SOUTHERN SECTION FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals, Friday

Pac-5 (I)
St. John Bosco 55, Tesoro 7
Alemany 21, Servite 19
Long Beach Poly 44, St. Bonaventure 8
Mater Dei 21, Mission Viejo 14

Inland (II)
Vista Murrieta 52, Charter Oak 7
Norco 23, Rancho Cucamonga 21
Corona Centennial 49, Chaparral 14
Upland 30, Santiago 29

Northern (III)
Hart 33, Palos Verdes 12
West Torrance 17, Palmdale 14
Saugus 13, Mira Costa 0
Valencia 28, Arroyo Grande 23

Western (IV)
Serra 40, Buena 6
St. Francis 42, Camarillo 21
Lompoc 42, Santa Monica 10
Chaminade 36, Ventura 3

Central (V)
Rancho Verde 42, Elsinore 7
Kaiser 41, Paloma Valley 35
Colony 45, Riverside Poly 35
Heritage 42, La Quinta 12

Southwest (VI)
Newport Harbor 49, La Habra 48
Fullerton 21, Los Alamitos 7
Edison 10, Villa Park 0
Huntington Beach 42, San Juan Hills 12

Southeast (VII)
Norwalk 19, Dominguez 7
Muir 27, Los Altos 2
La Serna 51, Diamond Bar 7
Burbank 42, Santa Fe 0

Eastern (VIII)
San Gorgonio 43, Tahquitz 17
Norte Vista 47, Oak Hills 38
Citrus Hill 24, Apple Valley 20
Moreno Valley 19, Serrano 7

Southern (IX)
Corona del Mar 42, Los Amigos 0
Westminster 21, Woodbridge 14
Irvine 23, Magnolia 0
Garden Grove 49, Katella 0

Northwest (X)
Oak Park 47, Cerritos Valley Christian 15
El Segundo 45, Carpinteria 31
Bishop Diego 41, Duarte 7
Nordhoff 38, Torrance 20

Mid-Valley (XI)
Monrovia 41, Montebello 7
Paraclete 46, Pomona 23
San Dimas 56, San Marino 28
Arroyo 28, Schurr 14

East Valley (XII)
Jurupa Hills 26, Shadow Hills 0
Western Christian 35, Santa Clara 8
Big Bear 23, Citrus Valley 13
St. Margaret's 27, Rim of the World 26

Northeast (XIII)
Mission Prep 41, St. Genevieve 15
Desert 36, Saddleback Valley Christian 20
Salesian 43, Boron 0
Rio Hondo Prep 46, Excelsior 7
CITY FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

Quarterfinals, Friday

DIVISION I
Narbonne 21, Birmingham 13
Carson 21, Garfield 17
Venice 28, San Pedro 14
Crenshaw 58, Dorsey 12

DIVISION II
San Fernando 42, Bell 0
Chatsworth 47, Sylmar 20
South Gate 30, Eagle Rock 7
Granada Hills 37, Grant 6

DIVISION III
View Park 50, Douglass 0
Torres 35, Los Angeles Wilson 7
Bernstein 42, Rancho Dominguez 27
Sun Valley Poly 54, Santee 18



This post was edited on 11/22 11:05 PM by Dave Keefer

Mater Dei led 21-7 all game before Mission scored late and the the onside kick failed. Jonathan Lockett had 2 interceptions and played very well along with a strong Mater Dei defense and offensive line.

Story up later.

Final

Heritage has a beast for a RB and to many big plays by Heritage!!

This post was edited on 11/22 8:15 PM by Lock N Load

Per an email I received from Cathedral head coach William Middlebrooks:

[Oregon's head coach] Dana Altman[/B] has officially offered Idrissa Diallo[/B]. He visited Cathedral this week
to watch Idrissa personally. [Tony] Stubblefield is the lead assistant on the
recruitment.

Per Desert Sun, Final Score

After REV tied it at 7 it was all Rancho REV couldnt do anything right

Click on the link:

La Quinta vs Chaffey

Oregon was at Mayfair HS this afternoon to watch 6'0 PG Kendall Small (2015) and the team practice.

Friday, 7:30 p.m. unless noted
Agoura at #1 St. John Bosco
Long Beach Cabrillo at Tesoro
Servite at Westlake
Lakewood at #4 Alemany
Orange Lutheran at #3 Long Beach Poly
St. Bonaventure at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
Mater Dei at Oaks Christian Crespi at #2 Mission Viejo

Per the Desert Sun, Final score

DVL Scores

Come on someone in SOCAL surely wants to brag about who is going to beat the GIANT from the North. I figure most of you will pick SJB and they are very good. I have seen both SJB and DLS playt 2 times and both teams have big lines but I think DLS has the quickness off the ball and the over all speed at the skilled positions. This is not meant to insult SOCAL just a friendly decusion, where am I wrong. I am a retired FB coach so I do know a little about the game. Thanks for reading my post

Bear Henderson, a senior forward who transferred from Mission Hills Alemany to Sun Valley Village Christian, will be eligible on Jan. 6, Village Christian Athletic Director Kevin Aust said.

