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Bryce James leads Sierra Canyon boys basketball team to victory against Grayson at Hoophall Classic; Tounde Yessoufou guides Santa Maria St. Joseph to win
The last time the Sierra Canyon High boys basketball team competed at the Army National Guard Hoophall Classic presented by Spalding, Bryce James didn’t play for the Trailblazers in a heartbreaking one-point setback two years ago against Christopher Columbus of Florida. Sierra Canyon returned Saturday to Blake Arena in... Read more
Eastvale Roosevelt boys, Ontario Christian girls lead 11 California basketball programs playing at Hoophall Classic in Massachusetts
The top boys basketball and girls basketball teams in California, and according to several media outlets the country, are leading a group of 11 programs from the state scheduled to participate in the Army National Guard Hoophall Classic presented by Spalding, with the five-day schedule beginning Thursday at Blake... Read more
Harvard-Westlake boys basketball team hands Concord De La Salle first loss, secures Hoophall West Bracket title at Nike Tournament of Champions
GILBERT, Ariz. – Alec Blair said every time he tried to find open space Saturday night in the Hoophall West Bracket final, there was another Harvard-Westlake defender crowding him on the court. And before the Concord De La Salle High boys basketball team attempted to run any of its... Read more
Unbeaten Concord De La Salle boys basketball team holds off Duncanville of Texas at Nike Tournament of Champions presented by Hoophall West
MESA, Ariz. – Alec Blair, an Oklahoma commit, had 21 points and Concord De La Salle held off a late rally by Duncanville High of Texas to remain unbeaten with a 65-62 victory Thursday in the opening round of the Hoophall West Bracket at the Nike Tournament of Champions... Read more
Eastvale Roosevelt, St. John Bosco, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Harvard-Westlake, Concord De La Salle part of Nike Tournament of Champions featuring Hoophall West
For those anticipating a rematch involving the top two boys high school basketball teams in California at the Nike Tournament of Champions featuring Hoophall West, Eastvale Roosevelt and St. John Bosco are both scheduled to compete Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the inaugural event in Arizona, but not against... Read more
Eastvale Roosevelt boys basketball outlasts St. John Bosco 56-55 in overtime to repeat as The Classic at Damien Platinum Division champion
LA VERNE – If the Eastvale Roosevelt and St. John Bosco boys basketball teams meet again this season, it likely won’t be for another two months at the end of the CIF Southern Section Open Division tournament or in the Southern California Regional playoffs. The first matchup between the... Read more
Top two boys basketball teams in state square off as Eastvale Roosevelt, St. John Bosco meet again to decide Platinum Division championship at The Classic at Damien
St. John Bosco lost to Eastvale Roosevelt in 2016 in the inaugural edition of The Classic at Damien boys basketball tournament. Roosevelt prevailed again in the rematch seven years later with a 68-65 victory in last season’s Platinum Division final. St. John Bosco (14-0) is not only looking to... Read more
Open Shutout | National No. 1 Blanks Serra Football In CIF Final
Serra Football Will Be Content Being NorCal No. 1 After Falling 45-0 To St. John Bosco-Bellflower In CIF Open Division Championship Serra football coach Patrick Walsh knew the mountain his team had to climb. Facing the super team from the south, St. John Bosco-Bellflower, Walsh’sPadres from San Mateo did what... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.35: State Bowls Preview (w/ Mark Tennis)
Pick ‘Em Season Is Over At 7 Friday Night; This Thursday We Simply Chat State Championship Football With Our Friends At CalHiSports.Com • PICTURED ABOVE: The View From Inside Saddleback College The Day Before Games Begin. (Mitch Stephens photo/Scorebooklive.com) The 7 Friday Night CIF State Championships Mega-Week rolls on... Read more
Pahulu’s POV | Mater Dei Tops Bosco To Close Spring
Freshman Quarterback Elijah Brown Throws For Four TDs As Mater Dei Football Tops St. John Bosco To Clinch State (Spring) Team Of The Year • George Pahulu first approached SportStars about covering Tongan and Samoan athletes for the magazine back in 2017. He’s covered several games for us since... Read more
Lujan, Nagao, Haas Join Prestigious State Champions Club
120 – Tristan Lujan (Selma, CS, 12) joins Nagao, and Haas in prestigious 2x California State Wrestling Champions Club There have been precious few to reach such achievement in four quick years of high school sports. These three men among boys, Lujan, Nagao and Haas) have entered the within... Read more
CIF Football: Underdog De La Salle Set For Bosco Battle
De La Salle Steels Itself To Challenge National No. 1 St. John Bosco In The CIF Football Open Division State Championship • When you are as good as national No. 1-ranked St. John Bosco High-Bellflower, the array of talent never ends. With more than two dozen college recruits and threats... Read more