Prime Time Polynesian is a great program and we'll be featuring some of their players in front page articles soon. We'll also be presenting some brief evals by staff recruiting analyst Dave Wright for the message board like the one below.

Tuasivi Nomura, 2019 (Corona Centennial)
One of the top returners for Corona Centennial. Can play in the box or at safety. Was outstanding as a safety but even better at linebacker. Can rush the passer from defensive end position. Highest football IQ kid I have ever met! Great family!

Needs to improve: Needs work on catching.

Schools of mutual interest: Colorado (Offered), UNLV (Offered), Washington, Oregon St, UC Davis (Offered), Nevada (Offered), Army West Point (Offered), Hawaii (Offered), Navy (Offered), Iowa State (Offered).

Prime Time Polynesian is a great program and we'll be featuring some of its players in front page articles soon. We'll also be presenting some brief evals by staff recruiting analyst Dave Wright for the message board like the one below.

Drake Metcalf, 2020 (St. John Bosco)
At 6-3, 265 lbs, this OL breaks things wherever he goes. A real bull in a China closet! Reminds me of a young Bruce Matthews. One of the neatest kids you will meet. He is my baby for next year of PTP.

Needs to improve: Repositioning hands and feet placement simultaneously.

Schools of mutual interest: LSU, USC, Stanford, UNLV, Ole Miss, OU, Oregon (Offered), Alabama, Georgia

2018 Bay Area Memorial Day Classic

The 8th annual Bay Area Memorial Day Classic will be held from Saturday to Monday May 26-28 at Jamtown in Oakland and Ultimate Fieldhouse in Walnut Creek. The event will have teams in four divisions: 17 Elite, 17 Varsity, 16/Junior Varsity and 14-15/ Frosh. Championships in all divisions will be held on Monday, May 28 at Jamtown.

MVP awards will be given in each division. 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.

Each team will play three pool play games and then single-elimination playoffs. Cost is $495 per team with discounts for 3 or more teams. To register go to hoopreview.net and click on registration at the top.

Teams participating in the Memorial Day event will have first priority for the July 13-14 Nor Cal Summer Tip Off live period event.

For further information contact Gerry Freitas at 408-998-1327 or email: gerryfreitas@hotmail.com.

I got a text messge from a message board member and he was highly impressed with the Prime Time Polynesian 5v5 Lineman Tournament held at El Dorado High on Sunday March 25:

"Saw an awesome example of heart and camaraderie today. Had a 5 on 5 competition @ El Dorado high school. 1. Mater Die: excellently coached perfect technique! 2. OLU, they are grinders still figuring it out. 3. Upland finished 3rd, don't sleep on them. All three are going to Vegas for the big one."

2018 Southern California Spring Senior Showcase

The 9th annual Southern California Spring Senior Showcase will be held Sunday March 25, 2018 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 2018.

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.

Cost is $100 for individuals and $250.00 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

Friday, March 23
10:00 a.m. Division IV Girls – Rolling Hills Prep vs. Priory
12:00 p.m. Division IV Boys – View Park vs. Stuart Hall
2:00 p.m. Division III Girls – Sunny Hills vs. West Campus
4:00 p.m. Division II Boys – Crossroads vs. Alameda
6:00 p.m. Division I Girls – Serra vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral
8:00 p.m. Division I Boys – Chino Hills vs. Las Lomas

Saturday, March 24
10:00 a.m. Division V Girls – Sierra Pacific vs. Lowell
12:00 p.m. Division V Boys – Santa Clarita Christian vs. Argonaut
2:00 p.m. Division II Girls – Redondo Union vs. Pleasant Valley
4:00 p.m. Division III Boys – Notre Dame vs. Pleasant Valley
6:00 p.m. Open Division Girls – Windward vs. Pinewood
8:00 p.m. Open Division Boys – Sierra Canyon vs. Sheldon

