by Matt Groom
THINGS AT CHURCH
I stopped going to Bethel Assembly during Easter for personal reasons. However, I came back yesterday because it made my awesome girlfriend happy. I am glad I went back. First, I saw a few people I have not seen in a long time, in some cases, a couple of years. Also, the message was great. Pastor Dave took the story of Jesus dying on the cross in the perspective of the two thieves who were condemed to die next to him. For those who are not familiar with the story, one of the thieves is mocking Jesus along with the crowd (though this man is suffering the same fate as Jesus is). The other man realizes that he is the Messiah. He admits that he and the other man deserve their fate, but asks what Jesus had done to deserve His. He asks Jesus to remember him in heaven, which Jesus told him that he will be joining Jesus in paradise. Pastor Dave used this message to ask whose example will we follow, the thief who mocked Jesus or the one who accepts Jesus as the Messiah?
- Bethel Assembly will be helping out with the semi-annual Love Oakdale Day on May 4th. It is where citizens volunteer to help clean up the city and churches often help out. Cities throughout Stanislaus County have Love Days for their respective cities. I know Riverbank and Modesto are doing theirs on April 27th. For more information on Oakdale, go to www.loveoakdale.com
-If you go to a different church, and you would like to share what is going on at your church, please leave a comment at the end of the blog.
FROM THE OAKDALE LEADER
-Oakdale may be forced to use districts to elect its city council. The Modesto Latino Organization is threatening to sue the city of Oakdale if the council does not divide the city into districts. (March 27, 2013 edition). The organization representative, Maggie Mejia, claims that the population is not equally represented.
Where do I start? My roommate does not understand why Salida would not want to become part of Modesto if Modesto can improve the area. Ms. Mejia has demonstrated why. People in small cities and towns in this county do not want anyone from Modesto to tell them how they should run the communities. I wonder how much research Ms. Mejia did before she decided that she needed to be a pain in Oakdale's butt. Did the Latino population in Oakdale come up to the organization and ask them to intervene, because they felt they were not being represented enough? If so, I'll shut up about that point. If not, who was she to come in and tell Oakdale how things should be run? Later in the blog, I make a point about not automatically dismissing outside advice, so if the city council feels like the town should be broken up into districts, then she gave some good outside advice. However, I do not think that happened, because the article later says that most, if not all, the council members object to being broken up into districts, and they object to the threat of a lawsuit. She threatened to sue, and furthermore, stated that they have not lost a case.
Also, how is the city going to be divided? With five seats, my only guess would be to use the Yosemite Ave. and F Street intersection as a divider. The area northeast would be one district, northwest would be another, southeast would be one and southwest would be the 4th. Since I doubt the rural would be part of the city, I would suggest the Vineyards/Bridle Ridge areas be the fifth district.
The city council said that people would focus too much on their district and not on the city as a whole, and I would have to agree with the prediction. Like Congress, the council members would be elected by those in their neighborhood, and not the city as a whole. I will agree that a city like Modesto needs to be broken up into districts. There are too many areas that would get ignored with an at-large council (looking around, there seems to be some areas that are ignored now). I would think that cities and towns with at least 50,000 people need to be drawn into districts, but I am not going to sue if they are not. I believe Oakdale is too small of a city to go with districts.
FIFA RANKINGS
Men's Top 25 (as of April, 11, 2013)
1. Spain 2. Germany 3. Argentina 4. Croatia 5. Portugal 6. Colombia 7. England 8. Italy 9. Netherlands 10. Ecuador 11. Russia 12. Cote D'Ivoire 13. Greece 14. Mexico 15. Switzerland 16. Belgium 17. Uruguay 18. France 19. Brazil 20. Denmark 21. Bosnia-Herzegovina 22. Ghana 23. Chile 24. Sweden 25. Czech Republic (Note: The UNITED STATES moved up to #28. Japan [top team is Asia] is #29. New Zealand [top team in Oceania] is #89).
Women's Top 10 (as of March 22, 2013)
1. UNITED STATES 2. Germany 3. Japan 4. Brazil 5. France 6. Sweden T7. Canada T7. England T9. Australia T9. North Korea
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Louisville was the overall number one seed, and throughout the tournament, they played like it. The Cardinals dominated North Carolina A&T, Colorado State, Oregon, and Duke beating each by 15 points or more. Though struggling in the beginning against Wichita State and Michigan, they came back from being behind 12 points in each game. Nearly everyone knows about the story of Kevin Ware breaking his leg, and being an inspiration for Louisville to move forward. Rick Pitino became the first coach to win the national championship for two different schools (Kentucky 1996, Louisville 2013).
-I would like to congratulate all the teams who won the national championships in their respective divisions, and all the lower-tier tournament champions.
Men
Division I
NCAA Champion- Louisville Cardinals
NIT Champion- Baylor Bears
CBI Champion-Santa Clara Broncos
CIT Champion-East Carolina Pirates
Division II Champion
Drury Panthers
Division III Champion
Amherst Jeffs
Women
Division I
NCAA Champion- Connecticut Huskies
WNIT Champion- Drexel Dragons
WBI Champion- Detroit Titans
Division II
Ashland Eagles
Division III
DePauw Tigers
2013 Realignment
Next year, the Big East will split. The non-football schools will keep the name, while the football schools will form the American Athletic Conference. In addition, a few schools will be moving to the ACC. Those are getting all the attention from the networks, because those are big-name schools. However, there will be many other schools changing leagues next year in division I, including four schools moving up from division II.
Here is a chart of the moves announced as of 4/9/13 (The 2012 Big East schools are not included on here. Those moving to the Big East or American Athletic from other conferences will be on here.
Team Location of School Moving From Moving To
Abilene Christian Abilene, TX Division II Southland
Bakersfield St. Bakersfield, CA Independent WAC
Boston Boston, MA America East Patriot
Butler Indianapolis, IN Atlantic-10 Big East
Charlotte Charlotte, NC Atlantic-10 Conference USA
Chicago St. Chicago, IL Great West WAC
College of Charleston Charleston, SC Southern Conference Colonial Ath.
Creighton Omaha, NE Missouri Valley Big East
Denver Denver, CO WAC Summit League
Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, FL Sun Belt Conference USA
Florida International Miami, FL Sun Belt Conference USA
George Mason Fairfax, VA Colonial Athletic Atlantic-10
Georgia State Atlanta, GA Colonial Athletic Sun Belt
Grand Canyon Phoenix, AZ Division II WAC
Houston Houston, TX Conference USA American Ath.
Houston Baptist Houston, TX Great West Southland
Incarnant Word San Antonio, TX Division II Southland
Loyola-Chicago Chicago, IL Horizon Missouri Valley
Loyola (MD) Baltimore, MD MAAC Patriot
Louisiana Tech Ruston, LA WAC Conference USA
Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA Division II America East
Memphis Memphis, TN Conference USA American Ath.
Middle Tennessee St. Murfreesboro, TN Sun Belt Conference USA
Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO Summit League WAC
Monomuth West Long Branch, NJ Northeast Conf. MAAC
New Orleans New Orleans, LA Independent Southland
North Texas Denton, TX Sun Belt Conference USA
Notre Dame-a South Bend, IN Big East ACC
Pacific Stockton, CA Big West West Coast
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Big East ACC
Quinnipiac Hamden, CT Northeast Conf. MAAC
San Jose St. San Jose, CA WAC Mountain West
SMU Dallas, TX Conference USA American Ath.
Syracuse Syracuse, NY Big East ACC
Temple-b Philadelphia, PA Atlantic-10 American Ath.
Texas-Arlington Arlington, TX WAC Sun Belt
Texas-Pan American Edinburg, TX Great West WAC
Texas-San Antonio San Antonio, TX WAC Conference USA
Texas St. San Marcos, TX WAC Sun Belt
UCF Orlando, FL Conference USA American Ath.
Utah St. Logan, UT WAC Mountain West
Utah Valley Orem, UT Great West WAC
Xavier Cincinnati, OH Atlantic-10 Big East
Notes: a-Notre Dame will remain independents in football. b-Temple was in the Big East for football only in 2012 while in the Atlantic-10 for all other sports. Next season, the Owls will be in the American Athletic Conference for all sports.
-I expect at least one more move between now and when the realignment officially takes place July 1, 2013. New Jersey Tech, as of now, would remain the only team in the Great West Conference. I expect them to go to either the America East Conference or the Northeast Conference.
-One of the comments I read in response to the article I read on Chicago State going to the WAC sarcastically said, "I can't wait for that big Grand Canyon-Chicago State game." If I win a lottery jackpot, I will go to the first Grand Canyon-Chicago State game and drag my awesome girlfriend with me whether it is in Phoenix, AZ or Chicago, IL
Big East and American Athletic Teams
Big East American Athletic
Butler Cincinnati
Creighton Connecticut
DePaul Houston
Georgetown Memphis
Marquette SMU
Providence South Florida
St. John's Temple
Seton Hall UCF
Villanova
Xavier
COLLEGE HOCKEY
-Congratulations to Yale for winning the NCAA Hockey Championship.
-I could not help but think that if college hockey was a major sport in the U.S. viewing world, people would have been outraged over this years semi-finalists, or frozen four as the media calls it. The semi-finalists in alphabetical order were (1) Massachusetts-Lowell, (1) Quinnipiac (4) St. Cloud State, and (4) Yale. The list included two 4-seeds (out of 4), including Yale who was the last at-large team invited, two teams who are in Division I for hockey only, and no big names. Quinnipiac was the overall number one seed, but are not in a power conference. Actually, there really are no power conferences, but there are power teams, several of them not making the tournament.
Traditional Power Hockey teams and what happened in the 2013 Tournament
Boston University- Did not make tournament
Boston College- Lost in first round to Union.
Cornell- Did not make tournament
Denver- lost to New Hampshire in the 1st round
Maine- Did not make tournament
Michigan- Did not make tournament
Minnesota- #1 seed in West region, lost to Yale in first round
New Hampshire-lost to Massachusetts in 2nd round/regional final
North Dakota- lost to Yale in second round/regional final
Notre Dame- #1 seed in Midwest regional, lost to St. Cloud State in first round
That left me to wonder if NCAA Hockey was nearly as popular as NCAA basketball, would the at-large invites have been different?
IF I WERE KING OF SPORTS
If I were king of sports, I would make a high school basketball tournament, because it is just something I would like to see; though I admit, I do not know how logistically possible it would be. I call it the Tournament of Champions. I know there is currently a national high school basketball tournament, but I do not know if it is state champions only, or if just the big-name schools get invited. I would dump that tournament, and get mine in at least one year to see if it would work. For the first year, the tournament would be open-enrollment, both public and private schools. The tournament is open to state champions only of all divisions. It would consist of 16 teams. The top 13 schools by USA Today (or committee, I haven't decided that part, yet) would automatically get in. The 14th team is the top ranking team from the host state (I say that, because every team, but Kentucky and Delaware, has separate divisions, and the top division winning school would get in). The last two schools would be determined by lottery. I put in the last rule in for two reasons. First, there can be no possible way that anyone can watch all the top teams in all the states. Second, it gives small schools and schools from the small states a chance to play on the big stage. The lottery winning schools that accept their invitation would play the two top-ranked schools in the first round. In the first year, I would have Sacramento, CA host the boys tournament (capital of the largest state by population). If this tournament is a success, then the capital cities of the ten largest states would host for the first 10 years. After 10 years, any city can bid for the tournament. The capital cities of the 11th through 20th largest states would host the girls tournament. Again, after 10 years, any city can bid for the tournament. If it is a success, I would have three divisions, all open enrollment. The top division would be for all schools. The second would be for private and charter schools only. The last would be for public schools only. Here is a model of what the first annual tournament of champions would look like. (Note: Some of the elite schools have opted to play in the national tournament instead of their state tournaments. Therefore, except for the tournament winner, they will all be omitted from the model since they did not technically win the state championship. For the model, we will count the national tournament as a separate state.)