Yet to be cleared is another Alemany transfer, Bennie Boatwright, a junior who arrived at Village Christian and moved. Aust said the school hopes to clear Boatwright shortly and he would be eligible immediately.

Eric Sondheimer, LA Times

If you have ankle problems or you want to prevent ankle issues, I supplied a great video on my new blog. I thought I would share it with everyone. I will be implementing new tips or drills each week.

http://jeremyrussotti.blogspot.com/2013_10_01_archive.html

http://jeremyrussotti.blogspot.com/2013_10_01_archive.html

CIF SOUTHERN SECTION TO BEGIN OPEN DIVISION IN BASKETBALL

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LOS ALAMITOS - Beginning this basketball championship season the CIF Southern Section has
created an Open Division for boys' and girls' basketball.


Divisions for the 2013 CIF Southern Section-Ford Boys' and Girls' Basketball championships will
be as follows: Open Division, 1AA, 1A, 2AA, 2A, 3AA, 3A, 4AA, 4A, 5AA, 5A, 6

Open Division play dates:
Round one (Feb. 21-22), Round two (Feb 28, March 1), Semifinal ( March 4-
5), Consolation Final (March 7 or 8), Open Division Final (March 7 or 8)


Number of Teams per Division:
1. Open Division: Up to 16 teams selected at end of season (teams announced on Friday, February
14, 2014)
2. All other Divisions: 42- 54 teams per division (32 team playoff brackets)


Selection of Open Division Teams:
1. Up to 16 teams will be chosen at the end of the regular season for the CIF-SS Open Division.
A Blue Ribbon committee will be formed by the CIF-SS to select the Open Division teams.

Committee will be made up of current and former representatives of the CIF-SS Executive Committee, CIF-SS
Basketball Coaches Advisory Committee, SCIBCA Executive Board, CIF State Basketball Coaches Advisory
Committee and Media members.


OPEN DIVISION SELECTION CRITERIA
1. Any team who is ranked in Top Ten of their division in the Final Poll will be eligible for Open
Division consideration
2. Teams will be selected and seeded by the committee using the following criteria: (unweighted)
· Strength of schedule
· Overall Record
· Freeman/Max Preps rankings
· Strength at end of season (including roster additions/eligibility changes/winning & losing
streaks/etc.)
· Head to Head vs. Open Division Entries
· Overall Record vs. Open Division Entries
· Victory vs. Quality opponents
· Quality loss
· Unexpected loss

Champions and Consolation Brackets:
Champions Bracket- First round game winners ? Automatic CIF-State Playoff bid
CIF-State Bid Consolation Bracket- First round game losers- winner of this bracket gets an
automatic CIF-State Playoff bid
At-Large State consideration: CIF-SS Open division teams not winning first round games or the
CIF-State Bid Consolation Bracket.


California State Playoff Placement:
1. All first round winners in the CIF-SS Open Division will be guaranteed an automatic bid into
the CIF-State Regional Playoffs. Also, the winner of the CIF-State Bid Consolation Bracket will
receive an automatic bid to the CIF-State Playoffs.
2. All Open Division teams are guaranteed a second round game (champions and consolation
brackets)
3. All CIF Southern Section Champions will be guaranteed a CIF-State Playoff berth
4. Additional teams need for CIF-State playoff berths will selected using the same At-Large criteria
that is currently in place

5. Open Division teams not eligible or selected for the CIF- State Open Division will be placed in
their respective CIF-SS division for the CIF-State playoffs (D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4, D-5)

CIF SOUTHERN SECTION TO BEGIN OPEN DIVISION IN BASKETBALL


LOS ALAMITOS - Beginning this basketball championship season the CIF Southern Section has
created an Open Division for boys' and girls' basketball.