Friday, March 23
10:00 a.m. Division IV Girls – Rolling Hills Prep vs. Priory
12:00 p.m. Division IV Boys – View Park vs. Stuart Hall
2:00 p.m. Division III Girls – Sunny Hills vs. West Campus
4:00 p.m. Division II Boys – Crossroads vs. Alameda
6:00 p.m. Division I Girls – Serra vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral
8:00 p.m. Division I Boys – Chino Hills vs. Las Lomas

Saturday, March 24
10:00 a.m. Division V Girls – Sierra Pacific vs. Lowell
12:00 p.m. Division V Boys – Santa Clarita Christian vs. Argonaut
2:00 p.m. Division II Girls – Redondo Union vs. Pleasant Valley
4:00 p.m. Division III Boys – Notre Dame vs. Pleasant Valley
6:00 p.m. Open Division Girls – Windward vs. Pinewood
8:00 p.m. Open Division Boys – Sierra Canyon vs. Sheldon

Co-MVPs (1st Team):
Desarae Taylor-East Valley
Itzel Valdez-Northridge Academy

1st Team:
Breanna Ascencio-Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences
Sally Jurdi-Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
Micah Picart-Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences
Rebekah Romero-Vaughn International Studies Academy
Diana Sarkisyan-Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies

2nd Team:
Tyler Brown-Northridge Academy
Burgandi Griffin-East Valley
Nicole Herrera-Vaughn International Studies Academy
Justyne Nakano-Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
Emily Rulvacaba-Fulton
Maria Terzyan-Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences
Marialy Valenzuela-Vaughn International Studies Academy

Coach of the Year
Coach Alex Posser De Andrade-Northridge Academy

20 minute interview with Troy Thomas on The Transparent Truth show with Greg Biggins and Keith Miller. The first part of the show is on Calabasas' Head Coach Kris Clayborne (sp?). In the last 22 minutes the interview with Troy begins.

Troy says:

This is the quickest buy-in he's ever seen.

The kids are not in the shape they need to be in, but after 5 weeks he's starting to see the bodies changing.

Servite is not going the transfer route, they never have...he wants to build a loyal brotherhood from the bottom up. (But BBB was right, he does say that there may be a few transfers at first).

"We're gonna strap it on, and see what happens."


https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-transparent-truth/id1248681725?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo=4

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Saturday, March 3, 2018-San Marcos High School-San Marcos, CA: The 6th seed Carlsbad Lancers have concluded their regular season at 15-16 but what a CIF Division III tournament run with wins over 12th seed Pacific Ridge, 14th seed Central High School, 7th seed Brawley High School in the semi finals and their Cinderella Magic ended in the championship Division III CIF Final as they were defeated in 3 overtimes by the top seed Matadors of Mt.Miguel by a well battled 79-76 contest.

Sam Eshelman Carlsbad Boys Basketball Coach: "Give Mount Miguel a lot of credit they are a good hungry team and they battled back like they did last season along with a well coached squad." " I'm proud of my squad as they battled hard tonight after trailing by 5 or 6 points and didn't quit, it takes a lot of effort that they showed."

"When we led 22-16 the Matadors shooting was outstanding after we lead we knew coming in the game they (Mount Miguel) are a great transition team, in the second half we wanted to slow them down as we didn't do a good job of getting back in transition and the cause was that we kept missing outside shots where we had trouble with we showed improvement in the second half of slowing them down but they have outstanding shooters.""We return 8 juniors 4 of them are starters and this was the ultimate goal for our school has waited for as we fell short but this was a great experience will be ready for the off season."

Carter Plousha led the Lancers with 23 points, 19 by Brogan Pietrocini along with 13 rebounds and 16 by Isaiah Ramos.

For a list of Hoop Review events in 2018 go to http://hoopreview.net and click on events heading at the top.

