Per Eric Sondheimer, LA Times:

The Southern Section Council voted Wednesday to support a revision in the CIF transfer rule that would eliminate the power of section commissioners to make athletes who transfer for sports reasons ineligible.

The vote from member leagues was 63-12-1 in favor of a proposal that will be considered Friday at the CIF state Federated Council meeting in Ontario.

The City Section also supports the proposal. If passed, athletes and their parents can openly say they are transferring for athletic reasons and a commissioner won't declare them ineligible.

Athletes will still be subjected to a sit-out period if they transfer without moving, they can't follow a coach to another school and recruiting would still be illegal.

Does he get any playing time?
How does he look in warmups?

2017 Southern California Spring Tip Off


The 2nd annual Southern California Spring Tip Off will be held Saturday and Sunday April 8th and 9th 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 $475.00 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.

The 8th Annual Icemen “College Evaluation and Recruiting Night”

Friday, March 24th @ Lakeside High School, 32593 Riverside Dr., Elsinore 92530

Underclassmen 2018, 2019, 2020 and Unsigned 2017 Seniors 6pm-9pm

Cost is $65 (Early Registration) $75 Day of Event

• Icemen Basketball combined events helped over 135 kids get Scholarships since 1994.
• JC, D2, D3 and NAIA invited. (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 Coach Todd Malecki Over 24 years Coaching & Evaluating Experience.
• $65 Early Register Paypal/Cashier Check/Money Order. $75 Day of Event, CASH, NO CHECKS
• Intense Skill Workout with Brian Wethers (WET Basketball) plus, 2 Game Guarantees.
• Events are on time, on task, and you will get your $ worth. Multi Player Discounts Available

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 Sequoias), 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 (BYU), 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 (Graceland University), Mark Eden (SD Christian), Jared Dizon (Hope Int’l), Michael Panaggio (Lane University), Robert Taylor (SD City) Brandon Rosser (Central Arizona).This is a partial list (over 230 kids total).


Call for information. 951-445-4376 or email Icemenbball@aol.com. Coach Malecki (24 years exp) Referrals at www.icemenbasketball.com “We get you Better and RECRUITED” Paypal Todd Malecki or Cashier Checks/Money Orders on day of event. Multiple Player discounts available.



The 8th Annual Icemen “College Evaluation & Recruiting Night” Release Form



Player:__________________________ Player Cell #___________________ Graduate: 20 (17) (18) (19) (20)



High School:___________________ Coaches Name:_____________________Cell#______________________


CORE: Y OR N SAT:__________GPA:___________Parent

Name:________________Cell#______________


Insurance Policy Name /No. ____________________________________________________


I, __________________________(player name), consent to participating in this Icemen Event. I agree to Indemnify Icemen Basketball aka Coach Todd Malecki, it’s coaches, evaluators, it’s officials, Lakeside High School, Elsinore 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.


Parent Signature____________________________________ (if player under 18) Date: 03/24/2017


Event Staff: Tony Carter-Loza (La Harbor College), Darren French (East LA College), Brian Wethers (Murrieta Valley HS, Played at Cal/Pro) Micheal Johnson (California Connection Basketball), Ryon Rodgers (Perris HS) Respp Relatoris (Jurupa Hills HS)

2017 Southern California Senior Showcase

The 8th annual Southern California Senior Showcase will be held Sunday March 26, 2017 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 2017.

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.

Courtesy of LA Times:

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL FINALS

Open Division: Bishop Montgomery 60, Mater Dei 53
Division I: Eastvale Roosevelt 68, Corona Centennial 65
Division II: Esperanza 68, Pasadena 58
Division III: Villa Park 78, Colony 67
Division IV: La Mesa Helix 80, Reedley Immanuel 69
Division V: Rolling Hills Prep 60, Riverside Notre Dame 59

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL FINALS

Open Division: Roseville Woodcreek 66, Sacramento Sheldon 59
Division I: Union City Logan 65, Palo Alto 61 (OT)
Division II: Hayward Moreau Catholic 81, Mountain View St. Francis 77 (OT)
Division III: San Francisco Mission 72, Fairfield Vanden 68
Division IV: Vallejo St. Patrick-St. Vincent 73, Salinas Palma 48
Division V: Watsonville St. Francis 69, Lodi Elliot Christian 64

State championships, Mar. 24-25 at Golden 1 Center (Sacramento)

Friday
Boys' Division V: Rolling Hills Prep vs. Watsonville St. Francis, noon
Boys' Division III: Villa Park vs. San Francisco Mission, 4 p.m.
Boys' Division I: Eastvale Roosevelt vs. Union City Logan, 8 p.m.