1st round (Seed, Team, city/state, tournament winner, how advanced to TOC rankings are from USA Today)
(1) Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL) (National Tournament winner) #1
(16) Radford (VA) (Virginia's VHSL, level A Division 2 winner) lottery winner
(8) Irmo (SC) (South Carolina's Division AAAA) #13
(9) Germantown (WI) (Wisconsin's Division I) #14
(5) West (Iowa City, IA) (Iowa's Division 4A) #9
(12) Christ the King (Middle Village-New York, NY) (NY's Division AA) #18
(4) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) (California's Open Division) #8/host state
(13) Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, KS) (Kansas's Division 6A) #19
(6) Olympic (Charlotte, NC) (North Carolina's NCHSAA Division 4A) #11
(11) Edmond Memorial (Edmond, OK) (Oklahoma's Division 6A) #1
(3) Simeon (Chicago, IL) (Illinois Division 4A) #5
(14) Miller Grove (Lithonia, GA) (Georgia's Division AAAAA) #20
(7) Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, FL) (Florida's Division 7A) #12
(10) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) (Nevada's Division I) #15
(2) Lone Peak (Highland, UT) (Utah's Division 5A) (4)
(15) Benedictine (Richmond, VA) (Virginia's VISAA Division I) lottery winner
I would add a preview game for the fans. The reason why is because a school in the host county won state, but did not qualify for TOC. Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove, CA) would play any champion willing to travel. For modeling purposes, we will say it will be North Valley (Grants Pass, OR)
Day 1- Preview: North Valley (Grants Pass, OR) vs. Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove, CA) (@ Kennedy High School- Sacramento, CA)
Day 2-Round 1 (@ McClatchy High School-Sacramento, CA)
Day 3- Round 2 losers/winners bracket (@ Sacramento City College)
Day 4- Round 3 both brackets (@ Sacramento State University)
Day 5- Final round all brackets (@ Sleep Train Arena)
After the second year, the losers brackets will be played at another high school in town.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
-It's never too early to talk about football, and the sports writer of the Modesto Bee, Richard Estrada, has released the (tentative) non-league schedule for Oakdale in the 2013 season, and I have to say, it is brutal. Oakdale opens at Turlock in Week 0. Week 1, Oakdale will host the Northern Section Division I champions, Enterprise Hornets of Redding. The Mustangs have week 2 as a bye and in week 3, they host Paraclete Spirits of Lancaster. Paraclete was the runner-up of the Mid-Valley Division of the Southern Section, and were in the state championship game a few years ago. This schedule would not be as tough if this was not a rebuilding year for the Mustangs, but Oakdale only returns one starter in the skill positions (not on the offensive line), I beleive, and one or two on the line. I do not know how many are returning on the defensive side, but it is not many.
It is hard to tell what kind of a season it will be for the Mustangs. It needs to be figured out if Oakdale will be rebuilding or reloading. We will find out after they play Turlock and Enterprise. The coach moved up 5 sophomores to the varsity level three years ago, and I would not be surprised to see that again in 2013. In fact, two of them saw playing time as freshmen in 2012. Once the non-league is over, Oakdale will play in league with Sierra-Manteca (who has also been a great team the past three or four years), Manteca (who is always tough), Kimball-Tracy (we will find out if last year's upset over Sonora was a fluke, or if the Jaguars will join the top-tier), and Sonora for the last time in VOL play (and I think for the last time for many years, at least). East Union-Manteca, Lathrop, and Weston Ranch-Stockton are also on the schedule. The Mustangs can finish anywhere from 5-5 and miss the playoffs to 9-1 and compete for another section championship.
On a side note, if anyone wonders why I focus on Oakdale, it is becuase most of the people who I know are reading this either went to Oakdale High or are from Oakdale.
A non-Oakdale game I am looking forward to as a general football fan is Del Oro of Loomis will be playing the nationally famous De La Salle of Concord. Del Oro defeated Oakdale for the section championship two years in a row, before they were forced to move up a division by the section committee in 2012 for its league being too good. De La Salle still owns the overall record for the biggest win streak in history with 151 games. It lasted from game 1 in 1992 (Merced) until game 1 in 2004 (Bellevue, Washington). However, they have won their section championship every year since 1992. I don't know when the Del Oro-De La Salle game is, but I think it is in week 1.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
(From foxnews.com) A New Mexico coach has filed a complaint to the state high school baseball board because an umpire told one of his players, and then him that if they did not start speaking English in the game, then they would be ejected. Both the coach and another umpire tried to tell him that there is no "English only" rule. Apparently, the umpire was concerned that there might be foul language spoken, which is against the rule in some leagues (don't know about New Mexico).
- (my thoughts): Until I read about the foul language part, I wondered how the umpire could even think about doing that in the first place. The other umpire said he was bi-lingual. Once he said that, the other umpire should have dropped the subject. If there is no "English only" rule, then the players should be able to speak in whichever language they desire. That would be an advantage to one team if the other does not speak Spanish (though since the town in question is near the Mexican border, I am sure at least one player on the other team speaks Spanish). The coach who put in the complaint says "he doesn't want to get the umpire fired. He just wants to educate the umpire." I believe that is his intention, but I have a feeling that someone will blow it out of proportion, and the umpire will be fired. I hope the umpire just gets a stern lecture with a game suspension AT MOST. I think a meeting with the high school board should be enough, though.
STUPID LAWSUITS?
There are a few stories that I am not sure how to think of them, so I will just put them on here and let you decide.
1) From foxsports.com- Bernie Fine will sue ESPN
Former Syracuse assistant basketball coach, Bernie Fine, has sued ESPN for defamation of character. If you remember, he was accused by some former ball boys of molestation. Fine was fired by Syracuse University two days later. As far as the criminal investigation, and to my knowledge, it has been nothing more than "he said-he said". If it turns out that Fine did what he was accused of, then he needs to be put in jail for the rest of his life, and not only is this lawsuit stupid, it is a waste of money.
However, if he did not do it, not only is this lawsuit valid, it is necessary. ESPN did not do a lot of research on this story before reporting it, and Fine will not be able to coach again, and his good name is ruined.
2) From foxnews.com
This isn't a lawsuit, but I am putting it on here for the stupid part.
A principal of Ipswich Middle School in Massachusetts is cancelling their event called, "Honors Night" because it would be considered "devastating" to those who did not make the cut. His thinking is that everyone in the honors class is working hard, and it would be a disapointment to those who fell short of the goal of achieving a certain grade point average. He also claims that those who come from affluent parents have more advantages that others may not have.
-I think my awesome girlfriend sent me this story so I would rip on the principal, and that is what I am going to do. He is acting like a moron in this case. While it is true that affluent students have more advantages, it is not impossible for the other to achieve the required GPA to participate in the Honors Night (whatever the GPA is). There are libraries, and there are a few universities within 50 miles, all they need to do is take a bus to the school and go to their libaries (which are bigger and have more information than a public library). Plus, I believe there are computers at school. It may require more of a sacrifice, but it can be done. I have an idea based off his idea. Let's cancel the Super Bowl. I mean last season, the San Francisco 49ers worked as hard as the Baltimore Ravens in practice to prepare for the big game. After the power outage, it was a great game, and both teams deserved the title. Since the 49ers didn't get it, they are disappointed, and the team with the better record next year, should get a ribbon, and not play the game. That sounds stupid, doesn't it? That is what I believe this principal is doing. What about the kids who worked their butts off and achieved? The principal says their acheivements will be recognized in an assembly, but compared to this event, that is like the principal giving them a ribbon. It is not the same. Plus, I will say he has good intentions, but he is taking a life lesson away from them, too. Sometimes you work hard at something, you deserve something, but you just don't get it. You have to learn how to deal with failure and use it as motivation to get better. I think that is lost on many today. For me personally, I worked hard to get my teaching credential. I worked hard in all the classes, I took all the tests, I worked hard in student-teaching, I worked hard in my assessments, but since I failed one assessment, I do not have my credential. Another example, I had an interview to be a sports reporter for a local newspaper. I worked hard to prepare for the interview. I sent in my sample writing, which many said were good. People have said I should be a sports reporter. I believe I should be a sports reporter. I am not a sports reporter. Things happen, but those who have achieved should not be punished for their success.
GOOD SONGS NOT RELEASED ON RADIO
I will be honest, I did not listen to Christian radio until the middle of the "oughts". Therefore, unless the particular song made the W.O.W. CD mix, I do not know which songs made it to Christian radio. Therefore, since I do not know if this particular song was ever released or not, I will assume it was not, and make it the song of the month. This song is called "Fade To Grey" by Jars of Clay. It is found on the "Much Afraid" album. In my opinion, the "Much Afraid" album is by far the best one Jars of Clay ever made, and "Fade to Grey" is my favorite Jars of Clay song. I even like it more than "Flood", which even made it to the secular mainstream radio. Songs that were released in this album were "Crazy Times" and "Overjoyed".
Song: "Fade to Grey"
Artist: Jars of Clay
Album: Much Afraid (1998)
To watch the YouTube Video of "Fade to Grey"
RANDOM THOUGHTS
-The A's early success might be a surprise to fans (it was to me), but it is not a surprise to players. And if it is a surprise to players, then those individuals have been getting their baseball coverage from ESPN.
-With Oakdale football making it to the state championship game last season, I wondered if the 1996 Section Champions Oakdale Mustangs would have received an invite to the Nor-Cal regional championship game if the game had existed. If I remember right, I believe that team finished 3rd in the state polls for Division III for Cal-hi sports magazine. For those who do not know, that is how "mythical champions" were determined before the state championship game existed. In fact, the "mythical championship" continued to exist two years after the real championship did. In 2007, Oakdale got the "mythical championship" in division III, despite not being invited to the championship game (there was no Nor-Cal game then).
-If someone gives you advice, don't just automatically dismiss it because that person "hasn't been in your situation". Sometimes we need to see things from an outside perspective. Occasionally, they may be able to see things that we cannot, since we tend to only look at certain points. Do not just automatically do what they say, either. They do not know all the facts that go into a decision. The point I am trying to make is that don't just automatically dismiss advice, use it as something to think about first. If it is good advice, use it whether the person has "been there" or not. If it is not good advice, do not use it whether the person has "been there" or not.
R.I.P.
-The three individuals who died in the bombing of the Boston Marathon.
-Frank Bank played Clarence "Lumpy" Rutheford on Leave it to Beaver. He was 71.
-Pat Summerall- He was a NFL kicker and later a play-by-play announcer for CBS and FOX football. He was 82.
-George Beverly Shea- He was a Gospel singer, and part of the Billy Graham Crusades. He was 104.
THINGS THAT MISSED THE CUT
-The Masters, More of my thoughts to the Oakdale City Council being forced to break into districts, A lawsuit on the NYPD, history, geography
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
zzzzz vol. 7 March 2013
THINGS AT CHURCH
-On Sunday, March 24, 2013, there will be a special service at Bethel Assembly in Oakdale, CA.
-On Easter, there will be Easter service. A new sermon series will begin, and there will be activities for kids. Service starts at 9:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. The address is 105 East G Street, Oakdale, CA.