Lady Vista Panthers fall to Lady Olympian Eagles 61-55 in CIF Section DII Final


By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Friday, March 2, 2018-After wins over Canyon Crest Academy, the Helix Highlanders, and delivering the big surprise over the Lady Lancers from Carlsbad High School, the Lady Panthers of Vista at 15-16 after leading 29-23 at the half, they were outscored 38-26 in the second half and fell short of the CIF Section Division II Girls Basketball Title as they were defeated by the Lady Eagles of Olympian High School 61-55 score.

Vista was led by Daeyanna Hale with 23 points as she went 7 out of 19 on field goals along with 8 out of 12 on the foul line. Lady Panther teammate Evelyn Terraza contricuted with 16 points.

Both schools will await to see if they will be selected in the CIF State Girls High School Basketball Tournament.

David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Viejas Arena-San Diego State University-Friday, March 2, 2018-The much improved and top seed Wildcats from El Camino High School at 18-13 knows what it takes to make the championship round but they were outrebounded 35-25 by the Eagles of Santa Fe and fell short in the Division I Boys CIF Section Basketball final game that was played at the Viejas Arena on the campus of San Diego State University

Tom Tarrantino Head Boys Basketball Coach at El Camino: "I believed they developed better possessions as the game kept moving, earlier in the first half, I felt that we were a little more patient when Santa Fe Christian went ahead by 4 or 6 points, they (Santa Fe Christian) after we inbounded the ball, their defense pressed us as I have respect for them you can't score when we try to play one and one, it takes the whole team to move on them." "In the fourth quarter our team isn't very tall but we hustled, scrapped and gutted it out big." "Jalen Robinson didn't have one of his better games today and he knows that he contributed to the squad." "Santa Fe Christian made the open shots and that's how they won the ball game

Jalen Flanagan led the Wildcats with 21 points as he went 8 out of 25 on field goals and 3 out of 4 on the foul line along with 10 rebounds. Wildcat Teammate RJ Davis contributed with 16 points.

GOLDEN STATE PREP (POST GRADUATE 5th Year PROGRAM)
Golden State Prep (GSP) is proud to announce the formation of a fifth year Post Grad Men’s Basketball team that provides the ideal environment for student athletes who want an additional “gap” year to develop their basketball skills, mentality, and body in order to be best prepared for college basketball. We will be having Try-Outs, April 7th from 12-2pm at Napa Valley College. The cost will be $20.

GSP will work hand in hand with the staff from Prolific Prep, utilizing the same proven training method that has produced numerous college basketball players who have made significant impacts immediately in the college ranks.

If you have not secured the college opportunity you are looking for or simply want to enhance your options, then GSP is the right choice for you after high school graduation.


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BELOW ARE REASONS YOU SHOULD CHOOSE THE GOLDEN STATE PREP POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM:

• Coaching: GSP Athletes will be working side by side with the Prolific Prep Staff, facilities, and their networking capabilities. All seven staff members at Prolific Prep have played and coached in college, placing hundreds of athletes into NCAA Colleges or the Professional Ranks throughout their coaching careers.

• One Year Gap: GSP provides athletes a one-year “gap” designed to enhance their basketball and educational platforms. The student-athlete’s NCAA “Clock” does not start during this “gap” year. This means the player will not lose a year of NCAA Eligibility.

• Improve your Body and Game: The backbone of GSP will be built around Skill Development. It is the reason Prolific Prep was formed and the reason why GSP is a success. This includes maturing as a player physically, mentally, and socially. Players will have designated time for Strength & Conditioning, Yoga, and basketball skill court training. The GSP program is all about YOU!

Fore more info, visit http://www.prolificprep.org/gsp

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Friday, Februarty 23, 2018-Torrey Pines High School-San Diego, CA-The Torrey Pines Falcons known for their Boston Celtics style of basketball as for boxing out, rebounds and take the shots proved themselves tonight under long time Falcons coach, former Villanova and NBA standout John Olive proved themselves as they defeated the 7th seed Torreys of LaJolla Country Day School by a 92-66 score.