Saturday
Boys' Division IV: La Mesa Helix vs. Vallejo St. Patrick-St. Vincent, noon
Boys' Division II: Esperanza vs. Hayward Moreau Catholic, 4 p.m.
Boys' Open Division: Bishop Montgomery vs. Roseville Woodcreek, 8 p.m.

1st Team:
Desarae Taylor-East Valley
Itzel Valdez-Northridge Academy
Justyne Nakano-Sherman Oaks CES
Lena Spencer-Sherman Oaks CES
Ashley Reyes-Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences
Regina Mahawan-Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences
Angelica Nuñez-Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences (Valley League POY)
Marialy Valenzuela-Vaughn


2nd Team:
Emily Ruvalcaba-Fulton
Jadeene Bondoc-Northridge Academy
Paulynn Gallardo-Northridge Academy
Audrey Townsend-Sherman Oaks CES
Breanna Asencio-Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences
Nicole Herrera-Vaughn
Rebekah Romero-Vaughn

Coach of the Year
Karen Brown-Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Miracle Mission Hills wins 4th CIF San Diego Girls Basketball Title in win over Bishop's School

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Jenny Craig Pavilion-University of San Diego-San Diego, CA-Saturday, March 4, 2017: The Miracle Magic continues for the Lady Grizzlies of Mission Hills High School as they made history on Saturday at the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the campus of the University of San Diego in the championship round in the Open Division of the 2017 San Diego Section CIF Girls Basketball Tournament as the Mission Magic contines as won their 4th Girls Basketball Section Title behind the 25 point performance of Hailey McCoy as she connected 9 out of 15 attempts on field goal and connected on 9 treys along with University of Washington Bound Khayla Rooks as she contributed with 11 points and 16 rebounds 10 on the defensive side and Katelyn Nguyen 10 points as they defeated the Lady Knights of Bishop's School by a 65-47 score.

University of Washington Bound Khayla Rooks on her performance: "We found a way to stop USC bound Destiny Littleton as she is the leading scorer in the country, but found a way to stop her in order to get the win our defense was the key for the game and won my late father who is watching over me, last year when I was playing in the tournament he texted me and wished me a lot of luck throughout the games."

" I will leave it on the court and to leave my mind I won this for him this was more pressure we couldn't let the Legacy down." " I did better defensively today i had to keep going along with being aggressive that is how we got better I also give credit to a lot of my teammates we have played together since since 6th grade." said Khayla Rooks.


The Lady Knights at of Bishop's School at 29-3 were led by USC bound Destiny Littleton with 31 points and was received the Sportsmanship Award in the game as for the Lady Grizzlies the award for Sportsmanship went to Aaliyah Taylor.

SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS

Open Division: Bishop Montgomery 70, Mater Dei 55
Division 1AA: Rancho Verde 43, Maranatha 41
Division 2AA: Colony 74, Villa Park 70
Division 2A: Capistrano Valley 41, Oxnard 31
Division 3A: Twentynine Palms 70, St. Paul 68 (OT)
Division 4AA: West Torrance 65, Blair 54
Division 5AA: Rolling Hills Prep 61, Holy Martyrs 34
Division 5A: Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian 82, Sherman Indian 47
Division 6: Carnegie 75, Newport Beach Pacifica Christian 45

CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Open Division: Birmingham 85, Westchester 80
Division 1: Crenshaw 65, Granada Hills 45

: St. Augustine's defeats Torrey Pines for CIF Open Division Boys Finals-Other CIF Basketball News
By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-3-4-17-Jenny Craig
Pavalion-University of San Diego-San Diego, CA- The Saints of St.
Augustine's School at 27-4 behind the 15 point performance of Otto Taylor
as he went 4 out of 10 in field goals and 1 for 3 from the three point line
as he received the Sportsmanship Award for his contributions to his school
along with 13 by Taeshon Cherry as they defeated the Falcons of Torrey
Pines High School by a very close 47-44 score

Mike Stephenson head coach of St. Augustine on win over Torrey Pines: "We
didn't want the game to go away but it was hard to get a basket so we
wanted to work on the good shots so I told my guys lets do what they do and
we worked on our mid range shots and three pointers along with backdoor
plays and that is what they did." "

"Otto Taylor was out with an injury half of the year but this was great to
see him shoot the treys for us. " said Coach Stephenson

For Torrey Pines at 28-4, Hayden Helfrich led with 15 points and 12 by
Jacob Gilliam.

