longhorns of Rancho Buena Vista by a 68-51 score.

The Longhorns at 7-12 were led each with 12 points each by Noah Field and Jack Bailey, 10 by Justin Mitchell.

Both the Boys and Girls for Oceanside will take on San Dieguito Academy on the road while Rancho Buena Vista will take on El Camino this coming Friday, January 19, 2020. Tip off is 7 PM

The Vista Panthers defeated San Dieguito Academy 75-58. Matt Rivera led the Panthers with 24 points Miles Winfree 14.

So Cal Finale - Saturday February 8 at Cerritos College

Game 1: 3:30 PM - Renaissance Academy vs Bishop O'Dowd
Game 2: 5:00 PM - Colony vs Hesperia
Game 3: 6:30 PM - San Gabriel Academy vs Santa Clarita Christian
Game 4: 8:00 PM - Rancho Christian vs Ribet Academy

1-10-20

St. Joseph Academy 57 Orange Glen 38 SJA performers 22 points by Mikala Doan. 10 each by Maddie Doan and Emma Clow.

San Pasqual 60 Tri City Christian 21-Acadia Denton led the Lady Eagles with 35 points.

Classical Academy defeated Mission Bay 32-24-CA performers Faith Brinkman 12 points

1-10-20

Santa Fe Christian 65 Carlsbad 56-Carlsbad performers Jailen Nelson 21 Sam Hawagawa 11

Francis Parker 70 Army Navy 45 A and N performers Albert Pichardo 15

Escondido Charter 73 Escondido Advent Academy 28 EC performers 14 points each by Marley Gonzales and Anthony Ferrara. 10 by Tristan Hernandez.

Calvin Christian 64 Liberty Charter 49 CC performers 19 by Luke Bons, 16 by Martin Gumwel, 13 by Brandon Nelson, 12 by Shaun Katje.

Pacific Ridge 49 Calvin Christian 36-Luke Bons 16

Pacific Ridge 58 Preuss UCSD 34-PR Performers Brady Burman 16, Max Olaffson 12, Reid Celestin 11

The Washington Redskins are dipping into the high school ranks to fill out their coaching staff. They hired Coach Brent Viselmeyer and one of his assistants, Luke Del Rio, from Santa Margarita High School today.

The Ravens of Canyon Crest Academy improves their record at 8-9 on the season as they defeated the Pirates of Oceanside High School by a 67-43 score.

Jon Pearson led the Ravens of CCA with 20 points, 15 by Frank Gelfman, 13 by Justin Lam will host the Bulldogs of Ramona on Friday, January 10th

Keshawn Wilson led the Pirates of Oceanside with 10 points and 8 by Paris Smith will travel to Rancho Bernardo Broncos on the road on Friday, January 10th.

1-1-20 Boys North County SD Basketball

Army Navy Academy 86 Somerset Sky Point 50-Army Navy performers 19 points each by Alexis Marmolejos and Albert Pichardo 11 each by Jose Lleverino and Duncan Nguyen.

Pacific Ridge 42 Mount Miguel 36-PR Bird McGuire led with 9 points.

1-2-20 Boys Basketball North County SD

San Diego 73 Sage Creek 45 SC performers Zack Chandler 9 points
Army Navy 67 Sierra Vista 53-Army Navy performers Cobey Harroway 26, 17 by Albert Pichardo and 12 by Alexis Marmolejos.

1-4-20

Carlsbad 58 Crespi 56 Carlsbad was led by Jailen Nelson with 24 points.

Nor Cal Catholic School Challenge results

Game 1: St. Mary's 62, Central Catholic 59
Player of the Game: Leo Tillson from St. Mary's

Game 2: St. John Bosco 67, Bishop O'Dowd 66 in OT
Player of the Game: Wynton Brown from St. John Bosco

Game 3: Damien 67, St. Joseph's-Notre Dame 51
Player of the Game: Malik Thomas from Damien

Game 4: Bishop Manogue 65, Moreau Catholic 55
Player of the Game: Dalton Plummer from Bishop Manogue

Game 5: St. Patrick-St. Vincent 69, San Joaquin Memorial 60
Player of the Game: DJ Jackson from St. Patrick-St. Vincent

Sometimes hard to understand why the great players in California want to go to Clemson and Alabama. I understand they are great programs, but give me a break. Have you ever been to South Carolina or Alabama? A lot of rednecks and lack of dentists.

