Game 1. A mandatory meeting for all basketball coaches will be held 2 Narbonne (2nd in Marine, 18-8) at No. The 08'-09' Findlay Prep Squad was stacked! Magnet League Schools: Bravo, DBM, Elizabeth, Foshay, LACES, Valley Alt., King-Drew, "Sometimes other coaches or the kids' AAU coach use fear tactics. And so are we. The CIF City Section Division I championship game is set for March 5 at the Galen Center. Invitational Friday March 2 or Saturday, March (TBD). Sunset Six League Schools: Canoga Park, Grant, 743-3640. 6 Banning (4th in Marine, 9-17), No. Who's ready for L.A. City Section playoff hoops? Wesley Saunders led L.A. Windward, a school located in Mar Vista on the city's Westside, to the 2011 Division IV state title before moving on to Harvard. They beat Fairfax, and the only team that beat them in their [Marine] league was Gardena. "I ask kids, 'Why are you going to school out of the area?' Today the talent level on L.A. City Section teams -- and even some Southern Section schools near South L.A. -- and the sheer amount of players attaining college scholarships has never been lower. Whenever I played in Slam-In-Jam, in Watts or other neighborhoods, I had homies on deck at the game. In the final Cal-Hi Sports Top 20 rankings that season, five LAUSD programs (of a section with 49 schools) finished ranked among the state's top nine. Many parents such as Player are OK with it as long as their kids engage in positive activities. Washington (20-6) is the third seed and plays Locke (11-15) in the first round. For assistance, please call the Athletics Office at (213) Will the trends of African-American exodus, private-school domination, and the de-emphasis of sports participation continue? Follow your favorite school's scores, schedules, rankings, video highlights, articles and more at sblivesports.com and scorebooklive.com "The city used to be the place to be.". Refer 10 Birmingham (6th in West Valley, 12-18) at No. While playing for Crenshaw, Langston was a full-fledged member of the Westside Rolling 60s, a well-known set of the Crips. "Everyone else either got killed or moved.". Explanatory notes, rules, and tournament and unless noted Open Division: #2 Corona Centennial at #1 Sierra Canyon, Friday, 7 p.m. Division 1: Chaminade 53, Capistrano Valley 49. Now they want to point out what you're doing wrong.". Before the riots, inner-city youth were pushed toward sports as a way to steer clear of street activity. The featured games were by Los Angeles City Section top ranked teams #10 San Pedro (CA) @ St. Bonaventure (Ventura, CA), and #15 South Gate (CA) @ Lynwood (CA). Immediately following the acquittals, thousands of people of different ethnicities rioted throughout Los Angeles over a six-day span. Its why the Royals will have no trepidation about traveling to Fairfax (13-6) on Friday and playing against a program that has won multiple City titles in basketball, and is a perennial championship contender. 15 Gertz Ressler (2nd in Ocean, 7-4) at No. Second Round. league contests) just click on one of the links below, or scroll down to the date you National high school boys basketball plays of the week (Jan. 20-26). Player has a son, 6-3 seventh-grader Billy Preston, whom plenty of high school coaches would love to have on their roster in two or three years. And the West Valley League boys and girls teams will have a huge say in who are the eventual champions when the finals are played on Feb. 26. Birminghams only two league losses were to Granada Hills. 3 El Camino Real (3rd in West Valley, 15-11) at No. Questions? 1 Chatsworth (4th in West Valley, 21-9), No. The Open Division playoffs begin on Friday, Feb. 18. "I think it's a societal trend," Ellison said. We may be going to Fairfax butI think Ive prepared them enough to be where we need to be, Wyatt said. This is going to be one of those on any given day tournaments.. 2023 LA City Section Boys Basketball Division II Playoff Bracket. APPROVED: BARBARA FIEGE, Director, Interscholastic Athletic, 2001 "Gabe is experiencing things he never would have at a public school.". Schools may enter a maximum of three (3) sanctioned He can be reached at ronnie.flores@espn.com Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 22, 7 p.m. at home sites; semifinals Feb. 24 at home sites; finals March 5, 8 p.m. at Roybal Learning Center. All first-round games are scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. El Camino Real. Specific-Composite Schedule basis (in case you want to know everything that's No. 2. CIF Los Angeles City Section 10660 White Oak Ave. Suite 216, Granada Hills, CA 91344 Phone: (818) 767-0800 Fax: (818) 923-5156 . 8, get ready for the City Section Open Division basketball playoffs next month. "It used to be prestigious to play basketball at Crenshaw," Griffin said. Jeff Halpern (Athletics Office) - (213) 743-3640. The action was fast-paced and the crowd was boisterous at times, but the talent level was a far cry from what it was 20 years ago. I went to Morningside basically because it was five minutes away from my home. "The main reason is the atmosphere and potential for violence. View the entire high school Boys Basketball brackets. Maybe this will work out. Feb 17. 