Other CIF Basketball News

In the Division II Boys Basketball Game, the Helix Highlanders behind the
16 point performance of Jaylin Arnold, 15 by Dylan Lee, 14 by Maurice
Holes, Myles Norris with 12 points and 14 boards as they defeated the
Patriots of Orange Glen by a 48-44 score. Mikola Krersnovich led with 12
points.

For the Boys Division III Title the very surprising Bobcats of Sage Creek
at 14-17 defeated the 20-11 Matadors from Mount Miguel by a 58-42 score.
Bryce Burchler led the Bobcats with 16 points, Xavier Allen with 13 and 10
by Dylan Ross, The Matadors were led by Darien Norwood with 12 and 10 by
James Allen.

For the Division I Boys Title, the Eagles of Santa Fe Christian at 22-11
behind the 13 point performance of Derek Moore and 11 by Matthew Stevenson
defeated the Hornets of Abraham Lincoln High School at 19-11 by a 39-35
score. For the Hornets at 19-11 Mike Singleterry led with 12 points
followed by Malik Parson with 11.

San Marcos at 19-12 loses 55-54 to Mater Dei at 20-11


By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Friday, Match 10th 2017-In Friday's Final Round at the Jenny Craig Pavalion on the campus of the University of San Diego the Lady Crusaders the Lady Crusaders of Mater Dei behind the 18 point performance of Chloe Webb 55-54 win over the Lady Knights of San Marcos for the Division I Girls Basketball Title. Joice Beda added 15 points and 11 boards for the Lady Crusaders.

For the Lady Knights at 19-12, Dee Dee Valenzuela led with 18 points and Sarah Cloutier contributed with 10. This is San Marcos 2nd time in the finals first since 1986.

CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division 2 boys: Gardena 64, Carson 52

SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS
Boys' Division 1A: Harvard-Westlake 68, Pasadena 58
Boys' Division 3AA: Brentwood 55, Burbank 54 (OT)

The 11th Annual Desert Valley All Star Boys Game @ Lakeside High School (Elsinore, CA) Friday, March 31st, 2017 @ 7:30pm (20 Min Halves)

Mandatory Practice on Wednesday, March 29th@ Lakeside HS 7:30-9:00pm

Away Team (Coached by Marc Hart, Patriot HS) Wear Dark Jerseys
#1 PG 5’10 Damien Reedy Rancho Verde

#2 PG 5’9 Michael Carongcong Vista Murrieta

#3 G 6’4 Jermarl Baker Roosevelt (Signed at Cal)

#3 PG 5’11 Cesar Mesa Norco

#4 G 6’3 Charles Neal Rancho Mirage

#4 5’10 G Cornelius Holifield Heritage

#14 G 6’2 Zach Dowds Valley View

#15 G 5’10 Jordan Johnson Lakeside

#21 W 6’6 Matt Mitchell Roosevelt (Signed at CSUF)

#23 F 6’6 Jalen January Beaumont

#24 F 6’6 Ronald McQuay Poly (Injured)

#25 F 6’6 Cameron Nunley JW North

#31 F 6’4 Ramon Lerma Patriot

#35 W 6’5 Bryce Denham Temecula Valley

#50 C 6’7 Edward Macie Bethel Christian


Home Team (Coached by Ryon Rodgers, Perris HS) Wear White Jerseys
#0 G 6’0 Daylon Stewart Ramona

#0 W 6’3 Jaren Owens Citrus Hill

#1 PG, 5’9 Devlin Adams Moreno Valley

#3 F 6’7 Jordan Robinson King

#3 PG, 6’0 Michael Hanna Temecula Prep

#10 G 6’3 Antonio Camacho Chaparral

#12 G 5’10 Anthony Routh Murrieta Mesa

#21 G 6’0 Jordan Williams Tahquitz

#22 F 6’6 Anthony Teffeteller La Sierra

#22 G 5’10 Kyle Schroeder Murrieta Valley

#23 G 6’4 Damian Givens Jurupa Valley

#23, C 6’10 Jalen Hill Centennial (Signed at UCLA)

#24 W 6’4 Bryan Montgomery Perris

#30 G, 6’4 Alex Wright Woodcrest (Signed at CBU)

#33 F 6’7 Carter Rowley Hemet


*Rosters/Coaches Subject to Change.

