A couple of North-South battles in NorCal Tip-Off Saturday

November 29, 2019 By Frank Burlison Leave a Comment

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NEWARK, Ca. – The 13^th NorCal Tip-Off Classic’s seven-game schedule tips off Saturday morning at Newark Memorial High, with Hayward’s Moreau Catholic facing Vallejo’s St. Patrick-St. Vincent at 11 o’clock.

The event includes with the 8:30 p.m. game pitting Dublin against West Rancho of Stockton.

Two of the games of the Gerry Freitas-fronted affair at “NorCal-SoCal showdowns), with San Francisco Riordan playing Ian Martinez -led San Juan Capistrano JSerra at 3:45 and Top 5-ranked (in SoCal) Windward and Clovis West following at 5:30.

Tickets are priced at $15 (adults), $10 (students with ID and seniors) and $5 (children 5 and younger).

The complete schedule:

11 a.m., Hayward Moreau Catholic vs. Vallejo St. Patrick-St. Vincent; 12:30 p.m., Oakland Bishop O’Dowd vs. Modesto Christian; 2:15, Newark Memorial vs. Sacramento Grant; 3:45, San Francisco Riordan vs. San Juan Capistrano JSerra; 5:30, Clovis West vs. Los Angeles Windward; 7, San Jose Mitty vs. Moraga Campolindo; 8:30, Dublin vs. Stockton West Ranch.

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