Why would any great hs players want to leave Southern California when you have USC and UCLA? Must be some good under the table payouts.

12-30-19

Hoover 30 Southwest EC 28-Hoover performers 11 by Namaya Suwanni

Long Beach Poly 45 LaJolla Country Day School 39-LCDS performers 11 by Breya Cunningham.

Imperial 79 Oakwood 39-Imperial performers Monique Carrasco 27, Jocelyn Estes 18 and 14 by Sierra Morris.

El Capitan 66 San Pasqual 52 EC performers Mackenzie Curtis 39 points Emma Driscoll 16.

Mater Dei 62 Oak Ridge 58-MD performers

Del Norte 51 San Dimas 38-Mya Westbrook 12

Westview 73 Shadow Ridge 36-13 by Sarina Shah, 11 by Naomi Gipson, 10 each by Sarina Dacio and Ariana Williams

Maricopa 65 Hilltop 52-Hilltop performers 16 by Lizeth Valencia, 12 each by Sofia Gomez and Alyssa Mays.

Morse 58 Chula Vista 52-CV performers 18 points by Ximena Caballero, 14 by Alex Lozano, 12 by Frida Caballero

12-31-19

El Capitan 64 Monte Vista 11-EC performance Mackenzie Curtis 24.

Clovis 58 Bonita Vista 46-BV Madison Canon 14 points

1-2-20

El Capitan 66 San Pasqual 52-EC performers Mackenzie Curtis 39, Emma Driscoll 16

Foothills Christian 66 Adelanto 44-FC performers 31 points by Ellie Turk, Arantxa Fonseca 15 points and 14 by Nataly Bravo

Dec 29th

Balboa 60 St. Andrews 49-Balboa performers 16 by Joseph Ogbebor 16, 11 by Dan Ameyaw, 10 each by Lenz DuPont and Andrew Milot.


Dec 30th

San Dieguito 71 Madison 65 Madison performers Marland Jorgenson 16, James Kerzic 14 and 10 by Quinton Vella and Ernesto Martinez.

Torrey Pines 66 Bishop O Dowd 62 Torrey Pines performers Brandon Angel 27, Nick Herrman 13 and Diego Campisano 10

Mira Mesa 70 Maranatha Christian 39-MC performers Grant Mahler 12 points.

Scripps Ranch 50 Westview 14 SR performers 15 by Nick Dolan and 11 by Grant Norberg

Legacy Early College 47 Balboa 43-Balboa performers Emmett Neal 19 points.

Escondido 64 Mount Carmel 57-Mount Carmel performers 16 by Jalen Matusalem, 12 by Ben Lim and 10 by Blake Dean

Lake Highlands 95 San Ysidro 86 ot SY performers Jurian Dixon 33, Kailen Rains 31 and Mikey Williams 16.

Sage Creek 64 Ramona 57-SC performers Jamie Ellenstein 25, 11 by Zach Chandler and 10 by Aarya Dessai

Jan 1st

Valley Center 66 Hilltop 53 VC performers Malachi Avila 18, Jayton Schwint 14 and Nicor Alvarado 10.

Jan 2nd

Army Navy 67 Sierra Vista 53-Army Navy performers Cobey Harraway 26, 17 by Alberto Pichardo and 12 by Alexis Marmolejos.

Boy, is the SJB qb talented. Kudos!! I wonder, though, f both teams just used the players they had on campus their freshmen years and brought in no transfers. DLS would be about the same. SJB; well, I would say what, half the offense and defense would be without the transfers.

Both schools have a GREAT advantage in that they can cherry pick players from all around their areas, but SJB adds to that by bringing in multiple players after their freshmen year.