FIFA.COM MEN'S TOP 25
1. Spain 2. Germany 3. Argentina 4. England 5. Italy 6. Columbia 7. Portugal 8. Netherlands 9. Croatia 10. Russia 11. Ecuador 12. Greece 13. Cote D'Ivoire 14. Switzerland 15. Mexico 16. Uruguay 17. France 18. Brazil 19. Belgium 20. Ghana 21. Sweden 22. Chile 23. Bosnia-Herzegovina 24. Mali 25. Denmark (The U.S dropped one spot to 33).
FIFA.COM WOMEN"S TOP 5
1. United States 2. Germany 3. Japan 4. Brazil 5. France
IF I WERE KING OF SPORTS
I normally make one change a month. This month, I am making three.. First, this law was not violated this year, but it is a first. No sub 20-win team may receive an at large berth to the NCAA tournament over a 25 or more win team. I am tired of good mid-major teams getting passed over because not every team in its conference is good, and because power conference teams did not get enough teams in the tournament. With the fact that most power conference teams schedule weakly in the non-conference, they never go on the road unless it is a neutral site, and they feed on the weak teams in the conference, and there are many more teams now than in the past, there should be no excuse to not get 20 wins. Despite the conference schedule, if a team can get 25 or more wins, it is a good team. I am not saying a 25+ win team should automatically get in the tournament, but it needs to be in before a sub-20 win team does. There are only 3 sub-20 teams in the tournament this year, but they were automatic qualifiers.
-Rule 2: In the NIT, if the arena of the higher-seed team is not available, the game will be played in a neutral site closer to the higher-seed team.
This rule is violated this year (and most every year). No one plans to play in the NIT, so sometimes arenas are booked for other events, or for the NCAA tournament. In this case, Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY is booked for the NCAA Tournament. However, Kentucky is the top seed in the NIT tournament and has no access to its own arena. Therefore, the game is at its opponents home floor (Robert Morris). It will be good for the small university, but it should not be. Under my rule, the game would be moved to Louisville, KY. If the arena is not available, it would be moved to other arenas in Kentucky (or Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN if those are too small).
-Rule 3: Create a Former VOL vs. Current VOL challenge in basketball.
This is just something I would like to see. This is based on the ACC/Big 10 Challenge from the NCAA. In my vision, I have this challenge over two days. Four games would be on Friday and four on Saturday (or four on the first Saturday and four on the second Saturday). The first one would be at Oakdale for four games, because I thought of it and I want it at my alma mater. The second group of four games would be at Sierra in Manteca, because they won league. If there is a case where one site of the challenge is outside the Manteca Unified School District, and the other one is at Manteca, the team who finished the worst of the MUSD schools the previous year, would be the team to travel (Lathrop). Should it become an annual event, the top two teams would eventually host, but every VOL team would host at least once before it went to the top 2 teams. Every former VOL team would play in it at least once before teams play again. I would start the challenge in 2014 after realignment. Here is a model for the first possible former VOL vs. current VOL (note: I will be using the most current Sac-Joaquin realignment as "current VOL". Therefore Sonora will be in the "former" VOL, and Central Catholic will be in the "current VOL").
Day 1 at Sierra (Manteca)
Bear Creek vs. Manteca
West vs. East Union
Buhach Colony vs. Weston Ranch
Riverbank vs. Sierra (I believe Riverbank was in the VOL at one time).
Day 2 at Oakdale
Livingston vs. Lathrop
Tracy vs. Kimball (I'm sure the Tracy school district wouldn't like two of their schools playing each other in Oakdale, but it is my model)
Ceres vs. Central Catholic
Sonora vs. Oakdale
GOOD SONGS NEVER RELEASED
-I will be starting a new segment in zzzzz. Not all good songs artists sing are released in public radio. They want to save something for those who buy the CD or download it on their iPod. In a dream world, I would like to see someone do a countdown of the best songs never to be released, but there are three problems with the concept. First, some songs are released in some markets and not in others. An example would be nearly anything Flying Blind put out. Flying Blind is a band out of Hughson, CA. They were big in the Modesto area, because they were a local band. However, they were not big across the country. The same thing goes for UVR's "Got Two Girlfriends." UVR is from Tracy, CA; and that song was a big hit in the Stockton/Modesto markets, but from the lack of the song on YouTube, I assume it was not released nationally. The second problem is that someone (or a group of people) would have to listen to thousands of albums from several types of artists whether they are world-famous singers or those trying to catch a break. Finally, people are going to have a different opinion of what is good and what is not. Therefore, I will put songs on here that I think are good that I have never heard on the radio or seen the video on a major tv network.
The song for this month is called "Better Than This" by Brad Paisley. It is on the album "5th Gear". The CD was released in 2007. Other songs on the album are "Online", "Letter To Me", I'm Still A Guy", and "Waitin' On A Woman". I personally think "Better Than This" is probably the third best song on the album.
Click for the song "Better Than This"
(Note: This is the first time I tried to put a link on here. If it doesn't work, go to www.youtube.com and search for "Better Than This-Brad Paisley"). By the way, I encourage you to buy this album if you are a country music fan. There are other good songs that haven't been released, either.
STUPID LAWSUITS
I heard about two stupid lawsuits on the news that I was going to put on here. Unfortunately, I only remember one of them. A man in Redwood City, CA is suing the school district, becuase he felt that they held his son from being accepted to a good college. The whole thing started when the son got caught cheating in his honors class by coping someone's homework. Because he was caught cheating, he was removed from the honors classes. The father and son both signed contracts saying that any level of dishonesty was a cause for removal from the honors program. The father ended up dropping the lawsuit.
-Ok, to the father. You're an idiot. Neither the school nor the teacher of the class prevented your son from getting college credit and possibly getting in a great college, your son did. The fact that you base your lawsuit on the rule being vague is a load of crap. They were pretty easy to understand. Your son broke the rule and the punishment fit the crime. Your son would be kicked out of college if he did it there. Plus, your son can redeem himself at a community college and then get in a good college. One of the many reasons why school districts cannot afford more teachers, better equipment, newer books, etc. is because districts have to pay a high premium for lawsuit insurance to defend itself against stupid crap like this. I hope you are somehow reading this. You cost the taxpayers $15,000 that could have been used for books to defend against your B.S. lawsuit. I hope you're happy.
-On Sunday, March 24, 2013, there will be a special service at Bethel Assembly in Oakdale, CA.
-On Easter, there will be Easter service. A new sermon series will begin, and there will be activities for kids. Service starts at 9:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. The address is 105 East G Street, Oakdale, CA.
FIFA.COM MEN'S TOP 25
1. Spain 2. Germany 3. Argentina 4. England 5. Italy 6. Columbia 7. Portugal 8. Netherlands 9. Croatia 10. Russia 11. Ecuador 12. Greece 13. Cote D'Ivoire 14. Switzerland 15. Mexico 16. Uruguay 17. France 18. Brazil 19. Belgium 20. Ghana 21. Sweden 22. Chile 23. Bosnia-Herzegovina 24. Mali 25. Denmark (The U.S dropped one spot to 33).
FIFA.COM WOMEN"S TOP 5
1. United States 2. Germany 3. Japan 4. Brazil 5. France
IF I WERE KING OF SPORTS
I normally make one change a month. This month, I am making three.. First, this law was not violated this year, but it is a first. No sub 20-win team may receive an at large berth to the NCAA tournament over a 25 or more win team. I am tired of good mid-major teams getting passed over because not every team in its conference is good, and because power conference teams did not get enough teams in the tournament. With the fact that most power conference teams schedule weakly in the non-conference, they never go on the road unless it is a neutral site, and they feed on the weak teams in the conference, and there are many more teams now than in the past, there should be no excuse to not get 20 wins. Despite the conference schedule, if a team can get 25 or more wins, it is a good team. I am not saying a 25+ win team should automatically get in the tournament, but it needs to be in before a sub-20 win team does. There are only 3 sub-20 teams in the tournament this year, but they were automatic qualifiers.
-Rule 2: In the NIT, if the arena of the higher-seed team is not available, the game will be played in a neutral site closer to the higher-seed team.
This rule is violated this year (and most every year). No one plans to play in the NIT, so sometimes arenas are booked for other events, or for the NCAA tournament. In this case, Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY is booked for the NCAA Tournament. However, Kentucky is the top seed in the NIT tournament and has no access to its own arena. Therefore, the game is at its opponents home floor (Robert Morris). It will be good for the small university, but it should not be. Under my rule, the game would be moved to Louisville, KY. If the arena is not available, it would be moved to other arenas in Kentucky (or Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN if those are too small).
-Rule 3: Create a Former VOL vs. Current VOL challenge in basketball.
This is just something I would like to see. This is based on the ACC/Big 10 Challenge from the NCAA. In my vision, I have this challenge over two days. Four games would be on Friday and four on Saturday (or four on the first Saturday and four on the second Saturday). The first one would be at Oakdale for four games, because I thought of it and I want it at my alma mater. The second group of four games would be at Sierra in Manteca, because they won league. If there is a case where one site of the challenge is outside the Manteca Unified School District, and the other one is at Manteca, the team who finished the worst of the MUSD schools the previous year, would be the team to travel (Lathrop). Should it become an annual event, the top two teams would eventually host, but every VOL team would host at least once before it went to the top 2 teams. Every former VOL team would play in it at least once before teams play again. I would start the challenge in 2014 after realignment. Here is a model for the first possible former VOL vs. current VOL (note: I will be using the most current Sac-Joaquin realignment as "current VOL". Therefore Sonora will be in the "former" VOL, and Central Catholic will be in the "current VOL").
Day 1 at Sierra (Manteca)
Bear Creek vs. Manteca
West vs. East Union
Buhach Colony vs. Weston Ranch
Riverbank vs. Sierra (I believe Riverbank was in the VOL at one time).
Day 2 at Oakdale
Livingston vs. Lathrop
Tracy vs. Kimball (I'm sure the Tracy school district wouldn't like two of their schools playing each other in Oakdale, but it is my model)
Ceres vs. Central Catholic
Sonora vs. Oakdale
GOOD SONGS NEVER RELEASED
-I will be starting a new segment in zzzzz. Not all good songs artists sing are released in public radio. They want to save something for those who buy the CD or download it on their iPod. In a dream world, I would like to see someone do a countdown of the best songs never to be released, but there are three problems with the concept. First, some songs are released in some markets and not in others. An example would be nearly anything Flying Blind put out. Flying Blind is a band out of Hughson, CA. They were big in the Modesto area, because they were a local band. However, they were not big across the country. The same thing goes for UVR's "Got Two Girlfriends." UVR is from Tracy, CA; and that song was a big hit in the Stockton/Modesto markets, but from the lack of the song on YouTube, I assume it was not released nationally. The second problem is that someone (or a group of people) would have to listen to thousands of albums from several types of artists whether they are world-famous singers or those trying to catch a break. Finally, people are going to have a different opinion of what is good and what is not. Therefore, I will put songs on here that I think are good that I have never heard on the radio or seen the video on a major tv network.
The song for this month is called "Better Than This" by Brad Paisley. It is on the album "5th Gear". The CD was released in 2007. Other songs on the album are "Online", "Letter To Me", I'm Still A Guy", and "Waitin' On A Woman". I personally think "Better Than This" is probably the third best song on the album.