1997-1999 All rights reserved 2 seed in the Division I playoffs and will play Gardena (5-18) in the first round. Westchester (23-6) earned the No. Upward of 80 to 100 hopefuls would try out, hoping to wear the famous blue and gold 'Shaw jersey. Palisades. Two years later, Capers scored 26 points to help Manual Arts beat Crenshaw in the City 4A title game and later earned a scholarship to Arizona State. We've re-organized them in "They didn't want me to be around all the time; they encouraged me to go ball," said Langston, who played at two junior colleges and Morgan State University. Varsity games will begin fifteen (15) minutes Photo Galleries Explore . 5 East Valley (2nd in Valley, 14-5), No. 15 Gardena (7th in Marine, 5-18) at No. Open Division: #2 Mater Dei at #1 Corona Centennial, 5:30 p.m. Division 1: Esperanza at #1 Long Beach Poly, Division 2A: Eisenhower at #2 Paloma Valley. First Round. Tension ran high between L.A. residents of different ethnic backgrounds in the early 1990s. MaxPreps Los Angeles City Section Basketball Rankings. Today coaches spend just as much time teaching the game as they do trying to get their smaller talent pool to come out for the team and stay motivated to play. 7 Huntington Park (4th in Eastern, 11-19) at No. In terms of team makeup, were a bit younger than that team. The home CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; . Feb 10. The first game, #10 San Pedro (CA) @ St. Bonaventure (Ventura, CA), started at 7p. Also, the Open Division champion could end up being put in Division II for state playoffs. (Santa Clarita), Friday, 5 p.m. Division 5A: #3 Louisville at #1 Newport Beach Pacifica Christian, Los Angeles Marshall 53, Granada Hills Kennedy 43. The CIFLACS released its boys basketball playoff seedings and schedules on Saturday afternoon, and all of SBLive's City Section boys hoops postseason brackets are linked below. 5 Roosevelt (3rd in Eastern, 15-11), No. Were going to make this dance a little difficult [on the other teams], Halic said. Feb 25 . Championship. LIVE Transfer Talk: Rice, Toney targeted as Newcastle eye England stars, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. "Pretty much now, if you're not going to school [for athletics or academics], but you ain't from the hood, [gangs] are not going for that anymore. Other activities, such as skateboarding, have gained popularity with African-American youth. The hero for Bishop Alemany, one of two San Fernando Valley boys' programs to win a state title in 2012, was Marqueze Coleman. E-mail: jegesq@socalhoops.com. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of South Los Angeles was approximately 47.5 percent African-American and 49.8 percent Latino in 2000. Here are 22 essential L.A. spots for every tourist, Column: We cant afford another writers strike. "Having a false sense of entitlement is a big problem with kids now," said Sullivan, the head coach at Fremont since 1978. Playoff games for this season have yet to be scheduled. "Fremont and the others schools just don't have the players," said Mychal Lynch, the coach at L.A. Price, a private school on Vermont Avenue in South L.A. Lynch was also an LAPD detective for the 77th Division at the time of the '92 riots. Here are 22 essential L.A. spots for every tourist, Column: We cant afford another writers strike. Division 3A: #3 Glendora at Marina, Thursday, 7 p.m. Division 4AA: Pasadena Poly 63, Arcadia 54, Division 4A: Linfield Christian 51, Pilibos 43, Division 5AA: Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 64, Costa Mesa 55, Division 5A: Faith Baptist 50, Desert Hot Springs 40, Championships, Thursday, 7 p.m. unless noted. Because of technology, kids have more options these days to steer clear of trouble. L.A. City basketball coaches, especially those in South Los Angeles, would call Langston's assessment of what happened 20 years ago today a true understatement. 2023 LA City Section Boys Basketball Division V Playoff Bracket 2023 LA City Section Girls Basketball Open Division Playoff Bracket 2023 LA City Section Girls Basketball Division I Playoff Bracket 2023 LA City Section Girls Basketball Division II Playoff Bracket 2023 LA City Section Girls Basketball Division III Playoff Bracket L.A. City Section schools have won 18 of 32 Division I state titles. Dean Backes Feb 2, 2023 Basketball: National assist leaders Viking point guard has reached double figures in assists 25 times this season. 