News Bits
"Hawks men’s hoop, the state’s last unbeaten team, soar to No. 1 in rankings"
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Five minutes with Las Positas leader Sterling McClanahan.
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Nick Welch Jr.: "Blessed to receive my 2nd D1 offer from usfdonsmbb. Thank you to the entire coaching staff for believing in me."
He's 6-foot-9, in the 2027 class and is located in southern California. Stanford has also offered.
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Jake Lieberman: "2028 PG Jordan Hopkins out of Emerson HS (TX) tells me that he's been offered by Auburn. Also holds offers from the likes of LSU & San Jose State."
The odds of getting this young man initially to Silicon Valley are looking mighty slim but there is always the transfer portal if matters don't work out at a high major.
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"Details from UC Davis' heavily redacted membership agreement to join the Mountain West"
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Brett Usher offers 40 seconds of Jaylen (Folsom High/Sonoma State/Washington State) Wells executing some nifty moves in the professional ranks.
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MJ Clegg: "Extremely blessed to receive an offer to NCAA DII Art U!"
Clegg is a 6-foot-6, 205 talent at Cochise College in Arizona.
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"Will OKC Thunder's Jalen Williams be named NBA All-Star? Why he deserves selection"
Williams is out of Santa Clara University.
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Cal-Hi Sports Northern California Boys Basketball Player of the Week Adam Pengel (Rancho Cotate High, Rohnert Park) Sr.
The search for the boys Northern California State Basketball Player of the Week takes to the Redwood Empire/North Bay portion of the CIF North Coast Section where we our destination is the heart of Sonoma County and the city of Rohnert Park.
It’s at Rancho Cotate High where we find this week’s award winner who plays his home games at the beautiful, nearly new gymnasium portion of the school’s the state-of-the-art $57 million TAG Center.
Pengel has been pounding down the points all three years of his Cougars’ varsity career but with his recent accomplishments this was the ideal week to honor the 6-foot senior guard.
Last week, in a 59-57 victory over Mill Valley Tamalpais that got Rancho Cotate to 10-2 this season, Pengel poured in 30 points (one three-pointer) with three rebounds, three assists and one steal. It was the third 30-point or more effort for Pengel this season.
Two weeks ago, in a 59-58 victory over Casa Grande of neighboring Petaluma, Pengel went over the career 1,000-point mark after finishing with 28 points, including shooting 5-for-8 from outside the arc, plus nine rebounds.
The very next day, Pengel matched his season high of 37 points (4-for-7 on 3-pointers) in a 67-60 victory over Novato. The previous week Adam had 37 points (6-for-8 on 3-pointers), three rebounds and four steals in an 89-49 win against Sonoma Valley.
So far this season, Pengel is averaging 22.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game and he’s shooting 42 percent from outside the arc on 32-of-76 on 3-pointers. The 22.9 points is the No. 3 reported mark in the North Coast Section."
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Wed, Jan 15, NCAA D1 scores
Wake Forest 80, Stanford 67 box. The Cardinal enjoyed four starters in double figures -- Oziyah Sellers led with 16 points -- but Maxine Raynaud took just 11 shots on the night in registering his 14 points. Off the bench, three players tallied but eight points in 46 minutes of court time.
Iowa State 74, Kansas 57 box. In 20 minutes, Dischon (St. Patrick-St. Vincent/Washington State/Charlotte) Jackson scored 17 points in the victory.
North Carolina 79, California 53 box. The bad is the Bears no longer reside in the PAC-12. The good is that help is on the way...next season.
Thu, Jan 16, NCAA D1 scores
Minnesota 84, Michigan 81 box. Mike (Archbishop Mitty/Pepperdine) Mitchell scored 20 points (19 shots from the floor, zero foul shots) and dished out four assists. Call this one a big upset even though the Golden Gophers were at home.
Northern Arizona 77, Sacramento State 53 box. The Hornets fell behind 45-23 after 20 minutes and the outcome was determined. Julian (St. Joseph Notre Dame/Chico State/CCSF/U Alberta) Vaughns tied for the team high with 18 points and his four assists paced the Capital-ers.
Northern Colorado 72, Portland State 69 box. Isaiah (Tracy High/USF) Hawthorne led his victorious squad in both points and rebounds with 23 and seven.
Montana 63, Weber State 59 box. Te'Jon (Salesian Prep/Cal Baptist/CCSF) Sawyer finished with 17 points plus seven rebounds and a pair of blocked shots for the Grizz.
UC Davis 65, Cal Poly 54 box. Ty Johnson enjoyed 21 points in the success.
Loyola Marymount 57, Santa Clara 54 box. The Broncos missed three shot attempts in the last 12 seconds in a game they couldn't afford to lose.
Portland 84, Pacific 81 OT box. The Tigers made the final outcome much closer than in previous losses but still fell short. They had an opportunity but a pair of three-point shots were errant in the last eight seconds and kept Pacific from making it a tie game.
San Francisco 80, Pepperdine 63 box. The Dons had no trouble riding the Waves, outshooting them 53% to 41%, with 10 made treys versus two.
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Wed, Jan 15, CCCMBCA scores
Las Positas College 79, Chabot College 73 Positas box LPC led by 13 at halftime and that point differential was too much for CC to make up. Positas' Sterling (Vanden High) McClanahan finished with 29 points (9-15, 7-9, 4-4 shooting )plus 10 boards and teammate Elijah (Weston Ranch High) Mobley enjoyed 26 points. Fellow LPCers Jorren Edmonds contributed 13 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and Mecca Okereke provided 13 boards and a remarkable 6 blocks.
City College San Francisco 73, Skyline College 56 "The Rams are back in the win column after tonight’s 73-56 win at Skyline. The Rams were lead by Rickey Mitchell Jr with 19pts & Miles Amos 15pts."
West Valley College 102, Gavilan College 69
Columbia College 86, Reedley College 62
Lassen College 88, Feather River College 57
Cabrillo College 82, Foothill College 74
Hartnell College 62, Monterey Peninsula College
Contra Costa College 81, College of Marin 77
Solano College 66, Napa Valley College 65
Mendocino College 75, College of Alameda 70
Yuba College 83, Los Medanos College 72
College of the Sequoias 89, Lemoore College 70 box Tyree (Burbank High) Gill's 22 points paced Sequoias.
Cañada College 71, DeAnza College 61
Ohlone College 83, College of San Mateo 70
Fresno City College 81, Merced College 74
Thu, Jan 16, CCCMBCA scores
no games
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