E-mail: [email protected]. Its one reason why there are only eight teams in both of the boys and girls brackets. 4 Sherman Oaks CES (1st in Valley, 12-5), No. #10 San Pedro (CA) @ St. Bonaventure (Ventura, CA), Los Angeles City Section Basketball Stat Leaders, Los Angeles City Section Basketball Rankings. Birmingham (14-8), which hosts Los Angeles CES (9-7), has a similar makeup of varsity inexperience and youthful talent to the Highlanders. Feb 08. "You can't blame parents for wanting to keep their kids safe.". Since the advent of the modern California state championships in 1981, the road to the highest-level classification title (Division I) has gone through the L.A. City Section, composed of high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Granada Hills will open against King/Drew (16-11), co-champions of the Coliseum League with Crenshaw (which was placed in the Division I bracket). Birminghams only two league losses were to Granada Hills. In that sense, the riots were kind of stupid. His first civics lesson? Friday, February 9, 2001. It's caused some black families to move out of the area.". Jan. 26, 2022 6 AM PT. Playoff games for this season have yet to be scheduled. 2023 LA City Section Girls Basketball Open Division Playoff Bracket. Narbonne, led by 4-star F Marcus Adams Jr., was awarded the top seed in the Open Division, and Birmingham is No. "I didn't really notice [any fights], but did see a lot of gang members, either behind our bench or in the stands. Senior guard Calista Arzega leads the team in assists (4.3). City Section basketball has no clear No. Also seeded were Birmingham Charter High (sixth) and El Camino Real Charter (seventh). Championship. 8 Cleveland (2nd in West Valley, 13-12), No. 2 Huntington Park College Ready (1st in Freeway, 24-2). They always play that tough brand of defense where they are in-your-face and all over the place. "I know there are good teachers in public schools. The 2021 CIF LA City Section high school boys basketball playoffs are scheduled to begin June 2, and the matchups have been set for all five divisions. The L.A. City Section has its share of great individual talent, but top-tier L.A. City squads are usually defined by depth and the ability to wear teams down. 1 in this weeks top 20 high school softball rankings, The Times top 25 high school baseball rankings, Rainouts wash away seasons for some City Section baseball and softball teams, High school baseball and softball: Saturdays scores, The actor, the hairstylist and the eye surgeon: Drugs and death in a Malibu beach house, Have guests in town? For them to be the eighth seed, I didnt see that coming. Upward of 80 to 100 hopefuls would try out, hoping to wear the famous blue and gold 'Shaw jersey. They are really good. Long Beach man killed in crash after fleeing Gardena police, I took Metro to the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Email: [email protected], Taft is the Boys top seed and Granada Hills the Girls top seed in the Open divisions, but both face plenty of competition from fellow league and nonleague teams, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Including all five divisions, boys and girls, private schools won all 10 state championships both years. Other members of the Rolling 60s looked out for Langston when he played basketball in rival neighborhoods. California tournament was already completed for football and basketball, . He lives 110 miles away in the desert resort town of Palm Springs. It was a surreal environment for teenagers.". Many qualities that define a City ballplayer from that era were found in Vince "Chico" Langston. 5 East Valley (2nd in Valley, 14-5), No. 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. Verdugo Hills 43, Granada Hills Kennedy 40, #3 Verdugo Hills at #1 Los Angeles Wilson, North Valley Military 65, Animo Bunche 22, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Los Alamitos stays No. 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. 2022 CIF LA City Section Boys' Basketball Championships brackets - MaxPreps. "Everyone else either got killed or moved.". NORTHERN LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE I went to Morningside basically because it was five minutes away from my home. 1 in the state. rules. When I was doping out [the bracket], I had Narbonne [as a second seed]. The official basketball season for the CIF Los Angeles City Section is scheduled for the period of Monday, November 6, 2000 to Friday, February 9, 2001. Explanatory notes, rules, and tournament and Not Hollywood, not L.A., not the country, At 19, he won a local school board seat. Parents moved out to gets their kids away from gangs, but in many instances kids were already in the gang.". We have a couple of starters who are seniors but our main players are sophomores. Key California high school boys basketball games, playoff brackets, computer rankings, stat leaders, schedules & scores - live & final. But both Honig and Koopongsakorn know nothing is guaranteed. That would mean someone from the West Valley would be the champion. Quarterfinals. Now, they say theyre spending their retirement paying for it, New Inglewood councilmember will not resign from elected water board serving the city, Torrance to remove 60 trees for sidewalk repair project; some residents aghast, Manslaughter charges filed against Torrance police in 2018 shooting of DeAndre Mitchell. Price's Lynch takes it even a step further. If you want an education, you can get an education.". 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. 