13 Jordan (6th in Eastern, 7-12) at No. LA City Section Boys' Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Exclusive high school club: 7-foot centers are on the rise, Los Alamitos stays No. Many qualities that define a City ballplayer from that era were found in Vince "Chico" Langston. Today, playing basketball at Crenshaw or another traditional inner-city power is similar to playing at a public school in the San Fernando Valley, Orange County or the Inland Empire -- coaches are optimistic to compete with the state's best teams and players hope to -- not expect to -- catch the attention of a college recruiter. There are just too many examples similar to the plights of Langston, York, Saunders, Coleman or Preston to believe they will. Not Hollywood, not L.A., not the country, At 19, he won a local school board seat. If they dont think its important, they dont care. Follow your favorite school's scores, schedules, rankings, video highlights, articles and more at sblivesports.com and scorebooklive.com . Lynch believes the trend is "turning around." Taft will play Hollywood, the first-place team from the Central League, in the first round. Quarterfinals. CIF Los Angeles City Section is the governing body of high school sports for 156 schools in the Los Angeles area. "I didn't really notice [any fights], but did see a lot of gang members, either behind our bench or in the stands. They even looked out for each other with things that were going to go down over the weekend or at a party.". 15 finished in the Top 20 out of 94 LAUSD schools. "Guys don't have that support from the neighborhood, from the guys who are supposed to push you. "My son went to public schools, got a decent score on the SAT and got into UC Santa Barbara," Morris Sr. said. They are also a co-league champion and the only City Section team to beat Taft. 2022 CIF LA City Section Boys' Basketball Championships Brackets. We do play defense; and I believe we have the most talent, he said. "Nowadays in many cases kids don't have to leave the house for entertainment over the course of a weekend," Lynch said. California Los Angeles City Section Division III Volleyball Playoff Prediction. "We have many qualifiers (kids eligible for scholarships), but you have to have educators to push them to be qualifiers," Bly said. It was a surreal environment for teenagers.". 3 Los Angeles CES (7th in Western, 5-21), No. Griffin, Laurie, and plenty of other ex-L.A. City players were in attendance to watch. 2023 LA City Section Girls Basketball Division I Playoff Bracket. Westchester. Price's Lynch takes it even a step further. Although two of the four law enforcement officers later were found guilty of violating King's civil rights, the damage was done. Age discrimination, How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Rainn Wilson, Elliott: Anze Kopitar ignites Kings to thrilling overtime win over Oilers in Game 1, Clippers expect Kevin Durant to play more aggressively on offense in Game 2, Eric Kendricks finds himself in middle of a big hole in Chargers defense, Hunter Renfroes three-run blast powers Angels to rain-disrupted win over Red Sox, Jalen Hurts agrees to five-year, $255-million extension with Eagles. Hamilton, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles CES, and Sun Valley Poly are the top seeds in Division I in that order, and all earned first round byes. Both groups operate autonomously, have large African-American male memberships and are made up of smaller gangs known as "sets," some of which feud with one another. But the Toreadors are not a lock to make the final, much less win it, the coach said. Honig said he didnt see any easy opening games for any of the teams in the bracket. 7 Fairfax (4th in Western, 15-10), No. 2023 LA City Section Girls Basketball Open Division Playoff Bracket. Central City Value at Los Angeles Wilson. According to enrollment figures released by the Los Angeles Times, Manual Arts' student body was 72 percent African-American in 1980, with a 55 percent decrease in the percentage of students from the same background today. We have five guys in our starting lineup who, in any other year could be a number one of two leading scorer elsewhere. Now, they say theyre spending their retirement paying for it. He ended up backing up Langston on the junior varsity and left for Manual Arts. All coaches must be aware of IAC Rules (and changes) as 14 Los Angeles (1st in Southern, 10-2), No. The Los Angeles riots left 53 dead, thousands injured and property damage estimated at $1 billion. In that sense, the riots were kind of stupid. For them to be the eighth seed, I didnt see that coming. CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; MAXPREPS; FOLLOW MAXPREPS. Both say they believe preparation, a strong academic work ethic and an educated support system can help inner-city students overcome existing challenges. In the fall of 2011 at Westchester's gym, Azzam was having a conversation with his former player Morris Jr. about the state of the city game. The Los Angeles City Section basketball playoffs for boys and girls is underway. And the top-tier level the Open Division tips off on Friday, Feb. 18. 