Although Cathedral City went 8-2 last year the CIF-SS chose an Arlington team that went 3-7 to make the playoffs in the Central Division.. They got the "shaft" if you ask me but that's how its set up. It is what it is....... until they decide to change the rule.

On a side note, they have a good coach in Richard Lee who may be able to bring back the winning tradition they had under Coach Baughman.




NOTE: Cathedral City won the Desert Valley League title three times from 1998-2002, before a string of disappointing seasons. Head coach Richard Lee was an assistant on those teams that were so successful, and has improved the Lions record in each of his three seasons at the helm. Can he do it again this year?

Cathedral City Lions

How did AB look?

Never to soon to plan ahead!

Click on link to Calpreps

Zero week schedule

A good preview of what is coming out of the Ocean League this year: http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/20140824/daily-breeze-football-preview-el-segundo-lawndale-to-test-waters-in-ocean

Fohi scrimmaged Rubidoux tonight. What's on tap for tomorrow?

How are they looking?

California's senior class is loaded for next year in the Rivals.com 250 2015 headlined by Josh Rosen and Biggie Marshall at 2/3 overall. This 2015/2016 class are thought to be the deepest package of classes in a decade.

2. Josh Rosen, QB, St. John Bosco
3. Iman Marshall, CB, Long Beach Poly
9. Kahlil McKenzie, DT, Clayton Valley
19. Rasheem Green, DT, Serra
25. John Houston, LB, Serra
30. Kesean Lucier-South, DE/OLB, Orange Lutheran
37. Blake Barnett, QB, Santiago
67. Ricky Town, QB, St. Bonaventure
70. Trent Irwin, WR, Hart
72. Travis Waller, QB, Servite
76. Brady White, QB, Hart
84. Stanley Norman, ATH, Serra
93. Isaiah Langley, DB, Foothill of Pleasanton
95. Jacob Daniel, DT, Clovis North
99. Equinimeous St. Brown, WR, Servite
107. Cameron Smith, LB, Granite Bay
113. Marvell Tell, DB, Crespi
121. Frank Buncom IV, DB, St. Augustine
122. Dechaun Holiday, DB, Mission Hills
124. Kyahva Tezino, LB, Salesian
171. Desean Holmes, WR, Alemany
173. Malik Lovette, RB, Redlands East Valley
188. Zach Robertson, OL, St. John Bosco
193. Sam Darnold, QB, San Clemente
201. Kanya Bell, WR, Long Beach Poly
229. Quinton Meeks, DB, Del Norte(San Diego)
232. Kyle Penniston, TE, Mater Dei
233. Jake Browning, QB, Folsom
238. Roy Hemsley, OL, Windward
250. Sheriron Jones, QB, Rancho Verde

We are happy to announce that Gerry Gittelson has joined the staff at
Californiapreps.com and will be a regular contributor during the
football season with game reports and more!

Gerry is among the top prep football experts in the West, having worked for
the Los Angeles Daily News for 18 years, including a long stint as a
columnist and high-school football beat writer.

He has also hosted the weekly Los Angeles Daily News Sports Show
podcast, organized the annual Daily News All-Star Football Game and
has made occasional TV appearances.

Gerry has also worked as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, the Glendale
News-Press, the old Foothill Leader, Petersen Pro Sports magazine, and was
the regional sports editor for the AOL Patch.



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2014 CalPreps Eastern Division - Preseason Rankings


1. Norte Vista (River Valley)
2. Moreno Valley (Mountain Valley)
3. Oak Hills (Mojave River)
4. Serrano (Mojave River)
5. La Quinta (Desert Valley)
6. Palm Springs (Desert Valley)
7. Cathedral City (Desert valley)
8. Apple Valley (Mojave River)
9. Silverado (Desert Sky)
10. Palm Desert (Desert Valley)

Moreno Valley and Silverado are the loner's in their division to make the top 10. The Mojave River looks strong with Oak Hills and Serrano. Good luck to all the teams this year.

Per Jack Pollon (Daily News, Californiapreps staffer), sophomore guard Remy Martin, who had transferred from Sierra Canyon to Chaminade last season, is now transferring back to Sierra Canyon.