Divisions for the 2013 CIF Southern Section-Ford Boys' and Girls' Basketball championships will
be as follows: Open Division, 1AA, 1A, 2AA, 2A, 3AA, 3A, 4AA, 4A, 5AA, 5A, 6

Open Division play dates:
Round one (Feb. 21-22), Round two (Feb 28, March 1), Semifinal ( March 4-
5), Consolation Final (March 7 or 8), Open Division Final (March 7 or 8)


Number of Teams per Division:
1. Open Division: Up to 16 teams selected at end of season (teams announced on Friday, February
14, 2014)
2. All other Divisions: 42- 54 teams per division (32 team playoff brackets)


Selection of Open Division Teams:
1. Up to 16 teams will be chosen at the end of the regular season for the CIF-SS Open Division.
A Blue Ribbon committee will be formed by the CIF-SS to select the Open Division teams.

Committee will be made up of current and former representatives of the CIF-SS Executive Committee, CIF-SS
Basketball Coaches Advisory Committee, SCIBCA Executive Board, CIF State Basketball Coaches Advisory
Committee and Media members.


OPEN DIVISION SELECTION CRITERIA
1. Any team who is ranked in Top Ten of their division in the Final Poll will be eligible for Open
Division consideration
2. Teams will be selected and seeded by the committee using the following criteria: (unweighted)
· Strength of schedule
· Overall Record
· Freeman/Max Preps rankings
· Strength at end of season (including roster additions/eligibility changes/winning & losing
streaks/etc.)
· Head to Head vs. Open Division Entries
· Overall Record vs. Open Division Entries
· Victory vs. Quality opponents
· Quality loss
· Unexpected loss

Champions and Consolation Brackets:
Champions Bracket- First round game winners ? Automatic CIF-State Playoff bid
CIF-State Bid Consolation Bracket- First round game losers- winner of this bracket gets an
automatic CIF-State Playoff bid
At-Large State consideration: CIF-SS Open division teams not winning first round games or the
CIF-State Bid Consolation Bracket.


California State Playoff Placement:
1. All first round winners in the CIF-SS Open Division will be guaranteed an automatic bid into
the CIF-State Regional Playoffs. Also, the winner of the CIF-State Bid Consolation Bracket will
receive an automatic bid to the CIF-State Playoffs.
2. All Open Division teams are guaranteed a second round game (champions and consolation
brackets)
3. All CIF Southern Section Champions will be guaranteed a CIF-State Playoff berth
4. Additional teams need for CIF-State playoff berths will selected using the same At-Large criteria
that is currently in place

5. Open Division teams not eligible or selected for the CIF- State Open Division will be placed in
their respective CIF-SS division for the CIF-State playoffs (D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4, D-5)


This post was edited on 10/31 4:32 PM by Dave Keefer

On November 2-3 Californiapreps.com will have all the top talent in the
West Coast under one roof. This CaliforniaPreps invite-only King of Kings Elite Camp
will be held at Santiago College. The camp will be absolutely loaded with talent and has
commitments from almost all the top kids on the West Coast.

The camp will be broken up into 2 divisions. One division will feature the top 5th and
6th graders. The other division will be filled with the top 7th and 8th graders.

The camp will feature training and games on both days and will conclude
with Top 24 games for each of the two divisions.

On Saturday (November 2) there will be 2 hours of training and 2 games.
On Sunday (November 3) there will be 1 hour of training and 1 game.
At the end of camp on Sunday there will be the Top 24 games for each
division.

Santiago College
8045 E. Chapman Ave
Orange, CA



This post was edited on 10/31 4:11 PM by Dave Keefer

Contemplating Spring and thought about why I got into Basketball in the first place. I love the game! Always have. I've never coached for the $. My first 10 years I barely made anything. Put in all sorts of time, clinics, camps, practices, etc. PAID MY DUES. I helped alot of players and never expected anything. I remember a fantastic coach, Ed Goorjian (Crescenta Valley HS) talking about two practice a day in the summer and never making a dime. That's what you did! You learned, experimented, became better.

As I began to Coach you learned from fantastic people. My mentors, Tony Carter Loza, Doug Mitchell, Dave Yanai, Rick Sabosky and many more. These coaches took time to mentor, challenge, and teach me how to coach. But, most importantly learn to "coach to my personality". Those that knew me as a young coach, I was a "hot head". Those that see me know don't realize how much I've mellowed. But I'm still competitive.

I see many getting in the game for a Money grab. Not learning, not paying dues. Guys that I know quit everything they were ever involved in are "training" and doing well. Parents need to wake up and do their homework. What is a good coach anymore and most importantly who knows if a guy can coach or not? It's like travel ball right now. It started to showcase the ELITE players in the game. Now every Tom, Dick and Harry are playing travel. You can't see the forest thru the trees.