14 Orthopedic (3rd in Freeway, 9-4) at No. I think our first game is extremely dangerous, Taylor said. Other members of the Rolling 60s looked out for Langston when he played basketball in rival neighborhoods. San Fernando, CA 91340 B. All the teams in the Open Division are solid, he said. Hollywood, North Hollywood, Polytechnic, Verdugo Hills, Valley Open Division: #2 Corona Centennial at #1 Sierra Canyon, Friday, 7 p.m. Division 1: Chaminade 53, Capistrano Valley 49, Division 2AA: Rolling Hills Prep 67, Los Altos 56, Division 2A: Crean Lutheran 68, Agoura 58. Coach Derrick Taylor might have the most talented roster best suited to win an eight-team tournament at the end the regular season, but the Toreadors have some troubling losses, which gives hope to opponents in the playoffs. The pairings and schedule for the L.A. City Section boys and girls basketball playoffs that start Tuesday, Feb. 15. I had to get to school the best way I could. The rest of the boys bracket shakes out this way: Fairfax High of Los Angeles is the second seed, Venice High is the third seed, Palisades High of Pacific Palisades is the fourth seed, King/Drew High of Los Angeles is the fifth seed and Narbonne High of Harbor City is the eighth seed. There is one difference between the 2019 team and this group: the Division I title team was a senior-dominated squad, where this current team is more kiddie-driven. Today, as in those pioneering days, the weekly San Fernando Sun leads the valley residents with insightful editorial, community involvement and valuable consumer information. 2023 National High School Invitational: Bishop Gorman (Nevada) rolls past Blessed Trinity (Georgia) 9-0 in opening round Bodie De Silva Despite his beliefs, the former Manual Arts and Locke coach is empathetic toward parents such as Player whose concerns about safety make their decision to leave inner-city public schools behind easier. Most of our players now are underclassmen. 16 Marshall (1st in Northern, 12-9), No.9 Bell (2nd in Eastern, 12-10) at No.8 West Adams (4th in Coliseum, 15-11), No. Quarterfinals. There is currently another handful of them playing. He was determined to schedule as many games as possible, sometimes playing two nonleague tournament games in one day to accelerate scrubbing the rust his team had acquired after two years of being away from real basketball. And he tried to schedule the toughest games possible, not only the opponents but the conditions ECR played under. Taft (13-3) may have started the season as the favorite, but the list of potential champions keeps growing. NFHS Network is part of the CBS Sports Digital Network. All rights reserved. Northern League Schools: Belmont, Eagle Rock, Franklin, Lincoln, Marshall, California tournament was already completed for football and basketball, . The coach of the defending SoCal Division IV champions used to live in Upland, but grew weary of the long commute into the city and moved back. Division 3AA: #1 Ontario Christian at #2 Sage Hill, Friday, 7 p.m. Division 4A: Newport Harbor 58, Rancho Christian 45 (Wednesday). First-round matchups for Division 1-5 start Tuesday, Feb. 15. All players are required to travel by bus when provided. 1 in the state. #10 San Pedro (CA) @ St. Bonaventure (Ventura, CA), Los Angeles City Section Basketball Stat Leaders, Los Angeles City Section Basketball Rankings. 1 seed in the CIF City Section Division I playoffs. Many times, athletes can get away from it on campus, but my fear is the out-of-school activity. 1. The Gill brothers, Andrew and Christian, have boosted the Gauchos. Feb 11. . Finals - City Saturday, March 3 Birmingham won the 2021 Open Division championship in a season that can best be described as truncated because of various COVID-19 disruptions. Columnist Follow. 2000-01 BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE. And Janna Holley does a good job of getting them going and pushing the ball.. Taft (22-2) has won 13 games in a row and completed a perfect 10-0 season in the West Valley League. The official basketball season for the CIF The COVID-19 pause didnt do the Gauchos any favors. For the first time, there are no City Section teams in The Times top 25 rankings, which indicates a decline in talent. Lee Joseph (View Park Continuation High School) - (323) But we figured things out pretty quickly this year, and its been fun to see them grow from summer and fall ball all the way through this point and time.. 292-0332 California; Los Angeles City Section; Division III; Playoff Prediction; Los Angeles City Section Division III Volleyball Playoff . Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 22, 7 p.m. at home sites; semifinals Feb. 24 at home sites; finals March 3, 8 p.m. at Roybal Learning Center. There were 2 games for Los Angeles City Section basketball on Sat, 3/4/2023. Follow your favorite school's scores, schedules, rankings, video highlights, articles and more at sblivesports.com and scorebooklive.com . 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