Frank Burlison

MEDIA/PHOTO-VIDEO CREDENTIALS FOR THE CLASSIC AT DAMIEN

   Individuals with CIF Southern Section (or other CIF sections) media or courtesy passes will gain admission to the Dec. 26-30 Classic games (assuming seating remains available during a given day or night) but no “league” or other organization-media “passes” will be accepted for free admission.

To request a “tournament credential” for access to one of the limited number of Classic at Damien “media seats” or court-side “photographer/videographer” spots, as well as access to the tournament interview room, contact Classic at Damien Media Director Melissa Mallari: melmallari3@gmail.com

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NEWARK – Senior forward Devin Tillis scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds in the fourth quarter to help Los Angeles Windward hold off Clovis West, 67-62, Saturday night in one of the seven games played in the 13^th annual NorCal Tip-Off at Newark Memorial High.

The come-from-13-points-down-in-the-second-quarter victory pushed the Wildcats’ record to 5-0.

It gave the southern portion of California a split of the head-to-head contests with northern-based squads, coming immediately after San Francisco Riordan toppled San Juan Capistrano JSerra, 64-59.

Windward trailed by 10 points at intermission, and the margin might have been 20-plus if not for the production of sophomore guard Dylan Andrews who scored 14 of his eventual 25 points in the first 16 minutes.

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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).

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CORONA – Three of its four best players from the Class of 2020 transferred from the Corona Centennial boys’ basketball program before stepping foot in Centennial class room – or the school’s gymnasium – for their senior year.

Fortunately for Coach Josh Giles – and the Huskies – one of those four players decided to stay put for his senior season.

With former teammates Jaylen Clark (Etiwanda), D.J. Davis (Riverside Poly) and Dennis Cash (Las Vegas Trinity), it’s been left to the shoulders of Paris Dawson to carry the Huskies into the 2019-20 season.

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CORONA – There are a few potential “bumps” on the road to a potential – if not likely – showdown in Saturday night’s championship game.

But the Rancho Christian and Sacramento Sheldon teams demonstrated it’s going to be difficult – and then some – for anyone to knock them off before the final of the BattleZone Tournament at Centennial High.

Sheldon, the runner-up to Sierra Canyon in the past two State Open Division championship games, cruised past Eisenhower Monday evening, 97-66.

And, in the last of the four games played Monday, Rancho Christian was every bit as impressive while knocking off another Temecula-based program, Great Oak, 81-47.

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