Finn Sullivan of Torrey Pines player on his 32 point performance: "It was a huge win for us as I wanted this one in my last year at here Torrey Pines." "I don't worry about the points that I score all I focus on is to get a bucket, rebound and look for the good shots that is now I play my game."

" Coach Olive has been preaching to us that we need to play a better defense as a team we came into this game all fired up we did well on shutting their offense down we did a good job on that" said Finn Sullivan

Finn Sullivan led the Falcons at 28-2 with 32 points, Mitchell Pope with 30 and twin brother Bryce Pope with 12 and will take on the 25-5 Buccaneers of Mission Bay with the amazing junior sensation of Rajean Boogie Ellis.

For the Torrey's of LaJolla Country Day School as they conclude their season at 21-9, Ryan Langborg and Raymond Lu each contributed with 14 points, Ben Daugherty 11 and Jayson Taylor contributed with 10.

2018 Southern California Spring Tip Off

The 3rd annual Southern California Spring Tip Off will be held Saturday and Sunday April 7th and 8th at Next Level Sports Complex in Garden Grove from 9 am to 9 pm each day. It will be open to teams from high school and AAU programs and individual players in all high school grades (including seniors). 100+ teams will be entered in the number one non-live period event on the west coast.

The 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 and to provide game experience prior to the NCAA live period. 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.

Cost is $175.00 for individuals and $495.00 for teams for direct payment. Multiple team (3 or more) discounts are available. Every team/individual will play four games (two each day). For more information contact the tournament director, Gerry Freitas at 408-998-1327 or email: gerryfreitas@hotmail.com.

2018 Southern California Hoop Review-NCAA Live Period Event

The 15th annual Southern California Hoop Review will be held Friday April 20th (6-11 pm), Saturday April 21st (9 am-9 pm) and Sunday April 22nd (800 am-4 pm) at Next Level Sports Complex and the MAP in Garden Grove. It is an NCAA certified event (allowing Division I coaches to attend).

250 teams from the western states will participate in the largest spring event in the west. Each team will play four games. Payment can be made online at westcoastelitebasketball.com. Cost is $595 per team. Multiple team (3 or more) discount is available.

For further information contact Gerry Freitas at 408-998-1327 or via email: gerryfreitas@hotmail.com or Ryan Silver at 310-409-6831 or via email: rsilver@westcoastelitebasketball.com.

Oregon State bound Warren Washington paces Mission Hills Grizzlies in overtime victory over Rancho Buena Vista

By David A. Willauer-With the game tied at 54-54, the Mission Hills Grizzlies improve their record to 15-11 as they outscored the Longhorns of Rancho Buena Vista at 16-12, 12-2 in overtime as the Grizzlies won by a 66-56 score.

Oregon State bound Warren Washington led with 26 points, Chris Olave contributed with 19, Robert Ligayon contributed with 10 for Mission Hills.

For Rancho Buena, Patrick Mclachlan led with 26 points, 10 each by Noah Fields and Nathan Romero.

Both teams will be playing Friday night as the Grizzlies of Mission Hills will take on rival San Marcos while Rancho Buena Vista will take on rival Vista. Tapoff for the games at 7 PM.
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Foothills Christian defeats Orange Glen in Boys Basketball
By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-2-9-18-The Knights of Foothills Christian at 22-5 defeated Patriots of Orange Glen High School at 16-10 by a 84-48 score. Caden Palmer led the Patriots with 17 points followed by Damien Miller with 10.

The Patriots will be at LaJolla Country Day School on Monday, February 12, 2018 tapoff is at 7 PM

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-2-7-18-Damien Miller's 36 point performance paced the 16-9 Patriots of Orange Glen as they snapped a 2 game losing streak as they defeated the Warriors from Army Navy Academy at 16-9 by a 75-51 win.

For the Warriors, Albert Prichardo led with 20 points and Nick Indrieri contributed with 18 points.

