Head coach Marcus Freeman and cornerbacks coach Mike Mickens are expected to stop by Bonita High in La Verne to check in on 2025 four-starLB target Noah Mikhail. The Irish hosted Mikhail on a visit last spring and are working to gain momentum in his recruitment against Alabama, Miami (Fla.), Ohio State, Oregon, Texas and USC.

Defensive coordinator Al Golden visited Mikhail on Friday.

Staying on the defensive side of the ball, Freeman and Mickens will visit 2025 DE target Hayden Lowe (Oaks Christian). Lowe is a four-star recruit and the No. 11 weakside defensive end in his class. Lowe received an offer from the Irish last May but hasn't shown further interest, with no visits to South Bend yet in his recruitment.

Freeman and Mickens also plan to watch 2026 four-star quarterback target Brady Smigiel throw at Newbury Park. Smigiel, the No. 13 overall player in the 2026 class, is the highest-ranked quarterback in the Rivals100. Smigiel is expected to attend Notre Dame's junior day on Saturday.

Per Rivals National Recruiting Director Adam Gorney:

In the first two hours after his decommitment, four-star QB Jackson Kollock heard from Minnesota, Cal, San Diego State, Oregon State, Rice and UNLV.

Martin Luther King Classic Rancho Buena Vista 63 Victory Christian 58 RBV performers: CJ Aldrich 22 Trent Llito 17 Caden Keys 10

El Camino 57 Oceanside 37 EC: 14 point each by Isaiah Pomaire and Shawn Sidiqui Terrion Woodard 10

Girls

St. Joseph's Academy 53 Valhalla 41 SJA: Luciana Aguilar 22 Nancy Chavez 15 Pamela Torres 11

Rancho Bernardo 73 Mount Carmel 26 RB: Lindsay Biddle 17 Claire Neidre 14 Myla Jones 12

Torrey Pines 56 Beverly Hills 38 TP: Grace Trusso 21

Mater Dei Catholic 37 Oceanside 33 O Side: Martina Griffin 22

Julian Sayin, the five-star Alabama QB signee, will not be participating this week as planned. Also no longer part of the game from the initial roster are Peyton Woodyard (Alabama), five-star DE, and Ryan Pellum (Oregon), four-star CB.

Among the Rivals100 prospects still expected to take part in the game are five-star OT Brandon Baker, four-star LB Dylan Williams (Oregon), four-star WR Jordan Anderson (Oregon State), four-star DT Aydin Breland (Oregon), four-star CB Marcelles Williams (USC), and four-star OG Deandre Carter (Auburn).

Per CIF press release:

The CIF Southern Section has determined that JSerra head boys' basketball coach Keith Wilkinson has violated CIF Bylaw 503 M (9), Gross Unsportsmanlike Conduct [throwing his shoes on the court], in a contest held January 5, 2024.

The JSerra administration and head coach have accepted a six (6) game suspension without the possibility of an appeal. The CIF-SS Office will have no further comment on this matter.

LB Nasir Wyatt (Mater Dei):
“I was in shock, I been building a connection with Coach Saban and he admired my talents alot, I had bama in mind alot on my final schools so it was huge misdirection for me.”

RB Jordon Davison (Mater Dei):
“Man that was crazy like you wouldn’t have expected it but dang, that’s going to end up being a big impact.”

WR Phillip Bell (Mission Viejo):
“It was very surprising.”

So Cal Showdown Game Scores (Saturday January 6)

Game 1: Chino 69, Diamond Bar 55
Player of the Game: Shawn Jamison Jr from Chino (26 pts)

Game 2: Rancho Verde 71, Valencia 52
Player of the Game: Caelin Anderson from Rancho Verde (19 pts)

Game 3: La Mirada 76, Rancho Cucamonga 70 in 2OT
Player of the Game: Gene Roebuck from La Mirada (35 pts)

Game 4: Rancho Christian 60, St. Paul 53
Player of the Game: Jayden Smoot from Rancho Christian (18 pts)