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Reseda Cleveland, with future NBA players Lucious Harris and Adonis Jordan, plus six other eventual Division I recruits, spent most of the season ranked No. Semi-Finals - Friday and Saturday, February 23/24 (TBC) 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. Who's ready for L.A. City Section playoff hoops? Most of our players now are underclassmen. "It's never coming back," Azzam said in his trademark matter-of-fact tone. But the Open Division is considered, at least on paper, the hardest championship to win. Find out where your teams stands. And this team (22-2) could be even better. Taft Charter High (16-5), which last won the Open title in 2012, is the top seed in the Boys Division. I didnt see any surprises.. They are followed by (in seeding order) Los Angeles city schools Palisades, Westchester High and Hamilton High, Eagle Rock High, Los Angeles CES and King/Drew. 7 Venice (5th in Western, 12-15), No. 14 Poly (5th in East Valley, 6-24) at No. 15 San Fernando (6th in Valley Mission, 5-15) at No. 5 Palisades (2nd in Western, 16-12), No. Many parents such as Player are OK with it as long as their kids engage in positive activities. But that would only happen if both teams reach the final. CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; . To illustrate the exodus of the basketball talent pool, Reggie Morris Sr., the varsity coach at Manual Arts for 11 seasons who guided the Toilers to the '88 state title in his last season there, says he doesn't believe any of his former players have sons who played basketball at the school. Edlio Login Powered by Edlio. But he is the only player Taylor said is nursing any kind of significant injury. The Harvard-Westlake girls basketball team earned the top seed in the CIF Southern Section Division 2A playoff and will play Moorpark in the first round on Thursday night. In the 2012 L.A. City Division I playoff semifinal doubleheader at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Woodland Hills Taft took on Crenshaw and Dorsey squared off against Westchester. Central City Value at Los Angeles Wilson. CIF Los Angeles City Section 10660 White Oak Ave. Suite 216, Granada Hills, CA 91344 Phone: (818) 767-0800 Fax: (818) 923-5156 . Narbonne at Taft. Also, the Open Division champion could end up being put in Division II for state playoffs. Dean Backes Feb 2, 2023 Basketball: National assist leaders Viking point guard has reached double figures in assists 25 times this season. 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. Birmingham lost to Venice early in the season we were coming off a two-week layoff due to a surge in the pandemic, Halic said and the Patriots are definitely motivated in having a rematch, even if its their playoff opener. 2005-2023 CBS Interactive. All games will be played under 2000-01 National Federation Calling the tournament wide open is the best way to describe the state of City Section basketball. We hold championship events in 19 sports across three seasons a year (fall, winter, spring). Christmas Day. 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. 2000-01 BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE. BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 13 King Drew (5th in Marine, 10-17) at No. B. For . Although two of the four law enforcement officers later were found guilty of violating King's civil rights, the damage was done. Morris and Kim Bly, Washington Prep's athletic director and a former multisport athlete at Cal State Los Angeles, say they believe the notion of inner-city students being at an academic disadvantage is overstated. First Round. With the changing attitudes toward gang-affiliated athletes, some never make it to the point of catching the eye of college recruiters the way Langston was able to. They own an early-season win over Fairfax. Thats our goal: they put us at sixth, and we want to make everyone look stupid. There have been several 7-foot high school basketball players in the past across the Southland. "Guys don't have that support from the neighborhood, from the guys who are supposed to push you. How strong a politician is Gavin Newsom, really? Coliseum League Schools: Crenshaw, Dorsey, Fremont, Jefferson, Locke, Manual Arts, 2001 8, get ready for the City Section Open Division basketball playoffs next month. 5 Kennedy (1st in Valley Mission, 19-8), No. Right behind it, as the second seed, is Birmingham. November 10th. 2023 National High School Invitational: Bishop Gorman (Nevada) rolls past Blessed Trinity (Georgia) 9-0 in opening round Bodie De Silva Here are 22 essential L.A. spots for every tourist, Column: We cant afford another writers strike. 3 Garfield (1st in Eastern, 18-6), No. They beat Fairfax, and the only team that beat them in their [Marine] league was Gardena. approval from the Director of Interscholastic Athletics. 12 Arleta (4th in East Valley, 8-9) at No. 1 in national rankings and the reserves off that team made up a majority of Crenshaw's '89 team, the last City team to win a state title before the riots. If there is any doubt how the exodus of African-Americans from South L.A. or how fears about the safety and educational opportunities at the region's schools are affecting its basketball programs, one only has to look at the last two CIF state championship events for validation. Five and half months after that, on April 29, 1992, a Ventura County jury acquitted all four police officers of assault and acquitted three of the four of using excessive force against King. Beyond those two, the outlook is rather bleak. NFHS Network is part of the CBS Sports Digital Network. 