Army Navy Academy will take on the Lancers from Francis Parker High School and Orange Glen will take on Foothills Christian both games will take place on Friday February 9th. Tapoff is at 7:00 pm.

Californiapreps.com will have game reports on some of these games in the next few days.

The following stats are courtesy of staff writer Gerry Freitas:

Game 9: Mater Dei 81, Chino Hills 63
Leading scorers:
Harrison Butler (Mater Dei) 21
Onyeka Okongwu/Andre Ball (Chino Hills) 20
Records: Mater Dei 18-6, Chino Hills 15-10.

Game 8: Whitney Young (IL) 74, St. Augustine 56
Leading scorers:
Javon Freeman/Xavier Castenada (Whitney Young) 17
Chibuzo Agbo (St. Augustine) 12
Records: Whitney Young 18-6, St. Augustine 13-6.

Game 7: Bishop Gorman (NV) 55, Fairfax 48
Leading scorers:
Jamal Bey (Bishop Gorman) 17
Jamal Hartwell (Fairfax) 15
Records: Bishop Gorman 21-4, Fairfax 18-8.

Game 6: Sierra Canyon 80, Long Beach Poly 60
Leading scorers:
Kenyon Martin (Sierra Canyon) 29 (and 20 rebs)
Giordan Williams (Long Beach Poly) 15
Records: Sierra Canyon 18-3,Long Beach Poly 17-7.

Game 5: Orange Lutheran 61, Villa Park 52
Leading scorers:
Isaiah Pope (Orange Lutheran) 18
Julien Franklin (Villa Park) 13
Records: Orange Lutheran 11-15, Villa Park 12-11.

Game 4: Santa Margarita 61, Corona Centennial 35
Leading scorers:
Max Agbonkpolo (Santa Margarita) 26
DJ Davis (Corona Centennial) 11
Records: Santa Margarita 18-6, Corona Centennial 16-10.

Game 3: Westchester 64, Capistrano Valley 62
Leading scorers:
Jordan Brinson (Westchester) 22
Dawson Baker (Capistrano Valley) 19
Records: Westchester 23-5, Capistrano Valley 21-6.

Game 2: Oak Park 71, Colony 48
Leading scorers:
Riley Battin (Oak Park) 26 (and 20 rebs)
Sedrick Altman (Colony) 14
Records: Oak Park 19-6, Colony 22-5.

Game 1: St. John Bosco 68, Los Alamitos 31
Leading scorers:
Josh Adoh (St. John Bosco) 15
Jacob Eyman (Los Alamitos) 11
Records: St. John Bosco 19-6, Los Alamitos 9-16.

San Marcos defeats El Camino 45-33 in Boys Basketball

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-San Marcos High School-San Marcos, CA: In a low scoring contest the Knights recorded their 20th win again 2 losses behind the 13 point performance by Cody Mathias 8 by Kody Clouet and 6 by Ryan Hagood as they defeated the Wildcats of El Camino by a 45-33 score.

Jalen Flanagan led the Wildcats with 14 points and Deaundra McNair contributed with 9.

Dante Carey Head Boys Basketball Coach of San Marcos: It was grind out game the second time around with a legendary coach in Tom Tarentino but with a lot of adjustments made we had to find a way to play the game we missed a lot of shots in our last couple of our games I expect to bounce back and to improve our game "

San Marcos rides a 12 game win streak and will be at Rancho Buena Vista while El Camino at 13-10 will be at Mission Hills on Tuesday, February 6,

Francis Parker High School defeats Orange Glen 54-52

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-The Patriots of Orange Glen High School fell to Francis Parker Lancers by a 54-52 score and continue to ride a 2 game losing streak.

The 15-9 Patriots were led by Damien Miller with 16 and Adam Nieves with 10 and their next game will be o Wednesday, February 7th when they host Army Navy Academy on Wednesday, February 7th in a 7:00 pm showdown.