Game 5: Windward 63, Foothill 45
Player of the Game: Jeremiah Hampton from Windward (15 pts)

Game 6: Fairmont Prep 59, Alemany 50
Player of the Game: David Abisogun from Fairmont Prep (15 pts)

Game 7: Canyon 54, Crespi 50
Player of the Game: Jeremy Loredo from Canyon (14 pts)

Game 8: West Ranch 74, Etiwanda 60
Player of the Game: James Evans from West Ranch (21 pts)

In the National Division Champion Round of the Holiday Basketball Classic that was held at Torrey Pines HIgh School the miracle Lancers of Carlsbad HIgh defeated the Eagles of Faith Family Academy of Dallas Texas by a 78-69 score.

Jake Hall was named MVP of the tournament, led the Lancers at 13-2 with 29 points, Tony Duckett contributed with 19, Jael Martin with 11 points and 10 by Euan Davis

Santa Margarita Eagles 56 Torrey Pines 50 TP: Matin Madadkar 13 Dylan Kail 11

Montery Trail 75 El Camino 73 Isaiah Pomire 18 for EC

Vista 67 San Diego 61 V: Cody Meyers 24 Gavin Gwinn 19 CJ Coleman 12

Vista 49 Sage Hill 46 V: Gavin Gwinn 19 CJ Coleman 17

3rd Place in the Senators Division of the Holiday Basketball Classic Prescott AZ 58 Rancho Buena Vista 56 CJ Aldrich 24 Trent Lolito 16

Championship Finals of the Senators Division of the Holiday Basketball Classic LaCosta Canyon 62 St. Anthony of AZ 59 LCC: 13 points each by Ryan Quinn and MVP Drew Clevinger, Jasper Brock 11. SA: Quincy Phillips 25 Darius Williams 13

Carlsbad 82 St. Mary's of AZ 81 C Bad performers: Jake Hall 38 Jael Martin 19 Tony Duckett 18

Torrey Pines 71 O Dea 54 Martin Madadkar 29 Cody Shen 21

LaJolla Country Day School 64 Del Nortye 46 LCDS Wyatt Tilson 18 DLN: Luke Sandberg 11

Rancho Buena Vista 71 Bishop Manogue 53 RBV CJ Aldrich 32

LaCosta Canyon 68 Woodlands College Park TX 54 Jasper Buck 25 for LCC

Vista 57 San Diego 61 V: Cody Meyers 23

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Carlsbad High School-Carlsbad, CA: In a well battled first period after as the Lancers led 11-3 early in the game, the Dragons of Bishop O Dowd from Oakland, CA lit up the gym with a lot of 3 pointers tied the game at 11-11 in the second period, the Lancers led 42-36 at the half and won by an 86-75 score in the first round of the National Division Round of the 2023 Holiday Basketball Classic that was held all over the San Diego area.

Clark Allard on the performance of the Lancers of Carlsbad: " Nice to have this game at home as our guys are used to the rims in our gym and made more shots like we normally as we have been we got out in transition a little bit and pushed the tempo up, we got back to our style that we've been playing all season." "Bishop O Dowd is one of the best coached teams in the state and one of the best tradition basketball teams for a very long time." "For them to be competing in this bracket and the way they play is a privilege but it's nice for us to come out with a win."

"Jael Martin while focused on the court is a one of the best players in the state and committed to Pepperdine next year, we think he's going to be great with the Waves."Euan Davis is a huge spark plug for us this season back in a jersey and gives us a big boost on the floor." said Coach Allard

Jael Martin led the Lancers with 21 points, Tony Duckett contributed with 17 followed by Jordan Garner with 14, and 12 by Jake Hall.

