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There's lots to debate in high school football this season, from who's the best quarterback in Southern California to how many points it will take to defeat Corona Centennial, but no one can challenge...
View ArticleFootball: Crenshaw faces challenging schedule [Video]
There's one clear message being sent by Crenshaw Coach Robert Garrett with the nonleague schedule he has put together. And that is, the Cougars fear no one. The season starts with an Aug. 22 home...
View ArticleNike Extravaganza offers key basketball matchups
With one week left in the high school basketball regular season, the Nike Extravaganza tournament at Santa Ana Mater Dei on Friday and Saturday could affect Southern Section and City Section playoff...
View ArticlePrep football: Friday's top games
Lake Forest El Toro (9-0, 4-0) at Mission Viejo (9-0, 4-0), 7:30 p.m. — Mission Viejo is averaging 51.8 points. El Toro is averaging 47.2. It should be a wild offensive circus in this South Coast...
View ArticleBell scores at buzzer to send Long Beach Poly past Bosco, 61-59
After 13 lead changes, nine ties and an ending that had the capacity crowd of more than 2,600 standing in excitement, Long Beach Poly inbounded the ball with 10.6 seconds left Friday night in a tied...
View ArticleHigh school offensive linemen to watch
Offensive linemen to watch Jordan Austin; Claremont; 6-6; 285; Sr.; USC commit has great grades Chris Brown; Loyola; 6-6; 285; Sr.; Three-year starter in Pac-5 Division Also Toa Lobendahn; La Habra;...
View ArticleSt. John Bosco is Times' top-ranked football team in preseason
With no glaring weaknesses and talent throughout its roster, Bellflower St. John Bosco has been ranked No. 1 in The Times' preseason top-25 high school football rankings in Southern California. It...
View ArticleHuddle up: Eljah Zabludoff on high school football
Editor’s note: Elijah Zabludoff is a senior football player from St. John Bosco High and an aspiring journalist. Each week during the high school football season, he will be blogging about his...
View ArticleFootball: Keith Price, Bryce Treggs show the way
At Friday's Pac-12 media day, there were two graduates of Bellflower St. John Bosco representing their colleges _ quarterback Keith Price of Washington and receiver Bryce Treggs of California. Both...
View ArticleBaseball: Local players selected for USA 15U national team
There's a large contingent of Southern California players on the that will be coached by former Chatsworth Coach Tom Meusborn and assistant Matt LaCour from Harvard-Westlake. After five days of...
View ArticleFootball: St. John Bosco is No. 1 in preseason top 25 rankings
Bellflower St. John Bosco is ranked No. 1 in The Times' preseason top 25 rankings for Southern California. The Braves, with strong offensive and defensive lines and top skill-position players, open...
View ArticleMater Dei plays St. Bonaventure in a top football playoff game
Santa Ana Mater Dei (10-2) vs. Ventura St. Bonaventure (11-1) at Ventura, 7 p.m. (Prep Zone): Top-seeded St. Bonaventure has turned to standout running back Zachary Green, who scored four touchdowns...
View ArticlePac-12 media day is a reunion of L.A. all-stars
Whether on purporse or a coincidence, Pac-12 football coaches are bringing with them a number of former high school standouts from the Los Angeles area to represent their schools at media day on...
View ArticleHuntington Beach Edison summer passing tournament is full of talent
In the 15 years of the Huntington Beach Edison High summer passing tournament, there never has been a 16-team field as talented as Saturday's group, which drew hundreds of spectators and filled up the...
View ArticleBaseball: Alemany goes 4-0 in California Classic
Showing that it intends to challenge Harvard-Westlake and Loyola for Mission League supremacy in 2014, Mission Hills Alemany went 4-0 in the California Classic this weekend with victories over...
View ArticleFootball: Edison tournament is set for Saturday
The 16-team Edison seven on seven passing tournament is set for Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. at the Huntington Beach campus. Eight fields will be used. The championship bracket begins at 1 p.m. There...
View ArticleFootball: Loyola's focus is on being physical and running the ball
One of the most interesting stories to follow this fall is the transition from college coaching to high school coaching going on at Los Angeles Loyola, where former USC and Nebraska assistant Marvin...
View ArticleBaseball: Tom Meusborn to become assistant coach at Cal State Northridge
Former Chatsworth baseball Coach Tom Meusborn confirmed on Sunday that he will become a volunteer assistant coach at Cal State Northridge under new coach, the former pitching coach at San Francisco....
View ArticleBaseball: West Valley League has new group of promising pitchers
The summer baseball season is almost over, and one clear development is that the West Valley League has replaced its graduated All-City pitchers with a group of promising newcomers. Sophomore Jeremy...
View ArticleFootball: St. John Bosco tops strong field at Edison tournament
It’s time to pull off the summer wraps of Southern California’s likely No. 1 high school football team. Bellflower St. John Bosco, which took most of June off with its mandatory dead period, is set to...