Click for the song "Better Than This"
(Note: This is the first time I tried to put a link on here. If it doesn't work, go to www.youtube.com and search for "Better Than This-Brad Paisley"). By the way, I encourage you to buy this album if you are a country music fan. There are other good songs that haven't been released, either.
STUPID LAWSUITS
I heard about two stupid lawsuits on the news that I was going to put on here. Unfortunately, I only remember one of them. A man in Redwood City, CA is suing the school district, becuase he felt that they held his son from being accepted to a good college. The whole thing started when the son got caught cheating in his honors class by coping someone's homework. Because he was caught cheating, he was removed from the honors classes. The father and son both signed contracts saying that any level of dishonesty was a cause for removal from the honors program. The father ended up dropping the lawsuit.
-Ok, to the father. You're an idiot. Neither the school nor the teacher of the class prevented your son from getting college credit and possibly getting in a great college, your son did. The fact that you base your lawsuit on the rule being vague is a load of crap. They were pretty easy to understand. Your son broke the rule and the punishment fit the crime. Your son would be kicked out of college if he did it there. Plus, your son can redeem himself at a community college and then get in a good college. One of the many reasons why school districts cannot afford more teachers, better equipment, newer books, etc. is because districts have to pay a high premium for lawsuit insurance to defend itself against stupid crap like this. I hope you are somehow reading this. You cost the taxpayers $15,000 that could have been used for books to defend against your B.S. lawsuit. I hope you're happy.
2013 NCAA Tournament Predictions
It's that time again. Most of us like to make predictions on the NCAA tournament. My favorite part is to see where the upsets are going to be. Here are my predictions.
Winner-Michigan St. Spartans
Final 4- Michigan St., Florida, Syracuse, Gonzaga
No number 1 seed has lost to a 16 seed, but if it happens this year it will be: Kansas. Nothing against the Jayhawks, but they got a bad matchup in this regard this year. Western Kentucky is tournament experienced. Last year, they battled through adversity to overcome a coach fired in the middle of a season to win the Sun Belt Conference tournament and go to the NCAA tournament. This year, they won the tournament as a 6th seed (of 11). They will be prepared for Kansas. I think that all 1-seeds will advance again, but if one loses, it will be Kansas.
On a side note, many people think Gonzaga will lose, because of the conference it is in, low strength of schedule, it doesn't deserve a #1 seed, blah, blah, blah. That is the most misguided (I'll be nice) opinion I have heard in college basketball. I can guarantee that at least 95% of the people who said that have never seen them play. Like a stat nerd in baseball, they think that numbers dictate who is good on the court and who is not. This Gonzaga team is great despite their strength of schedule. If "Washington" was across their chest and not "Gonzaga", people would demand that they be the overall #1 seed with their resume. Anyway, Gonzaga is least likely #1 seed to go down in the first round, and here is why. The six #2 seeds who have gone down to #15's have had poor shooting nights, some have overlooked their opponents, because they are not used to playing teams who play with the mentality of having nothing to lose. Gonzaga is used to it. They play in a league full of potential #16 seeds. Gonzaga players are used to having that target on their backs. They get everyone's best effort day in, and day out. Many of its opponents play with the nothing-to-lose mentality. They are prepared for a team like Southern and will not take them likely.
Here are some picks region-by-region:
Midwest
2nd round match-ups: (best one I think in bold)
(16) NCAT/LIB vs. (1) Louisville
(9) Missouri vs. (8) Colorado St.
(12) Oregon vs. (5) Oklahoma St.
(13) New Mexico St. vs. (4) St. Louis
(11) MTSU/STM vs. (6) Memphis
(14) Valparaiso vs. (3) Michigan St.
(10) Cincinnati vs. (7) Creighton
(15) Albany vs. (2) Duke
(with this one, I think the best match is in the "first 4" round between Middle Tennessee St. and St. Mary's). If I had to stay strict to 2nd round, I'll take Oregon-Oklahoma St.
Predicted winner from this region: Michigan St.
Upsets I have: Oregon over Oklahoma St.
St. Mary's over Memphis
Others I think are possible: Middle Tennessee St. over Memphis
Valparaiso over Michigan St.
Cincinnati over Creighton
(note: a 9-seed over an 8-seed is not considered to be an upset, but I have Missouri over Colorado St.)
If I had to pick a 6-seed or lower to win it all- Oregon (the Ducks are highly underseeded)
If I had to pick a 12-seed or lower to go to the final-4 (the record for the lowest seed ever to make it to the final-four is 11th)- Once again, Oregon
West
2nd round match-ups: (best one I think in bold)
(16) Southern vs. (1) Gonzaga
(9) Wichita St. vs. (8) Pittsburgh
(12) Mississippi vs. (5) Wisconsin
(13) Boise St/LaSalle vs. (4) Kansas St.
(11) Belmont vs. (6) Arizona
(14) Harvard vs. (3) New Mexico
(10) Iowa St. vs. (7) Notre Dame
(15) Iona vs. (2) Ohio St.
Predicted winner of this region: Gonzaga
Upsets I have: None (though I have Wichita St. over Pittsburgh)
Upsets I think are possible: La Salle over Kansas St.
Belmont over Arizona
Iowa St. over Notre Dame
If I had to pick a 6-seed or lower to win it all- Notre Dame
If I had to pick a 12-seed or lower to go to the final-four: La Salle
South
2nd round matchups (best one I think in bold)
(16) Western Kentucky vs. (1) Kansas
(9) Villanova vs. (8) North Carolina
(12) Akron vs. (5) VCU
(13) South Dakota St. vs. (4) Michigan
(11) Minnesota vs. (6) UCLA
(14) Northwestern St. vs. (3) Florida
(10) Oklahoma vs. (7) San Diego St.
(15) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (2) Georgetown
Predicted winner of this region: Florida
Upsets I have: Akron over VCU (counting on the winning streak of Akron)
Possible upsets: South Dakota St. over Michigan (SDSU beat New Mexico this year)
Minnesota over UCLA (UCLA can play down to its competition)
Florida Gulf Coast over Georgetown (FGCU beat Miami this year)
6-seed or lower to win: UCLA (the Bruins can play up to the level of the competition sometimes, too)
12-seed or lower to final-4: Akron (again, big winning streak)
East
2nd round matchups (best one I think in bold)
(16) LIU/JMU vs. (1) Indiana
(9) Temple vs. (8) North Carolina St.
(12) California vs. (5) UNLV
(13) Montana vs. (4) Syracuse
(11) Bucknell vs. (6) Butler
(14) Davidson vs. (3) Marquette
(10) Colorado vs. (7) Illinois
(15) Pacific vs. (2) Miami (FL)
Predicted winner of this region: Syracuse
Upsets I have: Davidson over Marquette (I also have Temple over NC State)
Possible upsets: California over UNLV (Cal is underseeded, and the game is in San Jose)
Montana over Syracuse (CBS's Seth Davis is big on this one)
6-seed or lower to win: Butler (got to go with the team who was in the championship in back-to-back years recently)
12-seed or lower to go to final 4: California
Winner-Michigan St. Spartans
Final 4- Michigan St., Florida, Syracuse, Gonzaga
No number 1 seed has lost to a 16 seed, but if it happens this year it will be: Kansas. Nothing against the Jayhawks, but they got a bad matchup in this regard this year. Western Kentucky is tournament experienced. Last year, they battled through adversity to overcome a coach fired in the middle of a season to win the Sun Belt Conference tournament and go to the NCAA tournament. This year, they won the tournament as a 6th seed (of 11). They will be prepared for Kansas. I think that all 1-seeds will advance again, but if one loses, it will be Kansas.
On a side note, many people think Gonzaga will lose, because of the conference it is in, low strength of schedule, it doesn't deserve a #1 seed, blah, blah, blah. That is the most misguided (I'll be nice) opinion I have heard in college basketball. I can guarantee that at least 95% of the people who said that have never seen them play. Like a stat nerd in baseball, they think that numbers dictate who is good on the court and who is not. This Gonzaga team is great despite their strength of schedule. If "Washington" was across their chest and not "Gonzaga", people would demand that they be the overall #1 seed with their resume. Anyway, Gonzaga is least likely #1 seed to go down in the first round, and here is why. The six #2 seeds who have gone down to #15's have had poor shooting nights, some have overlooked their opponents, because they are not used to playing teams who play with the mentality of having nothing to lose. Gonzaga is used to it. They play in a league full of potential #16 seeds. Gonzaga players are used to having that target on their backs. They get everyone's best effort day in, and day out. Many of its opponents play with the nothing-to-lose mentality. They are prepared for a team like Southern and will not take them likely.
Here are some picks region-by-region:
Midwest
2nd round match-ups: (best one I think in bold)
(16) NCAT/LIB vs. (1) Louisville
(9) Missouri vs. (8) Colorado St.
(12) Oregon vs. (5) Oklahoma St.
(13) New Mexico St. vs. (4) St. Louis
(11) MTSU/STM vs. (6) Memphis
(14) Valparaiso vs. (3) Michigan St.
(10) Cincinnati vs. (7) Creighton
(15) Albany vs. (2) Duke
(with this one, I think the best match is in the "first 4" round between Middle Tennessee St. and St. Mary's). If I had to stay strict to 2nd round, I'll take Oregon-Oklahoma St.
Predicted winner from this region: Michigan St.
Upsets I have: Oregon over Oklahoma St.
St. Mary's over Memphis
Others I think are possible: Middle Tennessee St. over Memphis
Valparaiso over Michigan St.
Cincinnati over Creighton
(note: a 9-seed over an 8-seed is not considered to be an upset, but I have Missouri over Colorado St.)
If I had to pick a 6-seed or lower to win it all- Oregon (the Ducks are highly underseeded)
If I had to pick a 12-seed or lower to go to the final-4 (the record for the lowest seed ever to make it to the final-four is 11th)- Once again, Oregon
West
2nd round match-ups: (best one I think in bold)
(16) Southern vs. (1) Gonzaga
(9) Wichita St. vs. (8) Pittsburgh
(12) Mississippi vs. (5) Wisconsin
(13) Boise St/LaSalle vs. (4) Kansas St.
(11) Belmont vs. (6) Arizona
(14) Harvard vs. (3) New Mexico
(10) Iowa St. vs. (7) Notre Dame
(15) Iona vs. (2) Ohio St.
Predicted winner of this region: Gonzaga
Upsets I have: None (though I have Wichita St. over Pittsburgh)
Upsets I think are possible: La Salle over Kansas St.
Belmont over Arizona
Iowa St. over Notre Dame
If I had to pick a 6-seed or lower to win it all- Notre Dame
If I had to pick a 12-seed or lower to go to the final-four: La Salle
South
2nd round matchups (best one I think in bold)
(16) Western Kentucky vs. (1) Kansas
(9) Villanova vs. (8) North Carolina
(12) Akron vs. (5) VCU
(13) South Dakota St. vs. (4) Michigan
(11) Minnesota vs. (6) UCLA
(14) Northwestern St. vs. (3) Florida
(10) Oklahoma vs. (7) San Diego St.
(15) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (2) Georgetown
Predicted winner of this region: Florida
Upsets I have: Akron over VCU (counting on the winning streak of Akron)
Possible upsets: South Dakota St. over Michigan (SDSU beat New Mexico this year)
Minnesota over UCLA (UCLA can play down to its competition)
Florida Gulf Coast over Georgetown (FGCU beat Miami this year)
6-seed or lower to win: UCLA (the Bruins can play up to the level of the competition sometimes, too)
12-seed or lower to final-4: Akron (again, big winning streak)
East
2nd round matchups (best one I think in bold)
(16) LIU/JMU vs. (1) Indiana
(9) Temple vs. (8) North Carolina St.