Health and Sciences ends Guajome Park miracle year in Division V Boys Final


By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-San Marcos High School-San Marcos, CA-3-3-17-In a thrilling overtime contest that was played at San Marcos High School, the Surgeons from Health Sciences from San Diego, CA ended Guajome Park's miracle season as made their first appearance in school history in the CIF Division V Boys Final by defeating the Frongs by a 72-67 overtime win.

Musa Adams led the Surgeons with 22 points and received the Sportsmanship Award

Josh Clarke contributed with 19 and 10 by Konrad Gawido

For Guajome Park Tiberus Ballard led with 19 points and received the Sportsmanship Award

Kyle Grant contributed with 16, 12 by Kevon Belle, 10 by Drayton Benton and Cristian Garrett.

Subject: Pacific Ridge's Girls Basketball Cinderella season comes to an end with a 68-61 loss

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-San Marcos High School-San Marcos, CA-Thursday, March 2nd, 2017: Throughout the 2017 CIF San Diego Division V Girls Basketball the 11th seed Lady Firebirds from Pacific Ridge known for their Cinderella wins and upsets when March Madness came along from the first round of 16 after defeating 6th seed Foothills Christian by a 40-37 score, to the quarter final round as they defeated 3rd seed High Tech School from Chula Vista, to the semi finals where they defeated 2nd seed Monarch by a 39-31 score

But in the finals was a different story where they were defeated by the Lady Eagles of Marantha Christian by a very close 68-61 score and snapped the Lady Firebirds 4 game win streak

Reid Dinning and Kimberly Cheung each contributed with 20 points.

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Mission Hills High School-San Marcos, CA: For the fourth time in the history of the girls basketball program as they improve to 28-3 the Lady Grizzlies of Mission Hills have advanced to the CIF final where they defeated the Lady Titans of Eastlake High School at 24-6 again they will face the Lady Knights of Bishop School at 29-2 as they defeated the Lady Torreys by a very close 58-57 score.

Khayla Rooks who dazzles the crowd with her good ball skills and good passing in the game today led the Lady Grizzlies with 20 points and played an outstanding defense.

For the Lady Titans at Eastlake High School from Chula Vista, Allie Carrion led with 9 points and Aureen Isaacson contributed with 8.

Vista eliminated from CIF Open Division Semi Final Will Play in Southern California Playoffs next week

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Jake Gilliam's 25 points and 13 rebounds paced the Falcons of Torrey Pines at 28-3 to a 54-50 win over the 26-4 Vista Panthers. The Panthers will play in the Southern California Playoffs next week.

The Panthers were led by Taurus Samuels with 16 points,

Finn Sullivan contributed with 12 points, Ethan Esposito contributed with 9 boards and 11 points for the Falcons as they will take on top seed Saints of St. Augustine's in the 8:00 pm Open Division at the Jenny Craig Pavalion on the campus of the University of San Diego.

On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 11:47 PM, David Willauer <dawvoice3@gmail.com> wrote:
Jake Gilliam's 25 points and 13 rebounds paced the Falcons of Torrey Pines at 28-3 to a 54-50 win over the 26-4 Vista Panthers. The Panthers will play in the Southern California Playoffs next week.

The Panthers were led by Taurus Samuels with 16 points,

Finn Sullivan contributed with 12 points, Ethan Esposito contributed with 9 boards and 11 points for the Falcons as they will take on top seed Saints of St. Augustine's in the 8:00 pm Open Division at the Jenny Craig Pavalion on the campus of the University of San Diego.

Mission Hills Girls Basketball opens with a CIF Basketball win over Serra High


By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Mission Hills High School-Friday, February, 24, 2017-San Marcos, CA: The Mission Hills girls basketball teams known for their ups and downs today as in the first half they trailed early in the first half by a 12-0 deficit due to the turnovers and the shots falling out of the bucket but the outstanding effort by Katherine Neff made some key shot that went in and out and back in again as the Grizzlies led 37-34.

In the second half it was all Mission Hills as they outscored the Lady Conquistadors of Serra at 20-9 42-13 and won by a 79-47 score.