Rising senior star guard Kyle Leufroy is transferring to northern California to play for a prep school this fall. Leufroy averaged over 22 points a game last season at St. Francis.

St. Francis guard Kyle Leufroy is leaving the school according to media reports and heading to a northern California prep school. CaliforniaPreps has learned he is headed to Prolific Prep, a brand new prep school in Napa Valley.

I will be covering Bishop O'Dowd(top 5 senior Ivan Rabb), and Prolific Prep probably the most of any 2 teams this next season in Northern California. Prolific will have Leufroy and the #1 junior 6'6 Josh Jackson of Detroit on the roster along with a number of other talented players.

On the first weekend of December 2013, the California prep basketball season was ablaze. Amidst one of the deepest & most talented area's in the country, Hoops Factory set out to cover three tournaments in one day. Take a ride around southern California starting with the Jim Harris Tournament at Ocean View High School in Huntington Beach. Next we travel up the coast to The Tournament at Santa Monica High School, before ending the day in Pasadena at the Rose City Classic held at Maranatha High School.
Throughout the day, Hoops Factory was able to conduct exclusive interviews with some of the events top prospects including McDonalds All-American, Thomas Welsh. The episode also includes interviews with two, Pac-12 signee's, in Parker Jackson-Cartwright and Tra Holder as well as Northwestern bound, Johnnie Vassar. At day's final stop we catch up with Class of 2016 standout Lonzo Ball for a second time and Cantwell-Sacred Heart's Montenegro Connection, of Basha Dragovich and Gligorije Rakocevic.

Hoops Factory Presents "A Day In December"

Southern Section campuses will start to get very busy this week as official football practice begins for schools with zero-week games at the end of August.
Several schools, such as Crespi and Servite, took advantage of last week's final summer activity to have players stay on campus overnight and practice without pads or helmets.
Loyola begins practice on Tuesday. Practicing twice-a-day becomes tricky because of a new state rule that limits practice to no more than 18 hours in a week.
Lots of teams will hold scrimmages against other teams the weekend of Aug. 21-22.
St. John Bosco and Huntington Beach Edison get a head start with games in Hawaii Aug. 22-23.

Eric Sondheimer, LA Times

Former Tennessee quarterback Casey Clausen, who was a longtime assistant at Oaks Christian, has taken over the program at Calabasas in his first stint as a head coach, and he has people excited.
The Coyotes will be very young, but he has two rising players in junior receiver Gaston Bouchereau, who has lots of speed, and junior running back-linebacker Erik Hillman.
Clausen's younger brother, Rick, will be the offensive coordinator and call the plays _ for the most part.
"When we score, I'm calling the plays," Clausen said. "When we don't, he's calling the plays."
Former USC linebacker Chris Claiborne is the defensive coordinator.

Eric Sondheimer, LA Times

The 10th annual Southern California End of Summer Showcase will be
held Saturday August 9th, 2014 at Cerritos College in Norwalk from 10:30
am to 7:30 pm. It will be open to individual players (in all high
school grades) and teams from high school and AAU programs.

Cost is $235 per team or $75 for individuals. Every team/individual will play two games.
For more information contact Gerry Freitas at 408-998-1327 or via e-mail: gerryfreitas@hotmail.com

Who are the top teams in Sunkist? How are the new coaching staffs looking?

California has 14 members in the 2016 Rivals.com 100 released on Tuesday. The list is headlined by Westlake QB Malik Henry.

9. Malik Henry, QB, Westlake
12. Caleb Kelly, OLB, Clovis West
16. Breland Brandt, DE, Windward
18. KJ Costello, QB, Santa Margarita
30. Trevon Sidney, ATH, Bishop Amat
34. Lokeni Toiloa, LB, Carter of Rialto
39. Collin Johnson, WR, Valley Christian(San Jose)
59. Dylan Crawford, WR, St. Francis of La Canada
64, Shurod Thompson, S, Pittsburg
69. Tyler Vaughns, WR, Bishop Amat
77. Damian Alloway, ATH, Summit of Fontana
82. Brandon Burton, DB, Serra of Gardena
91. Mique Juarez, ATH, North in Torrance
97. Darrian Owens, ATH, Clovis West

Spencer Dinwiddie will be a special guest tonight at a BFT clinic at Paul Revere Middle School from 6-8pm. Dinwiddie, who trained with Olin Simplis and the BFT staff and was recently drafted by the Detroit Pistons, will have a special Q and A with the kids this evening.
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Michael Westphal, who was a junior varsity coach at Oaks Christian and is the son of former NBA coach Paul Westphal, has been named boys' basketball coach at Moorpark High.