(12) California vs. (5) UNLV
(13) Montana vs. (4) Syracuse
(11) Bucknell vs. (6) Butler
(14) Davidson vs. (3) Marquette
(10) Colorado vs. (7) Illinois
(15) Pacific vs. (2) Miami (FL)
Predicted winner of this region: Syracuse
Upsets I have: Davidson over Marquette (I also have Temple over NC State)
Possible upsets: California over UNLV (Cal is underseeded, and the game is in San Jose)
Montana over Syracuse (CBS's Seth Davis is big on this one)
6-seed or lower to win: Butler (got to go with the team who was in the championship in back-to-back years recently)
12-seed or lower to go to final 4: California
Sunday, March 3, 2013
2013 State Basketball Tournament
The state tournament has a new open division this year. I will break the tournament down in to Nor-Cal and So-Cal brackets for each division. In each division, the winner of So-Cal will play the winner of Nor-Cal at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, the home of the Sacramento Kings (for now).
Color Code
(Aqua=San Francisco Section; Black=Sac-Joaquin Section; Blue=Northern Section; Fuchsia=Los Angeles Section; Green=Central Section Lime=Oakland Section; Orange=Central Coast Section; Purple=Southern Section; Red=North Coast Section Yellow=San Diego Section)
Note: I got the majority of the scores from www.cifstate.org. The rest of them, I got from various newspaper sites, particularly San Jose Mercury News. However, I did watch the end of the Santa Monica-Pleasant Grove game.
State Championships (All Games @ Sleep Train Arena (Sacramento)
Friday March 22, 2013
D-V (1) Horizon Christian Panthers (San Diego) vs. (1) St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots (Alameda) Noon (Horizon Christian 49-48)
D-III (1) St. Augustine Saints (San Diego) vs. (1) Sacred Heart Cathedral Fightin' Irish (San Francisco) 4:00 P.M. (St. Augustine 59-52 OT)
D-I (1) Santa Monica Vikings vs. (2) Pleasant Grove Eagles (Elk Grove) 8:00 P.M. (Pleasant Grove 73-57)
Saturday March 23, 2013
D-IV (5) Pacific Hills Bruins (West Hollywood) vs. (1) Cardinal Newman Cardinals (Santa Rosa) Noon (Pacific Hills 59-52)
D-II (2) Redondo Sea Hawks (Redondo Beach) vs. (11) College Park Falcons (Pleasant Hill) 4:00 P.M. (Redondo 54-47)
Open (2) Mater Dei Monarchs (Santa Ana) vs. (2) Archbishop Mitty Monarchs (San Jose) 8:00 P.M. (Mater Dei 50-45)
Nor-Cal Open Division
1st round- Friday March 8, 2013 7:00 P.M
(1) Salesian Pride (Richmond) has a bye.
(5) Serra Padres (San Mateo) @ (4) Sheldon Huskies (Sacramento) (SHE 71-50)
(6) Modesto Chr. Crusaders vs. (3) Bishop O'Dowd Dragons (Oakland) (@ Chabot Coll.-Hayward) (MC 57-42)
(7) Newark Memorial Cougars (Newark) @ (2) Archbishop Mitty Monarchs (San Jose) (3/9) (ABM 63-51)
Semi-finals-Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(4) Sheldon (Sacramento) vs. (1) Salesian Pride (Richmond) (@ Albany HS) (SHE 63-59 OT)
(6) Modesto Christian Crusaders @ (2) Archbishop Mitty Monarchs (San Jose) (ABM 58-54)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 8:00 P.M. @ Sleep Train Arena-Sacramento
(4) Sheldon (Sacramento) vs. (2) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) (ABM 70-56)
So-Cal Open Division
1st round-Friday March 8, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Etiwanda Eagles (Rancho Cucamonga-Etiwanda) has a bye
(5) Westchester Comets (Los Angeles-Westchester) @ (4) Bullard Knights (Fresno) (WCH 60-58)
(6) St. John Bosco Braves (Bellflower) vs. (3) Poly Jackrabbits (Long Beach) (@ Cerritos Coll.-Norwalk) (POL 61-59)
(7) El Camino Real Conquistadors (Woodland Hills) @ (2) Mater Dei Monarchs (Santa Ana)
(MD 79-54)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(5) Westchester Comets (Los Angeles-Westchester) @ (1) Etiwanda Eagles (Rancho Cucamonga-Etiwanda) (ETI 56-46)
(3) Poly Jackrabbits (Long Beach) @ (2) Mater Dei Monarchs (Santa Ana) (MD 83-63)
Note: If you are wonderding why I put "Los Angeles-Westchester" as the city for Westchester, it is because though Westchester likes to think of itself as it's own community, it is officially part of the Los Angeles city limits. The same thing goes for Sun Valley (see Poly-Sun Valley and Village Christian) and Etiwanda (the community is officially part of Rancho Cucamonga).
Regional Finals-Saturday March 16, 2013 8:00 P.M. @ Citizens Business Bank Arena-Ontario
(2) Mater Dei (Santa Ana) vs. (1) Etiwanda (Rancho Cucamonga-Etiwanda) (MD 60-37)
Nor-Cal Division I
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Deer Valley Wolverines (Antioch) have a bye
(9) Bella Vista Broncos (Fair Oaks) @ (8) Freedom Falcons (Oakley) (FRE 74-60)
(12) Santa Teresa Saints (San Jose) vs. (5) McClymonds Warriors (Oakland) (@ Oakland Tech) (MCC 53-34)
(13) Lincoln Mustangs (San Francisco) @ (4) Bellarmine Bells (San Jose) (BEL 65-46)
(14) Bethel Jaguars (Vallejo) @ (3) San Leandro Pirates (SL 74-55)
(11) Palo Alto Vikings @ (6) De La Salle Spartans (Concord) (DLS 35-25)
(10) Piedmont Hills Pirates (San Jose) @ (7) Oakland Wildcats (PH 63-56)
(2) Pleasant Grove Eagles (Elk Grove) has a bye
Note: According to a news story, four of the Oakland players got suspended for playing craps for money in a bathroom at school. On another note, I now see why De La Salle got the 6th seed this year when they are normally one of the best basketball teams in the area, too. Thirty-five points. Their football team scored more than that.
Second Round- Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) Freedom Falcons (Oakley) @ (1) Deer Valley Wolverines (Antioch) (DV 83-69)
(5) McClymonds Warriors (Oakland) @ (4) Bellarmine Bells (San Jose) (BEL 64-46)
(6) De La Salle Spartans (Concord) @ (3) San Leandro Pirates (DLS 43-35)
(10) Piedmont Hills Pirates (San Jose) @ (2) Pleasant Grove Eagles (Elk Grove) (PG 64-36)
Note: The Freedom-Deer Valley game is an all-Bay Valley League 2nd round game.
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(4) Bellarmine (San Jose) @ (1) Deer Valley (Antioch) (DV 54-52)
(6) De La Salle (Concord) @ (2) Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (PG 68-51)
Regional Finals-Saturday March 16, 2013 4:00 P.M. @ Sleep Train Arena-Sacramento
(2) Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) vs. (1) Deer Valley (Antioch) (PG 73-60)
So-Cal Division I
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(16) Narbonne Gauchos (Harbor City) @ (1) Santa Monica Vikings (SM 73-68)
(9) Palisades Dolphins (Pacific Palisades) @ (8) Mission Viejo Diablos (PAL 72-70)
(12) Central Grizzlies (Fresno) @ (5) Inglewood Sentinels (ING 61-46)
(13) Dana Hills Dolphins (Dana Point) @ (4) Mission Hills Grizzlies (San Marcos) (MH 56-46)
(14) El Camino Wildcats (Oceanside) @ (3) El Toro Chargers (Lake Forest) (ET 76-54)
(11) Taft Toreadors (Woodland Hills) @ (6) Loyola Cubs (Los Angeles) (LOY 76-68)
(10) Crescenta Valley Falcons (La Crescenta) @ (7) Crenshaw Cougars (Los Angeles) (CRE 89-74)
(15) Rancho Verde Mustangs (Moreno Valley) @ (2) Clovis West Golden Eagles (Fresno) (RV 60-50)
Second Round-Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(9) Palisades Dolphins (Pacific Palisades) @ (1) Santa Monica Vikings (SM 76-63 OT)
(5) Inglewood Sentinels @ (4) Mission Hills Grizzlies (San Marcos) (MH 49-47)
(6) Loyola Cubs (Los Angeles) @ (3) El Toro Chargers (Lake Forest) (LOY 81-70)
(15) Rancho Verde Mustangs (Moreno Valley) @ (7) Crenshaw Cougars (Los Angeles) (CRE 61-59)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(4) Mission Hills (San Marcos) @ (1) Santa Monica (SM 51-34)
(7) Crenshaw (Los Angeles) @ (6) Loyola (Los Angeles) (LOY 93-71)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 4:00 P.M. @ Citizens Bank Arena-Ontario
(6) Loyola (Los Angeles) vs. (1) Santa Monica (SM 53-50)
Note: You read that right. Though Crenshaw and Loyola are in the same city, they play in different sections.
Nor-Cal Division II
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Dublin Gaels have a bye
(9) Rocklin Thunder @ (8) El Camino Colts (South San Francisco) (EC 72-59)
(12) Pleasant Valley Vikings (Chico) @ (5) Sacramento Dragons (SAC 76-45)
(4) Grant Pacers (Sacramento) have a bye
(3) Mt. Eden Monarchs (Hayward) has a bye
(11) College Park Falcons (Pleasant Hill) @ (6) Chico Panthers 7:30 P.M. (CP 55-52)
(7) Montgomery Vikings (Santa Rosa) @ (10) St. Francis Lancers (Mountain View) (unless St. Francis is a section champion and Montgomery is not, I have no idea why St. Francis is the home team. (STF 58-45)
(2) Antelope Titans have a bye
Second Round-Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) El Camino Colts (South San Francisco) @ (1) Dublin Gaels (DUB 86-75)
(5) Sacramento Dragons @ (4) Grant Pacers (Sacramento) (SAC 77-52)
(11) College Park Falcons (Pleasant Hill) @ (3) Mt. Eden Monarchs (Hayward) (CP 67-59)
(10) St. Francis Lancers (Mountain View) @ (2) Antelope Titans (STF 61-59)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013
(5) Sacramento @ (1) Dublin 7:00 P.M. (DUB 81-76)
(11) College Park (Pleasant Hill) @ (10) St. Francis (Mountain View) 7:30 P.M. (CP 85-82)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 Noon @ Sleep Train Arena-Sacramento
(11) College Park (Pleasant Hill) vs. (1) Dublin (CP 93-90 OT)
So-Cal Division II
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(16) Sylmar Spartans @ (1) North Huskies (Riverside) (NOR 75-53)
(9) Mira Costa Mustangs (Manhattan Beach) @ (8) Hanford West Huskies (HW 68-59)
(12) Kennedy Cougars (Mission Hills) @ (5) La Costa Canyon Mavericks (Carlsbad) (LCC 57-42)
(13) Arroyo Grande Eagles @ (4) Westlake Warriors (Westlake Village) (WES 72-45)
(14) Tesoro Titans (Las Flores) @ (3) Hoover Cardinals (San Diego) (HOO 84-60)
(11) San Marcos Knights @ (6) Villa Park Spartans (SM 59-54)
(7) Thousand Oaks Lancers @ (10) Gardena Panthers (THO 69-59)
(15) Garces Rams (Bakersfield) @ (2) Redondo Union Sea Hawks (Redondo Beach) (RED 64-48)
Second Round-Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) Hanford West Huskies @ (1) North Huskies (Riverside) (NOR 61-23)
(5) La Costa Cyn. Mavericks (Carlsbad) @ (4) Westlake Warriors (Westlake Village) (WES 66-64)
(11) San Marcos Knights @ (3) Hoover Cardinals (San Diego) (HOO 59-56)
(7) Thousand Oaks Lancers @ (2) Redondo Sea Hawks (Redondo Beach) (RED 63-56 OT)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(4) Westlake (Westlake Village) @ (1) North (Riverside) (NOR 58-50)
(3) Hoover (San Diego) @ (2) Redondo (Redondo Beach) (RED 60-52)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 Noon @ Citizens Business Bank Arena-Ontario
(2) Redondo (Redondo Beach) vs. (1) North (Riverside) (RED 60-48)
Nor-Cal Division III
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Sacred Heart Cathedral Fightin' Irish (San Francisco) has a bye
(9) Casa Roble Rams (Orangevale) @ (8) San Marin Mustangs (Novato) (SM 58-48)
(12) Santa Cruz Cardinals @ (5) Sir Francis Drake Pirates (San Anselmo) (SFD 71-50)
(13) Shasta Wolves (Redding) @ (4) Sierra Timberwolves (Manteca) (SHA 66-56)
(3) Enterprise Hornets (Redding) have a bye
(6) Weston Ranch Cougars (Stockton) vs. (11) Mission Bears (San Francisco) (@ Kezar) 7:30 P.M. (WR 87-53)
(10) Campolindo Cougars (Moraga) @ (7) Burlingame Panthers 7:30 P.M. (CAM 58-50)
(2) El Cerrito Gauchos has a bye
Note: A rare thing happened. The CIF made a mistake when they released the brackets. When the brackets were released, they wrote down Miramonte (Orinda) as the 10th seed. However, the rules say that Campolindo (Moraga) was to be the team in the state playoffs.