With the win the Lancers improve to 11-2 and will take on St. Mary's of Arizona in a National Division Quarter Final Round that will take place at Torrey Pines High School on Thursday, December 28. Tap Off is 7 PM

Flintridge Prep 62 Coronado 56 COR: Tekur Velasquez 19 Jimmy Lavine 14

J Serra 72 Torrey Pines 45 TP: Dylan Kail 11

LACES 69 St Joseph's Academy 39 SJA: Angel Ochoa 14

Francis Parker 49 Vista 45 FP: Tavid Lee Johnson 22 points V: Cody Myers 12

LaJolla Country Day School 59 Sage Hill 49 LCDS: Sergio Maggette 18

Del Norte 68 Steele Canyon 53 DLN: Dean Nudo 14

LaCosta Canyon 52 Northgate 50 LCC: Drew Clevinger 20

Rancho Buena Vista 84 Berkeley 77 RBV: CJ Aldrich 27

El Camino 56 Desert Pines NV 51 EC: Brandon Boone 17 points

Earlier on Tuesday, Oregon State landed a monster commitment from 2024 wide receiver prospect Jordan Anderson (Newport Harbor), ranked #71 overall nationally in the cycle.

Shortly after his commitment, our Rivals site BeaversEdge reached out to Rivals National Recruiting Director and West Coast expert Adam Gorney to get a breakdown of what Anderson will bring to the Beavers.

"Anderson has all the tools to be a special receiver at Oregon State. The four-star receiver has fantastic speed down the field, he has a knack to separate right at the end of his route to be wide open a lot of times and then he has fantastic concentration and hands to bring the ball in.

"There is a very real argument to make that he's the best receiver in California this recruiting cycle as his athletic and playmaking ability is sort of unmatched at the top."

In the first game of the Tip Off Round of the Holiday Basketball Classic the Eagles of Santa Fe Christian ride a 3 game win streak behind the 21 points of Brycen MacKenzie and 17 by Dax Hall defeated the Wildcats of El Camino at 6-6 by a 60-44 score. Devin McGee led the Wildcats with 17 points.

In the second game of the Tip Off Round of the Holiday Basketball Classic the Falcons of Torrey Pines High School at 10-2 and ride a 4 game winning streak, behind the 19 point performance by Matin Madadkar, 14 by Dylan Kail and 11 by Zack Jackson defeated the Bucs of Mission Bay at 8-4, as their winning streak ended with at 6 games, by a 64-46 score.

In the third game of the Tip Off Round of the Holiday Basketball Classic the Aztecs of Montgomery ranked in the San Diego Section,ride an 11 game winning streak, behind the 21 point performance of Xair Mendez, 15 by JJ Sanchez, 10 points each by David Soto and Devin Hamilton defeated the Lancers of Carlsbad at 10-2 as they end their 10 game win streak by a 63-55. Tony Duckett led the Lancers with 24, Jake Hall contributed with 15.

From our Rivals Texas insiders:

Calabasas (CA) wide receiver Aaron Butler confirmed with me today that Texas has now offered a scholarship. And he tells me he's planning on signing with a team on Friday so this one certainly still holds some intrigue.

This one's really tough to read, and it's not just me. In talking to different people today, nobody seems to have a great read on what Butler's thinking, which seems to be the norm. Butler's a guy that only played half of his senior season so he could focus on preparing to play with Colorado, where he was a one-time commit, only to decommit from Colorado less than two weeks ago.

Texas, Arizona and Washington are all in play here. He did just take an Arizona official visit last weekend. Chatter from people out in Cali has some people close to Butler pushing for Washington, but things are still undecided. The plan is for Butler to sign with somebody tomorrow and enroll in January.

Why the late push from Texas? Obviously, there's a need at receiver. Also, Butler's a tremendous prospect on the field, with one person even saying he has some Xavier Worthy-like qualities with his frame and style of play. The 6-0, 170-pound Butler is a four-star prospect, checking in at No. 115 nationally in the Rivals.com rankings. He's never visited Texas before but one person told me today if there's a player that would commit to a school sight unseen, it's Butler.

Marin Catholic RB Charles Williams, Chino Hills CB Tyrese Boss, and preferred walk on Jordan Abarca, a DT from Warren.

Bishop Gorman and Mater Dei have agreed to play in a nonleague football game in Santa Ana in 2024. Could it be for a mythical national championship? It would have been a great match up to end this past season.

