Potpourri, Feb 7

News Bits

Gavin Sykes: "I’m very blessed to receive an offer from the University of California San Diego. Thank you to Coach Aldridge and Coach Olen for believing in me and my talents."

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Derek Dixon: "Blessed to receive an offer from Cal Berkeley."

He's a highly rated 2025 6-foot-3 shooting guard out of a Washington D.C. high school. 

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On Saturday, Modesto Christian defeated Bishop O'Dowd 63-44 up in Stockton in the Super Saturday event.

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Monterey Trail High topped Edison High 72-58 in the same venue as above. Plus, in the MTHigh game just prior to this tourneyr, they beat Grant 79-60 behind Brandon Gibson's 39 points.

"Super Saturday Review at Delta College in Stockton, CA."

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Rocklin Thunder Boys Basketball: "Rocklin @RHSThunderHoops with the 76-68 win over Folsom @folsomhshoops and are now 24-2 and 6-2 SFL. Thunder led by @jodeedrews (20), @marklavrenov_(16), @kanyonrice (14) and @connor_bow26 13)."

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"Sacramento-area special needs student wows crowd on basketball court

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"Here are the standout players from Venture Academy/Lincoln boys basketball showcase"

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Booker T. Harris: "Congratulations to ARTUMBB's Isaiah Williams on being named ThePacWestDefender of the Week after he grabbed 10 steals in a 1-1 week for the #UrbanKnights while helping #ARTU retake first in the #PacWestMBB standings down in Southern California."

10 steals! Would love to see video of each steal—that would be fantastic. It was five in each game. He has a total of 42 in 20 games thus far this season.

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How the NCAA got in the way of Michigan signing international commit"

An interesting read although not NorCal-connected,

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Game Scores

NCAA scores, Mon, Feb 5

• Idaho 61, Sacramento State 45 full box score. EJ (Balboa Prep/CCSF) Neal vandalized the Hornets with a team high (and probably a season high) 15 points. Idaho held Sac State to 33% overall shooting accuracy.

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NCAA scores, Tue, Feb 6

• Kentucky 109, Vanderbilt 77 full box score For Vandy, Ezra (Heritage High/UC Davis) Manzon shot just 4-12 overall but finished with 14 points and nine assists.
• Baylor 79, Texas Tech 73 full box score. Chance (Bethel High/Golden State Prep/Grand Canyon) McMillian provided 15 points and five boards for TT.
• Fresno State 69, San Jose State University 57 full box score
• St. Mary's 84, Pacific 43 full box score. Aidan (Campolondo High) Mahaney went scoreless (0-4) in 23 minutes but it obviously didn't matter.

CA Community College scores, Tue, Feb 6

• Diablo Valley College 76, Modesto Junior College 64
• Sacramento City College 82 , American River College 73
• San Joaquin Delta College 67, Sierra College 53 Dayton (Central Catholic High) Magana led with 26 points plus Domonick (Manteca High) Victor posted a 17 points, 13 rebound double-double.
• Santa Rosa Junior College 86, Cosumnes River College 71 SRJC box Justin (Windsor High) Smith went for a 23 point, 10 rebound double-double and added three blocked shots for Santa Rosa.

Cal Pac Conference scores, Tue, Feb 6

• UC Merced 71, Simpson 54 full box score. Cameron (Bishop O'Dowd) Brown and Chris (San Leandro High/Foothill College) Bramah each tallied 16 points  for the victors.

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