Potpourri, Mar 3

Scores

Fri, Feb 28, NCAA D1 scores

No reportable game scores

Sat, Mar 1, NCAA D1 scores

Texas Tech 78, Kansas 73 box. In Lawrence, Darrion (Capital Christian High) Williams provided a solid 14 points, nine rebounds plus four assists in TT's takedown of the Jayhawks. Kansas now stands 10-8 in conference action.

Montana State 87, Sacramento State 60 box. The homestanding Hornets were outscored by 11 points in the first half and then 16 in the second 20 minutes of play.

Stanford 73, SMU 68 box. Maxime Raynaud led the Cardinal with 26 points and teammate Oziyah (Modesto Christian High) Sellers concluded with 10 points, four boards and four assists in the homecourt success. 

Portland State 79, Montana 76 OT box. Despite 36 points (12-15 on free throws) via Money (Oakland High) Williams, Montana fell by three to host Portland State. For the victors, Terri (Clovis North High/College of the Sequoias) Miller Jr. finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds. 

Indiana 78, Washington 62 box. Up in Seattle, Tyler (Granada High/Portland) Harris was just short of a double-double at 10 points and nine boards and added a pair of blocked shots for UW.

San Diego State 72, Wyoming 69 box. Both BJ (Modesto Christian High) Davis an Miles (Lincoln High) Byrd tallied 18 points apiece as the Aztecs nabbed a victory in Laramie.

Santa Clara 97, Pacific 66 box. When the Broncos are on, an opponent very early in a re-build doesn't stand a chance and so it was on Saturday. The shooting numbers were 51% to 37% plus the Tigers went 3-19 from long distance. Credit Pacific's Lamar Washington for putting up 19 points, grabbing six rebounds and dishing out six assists in the blowout.

St. Mary's 74 Oregon State 64 box. Augustas Marciulionis led the Gaels with both 25 points (7-12, 4-6 and 7-8 shooting) and seven assists and teammate Luke (Piedmont High) Barrett played a major role with 13 points, 10 boards and three assists. A 40-31 second half turned the trick for the Moraga-ites.

California 82, Boston College 71 box. Malian Maddy Sissoko treated his teammates to 21 points and 15 boards and the Bears out-shot BC 49% to 40% overall, plus 39% to 29% from long distance.

Gonzaga 95, San Francisco 75 box. The Big Bopper got reincarnated for at least a night and USF felt the sting. The Dons shot a usual win the game 46% overall despite going 3-18 from three-point range. The visiting Zags shot 58% overall, 11-24 from long distance. Homesteaders Marcus Williams paced the hosts with 28 points and also five assists while freshman teammate Tyrone Riley IV enjoyed an 11 point, 11 rebound double-double.

Hawai'i 78, UC Davis 70 box. TY Johnson scored 26 points (on 26 shots) but the Aggies could only manage 38% overall shooting while allowing 49% to the hosts. Freshman guard Aaron (Salesian Prep) Hunkin-Claytor started for UH, played 32 minutes, tallied eight points, grabbed seven boards (second on the team) and led by far with six assists. 

Sun, Mar 2, NCAA D1 scores

No reportable game scores

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Sat, Mar 1, CCCMBCA scores

City College San Francisco 88, Fresno City College 62

West Valley College 76, Sierra College 59

Las Positas College 91, Columbia College 80

Modesto Junior College 70, Contra Costa College 62

Cosumnes River College 66, College of the Sequoias 65 box Down by 12 at the half, Cosumnes stormed back with a strong defensive effort to win the second 20 minutes 34-21 on the road. Five CRC players scored in double figures, three off the bench and Jake Williams led with 11 points. Tyree (Burbank High) Gill tallied 28 points for Sequoias alongside nine rebounds and three steals, each total topping his team. 

Santa Rosa Junior College 89, Yuba College 69 SRCC box. Each of the Bear Cub starters finished in double figures scoring, led by 6-foot-3 Audon (Stevenson High) Forgus' 17 points. He also corralled nine boards.

San Jose City College 82, College of Alameda 64 CoA box. For Alameda, Ahmaree (Oakland Tech/Independence Community College) Muhammad finished with 28 points. 

Skyline College 81, Feather River College 71 Skybox. A quartet of Skyline starters concluded play scoring in double figures scoring with freshman Nick (Bellarmine College Prep) Corbett and sophomore Milandev (Fremont High-Sunnyvale) Chatha each totaling 19. Corbett led in rebounds with 10 for a double-double.