Chris Kroesch Mission Hills Girls Basketball Coach: The Serra Ladies came out as they outplayed us well on defense which forced us to turn the ball over and make bad shots," "We played on our heels in the first half as Serra got on us early 12-0 but we found a way to come back but I wasn't pleased with our performance in the first half we are known for dribble dribble dribble not look for our teammates take bad shots with the ball, didn't have good balance as they (Serra) were the aggressors in the first half but in the second things went our way as Hailey McCoy was a little tight in the first half but in the second half she played her A game as her shots have improved a lot better along with making key plays for us." " Nikki Mayoral finished with 14 points her effort that carried us in the game our rebounding in the first half we looked lethargic but in the second half we got the ball where we needed on the defensive glass." " Eastlake a good well balanced team and will be ready to go."

Hailey McCoy led the Lady Grizzles with 16 points, Katelyn Nguyen with 14, Nikki Mayoral and Katherine Neff each with 13, Khayla Rooks contributed with 12.

The Lady Grizzlies will host the Eastlake Titans at 23-6 as they continue their 12 game win and will go for their 4th CIF San Diego Section Girls Basketball Title.

Courtesy LA Times:

OPEN DIVISION

Semifinals, Saturday at Roybal
#5 Taft vs. #1 Birmingham, 8 p.m.
#3 Westchester vs. #2 Fairfax, 6 p.m.

Consolation semifinals, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
#4 Narbonne at #2 Fairfax/#3 Westchester loser
#7 El Camino Real at #1 Birmingham/#5 Taft loser

Notes: Championship, Mar. 4, 7:30 p.m. at Cal State Dominguez Hills. CONSOLATION BRACKET--Final, Thursday, 7 p.m.

DIVISION I

Semifinals, Friday
Crenshaw 80, Palisades 50
Granada Hills 71, Los Angeles University 69 (OT)

Championship, Mar. 4, 3 p.m. at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
#10 Granada Hills vs. #1 Crenshaw

DIVISION II

Semifinals, Friday
Carson 51, Granada Hills Kennedy 44
Gardena 77, Bernstein 74

Championship, Mar. 3, 8 p.m. at Roybal.
#3 Gardena vs. #1 Carson

DIVISION III

Semifinals, Friday
Van Nuys 75, Monroe 65
Sotomayor 61, Wilmington Banning 45

Championship, Thursday, 7 p.m. at North Hollywood
#2 Sotomayor vs. #1 Van Nuys

DIVISION IV

Semifinals, Friday
Chavez 65, West Adams 59
Hawkins 43, Legacy 37

Championship, Wednesday, 7 p.m. at Sotomayor
#7 Hawkins vs. #1 Chavez

DIVISION V

Semifinals, Friday
New Designs Watts 67, Rivera 56
Smidt Tech 71, Aspire Ollin 53

Championship, Tuesday, 7 p.m. at Sotomayor
#7 Smidt Tech vs. #1 New Designs Watts

Courtesy LA Times:

OPEN DIVISION

Championship semifinals, Friday
Bishop Montgomery 70, Sierra Canyon 63
Mater Dei 83, Chino Hills 80 (OT)

Consolation quarterfinals, Friday
Corona Centennial 74, Long Beach Poly 65
Eastvale Roosevelt 75, Oak Park 65
Redondo 85, Santa Margarita 77
Damien 88, JSerra 82

Consolation semifinals, Tuesday
Corona Centennial at Eastvale Roosevelt
Damien at Redondo

Consolation final, Thursday at home site

DIVISION 1AA

Semifinals, Friday
Rancho Verde 61, Etiwanda 56
Maranatha 52, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 50

DIVISION 1A

Semifinals, Friday
Harvard-Westlake 54, Loyola 45
Pasadena 75, Peninsula 66

DIVISION 2AA

Semifinals, Friday
Colony 80, Cajon 59
Villa Park 71, Highland 55

DIVISION 2A

Semifinals, Friday
Oxnard 64, Vista Murrieta 58
Capistrano Valley 68, Rancho Christian 61

DIVISION 3AA

Semifinals, Friday
Brentwood 69, North Torrance 60
Burbank 76, Rancho Mirage 71

DIVISION 3A

Semifinals, Friday
Twentynine Palms 65, Hesperia 64 (OT)
St. Paul 56, San Bernardino 52

DIVISION 4AA

Semifinals, Friday
West Torrance 64, Rowland 60
Blair 76, Woodcrest Christian 71 (OT)