2nd round- Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) San Marin Mustangs (Novato) @ (1) Sacred Heart Cathedral Fightin' Irish (San Francisco) 7:30 P.M. (SHC 68-48)
(13) Shasta Wolves (Redding) @ (5) Sir Francis Drake Pirates (San Anselmo) (SFD 58-48)
(6) Weston Ranch Cougars (Stockton) @ (3) Enterprise Hornets (Redding) (ENT 70-59)
(10) Campolindo Cougars (Moraga) @ (2) El Cerrito Gouchos (CAM 69-65 OT)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013
(5) Sir Francis Drake (San Anselmo) @ (1) Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) 7:30 P.M. (SHC 55-46)
(10) Campolindo (Moraga) @ (3) Enterprise (Redding) 7:00 P.M. (CAM 69-52)
Regional Final-Saturday March 16, 2013 8:00 P.M. @ American Canyon High School
(10) Campolindo (Moraga) vs. (1) Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) (SHC 55-46)
So-Cal Division III
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) St. Augustine Saints (San Diego) have a bye
(9) Leuzinger Olympians (Lawndale) @ (8) Hamilton Yankees (Los Angeles) (LEU 75-58)
(12) Santa Margarita Eagles (Rancho Santa Margarita) @ (5) Cathedral Catholic Dons (San Diego) (CC 68-65)
(13) Ocean View Seahawks (Huntington Beach) @ (4) Tustin Tillers (TUS 65-48)
(14) Compton Tarbabes @ (3) Independence Falcons (Bakersfield) (IND 60-58)
(11) Poly Parrots (Sun Valley-Los Angeles) @ (6) Royal Highlanders (Simi Valley) (ROY 71-61)
(10) Mission Oak Hawks (Tulare) @ (7) Damien Spartans (La Verne) (DAM 74-72 3OT)
(15) Mt. Whitney Pioneers (Visalia) @ (2) Chaminade Eagles (West Hills) (CHA 83-41)
2nd round-Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) Hamilton Yankees (Los Angeles) @ (1) St. Augustine Saints (San Diego) (STA 65-45)
(5) Cathedral Catholic Dons (San Diego) @ (4) Tustin Tillers (CC 57-45)
(6) Royal Highlanders (Simi Valley) @ (3) Independence Falcons (Bakersfield) (ROY 60-52)
(7) Damian Spartans (La Verne) @ (2) Chaminade Eagles (West Hills) (CHA 59-48)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013
(5) Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) @ (1) St. Augustine (San Diego) 7:00 P.M. (STA 55-45)
(6) Royal (Simi Valley) @ (2) Chaminade (West Hills) 7:30 P.M. (CHA 70-55)
Note: The Cathedral Cath.-St. Augustine is an all-Western League match-up.
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 8:00 P.M. @ Colony High School- Ontario
(2) Chaminade (West Hills) vs. (1) St. Augustine (San Diego) (STA 61-57)
Nor-Cal Division IV
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Cardinal Newman Cardinals (Santa Rosa) have a bye
(9) Arcata Tigers @ (8) Corning Cardinals (COR 50-42)
(12) Orland Trojans @ (5) Summerville Bears (Tuolumne City) (ORL 67-62)
(13) Colfax Falcons @ (4) Soquel Knights (SOQ 63-53)
(14) Riverbank Bruins @ (3) Marin Catholic Wildcats (Kentfield) (MC 63-59)
(11) St. Mary's Panthers (Berkeley) @ (6) Menlo Bears (Atherton) (MEN 60-54)
(10) Half Moon Bay Cougars @ (7) Liberty Ranch Hawks (Galt) (LR 55-52)
(2) Archbishop Riordan Crusaders (San Francisco) has a bye
2nd round-Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) Corning Cardinals @ (1) Cardinal Newman Cardinals (Santa Rosa) (CN 54-37)
(12) Orland Trojans @ (4) Soquel Knights (Soquel) (SOQ 63-42)
(6) Menlo Bears (Atherton) @ (3) Marin Catholic Wildcats (Kentfield) (MC 52-45)
(7) Liberty Ranch Hawks (Galt) @ (2) Archbishop Riordan Crusaders (San Francisco) (ABR 57-42)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(4) Soquel @ (1) Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (CN 57-51)
(3) Marin Catholic (Kentfield) @ (2) Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco) (ABR 49-48)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 4:00 P.M. @ American Canyon High School
(2) Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco) vs. (1) Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (CN 73-66)
So-Cal Divsion IV
1st round- Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Serra Cavaliers (Gardena) have a bye
(9) Brentwood Eagles (Los Angeles) @ (8) Mater Dei Cath. Crusaders (Chula Vista) (MDC 62-58)
(12) Chowchilla Redskins @ (5) Pacific Hills Bruins (West Hollywood) (PH 84-50)
(13) Sierra Chieftains (Tollhouse) @ (4) Lutheran Trojans (La Verne) (LUT 85-42)
(14) St. Joseph Knights (Santa Maria) @ (3) Exeter Monarchs (STJ 77-49)
(11) Coalinga Horned Toads @ (6) Bishop Montgomery Knights (Torrance) (BM 87-24)
(10) Crespi Celts (Encino) @ (7) LACES Unicorns (Los Angeles) (CRE 77-61)
(15) Cantwell Sacred Heart Cardinals (Montebello) @ (2) Army/Navy Academy Warriors (Carlsbad) (ANA 62-49)
2nd round- Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) Mater Dei Cath. Crusaders (Chula Vista) @ (1) Serra Cavaliers (Gardena) 7:30 P.M. (SER 65-49)
(5) Pacific Hills Bruins (West Hollywood) @ (4) Lutheran Trojans (La Verne) (PH 63-56)
(14) St. Joseph Knights (Santa Maria) @ (6) Bishop Montgomery Knights (Torrance) (BM 70-44)
(10) Crespi Celts (Encino) @ (2) Army/Navy Academy Warriors (Carlsbad) (ANA 78-71)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013
(5) Pacific Hills (West Hollywood) @ (1) Serra (Gardena) 7:30 P.M. (PH 53-50)
(6) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) @ (2) Army/Navy Academy (Carlsbad) 7:00 P.M. (BM 75-56)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 4:00 P.M. @ Colony High School-Ontario
(6) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) vs. (5) Pacific Hills (West Hollywood) (PH 73-69)
Nor-Cal Division V
1st round- Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots (Alameda) have a bye
(9) Ripon Christian Kinghts @ (8) Liberty Christian Patriots (Redding) (LC 67-55)
(12) Modoc Braves (Alturas) @ (5) Brookside Chrisitan Knights (Stockton) (BC 77-52)
(4) Branson Bulls (Ross) have a bye
(3) University Red Devils (San Francisco) have a bye
(11) Alma Heights Eagles (Pacifica) @ (6) Central Catholic Raiders (Modesto) (CC 87-47)
(7) Head-Royce Jayhawks (Oakland) @ (10) Pinewood Panthers (Los Altos Hills) (HR 64-56)
(2) Capital Christian Cougars (Sacramento) have a bye
2nd round-Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) Liberty Christian Patriots (Redding) @ (1) St. Joesph Notre Dame Pilots (Alameda) (SJN 65-40)
(5) Brookside Chr. Knights (Stockton) vs. (4) Branson Bulls (Ross) (@ College of Marin-Kentfield) (BRA 62-54)
(6) Central Catholic Raiders (Modesto) vs. (3) University Red Devils (San Francisco) (@ Kezar) (UNI 79-69)
(7) Head-Royce Jayhawks (Oakland) @ (2) Capital Christian Cougars (Sacramento) (CAP 79-59)
Semi-finals-Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(4) Branson (Ross) @ (1) St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda) (SJN 44-41)
(3) University (San Francisco) @ (2) Capital Christian (Sacramento) (CAP 66-50)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 Noon @ American Canyon High School
(2) Capital Christian (Sacramento) vs. (1) St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda) (SJN 50-36)
So-Cal Division V
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Horizon Chrisitan Panthers (San Diego) have a bye
(9) Trinity Classical Academy Knights (Valenica) @ (8) Tranquility Tigers (TCA 63-49)
(12) The Rock Academy Warriors (San Diego) @ (5) View Park Knights (Los Angeles) 7:30 P.M. (VP 72-46)
(13) Flintridge Prep Rebels (La Canada) @ (4) Village Chr. Crusaders (Sun Valley-Los Angeles) (VC 60-51)
(14) Laton Mustangs @ (3) Mission Prep Royals (Cambria) (MP 70-23)
(11) San Gabriel Academy Eagles @ (6) Rolling Hills Prep Huskies (San Pedro) (SGA 51-35)
(10) Foothill Christian Knights (El Cajon) @ (7) Rio Hondo Prep Kares (Arcadia) (FC 65-61)
(15) Calvin Christian Crusaders (San Diego) @ (2) Buckley Griffins (Sherman Oaks-Los Angeles) (BUC 72-30)
2nd round- Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(9) Trinity Classical Academy Knights (Valencia) @ (1) Horizon Chr. Panthers (San Diego) 7:30 P.M. (HC 52-33)
(5) View Park (Los Angeles) @ (4) Village Chr. Crusaders (Sun Valley-Los Angeles) (VP 71-69)
(11) San Gabriel Academy Eagles @ (3) Mission Prep Royals (Cambria) (SGA 63-59)
(10) Foothills Christian Knights (El Cajon) @ (2) Buckley Griffins (Sherman Oaks-Los Angeles) (BUC 50-47)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013
(5) View Park (Los Angeles) @ (1) Horizon Christian (San Diego) 7:30 P.M. (HC 68-65)
(11) San Gabriel Academy @ (2) Buckley (Sherman Oaks-Los Angeles) 7:00 P.M. (SGA 42-40)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 8:30 P.M. @ Cathedral Catholic High School-San Diego
(11) San Gabriel Academy vs. (1) Horizon Christian (San Diego) (HC 54-36)
Color Code
(Aqua=San Francisco Section; Black=Sac-Joaquin Section; Blue=Northern Section; Fuchsia=Los Angeles Section; Green=Central Section Lime=Oakland Section; Orange=Central Coast Section; Purple=Southern Section; Red=North Coast Section Yellow=San Diego Section)
Note: I got the majority of the scores from www.cifstate.org. The rest of them, I got from various newspaper sites, particularly San Jose Mercury News. However, I did watch the end of the Santa Monica-Pleasant Grove game.