That really is a shame.

12-29-19 Girls Basketball Results

Hoover 70 Kearny 24-H-21 points by Namaya Suwanni, 15 by Jurnee Harnage and 12 by Sirr Mee

Hoover defeated Mar Vista 46-35-Namaya Suwanni led with 15 points, 12 by Sir Mee

Imperial 71 Redlands East Valley 43 I-31 by Monique Carrasco 12 by Abbie Ormond.

Sage Hill 58 San Pasqual 43 SP 15 by Acacia Denton, 13 by Maddie Campbell

Boys High School Basketball Wrapup for 12-29-19

Scripps Ranch 64 Watsonville 16 SR Grant Norberg 18 Connor Wilson 10

Liberty Heights 62 Balboa School 55-Balboa Emmett Neal 21 Lenz DuPont 14

Balboa School 55 New Hope 44 B Daniel Ameyaw 15 points

Alhambra 50 Calvin Christian 47-CC 14 by Luke Bons and 13 by Martin Gumwel

Mount Carmel 64 Maranatha Christian 42-MC-22 by Blake Dean, 12 each by Liam Sylvia and Angel Altoveros

Saugus 94 San Ysidro 60-SY performers Jurian Dixon 23 Mikey Williams 17

Sweetwater 59 Sage Creek 42-Zack Chandler led with 15 points.

12-26-19 Girls Basketball News

Vista defeated Del Norte 62-51-Del Norte performers 21 by Grace Cooper and 16 by India Starr.

San Marcos defeated Canyon Springs 60-20. San Marcos was led by Megan Roberts with 17, 12 by Izzy Flores.

Hoover 51 Liberty Charter 40-Luciela Butler 24, 17 by Nia Maya Sowunni.

Imperial defeated Rancho Mirage 63-28. Jocelyn Estes led with 16 points and 13 by Sierra Morris.

El Capitan 50 Poway 34-El Capitan performers MacKenzie Curtis 21 and 11 by Tiffany Bickford.

Pilibos of LA 52 Calvin Christian 46 CC performers Luke Bons led with 23 and 13 by Martin Gumwel.

Twenty Nine Palms 72 Sage Creek 66-SC performers Jamie Ellenstein 17, Zach Chandler 13, 12 by Kayden LeMaster, 11 by Andrew Schmidt

El Dorado 67 Olympian 60-Olympian performers Gio Martinez 28 points and 22 by Savaughn Davis

Mount Carmel 64 Maranatha Christian 42-Maranatha Christian performers 12 by Jake Sanderlin

St Mary's Knights 89 San Ysidro Cougars 82-San Ysidro performers Mikey Williams 39 points, 13 by Jurian Dixon and 11 by Kailen Rains.

Ramona 68 Shadow Ridge 46-Ramona performers Isaiah Hernandez 17, Anthony McManus 15 and 11 by Austin Moe.

Merry Christmas! What do you want your favorite team to do between now and next August?

1st annual Nor Cal Catholic School Challenge Schedule

Saturday January 4, 2020 at Chabot College


Game 1: 1:00 PM St. Mary’s (Albany) vs Central Catholic (Modesto)

Game 2: 2:30 PM Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland) vs St. John Bosco (Bellflower)

Game 3: 4:00 PM St. Joseph’s-Notre Dame (Alameda) vs Damien (LaVerne)

Game 4: 5:30 PM Moreau Catholic (Hayward) vs Bishop Manogue (Reno)

Game 5: 7:00 PM St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo) vs San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno)

12-20-19-El Capitan 82 Victory Christian 64 EC performers 30 points by Jacob Pfitzner, 13 by Kailin Levias, Blaize Saez and DeShawn Desinore.

A pair of Baseline League stars announced their college choices live on ESPNU on Wednesday morning. Rancho Cucamonga quarterback CJ Stroud committed to Ohio State at 9:39 and a few minutes ago Upland linebacker Justin Flowe committed to Oregon.

I'll have a early signing day recap up later.