Eric Sondheimer, L.A. Times

The team to beat this summer in seven on seven passing tournaments is Hart High with quarterback Brady White and receiver Trent Irwin.
The Indians won the Saugus passing tournament on Saturday, defeating Chaminade in the final. Hart also knocked Alemany in the semifinals in the battle of the coaching Herrington brothers.
Chaminade defeated Oaks Christian in the semifinals in a game that feature several scuffles between players.
Hart and Alemany could meet again in the Edison tournament on July 12.
In the Bonita tournament, Bishop Amat defeated Valencia in the final.

Eric Sondheimer, L.A. Times

the southern california juco shootout will be held friday and saturday july 18-19 at cerrtios college in norwalk... this is an ncaa certifed event(allowing division I coaches to attend) that is the nation's largest juco event of the summer... games will run each day from 930 am to 1030 pm. schedule will be posted at hoopreview.net on tuesday july 15...

Northern California coming down to Cream of Crop event. Have 8 kids on roster but would like to pick up 2 more players. Please email norcalpanthers@gmail.com

The 20-team Huntington Beach Edison seven on seven passing tournament is set for Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. at Edison High. The championship game should happen after 3:30 p.m.
Here's 20 reasons fans might want to drop by for a sneak peek to see how things are developing just weeks before the start of official football practice.
St. John Bosco: Who's going to replace Jaleel Wadood
as the Braves' big-play receiver? The word is Jared Harrell
is ready to assume that role catching passes from
quarterback Josh Rosen.


Gardena Serra: The Cavaliers have a quarterback competition under way, but everyone can't wait to see running back Malik Roberson return from ACL surgery.
Corona Centennial: The Huskies rarely do well in this tournament, so don't panic. Watch to see how the new quarterbacks perform and whether Centennial players display their usual aggressive, confident attitude.

Click on link for the rest of the full article at the L.A. Times' blog:


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Full story at LA Times

As
the fall began to fade and the High School basketball season began to
ramp up, Hoops Factory TV spent a day in early November 2013, at The
League Presented by The Compton Magic in and The Paul Pierce Fall League. Take a look as we capture the last time eventual State Champion Mater Dei loses for the year against an inspired performance by Sierra Canyon. We
also are in attendance for the final day of the League presented by the
Compton Magic featuring eventual Nevada Division 1 champion Bishop
Gorman and California Division 1 state runner-up, Centennial.

While at the PPFL at Inglewood High School; we talk to eventual California Mr. Basketball, Stanley Johnson, before he had signed to play at the University of Arizona about his decision-making process. We
also take a quick minute to chat with Mater Dei center Michael Cage Jr.
about the unique perspective of having a father who had played in the
NBA and USC guard Katin Reinhardt about working hard during his year of
in-eligibility. Finally, we get with the star of the day Devearl Ramsey,
guard on Sierra Canyon, who hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to win
the game vs. Mater Dei.

At
The League Presented by The Compton Magic in Corona, CA; Etop Udo-Ema
laced us (again!) with a truly enthralling interview on everything from,
what grassroots/AAU coaches really provide to their players to the
upcoming release of the basketball documentary, "At All Costs". Also
at the League we get exclusives with creme de la creme of the Class of
2015; First with Sedrick Barefield of Centenial and then with the Bishop
Gorman big man combination of Chase Jeter & Stephen Zimmerman.

A couple weeks later, as the high school season was officially underway, we headed out to the Pac Shores Tournament at Redondo Union High School. Part
2 of the episode will feature player interviews from the Pac Shores
Tournament with even more of the best players all over the southern
region of the state.

Hoops Factory TV Presents...