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Fri, Feb 7 NCAA D1 scores
Boise State 79, San Jose State University 52 box.The Spartans couldn't score more than 27 points in a half, shot 38% (versus BSU's 54.5%) plus went 2-18 on trey attempts and were out-boarded 37-23. No SJSU starter reached double-figures scoring. Call it a butt-kicking, road game or not.
Sat, Feb 8, NCAA D1 scores
Iowa State 82, Texas Christian 52 box. Dischon (St. Patrick-St. Vincent/Washington State/Charlotte) Jackson finished with 14 points and five boards in 21 minutes for ISU.
Kansas State 81, Kansas 73 box. KSU's Coleman (Antelope High/Prolific Prep/Illinois) Hawkins stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, eight assists, five boards and five rejections.
Wake Forest 76, California 66 box. Andrej (Jesuit High) Stojakovic isn't quite himself yet and shooting 36% while allowing WF to finish at 58% makes nabbing a win impossible, even if at home. Nick Kranz/Write For California game report
Idaho 78, Sacramento State 76 box. The Hornets owned an eight-point halftime lead, shot a remarkable 56% overall and Julian (St. Joseph Notre Dame/Chico State/CCSF/U Alberta) Vaughns shot 7-12 overall, 3-5 from long distance, to lead with 19 points. Plus, Idaho could only manage 35% accuracy from the floor but going 32-41 at the charity stripe (versus 9-16) made an enormous difference. So the Vandals grabbed a nice home victory.
Stanford 74, North Carolina State 73 box. Maxime Raynaud deposited a 25 point, 12 rebound double-double on NC State at home and that performance, plus a layup by Ryan Agarwal with eight seconds remaining, powered the Cardinal to the win. The sophomore finished with nine points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
Santa Clara 93, San Diego 70 box. Elijah Mahi exploded for 28 points as Santa Clara cruised to an easy takedown and disposal of San Diego. The West Valley College transfer shot 9-11, 3-3 and 7-10 respectively.
Montana 83, Northern Arizona 80 box. Money (Oakland High) Williams scored 15 points as the Grizz climbed to 17-8 overall this season.
Gonzaga 78, Pacific 61 box. Actually thought the points differential would be much worse here. The Tigers gave it a hearty shot for the hometown fans after a shaky start to finish with a 43-41 Gonzaga second half. Bubble Hawkins IV game report
Northern Colorado 73, Montana State 66 box. In Greeley, guard Quinn (Bellarmine College Prep/West Valley College/Cal State San Marcos/Idaho) Denker shot 6-8, 3-4 and 2-3 to conclude with a team high 17 points on a night when the usual Vandal high scorer Isaiah (Tracy High) Hawthorne scored but a single point. The latter played just 13 minutes due to foul trouble.
UC Davis 65, Cal State Fullerton 49 box. Down in Orange County, the Aggies topped the Titans with guard Ty Johnson totaling 20 points. Fullerton committed 22 turnovers.
San Francisco 72, Loyola Marymount 66 box. It was Backcourt Night once more for the Dons as Marcus Williams totaled 19 points, Malik Thomas 14 and Ryan Beasley provided 18 off the bench.
St. Mary's 63, Oregon State 49 box. Up in Corvallis, the Gaels jumped out to a 30-19 halftime lead and, led by point Augustas Marciulionis and his 18 points, 10 assists, six boards and four steals, maintained a comfortable distance from the Beavers for the remainder.
Washington 76, Northwestern 71 box. Tyler (Granada High/Portland) Harris had 18 points and five rebounds after 40 minutes of play and the Seattle-ites played well once again in downing visiting NW.
Sun, Feb 9, NCAA D1 scores
no reportable games
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Fri Feb 7 CCCMBCA scores
City College San Francisco 84, Skyline College 61
Chabot College 90, Las Positas College 77 CC box. Marcellus (Speights Academy) Edwards led with both 22 points and six assists but did incur nine turnovers. Armani (Salesian Prep) Johnson tallied 21 points and Zion (Salesian Prep) Yeargin totaled 20. Oz (Fremont High-Oakland) Savage earned double-double status with 10 points plus 10 boards and added three rejections.
West Valley College 98, Gavilan College 36 So did WVC not attempt a shot in its last possession or go for it in trying to reach 100 points? Inquiring minds would like to know.
Modesto Junior College 75, San Joaquin Delta College 56
- Malachi (Central Catholic High) Miller 21 points
- Ylon Esso 13 points 8 rebounds
- Amare (Modesto Christian High) Suggs 12 points
- Prince (Modesto Christian High) Oseya 10 points and 10 rebounds
Cañada College 85, DeAnza College 71
Los Medanos College 75, Solano College 53
Mendocino College 85, College of Marin
Contra Costa College 75, Napa Valley College 49
Yuba College 82, Merritt College 58
Hartnell College 87, Monterey Peninsula College 75
Cabrillo College 97, Foothill College 84
Ohlone College 71, College of San Mateo 62
- Amos Hodgson 3 pts, 5 ast, 5 stl
- Gabriel Lopez 9 pts, 9 reb, 3 blk
- Mike Fastion 7 pts, 8 reb, 3 blk
- Omar Babikir 18 pts, 2 ast
- Sam Manzo 14 pts, 2 reb
- Ryan Unkelbach 8 pts, 2 reb
Sierra College 105, Folsom Lake College 73 SC box
Sacramento City College 60, Diablo Valley College 50
Cosumnes River College 71, Santa Rosa Junior College 62
Sat, Feb 8 CCCMBCA scores
College of the Sequoias 97, Lemoore College 91 box. For the victors, Jordan (Hanford High) Haire post a 30 point, 17 rebound double-double and teammate Tyree (Burbank High) Gill scored 21 points.