DIVISION 4A

Semifinals
Milken 50, #1 Riverside Notre Dame 47 SATURDAY
Shalhevet 58, Mary Star 43 (Thursday)

DIVISION 5AA

Semifinals, Friday unless noted
Rolling Hills Prep 79, Hesperia Christian 64
#3 Holy Martyrs 65, #2 Valley Torah 59 SATURDAY

DIVISION 5A

Semifinals, Friday
Sherman Indian 53, Coast Union 48
Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian 55, Canoga Park AGBU 24

DIVISION 6

Semifinals, Friday
Carnegie 90, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 51
Newport Beach Pacifica Christian 64, Foothill Tech 59

Championships, March 3-4 at Azusa Pacific U. and Godinez and March 4 at Honda Center (schedule tba)

Open Division: #4 Bishop Montgomery vs. #3 Mater Dei

Division 1AA: Rancho Verde vs. Maranatha

Division 1A: #1 Harvard-Westlake vs. #2 Pasadena

Division 2AA: #1 Colony vs. #3 Villa Park

Division 2A: #1 Oxnard vs. #2 Capistrano Valley

Division 3AA: Brentwood vs. Burbank

Division 3A: Twentynine Palms vs. #2 St. Paul

Division 4AA: #1 West Torrance vs. #2 Blair

Division 4A: Milken vs. #3 Shalhevet

Division 5AA: #1 Rolling Hills Prep vs. #3Holy Martyrs

Division 5A: #4 Sherman Indian vs. #3 Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian

Division 6: #1 Carnegie vs. #2 Newport Beach Pacifica Christian

I don't see it anywhere on the internet. Thought it would be interesting to see what they're averaging individually, seeing as how one scored 92 points in one game, and the other 72 points in another!

2017 Nor Cal Spring Showcase

The 6th annual Nor Cal Spring Showcase will be held Friday to Sunday April 28 to 30 at Jamtown in Oakland. It will be an NCAA live period event (allowing Division I schools to attend). It is open to teams from high school and AAU programs and individual players in all high school grades (including seniors). 60+ teams will be entered in Northern California's top live event of the spring.

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. 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 $550.00 per team for direct payment. Multiple (3 or more) team discounts are available. Every team will play four games (two each day on two of the three days). For more information contact the tournament director, Gerry Freitas at 408-998-1327 or email: gerryfreitas@hotmail.com. To register go to www.hoopreview.net.

Here's Jack Nelson's discussion of the CIF-SS Open Division quarterfinal results and what to expect in the semifinals:

Everything went according to Hoyle as the 4 top seeds in the CIF-SS Open Div quarterfinal games all won their games to advance to the Semi-Finals at the Galen Center on the USC Campus on Friday night.

#1 seeded Sierra Canyon will play the opening 7 PM game vs. #4 seeded Bishop Montgomery and in the nitecap it will be #2 seeded and defending CIF SS Open Div champion Chino Hills taking on #3 seeded Mater Dei.

Mater Dei’s only loss was to Chino Hills in the championship of the pre Christmas Jerry Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas. Since that time, Mater Dei picked up 7-2 Bol Bol, son of the late former great NBA star Manute Bol, who was declared eligible for the second semester.

As I mentioned earlier when the brackets for this open Div came out 9 days ago that if these top 4 seeds survived the first two rounds without an upset that this is most likely the strongest semifinals ever held in a non invitational high school tournament.

These 4 schools are all ranked in the top 10 in the nation by MaxPreps.com. Sierra Canyon is #2, Chino Hills #3, Mater Dei #5 and Bishop Montgomery #9. This is why the CIF decided to move both semifinal games to the same venue so fans could get to watch both games.

These teams feature some of the greatest stars in the game beginning with Sierra Canyon’s 6-9 Jr. Marvin Bagley III and 6-8 Sr. Cody Riley, a UCLA commit. Bagley III is the #1 player in the class of 2018.

Chino Hills still has 2 Ball brothers and they have been putting up some big numbers on the board. 6-5 Sr. LiAngelo Ball has dropped as many as 76 points in a game while his younger brother LaMelo Ball dropped 92 last week on Los Osos.

Gelo has already signed with UCLA and Melo has been offered there also. Huskie forward Eli Scott is a good one and signed with Loyola Marymount, and 6-9 Soph Onyeka Okongwu may be the greatest of all.