Boys 12-15-23

Valley Center 74 Mission Vista 68 VC: Carson Yoder 19 Kevin Garcia 17 Lincoln Zetmeir 16

Carlsbad 83 Mission Hills 57 Cbad Jake Hall 22 Jordan Gardner 15 Tony Duckett 11

San Marcos 97 Orange Glen 52 SM: Jalen Williams 23 Richie Ramirez 14 Elias Flame 12 Derek Tuason 11

12-16-23

San Marcos 89 Sage Creek 57 SM: Richie Ramirez 21 Elias Flame 20 Derek Tuason 12 Jalen Williams 11 Colton Kelly 10

Girls 12-15-23

Del Norte 57 Torrey Pines 48 DLN: Bailey Barnhart 20 Kayali Mathis 14 Emerson Cole 11 Kiana Cadigan 10

AOLP 63 St. Joseph's Academy 49 SJA: Nancy Chevez 21

Fallbrook 60 Rancho Buena Vista 54 RBV: Kylie Saltzer 17 Camille Dake 15

San Marcos 80 Mount Carmel 46 SM: Ava Weidemann 26 Kyra Quinn 22 Kadence Raymond 16

North County Boys Basketball

Warner 72 Calexico Mission 46 W: Anthony Porras 16 Omar Acosta 15 Angel Carachure 12 David Calac 10

Bonsall 74 Julian 47 B: Kalmana Levy 24 Nate Winebrenner 14

Guajome Park 52 Classical Academy 43 CA: Isaac Davis 15 Jasper Kim 11

North County Girls Basketball

El Camino 54 San Pasqual 11 EC: Aliyah Carter 16 Justine Stewart 12

Del Norte 59 St. Joseph's Academy 36 DN: Bailey Barnhard 21 Kiana Cadigan 12

Calvin Christian 42 Cambridge School 39 ot CC: Sawyer Goggin 17 11 each by Caleb Lapka and Garrett Becker.

Bonsall 76 Cornerstone Christian 56 B: Kaimana Levy 35 Nathan Winebrenner 29

San Marcos 89 Oceanside 51 SM: Richie Ramirez 19 Jalen Williams 17 Elias Flaim 15 Derek Tuason 13 Mazen El Bissat 11

Girls Basketball

Escondido Charter 71 El Cajon Valley 32 Noelle Champagne 20 Chelsea Amador 12 Faith Grayson 16

Tri City Christian 36 Mission Vista 31 TCC: Katie Busch 18 Talia Anthony 12

Boys Basketball

Warner 36 High Tech North County 28 W: 10 points each by Angel Carachure and Anthony Porros.

Valley Center 64 Granite Hills 52 VC: Carson Yoder 24 Kevin Garcia 20

Blair 103 St. Joseph's Academy 82 SJA: Angel Ochoa 47 Justice Ahefer 13 Thaddeus Yuhas 10

San Marcos 73 Bishop's School 43 SM 18 each by Jalen Ramirez and Richie Ramirez. Mazen El Bissot and Elias Flaim 11 each.

Mater Dei Catholic 59 Torrey Pines 57 TP: Tevaris Green 17 10 each by Max Zylicz and Cody Shen

Escondido Charter 50 Rock Academy 30 EC: Faith Grayson 12 Harper Mowrey 11

Valley Center 42 Escondido 28 Brooklyn English 13

El Camino 64 Trabuco Hills 59 EC: Terrion Woodard 24

Tri City Christian 66 Guajome Park 17 TC: Gage Blakemore 17 Jeremiah Turner 13 Garry Dillard 13 Joe Valverde 10

Fallbrook 48 Mission Vista 45 FBL Malaki Brotherton 18 Samiuel Carmona 11

Per Pete Thamel:
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Rice quarterback JT Daniels is medically retiring from football after suffering multiple concussions and being advised to retire by his doctors, he tells ESPN. With his retirement, he plans to enter the coaching space now that his playing career is done.