State Championships (All Games @ Sleep Train Arena (Sacramento)
Friday March 22, 2013
D-V (1) Horizon Christian Panthers (San Diego) vs. (1) St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots (Alameda) Noon (Horizon Christian 49-48)
D-III (1) St. Augustine Saints (San Diego) vs. (1) Sacred Heart Cathedral Fightin' Irish (San Francisco) 4:00 P.M. (St. Augustine 59-52 OT)
D-I (1) Santa Monica Vikings vs. (2) Pleasant Grove Eagles (Elk Grove) 8:00 P.M. (Pleasant Grove 73-57)
Saturday March 23, 2013
D-IV (5) Pacific Hills Bruins (West Hollywood) vs. (1) Cardinal Newman Cardinals (Santa Rosa) Noon (Pacific Hills 59-52)
D-II (2) Redondo Sea Hawks (Redondo Beach) vs. (11) College Park Falcons (Pleasant Hill) 4:00 P.M. (Redondo 54-47)
Open (2) Mater Dei Monarchs (Santa Ana) vs. (2) Archbishop Mitty Monarchs (San Jose) 8:00 P.M. (Mater Dei 50-45)
Nor-Cal Open Division
1st round- Friday March 8, 2013 7:00 P.M
(1) Salesian Pride (Richmond) has a bye.
(5) Serra Padres (San Mateo) @ (4) Sheldon Huskies (Sacramento) (SHE 71-50)
(6) Modesto Chr. Crusaders vs. (3) Bishop O'Dowd Dragons (Oakland) (@ Chabot Coll.-Hayward) (MC 57-42)
(7) Newark Memorial Cougars (Newark) @ (2) Archbishop Mitty Monarchs (San Jose) (3/9) (ABM 63-51)
Semi-finals-Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(4) Sheldon (Sacramento) vs. (1) Salesian Pride (Richmond) (@ Albany HS) (SHE 63-59 OT)
(6) Modesto Christian Crusaders @ (2) Archbishop Mitty Monarchs (San Jose) (ABM 58-54)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 8:00 P.M. @ Sleep Train Arena-Sacramento
(4) Sheldon (Sacramento) vs. (2) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) (ABM 70-56)
So-Cal Open Division
1st round-Friday March 8, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Etiwanda Eagles (Rancho Cucamonga-Etiwanda) has a bye
(5) Westchester Comets (Los Angeles-Westchester) @ (4) Bullard Knights (Fresno) (WCH 60-58)
(6) St. John Bosco Braves (Bellflower) vs. (3) Poly Jackrabbits (Long Beach) (@ Cerritos Coll.-Norwalk) (POL 61-59)
(7) El Camino Real Conquistadors (Woodland Hills) @ (2) Mater Dei Monarchs (Santa Ana)
(MD 79-54)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(5) Westchester Comets (Los Angeles-Westchester) @ (1) Etiwanda Eagles (Rancho Cucamonga-Etiwanda) (ETI 56-46)
(3) Poly Jackrabbits (Long Beach) @ (2) Mater Dei Monarchs (Santa Ana) (MD 83-63)
Note: If you are wonderding why I put "Los Angeles-Westchester" as the city for Westchester, it is because though Westchester likes to think of itself as it's own community, it is officially part of the Los Angeles city limits. The same thing goes for Sun Valley (see Poly-Sun Valley and Village Christian) and Etiwanda (the community is officially part of Rancho Cucamonga).
Regional Finals-Saturday March 16, 2013 8:00 P.M. @ Citizens Business Bank Arena-Ontario
(2) Mater Dei (Santa Ana) vs. (1) Etiwanda (Rancho Cucamonga-Etiwanda) (MD 60-37)
Nor-Cal Division I
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Deer Valley Wolverines (Antioch) have a bye
(9) Bella Vista Broncos (Fair Oaks) @ (8) Freedom Falcons (Oakley) (FRE 74-60)
(12) Santa Teresa Saints (San Jose) vs. (5) McClymonds Warriors (Oakland) (@ Oakland Tech) (MCC 53-34)
(13) Lincoln Mustangs (San Francisco) @ (4) Bellarmine Bells (San Jose) (BEL 65-46)
(14) Bethel Jaguars (Vallejo) @ (3) San Leandro Pirates (SL 74-55)
(11) Palo Alto Vikings @ (6) De La Salle Spartans (Concord) (DLS 35-25)
(10) Piedmont Hills Pirates (San Jose) @ (7) Oakland Wildcats (PH 63-56)
(2) Pleasant Grove Eagles (Elk Grove) has a bye
Note: According to a news story, four of the Oakland players got suspended for playing craps for money in a bathroom at school. On another note, I now see why De La Salle got the 6th seed this year when they are normally one of the best basketball teams in the area, too. Thirty-five points. Their football team scored more than that.
Second Round- Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) Freedom Falcons (Oakley) @ (1) Deer Valley Wolverines (Antioch) (DV 83-69)
(5) McClymonds Warriors (Oakland) @ (4) Bellarmine Bells (San Jose) (BEL 64-46)
(6) De La Salle Spartans (Concord) @ (3) San Leandro Pirates (DLS 43-35)
(10) Piedmont Hills Pirates (San Jose) @ (2) Pleasant Grove Eagles (Elk Grove) (PG 64-36)
Note: The Freedom-Deer Valley game is an all-Bay Valley League 2nd round game.
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(4) Bellarmine (San Jose) @ (1) Deer Valley (Antioch) (DV 54-52)
(6) De La Salle (Concord) @ (2) Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (PG 68-51)
Regional Finals-Saturday March 16, 2013 4:00 P.M. @ Sleep Train Arena-Sacramento
(2) Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) vs. (1) Deer Valley (Antioch) (PG 73-60)
So-Cal Division I
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(16) Narbonne Gauchos (Harbor City) @ (1) Santa Monica Vikings (SM 73-68)
(9) Palisades Dolphins (Pacific Palisades) @ (8) Mission Viejo Diablos (PAL 72-70)
(12) Central Grizzlies (Fresno) @ (5) Inglewood Sentinels (ING 61-46)
(13) Dana Hills Dolphins (Dana Point) @ (4) Mission Hills Grizzlies (San Marcos) (MH 56-46)
(14) El Camino Wildcats (Oceanside) @ (3) El Toro Chargers (Lake Forest) (ET 76-54)
(11) Taft Toreadors (Woodland Hills) @ (6) Loyola Cubs (Los Angeles) (LOY 76-68)
(10) Crescenta Valley Falcons (La Crescenta) @ (7) Crenshaw Cougars (Los Angeles) (CRE 89-74)
(15) Rancho Verde Mustangs (Moreno Valley) @ (2) Clovis West Golden Eagles (Fresno) (RV 60-50)
Second Round-Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(9) Palisades Dolphins (Pacific Palisades) @ (1) Santa Monica Vikings (SM 76-63 OT)
(5) Inglewood Sentinels @ (4) Mission Hills Grizzlies (San Marcos) (MH 49-47)
(6) Loyola Cubs (Los Angeles) @ (3) El Toro Chargers (Lake Forest) (LOY 81-70)
(15) Rancho Verde Mustangs (Moreno Valley) @ (7) Crenshaw Cougars (Los Angeles) (CRE 61-59)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(4) Mission Hills (San Marcos) @ (1) Santa Monica (SM 51-34)
(7) Crenshaw (Los Angeles) @ (6) Loyola (Los Angeles) (LOY 93-71)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 4:00 P.M. @ Citizens Bank Arena-Ontario
(6) Loyola (Los Angeles) vs. (1) Santa Monica (SM 53-50)
Note: You read that right. Though Crenshaw and Loyola are in the same city, they play in different sections.
Nor-Cal Division II
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Dublin Gaels have a bye
(9) Rocklin Thunder @ (8) El Camino Colts (South San Francisco) (EC 72-59)
(12) Pleasant Valley Vikings (Chico) @ (5) Sacramento Dragons (SAC 76-45)
(4) Grant Pacers (Sacramento) have a bye
(3) Mt. Eden Monarchs (Hayward) has a bye
(11) College Park Falcons (Pleasant Hill) @ (6) Chico Panthers 7:30 P.M. (CP 55-52)
(7) Montgomery Vikings (Santa Rosa) @ (10) St. Francis Lancers (Mountain View) (unless St. Francis is a section champion and Montgomery is not, I have no idea why St. Francis is the home team. (STF 58-45)
(2) Antelope Titans have a bye
Second Round-Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) El Camino Colts (South San Francisco) @ (1) Dublin Gaels (DUB 86-75)
(5) Sacramento Dragons @ (4) Grant Pacers (Sacramento) (SAC 77-52)
(11) College Park Falcons (Pleasant Hill) @ (3) Mt. Eden Monarchs (Hayward) (CP 67-59)
(10) St. Francis Lancers (Mountain View) @ (2) Antelope Titans (STF 61-59)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013
(5) Sacramento @ (1) Dublin 7:00 P.M. (DUB 81-76)
(11) College Park (Pleasant Hill) @ (10) St. Francis (Mountain View) 7:30 P.M. (CP 85-82)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 Noon @ Sleep Train Arena-Sacramento
(11) College Park (Pleasant Hill) vs. (1) Dublin (CP 93-90 OT)
So-Cal Division II
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(16) Sylmar Spartans @ (1) North Huskies (Riverside) (NOR 75-53)
(9) Mira Costa Mustangs (Manhattan Beach) @ (8) Hanford West Huskies (HW 68-59)
(12) Kennedy Cougars (Mission Hills) @ (5) La Costa Canyon Mavericks (Carlsbad) (LCC 57-42)
(13) Arroyo Grande Eagles @ (4) Westlake Warriors (Westlake Village) (WES 72-45)
(14) Tesoro Titans (Las Flores) @ (3) Hoover Cardinals (San Diego) (HOO 84-60)
(11) San Marcos Knights @ (6) Villa Park Spartans (SM 59-54)
(7) Thousand Oaks Lancers @ (10) Gardena Panthers (THO 69-59)
(15) Garces Rams (Bakersfield) @ (2) Redondo Union Sea Hawks (Redondo Beach) (RED 64-48)
Second Round-Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) Hanford West Huskies @ (1) North Huskies (Riverside) (NOR 61-23)
(5) La Costa Cyn. Mavericks (Carlsbad) @ (4) Westlake Warriors (Westlake Village) (WES 66-64)
(11) San Marcos Knights @ (3) Hoover Cardinals (San Diego) (HOO 59-56)
(7) Thousand Oaks Lancers @ (2) Redondo Sea Hawks (Redondo Beach) (RED 63-56 OT)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(4) Westlake (Westlake Village) @ (1) North (Riverside) (NOR 58-50)
(3) Hoover (San Diego) @ (2) Redondo (Redondo Beach) (RED 60-52)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 Noon @ Citizens Business Bank Arena-Ontario
(2) Redondo (Redondo Beach) vs. (1) North (Riverside) (RED 60-48)
Nor-Cal Division III
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Sacred Heart Cathedral Fightin' Irish (San Francisco) has a bye
(9) Casa Roble Rams (Orangevale) @ (8) San Marin Mustangs (Novato) (SM 58-48)
(12) Santa Cruz Cardinals @ (5) Sir Francis Drake Pirates (San Anselmo) (SFD 71-50)
(13) Shasta Wolves (Redding) @ (4) Sierra Timberwolves (Manteca) (SHA 66-56)
(3) Enterprise Hornets (Redding) have a bye
(6) Weston Ranch Cougars (Stockton) vs. (11) Mission Bears (San Francisco) (@ Kezar) 7:30 P.M. (WR 87-53)
(10) Campolindo Cougars (Moraga) @ (7) Burlingame Panthers 7:30 P.M. (CAM 58-50)
(2) El Cerrito Gauchos has a bye
Note: A rare thing happened. The CIF made a mistake when they released the brackets. When the brackets were released, they wrote down Miramonte (Orinda) as the 10th seed. However, the rules say that Campolindo (Moraga) was to be the team in the state playoffs.