In tonight's game against Long Beach Poly when Melo was held scoreless in the first half, Okongwu took over the load in the opening half and ended up being the leading scorer for the Huskies as he had 29 points, including 3 treys and 16 rebounds and 5 blocks.

Melo got his shooting eye back in the 2nd half when he scored 26 points, 21 of those in the fourth quarter. When he gets hot, he really gets hot and can fire them up from all parts of the court.

Mater Dei now has the big giant Bol Bol on its roster and he not only is big, he is very agile and has great instincts for blocking and altering shots. This game should be a crowd pleaser from start to finish.

I am sure there will be a lot of coverage about this game on TV and in the newspapers but these teams are very capable of living up to their "Hype."

What should be mentioned is that this tourney will not end any team’s hope of winning the state championship because all four finalists will be entered in the Southern Calif regionals, which will be an 8 team tourney to see who comes out of it as champion of the south and go up to Sacramento and play the Northern Calif champs for the overall state open Div title.

These 4 teams will be joined by 2 teams from the LA City Section, one team from the San Diego Section, and one from Bakersfield/Fresno.

The opener and the semifinals will be played at the host schools and the Southern Regional Open Div final will be played at the Pyramid in Long Beach on March 18th at 8pm.

Courtesy LA Times:

OPEN DIVISION

Championship quarterfinals, Tuesday
Sierra Canyon 95, Damien 81
Bishop Montgomery 57, Santa Margarita 54
Mater Dei 71, Eastvale Roosevelt 55
Chino Hills 98, Long Beach Poly 74

Consolation second round, Tuesday
Corona Centennial 87, Heritage Christian 70
Oak Park 66, Esperanza 55
Redondo 63, Crossroads 61
JSerra 61, Alemany 59

Championship semifinals, Friday at USC
#1 Sierra Canyon vs. #4 Bishop Montgomery, 7 p.m.
#3 Mater Dei vs. #2 Chino Hills, 8:30 p.m.

Consolation quarterfinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
Long Beach Poly at Corona Centennial
Eastvale Roosevelt at Oak Park
Santa Margarita at Redondo
JSerra at Damien

Notes: Consolation semifinals, Feb. 28/Mar. 1; consolation finals, Mar. 2/3 at home sites. Championship, March 4 at Honda Center.

DIVISION 1AA

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Etiwanda 69, Los Alamitos 54
Rancho Verde 71, Calabasas 57
Cantwell-Sacred Heart 62, Santa Monica 57
Maranatha 56, Tahquitz 55

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
Rancho Verde at #1 Etiwanda
Cantwell-Sacred Heart at Maranatha

DIVISION 1A

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Harvard-Westlake 77, King 48
Loyola 71, La Canada 63
Peninsula 71, Mayfair 60
Pasadena 47, Corona del Mar 44

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 Harvard-Westlake at Loyola
Peninsula at #2 Pasadena

DIVISION 2AA

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Colony 72, Santa Maria St. Joseph 64
Cajon 63, Buena Park 50
Villa Park 76, Mission Prep 69
Highland 89, Windward 71

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#4 Cajon at #1 Colony
Highland at #3 Villa Park

DIVISION 2A

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Oxnard 73, La Salle 55
Vista Murrieta 54, Leuzinger 47
Rancho Christian 81, Aliso Niguel 69
Capistrano Valley 53, Dos Pueblos 39

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 Oxnard at #4 Vista Murrieta
Rancho Christian at #2 Capistrano Valley

DIVISION 3AA

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
North Torrance 64, Mission Viejo 59
Brentwood 76, La Serna 46
Rancho Mirage 93, Schurr 67
Burbank 52, Crean Lutheran 50

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
Brentwood at North Torrance
#3 Rancho Mirage at Burbank

DIVISION 3A

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Hesperia 48, Temescal Canyon 33
Twentynine Palms 63, Adelanto 58
San Bernardino 66, St. Anthony 62
St. Paul 61, Lompoc Cabrillo 60

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 Hesperia at Twentynine Palms
San Bernardino at #2 St. Paul

DIVISION 4AA

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
West Torrance 60, San Marino 58 (OT)
Rowland 65, Segerstrom 56
Woodcrest Christian 45, Hillcrest 44 (OT)
Blair 79, Jurupa Valley 61

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 West Torrance at Rowland
#2 Blair at #3 Woodcrest Christian