View ArticleBoys' basketball: Sierra Canyon cruises past Chinese all-star team
Chatsworth Sierra Canyon, which has several incoming freshmen players as top contributors, defeated a Chinese all-star team, 136-85, on Sunday night at St. Genevieve. Freshman Cody Riley scored 25...
View ArticleBattle continues to bring back Arcadia Coach James O'Brien
Since the firing last month of Arcadia cross country coach , his supporters continue trying to convince school officials to reverse their decision. A school board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday...
View ArticleBaseball: Playoffs begin in South Bay
The South Bay Summer Baseball League begins its playoffs on Wednesday. Peninsula finished the regular season with a 9-1 record. Next best was North Torrance at 8-4. The championship game will be...
View ArticleBaseball: Simi Valley's Justin Campbell gets three hits in Taiwan
Justin Campbell of Simi Valley had three hits to help the USA 12U national team defeat Hong Kong, 18-0, at the in Taiwan. Next up for the USA team is a game against Russia on Tuesday. Copyright ©...
View ArticleBoys' basketball: Tide Osifeso makes Nigerian Junior team
After performing well at the Nike Global Challenge, point guard Tide Osifeso from Rancho Cucamonga Los Osos has been selected to play for the Nigerian Junior men's national team that will compete next...
View ArticleBaseball: Second round of VIBL playoffs are set for Tuesday
Loyola will face Calabasas in a second-round game of the VIBL playoffs on Tuesday. Calabasas knocked off Agoura, 10-2, in an opener on Saturday. Loyola will have either UCLA-bound Nathan Hadley or...
View ArticleSome passing thoughts on football season
First look at the upcoming high school football season, from lessons learned on the summer passing league circuit: If Newhall Hart has any offensive line, junior quarterback Brady White and junior...
View ArticleBaseball: Valencia's Chad Bible commits to CS Fullerton
Chad Bible, who will be a senior outfielder-catcher at Valencia this fall, has committed to Cal State Fullerton. He has displayed some power in the hitting department. He had five home runs last...
View ArticleHuddle up: Elijah Zabludoff on high school football
Editor’s note: Elijah Zabludoff is a senior football player from St. John Bosco High and an aspiring journalist. Each week during the high school football season, he will be blogging about his...
View ArticleColtin Gerhart commits to Arizona State for football, baseball
Two-sport athlete Coltin Gerhart, now at Vista Murrieta, has committed to Arizona State to play football and baseball, his father, Todd, said in a text message. Gerhart was a standout quarterback and...
View ArticleBaseball: Christian Yelich, Jake Marisnick reach major leagues
The Miami Marlins wasted no time in trying to see what young prospects Christian Yelich (Westlake) and Jake Marisnick (Riverside Poly) can do. Both were in the starting lineup on Tuesday against the...
View ArticleFootball: Running back Okalani Langi is now at Alemany
Running back Okalani Langi, a junior who was the top back at Crespi last season, then transferred to Sierra Canyon, is now at Alemany, where he figures to challenge Dominic Davis for starting duties....
View ArticleFootball: St. John Bosco wins Edison tournament
The cup runneth over when it comes to football talent at Bellflower St. John Bosco, which won the 16-team Edison passing tournament on Saturday, defeating Santa Ana Mater Dei in the final. It was...
View ArticleFootball: Trey Tinsley shows promise at QB for El Toro
Trey Tinsley, the son of former USC quarterback, is a 6-foot-3 junior quarterback at El Toro who has been tabbed to take over for Conner Manning, now at Utah. On Saturday at the Huntington Beach...
View ArticleFootball: It's a linemen feeding frenzy [Video]
If there were a play-by-play announcer for Saturday's hot dog eating competition among linemen at the Huntington Beach passing tournament, the first three words uttered would have been, "Oh my God." A...
View ArticleFootball: Jaleel Wadood, Jonathan Lockett are co-Trinity League MVPs
Jaleel Wadood of St. John Bosco and Jonathan Lockett of Maer Dei have been named the co-players of the year in the Trinity League. The most valuable offensive players were Travis Waller of Servite and...
View ArticleFootball: Damien Mama is a lineman to watch
When it comes to offensive linemen in the Southern Section, no one is bigger and more impressive than Damien Mama of St. John Bosco. He's 6 feet 5, weighs 345 pounds and he's strong and tough. Jordan...
View ArticleBoys' basketball: Stanley Johnson leads team to championship
Reaffirming his reputation as one of the best players in the nation, Stanley Johnson of Santa Ana Mater Dei scored 23 points, had 11 rebounds and five assists to help USA West defeat USA South, 98-95,...
View ArticleFootball: Trinity League teams back in the spotlight on Saturday
The summer seven on seven passing season is ending with Trinity League teams in the spotlight. Huntington Beach is hosting a tournament on Saturday that begins at 8:45 a.m., and Trinity League teams...
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