2nd round- Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) San Marin Mustangs (Novato) @ (1) Sacred Heart Cathedral Fightin' Irish (San Francisco) 7:30 P.M. (SHC 68-48)
(13) Shasta Wolves (Redding) @ (5) Sir Francis Drake Pirates (San Anselmo) (SFD 58-48)
(6) Weston Ranch Cougars (Stockton) @ (3) Enterprise Hornets (Redding) (ENT 70-59)
(10) Campolindo Cougars (Moraga) @ (2) El Cerrito Gouchos (CAM 69-65 OT)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013
(5) Sir Francis Drake (San Anselmo) @ (1) Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) 7:30 P.M. (SHC 55-46)
(10) Campolindo (Moraga) @ (3) Enterprise (Redding) 7:00 P.M. (CAM 69-52)
Regional Final-Saturday March 16, 2013 8:00 P.M. @ American Canyon High School
(10) Campolindo (Moraga) vs. (1) Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) (SHC 55-46)
So-Cal Division III
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) St. Augustine Saints (San Diego) have a bye
(9) Leuzinger Olympians (Lawndale) @ (8) Hamilton Yankees (Los Angeles) (LEU 75-58)
(12) Santa Margarita Eagles (Rancho Santa Margarita) @ (5) Cathedral Catholic Dons (San Diego) (CC 68-65)
(13) Ocean View Seahawks (Huntington Beach) @ (4) Tustin Tillers (TUS 65-48)
(14) Compton Tarbabes @ (3) Independence Falcons (Bakersfield) (IND 60-58)
(11) Poly Parrots (Sun Valley-Los Angeles) @ (6) Royal Highlanders (Simi Valley) (ROY 71-61)
(10) Mission Oak Hawks (Tulare) @ (7) Damien Spartans (La Verne) (DAM 74-72 3OT)
(15) Mt. Whitney Pioneers (Visalia) @ (2) Chaminade Eagles (West Hills) (CHA 83-41)
2nd round-Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) Hamilton Yankees (Los Angeles) @ (1) St. Augustine Saints (San Diego) (STA 65-45)
(5) Cathedral Catholic Dons (San Diego) @ (4) Tustin Tillers (CC 57-45)
(6) Royal Highlanders (Simi Valley) @ (3) Independence Falcons (Bakersfield) (ROY 60-52)
(7) Damian Spartans (La Verne) @ (2) Chaminade Eagles (West Hills) (CHA 59-48)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013
(5) Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) @ (1) St. Augustine (San Diego) 7:00 P.M. (STA 55-45)
(6) Royal (Simi Valley) @ (2) Chaminade (West Hills) 7:30 P.M. (CHA 70-55)
Note: The Cathedral Cath.-St. Augustine is an all-Western League match-up.
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 8:00 P.M. @ Colony High School- Ontario
(2) Chaminade (West Hills) vs. (1) St. Augustine (San Diego) (STA 61-57)
Nor-Cal Division IV
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Cardinal Newman Cardinals (Santa Rosa) have a bye
(9) Arcata Tigers @ (8) Corning Cardinals (COR 50-42)
(12) Orland Trojans @ (5) Summerville Bears (Tuolumne City) (ORL 67-62)
(13) Colfax Falcons @ (4) Soquel Knights (SOQ 63-53)
(14) Riverbank Bruins @ (3) Marin Catholic Wildcats (Kentfield) (MC 63-59)
(11) St. Mary's Panthers (Berkeley) @ (6) Menlo Bears (Atherton) (MEN 60-54)
(10) Half Moon Bay Cougars @ (7) Liberty Ranch Hawks (Galt) (LR 55-52)
(2) Archbishop Riordan Crusaders (San Francisco) has a bye
2nd round-Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) Corning Cardinals @ (1) Cardinal Newman Cardinals (Santa Rosa) (CN 54-37)
(12) Orland Trojans @ (4) Soquel Knights (Soquel) (SOQ 63-42)
(6) Menlo Bears (Atherton) @ (3) Marin Catholic Wildcats (Kentfield) (MC 52-45)
(7) Liberty Ranch Hawks (Galt) @ (2) Archbishop Riordan Crusaders (San Francisco) (ABR 57-42)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(4) Soquel @ (1) Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (CN 57-51)
(3) Marin Catholic (Kentfield) @ (2) Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco) (ABR 49-48)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 4:00 P.M. @ American Canyon High School
(2) Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco) vs. (1) Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (CN 73-66)
So-Cal Divsion IV
1st round- Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Serra Cavaliers (Gardena) have a bye
(9) Brentwood Eagles (Los Angeles) @ (8) Mater Dei Cath. Crusaders (Chula Vista) (MDC 62-58)
(12) Chowchilla Redskins @ (5) Pacific Hills Bruins (West Hollywood) (PH 84-50)
(13) Sierra Chieftains (Tollhouse) @ (4) Lutheran Trojans (La Verne) (LUT 85-42)
(14) St. Joseph Knights (Santa Maria) @ (3) Exeter Monarchs (STJ 77-49)
(11) Coalinga Horned Toads @ (6) Bishop Montgomery Knights (Torrance) (BM 87-24)
(10) Crespi Celts (Encino) @ (7) LACES Unicorns (Los Angeles) (CRE 77-61)
(15) Cantwell Sacred Heart Cardinals (Montebello) @ (2) Army/Navy Academy Warriors (Carlsbad) (ANA 62-49)
2nd round- Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) Mater Dei Cath. Crusaders (Chula Vista) @ (1) Serra Cavaliers (Gardena) 7:30 P.M. (SER 65-49)
(5) Pacific Hills Bruins (West Hollywood) @ (4) Lutheran Trojans (La Verne) (PH 63-56)
(14) St. Joseph Knights (Santa Maria) @ (6) Bishop Montgomery Knights (Torrance) (BM 70-44)
(10) Crespi Celts (Encino) @ (2) Army/Navy Academy Warriors (Carlsbad) (ANA 78-71)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013
(5) Pacific Hills (West Hollywood) @ (1) Serra (Gardena) 7:30 P.M. (PH 53-50)
(6) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) @ (2) Army/Navy Academy (Carlsbad) 7:00 P.M. (BM 75-56)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 4:00 P.M. @ Colony High School-Ontario
(6) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) vs. (5) Pacific Hills (West Hollywood) (PH 73-69)
Nor-Cal Division V
1st round- Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots (Alameda) have a bye
(9) Ripon Christian Kinghts @ (8) Liberty Christian Patriots (Redding) (LC 67-55)
(12) Modoc Braves (Alturas) @ (5) Brookside Chrisitan Knights (Stockton) (BC 77-52)
(4) Branson Bulls (Ross) have a bye
(3) University Red Devils (San Francisco) have a bye
(11) Alma Heights Eagles (Pacifica) @ (6) Central Catholic Raiders (Modesto) (CC 87-47)
(7) Head-Royce Jayhawks (Oakland) @ (10) Pinewood Panthers (Los Altos Hills) (HR 64-56)
(2) Capital Christian Cougars (Sacramento) have a bye
2nd round-Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(8) Liberty Christian Patriots (Redding) @ (1) St. Joesph Notre Dame Pilots (Alameda) (SJN 65-40)
(5) Brookside Chr. Knights (Stockton) vs. (4) Branson Bulls (Ross) (@ College of Marin-Kentfield) (BRA 62-54)
(6) Central Catholic Raiders (Modesto) vs. (3) University Red Devils (San Francisco) (@ Kezar) (UNI 79-69)
(7) Head-Royce Jayhawks (Oakland) @ (2) Capital Christian Cougars (Sacramento) (CAP 79-59)
Semi-finals-Tuesday March 12, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(4) Branson (Ross) @ (1) St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda) (SJN 44-41)
(3) University (San Francisco) @ (2) Capital Christian (Sacramento) (CAP 66-50)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 Noon @ American Canyon High School
(2) Capital Christian (Sacramento) vs. (1) St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda) (SJN 50-36)
So-Cal Division V
1st round-Wednesday March 6, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(1) Horizon Chrisitan Panthers (San Diego) have a bye
(9) Trinity Classical Academy Knights (Valenica) @ (8) Tranquility Tigers (TCA 63-49)
(12) The Rock Academy Warriors (San Diego) @ (5) View Park Knights (Los Angeles) 7:30 P.M. (VP 72-46)
(13) Flintridge Prep Rebels (La Canada) @ (4) Village Chr. Crusaders (Sun Valley-Los Angeles) (VC 60-51)
(14) Laton Mustangs @ (3) Mission Prep Royals (Cambria) (MP 70-23)
(11) San Gabriel Academy Eagles @ (6) Rolling Hills Prep Huskies (San Pedro) (SGA 51-35)
(10) Foothill Christian Knights (El Cajon) @ (7) Rio Hondo Prep Kares (Arcadia) (FC 65-61)
(15) Calvin Christian Crusaders (San Diego) @ (2) Buckley Griffins (Sherman Oaks-Los Angeles) (BUC 72-30)
2nd round- Saturday March 9, 2013 7:00 P.M.
(9) Trinity Classical Academy Knights (Valencia) @ (1) Horizon Chr. Panthers (San Diego) 7:30 P.M. (HC 52-33)
(5) View Park (Los Angeles) @ (4) Village Chr. Crusaders (Sun Valley-Los Angeles) (VP 71-69)
(11) San Gabriel Academy Eagles @ (3) Mission Prep Royals (Cambria) (SGA 63-59)
(10) Foothills Christian Knights (El Cajon) @ (2) Buckley Griffins (Sherman Oaks-Los Angeles) (BUC 50-47)
Semi-finals- Tuesday March 12, 2013
(5) View Park (Los Angeles) @ (1) Horizon Christian (San Diego) 7:30 P.M. (HC 68-65)
(11) San Gabriel Academy @ (2) Buckley (Sherman Oaks-Los Angeles) 7:00 P.M. (SGA 42-40)
Regional Final- Saturday March 16, 2013 8:30 P.M. @ Cathedral Catholic High School-San Diego
(11) San Gabriel Academy vs. (1) Horizon Christian (San Diego) (HC 54-36)
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