DIVISION 4A

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Riverside Notre Dame 90, Heritage 56
Milken 54, Santa Ynez 42
Shalhevet 54, Pasadena Poly 31
Mary Star 103, Pacific 102 (3OT)

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 Riverside Notre Dame at Milken
#3 Shalhevet at Mary Star

DIVISION 5AA

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Rolling Hills Prep 57, Santa Clarita Christian 42
Hesperia Christian 70, Burbank Providence 58
Holy Martyrs 38, Pacific Hills 34
Valley Torah 65, Mountain View 61

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#4 Hesperia Christian at #1 Rolling Hills Prep
#2 Valley Torah at #3 Holy Martyrs

DIVISION 5A

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Coast Union 43, Faith Baptist 33
Sherman Indian 65, Pasadena AGBU 52
Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian 65, Santa Barbara Providence 55
Canoga Park AGBU 66, Apple Valley Christian 48

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 Coast Union at #4 Sherman Indian
Canoga Park AGBU at #3 Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian

DIVISION 6

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Carnegie 82, Lancaster Desert Christian 51
Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 76, Upland Christian 71
Foothill Tech 63, Vasquez 40
Newport Beach Pacifica Christian 79, Cate 62

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m.
#1 Carnegie at Santa Monica Pacifica Christian
#3 Foothill Tech at #2 Newport Beach Pacifica Christian

Notes: Championships, March 3-4 at Azusa Pacific U. and Godinez and March 4 at Honda Center.

Courtesy LA Times:

OPEN DIVISION

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Birmingham 88, Dorsey 72
Taft 72, Narbonne 68 (OT)

Quarterfinal, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
#6 Washington at #3 Westchester

Semifinals, Saturday, 6 and 8 p.m. at Roybal
#5 Taft vs. #1 Birmingham

#3 Westchester/#6 Washington winner vs. #2 Fairfax

Consolation quarterfinals, Thursday, 7 p.m.;
#8 Dorsey at #4 Narbonne
#7 El Camino Real at #3 Westchester/#6 Washington loser

Notes: Championship, Mar. 4, 7:30 p.m. at Cal State Dominguez Hills. CONSOLATION BRACKET--Semifinals, Feb. 28, 7 p.m.; final, Mar. 2, 7 p.m.

DIVISION I

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Crenshaw 78, Venice 61
Palisades 50, Los Angeles Hamilton 40
Los Angeles University 83, Sylmar 73
Granada Hills 54, Fremont 53

Semifinals, Friday, 6 and 8 p.m. at Roybal
#4 Palisades vs. #1 Crenshaw
#10 Granada Hills vs. #6 Los Angeles University

Notes: Championship, Mar. 4, 3 p.m. at Cal State Dominguez Hills.

DIVISION II

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Carson 55, Central City 46
Granada Hills Kennedy 49, Garfield 33
Gardena 72, King/Drew 55
Bernstein 86, Grant 82 (2OT)
Legendary Grant coach Levin retires after game. He had 14 league championships and 514 victories.

Semifinals, Friday, 6 and 8 p.m. at TBA
#4 Granada Hills Kennedy vs. #1 Carson
#7 Bernstein vs. #3 Gardena

Notes: Championship, Mar. 3, 8 p.m. at Roybal.

DIVISION III

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Van Nuys 101, Animo Venice 60
Monroe 52, Torres 50
Wilmington Banning 59, Roybal 54
Sotomayor 72, Angelou 57

Semifinals, Friday, 6 and 8 p.m. at TBA
#4 Monroe vs. #1 Van Nuys
#6 Wilmington Banning vs. #2 Sotomayor

Notes: Championship, Mar. 2, 7 p.m. at TBA.

DIVISION IV

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Chavez 78, New Designs University Park 62
West Adams 58, Panorama 56
Legacy 55, Jefferson 40
Hawkins 56, Bravo 30

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m
#5 West Adams at #1 Chavez
#11 Legacy at #7 Hawkins

Notes: Championship, Mar. 1, 7 p.m. at TBA.

DIVISION V

Quarterfinals, Tuesday
New Designs Watts 72, New West 63
Rivera 65. CALS Early College 53
Aspire Ollin 66, Animo Watts 56
Smidt Tech 57, Gertz-Ressler 43

Semifinals, Friday, 7 p.m
#12 Rivera at #1 New Designs Watts
#11 Aspire Ollin at #7 Smidt Tech

Notes: Championship, Feb. 28, 7 p.m. at TBA.