Games next Saturday, Mar 8

Las Positas College @ Modesto Junior College

San Jose City College @ City College San Francisco

Skyline College @ West Valley College

Cosumnes River College @ Santa Rosa Junior College

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News Bits

Nathalio Gray Jr.: "After a great talk with Coach (Damany) Hendrix, I’m blessed to receive a Division 1 offer from San Jose State. Thank you to the coaching staff for believing in me."

He's a 6-footer, attends The Branson School and is a 2027 prospect. SJSU needs a point for the 2025-26 season.

Gavin Sykes tallies 45 points as Modesto Christian takes down a tough Lincoln High squad 74-70 on February 25.

  Q1Q2 Q3Q4 Final
Lincoln 18 18 09 25 79
MC 09 24 23 18 74

Sykes is a Long Beach State signee.

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JUCO Roundup: "Ylan Esso has earned an offer from San Diego  6’8 Fr G Modesto JC  15 PTS | 8 REB | 49% FG | 38% 3PT (6 ATT)"

This young man will have at least 15 offers before he makes his decision. He has four so far.

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"Granberry Tabbed Scholar Athlete of the Year, Slugs Earn Three All-Conference Selections"

6-foot-5 UC Santa Cruz senior Zach Granberry is out of Archbishop Mitty while 6-foot-9 junior Joseph (Pleasant Grove High) Espy, 6-foot-5 senior Zino Okah, and 6-foot-3 junior Andrew (West Campus High/Sacramento City College) Ferrara-Jones nabbed the various all conference honors.

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Thu, Feb 27

Point Loma bested visiting Menlo College 69-67 even with Landon (Healdsburg High) Seamon going for 20 points, nine boards, six assists and three steals. His one negative: seven turnovers.

6-foot-6 freshman Michael (Palo Alto High) Mora shot 7-10, 1-1, 0-2 respectively in scoring 15 points alongside four blocked shots and 6-foot-8 redshirt junior Konner (Placer High/Yuba College) Baroni provided 17 points (8-10, 0-1, 1-3 shooting respectively) plus five rebounds in Cal State Monterey Bay's 87-66 home loss to Cal State San Bernardino.

Shooting 10-15, 4-8 and 2-3 respectively, Demarreya (Enterprise High/Yuba College) Lewis-Cooper exploded for 26 points in leading Cal Poly Pomona to a 72-61 defeat of host Stanislaus State. Jeremiah (Salesian Prep) Jones paced the latter in all three categories with 15 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Cal State Los Angeles was behind 32-19 at the half but stormed back to win 68-65 versus Cal State East Bay as Shane (Salesian Prep) Bell was well-rounded with 17 points, five boards and five assists in the victory. For the Hayward-ites, Teiano (Vanden High/Sacramento State) Hardee finished with 16 points plus six rebounds and freshman teammate Jordan (Clovis North High) Espinoza just missed a double-double via 10 points and nine caroms.

Host Chico State bopped Sonoma State 95-68 with big Trae Taylor shooting a remarkable 14-14 from the floor on his way to 32 points, one third of the Wildcats' total.

Fri, Feb 28

Back in Maryland, UC Santa Cruz fell to Christopher Newport 84-78 with junior Caden (Miramonte High Brenniker providing 13 points on 5-7, 0-0, 3-3 shooting respectively, sophomore Miles Burrow scoring 12 points and Andrew (West Campus High/Sacramento City College) Ferrara-Jones contributing eight points plus eight boards in the loss.

Sat, Mar 1

Tyjean (Antelope High/College of the Sequoias) Burrell's 19 points paced five Gators scoring in double figures as host San Francisco State edged Cal State Los Angeles 89-87. Shane (Salesian Prep) Bell was big for the Southlanders via 25 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

Michael (Palo Alto High) Mora scored 16 points, brought down eight boards and earned four assists but Cal State Monterey Bay fell to visiting Cal Poly Pomona 78-70.

JoJo (Piedmont High) Murphy produced 21 points and teammate Isaiah (St. Francis High/Montana) Kerr tallied 10 points, a team high seven assists plus four rebounds in the 87-60 Chico State homecourt defeat of Cal State San Marcos.

Landon (Will C. Wood High) Seamon scored 30 points alongside six boards plus three assists as Menlo College bested Vanguard University 74-63. He 11-15, 0-0 and 8-9 respectively.

Lucky (Salesian Prep/Contra Costa College) Hampton totaled 22 points but Cal Maritime still fell to Benedictine (AZ) 79-58.

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