Here is my view on the state of the game and the time constraints we all face. Have High School teams have the same requirements that colleges do. Off season,or even in season limits. You get 20 hours per week to do everything. Practice, Skills, Weights, Film, Games, Whatever. There are high school teams having off season 3.5 hour practice on a school night? Ridiculous. How bout a hard 1.5 with some serious skills. Get in, Get out! Sunday's with your family, eliminate all High School's competing on Sunday. Let's have all Travel Team stuff be sanctioned. Finger printing, background checks, etc. Perhaps like other states pay our California High School coaches what they deserve and go back to non association rule. Coaches are burning out to fast. Link the HS to a travel team, meaning Team ABC HS likes XYZ travel, they work together. Just a thought. PLEASE TEACH FUNDAMENTALS EVERYDAY AT YOUR PRACTICE. Even 8-10 mins of passing/catching, dribbling, shooting or footwork.

If youj're thinking about getting into basketball just to make money then I would rather not have you in. If you pay your dues, work hard, learn, share your newly acquired knowledge and the $ comes down the road, then I will never begrudge you.

This is still a great game with World Wide popularity. If you're a player, Learn how to play, and compete HARD. If you're a new coach, respect it, learn from an old timer, put your time in and pay your dues.

Blessings, Coach Malecki

icemen basketball

Forward Ron Freeman (Gardena Serra) has committed to Cal State Fullerton.

Sophomore Michael "MJ" Cage Jr. (Mater Dei) has just received an offer from Arizona.

Cal State Univ. of Northridge and head coach Reggie Theus just received a verbal commitment from Serra 6-7 forward Travion Dawson.

7th Annual Nor Cal Tip Off Classic Schedule[/B]

Saturday November 30, 2013 at Newark Memorial High School[/B]



Game 1: 11:00 AM Fairfield vs. Castro Valley

Game 2: 12:30 PM College Park (Pleasant Hill) vs. St. Mary's (Stockton)

Game 3: 2:15 PM Heritage (Brentwood) vs. Oakland

Game 4: 3:45 PM Freedom (Oakley) vs. Granite Bay

Game 5: 5:30 PM Moreau (Hayward) vs. Monte Vista (Danville)

Game 6: 7:00 PM Newark Memorial (Newark) vs. Modesto Christian

Game 7: 8:30 PM Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) vs. Bullard (Fresno)

...will start rolling out today! We'll have State top 20 lists for the classes of 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022.

Without further delay......Our exclusive "Basketball Guru" T Shirts are ready to roll out!!!! For any and all information; please read the ordering instructions provided by Todd Malecki of Icemen Basketball "We get you BETTER and Recruited"; who will be handling ALL the ordering; shipping; handling; etc. Doug Harris and I are just trying to do our part, in helping fund the FINISH of "Basketball Guru" to share with every Hoop Fan across the.......well, across the freaking Basketball WORLD!!! $25 gets you a piece of our project and helps defray some costs we are faced with. Not to mention, this is a cool a** Adidas T Shirt!!! Thanks Ernie Kusnyer of Adidas!!! Lots of love being shown to Doug and I and we sincerely appreciate it and all of YOU out here who have followed our journey getting this documentary to the finish line. Thank you all very; very much!!Greg Newell

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So Honored to Kick-Off the exclusive one of a kind, "Pete Newell Basketball Guru" T-Shirt drive. Proceeds will help fund and finish the Documentary of Coach Newell by Mr. Doug Harris and Mr. Greg Newell.

Coach Pete Newell is considered and recognized to be one of America's finest Basketball Coaches of all time. He was an Ambassador, Teacher, Coach, Olympic Coach, General Managers, Big Man Camp founder.

Shirts sponsors include: Lyte Balance (The Cunningham Bros), Doug Harris (Athletes United for Peace.Org) and Icemen Basketball (Todd Malecki). Special Shout Out to Ernie Kusnyer (Adidas) for making this happen! If your interested in becoming a Shirt Sponsor, on this one of a kind opportunity, please leave a message at icemenbball@aol.com, with all your information. (Two Spots left on Shirt)

To order, go directly to Icemen Basketball on Facebook (please like our page) and directions will be returned on how to order online. You may also email @ icemenbball@aol.com. Working and finishing off any kinks this weekend, so bear with us. Cost is $25. Beautiful Adidas 100% White Cotton Shirts are printed in the University of San Francisco Green. Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.

God Bless the memory of Coach Pete Newell! Please, let's help get this Documentary funded and finished so the next generation of players, fans and coaches, can learn about this truly humble man.

Sincerely,
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Vance Jackson, a standout 6-foot-7 sophomore at Pasadena La Salle, has transferred to Bellflower St. John Bosco, adding another elite player to the Braves' roster.
Jackson changed residences, which makes him eligible immediately.