Columbia College 87, Reedley College 53
Feather River College 59, Lassen College 50
College of the Redwoods 79, College of the Siskiyous 73
Fresno City College 71, Merced College 55
Sun, Feb 9 CCCMBCA scores
no games
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"He’s ‘Mr. Sonoma’ to generations of athletes. After 30 years, the school is cutting his job"
Coach Rich Shayewitz is a Sonoma icon and could likely raise solid funding for the school if the ask came from him. Cutting off your nose in spite...
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"Remembering Hans de Lannoy The longtime San Ramon Valley coach passed away on Wednesday at 72."
Someone who so positively effected so many deserves, at the very least, another article posted here.
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Verbal Commits: "2027 Grand Prairie (TX) F Steven McLeod has received an offer from California."
He's 6-foot-8, 185.
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Jake Lieberman: "6’6 prospect Samuel Hincapie out of Lake Land College has heard from St. Mary’s, West Georgia, New Orleans, EIU, Lubbock Christian, among others. In conference, averaging 21.8 points (42.9% 3PT) & 4.6 rebounds."
Thinking this is likely not the Moraga St. Mary's, likely the one in San Antonio, Texas.
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Verbal Commits: "2025 College of the Sequoias (CA) G Davis White has received an offer from Northern Illinois."
A 6-foot-5, 200, sophomore, White is one of likely four D1 transfers on the Sequoias squad.
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Jake Lieberman: "6'2 combo guard Robel (Oakland Tech) Zemmo out of West Valley College is receiving interest from Sac State, Texas A&M Corpus Christ, Delaware & Mercyhurst, I'm told. Stats: 13 PPG on 49% shooting 3PT. Shooting 59% 3PT in conference play."
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Jake Lieberman: "6'6 prospect Davis Crilly out of San Jose City College is receiving interest from Mountain West & Big Sky Conferences. Averaging 12.5 points on 40+% 3PT. Guards multiple positions and is strong on the glass. High IQ player."
Crilly is a 6-foot-6, 220 sophomore out of Wyoming.
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Other scores
Thu CCAA outcomes
Four Wildcats scoring in double figures led by JoJo (Piedmont High) Murphy's 19 points but also bolstered by 13 points, seven boards, three assists and two steals from Max (Soquel High) Walters, paced Chico State to a 74-68 homecourt victory over visiting Stanislaus State.
Cal State East Bay bested Sonoma State 80-73 as freshman Jordan (Clovis North High) Espinoza poured in 18 points in 19 minutes for the victors, shooting 6-9, 2-4 and 4-4 respectively. Chris (Jesuit High/Sacramento State/Santa Rosa Junior College) Holley led Sonoma with both 16 points and five assists.
San Francisco State went on the road and topped Cal State San Marcos 88-75 powered in part by 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists from Pearse (Serra High/College of San Mateo) Uniacke.
Also, UC Merced had no trouble downing Pacific Union 86-68 as Cameron (Bishop O'Dowd) Brown posted a 15 point, 10 rebound double-double in Merced's ninth straight victory. Teammate Pawllos (Valley Christian High/College of San Mateo) Habtom scored 15 points and Tiler (Folsom High) Fears tallied 14.
Also, Biola University got the best of host Menlo College 87-72 as former East Bay talent Casey (Las Lomas High/Diablo Valley College) Cappo finished with 22 points and six rebounds for the Southlanders. He shot 11-16 overall.
Also, visiting Simpson University took down Cal Maritime 75-64 despite the latter receiving 17 points from Jamal (Newark Memorial High/Foothill College/Bethany College (Kan) Frenchwood who shot 5-8, 4-6 and 3-3 respectively. He also brought down seven rebounds. For the winners, DaMari (Los Banos High) Tate tallied a team high 16 points.
Sat CCAA outcomes
Chico State handled Cal State Monterey Bay 69-59 with JoJo (Piedmont High) Murphy concluding with 18 points and freshman teammate Cortevious (Granada High) Taylor enjoying 16 points plus nine boards.
Up in Arcata, guard Jeremiah (Salesian Prep) Jones scored 23 points alongside three assists and three steals in aiding the 65-62 defeat of Cal Poly Humboldt.
Also, UC Merced took care of Cal Maritime 80-49, a game in which, really, the first half (38-23) was the second half (42-26). The Bobcats are on a 10-game win streak.
6-foot-3 redshirt sophomore Timothy Parker exploded for 38 points repping Simpson University and each one was needed in a 78-77 defeat of Pacific Union College. D'Montay (Antioch High) Warner tallied 22 points plus nine boards in a losing cause. He added four steals and a trio of assists.
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