13 Eagle Rock (4th in Northern, 8-10) at No. Taft (13-3) may have started the season as the favorite, but the list of potential champions keeps growing. Juniors AJ Johnson and Keyon Kensie Jr. and senior Isaiah Lewis will need to gain a level of consistency come playoff time. His first civics lesson? Marlton, Middle College, SOCES, USC-MAST, Copyright In 2012, inner-city coaches no longer have the difficult task of cutting talented players that would run through a brick wall to be part of the team. 1 Chatsworth (4th in West Valley, 21-9), No. Follow your favorite school's scores, schedules, rankings, video highlights, articles and more at sblivesports.com and scorebooklive.com While playing for Crenshaw, Langston was a full-fledged member of the Westside Rolling 60s, a well-known set of the Crips. Theyre also great at taking an offensive foul; theyre not afraid to step in front and sacrifice their body, Koopongsakorn said of the Highlanders. A tough 5-foot-9 guard, Langston paid his dues on Crenshaw's junior varsity team in 1987-88, when the program had eight seniors bound for Division I and 14 eventual scholarship players on its roster. Were doing a great job this year, with a very different team makeup, Granada Hills Coach Jared Honig said. L.A. City Section schools have won 18 of 32 Division I state titles. The Los Angeles riots left 53 dead, thousands injured and property damage estimated at $1 billion. I had to get to school the best way I could. Now they want to point out what you're doing wrong.". California Los Angeles City Section Division III Volleyball Playoff Prediction. Narbonne. MLS Power Rankings: Galaxy slip further as Earthquakes break into top 10, Who is that masked man?! Specific-Composite Schedule basis (in case you want to know everything that's It is that kind of tournament in the Open Division. The ones that stuck it out eventually gained respect for each other. 4 Crenshaw (18-8) takes on Jordan (7-12) in the first round. 5:30 p.m., Evening Varsity: 7:00 p.m. The Los Angeles City Section basketball playoffs for boys and girls is underway. 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 Feb 10. Los Angeles City Section is scheduled for the period of Monday, November 6, 2000 to The '88 team that eventually rose to No. 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. "Coach [Sam] Sullivan is the only one who's been there [a long time]," Lynch said. This is going to be one of those on any given day tournaments.. on Thursday, October 26, 2000, at 6:00 p.m., at Hamilton High School in the Cafeteria. First Round. Lincoln/South Gate winner at Los Angeles CES, Los Angeles/Fremont winner at Rancho Dominguez, Downtown Magnets/Hawkins winner at Los Angeles Kennedy, Animo Robinson/Middle College winner at Larchmont, CALS Early College/Lakeview winner at Harbor Teacher, Community Charter/Foshay winner at Maywood CES, Orthopaedic/Contreras winner at Alliance Neuwirth, East Valley/East College Prep winner at Belmont, Alliance Marine/Academia Avance winner at University Prep Value, WISH/Collins winner at Los Angeles Leadership, Bernstein/Elizabeth winner at Wilmington Banning, Mendez/Middle College winner at Maywood CES, Triumph/Orthopaedic winner at Huntington Park, Animo De La Hoya/Collins winner at South East, New West/Animo Venice winner at Academia Avance, Gertz-Ressler/Math/Science winner at Monroe, Alliance Neuwirth/Downtown Magnets winner at Panorama, Lake Balboa College Prep at Los Angeles Leadership, Dymally/East College Prep winner at Rivera, Rise Kohyang/Annenberg winner at Episcopal, Los Angeles Leadership/Lake Balboa College Prep winner at Larchmont, L.A. 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Unless otherwise noted, starting times will be as follows: It was a time when the city was so tough Fremont advanced from the lower 3A Division to the state title game in '91. 11 Sylmar (2nd in Valley Mission, 8-19) at No. SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS' BASKETBALL Championships, Wednesday. . The pairings and schedule for the L.A. City Section boys and girls basketball playoffs that start Tuesday, Feb. 15. "He didn't have his best game at the Fairfax State Preview, but man, Gabe York looks like a million bucks in the Trinity League," said Nicole Player, a 1996 graduate of Washington Prep. Teams qualifying for playoffs may continue to practice until It means that the potential is there for a number of teams to get hot late and sweep to the championship. 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Round I - Friday February 16 One who does see some change is Lynch, the former LAPD detective whose police station was assigned to cover the flash point of the '92 riots -- the now-infamous intersection of Florence and Normandie Avenues. Lincoln/South Gate winner at Los Angeles CES, Los Angeles/Fremont winner at Rancho Dominguez, Downtown Magnets/Hawkins winner at Los Angeles Kennedy, Animo Robinson/Middle College winner at Larchmont, CALS Early College/Lakeview winner at Harbor Teacher, Community Charter/Foshay winner at Maywood CES, Orthopaedic/Contreras winner at Alliance Neuwirth, East Valley/East College Prep winner at Belmont, Alliance Marine/Academia Avance winner at University Prep Value, WISH/Collins winner at Los Angeles Leadership, Bernstein/Elizabeth winner at Wilmington Banning, Mendez/Middle College winner at Maywood CES, Triumph/Orthopaedic winner at Huntington Park, Animo De La Hoya/Collins winner at South East, New West/Animo Venice winner at Academia Avance, Gertz-Ressler/Math/Science winner at Monroe, Alliance Neuwirth/Downtown Magnets winner at Panorama, Lake Balboa College Prep at Los Angeles Leadership, Dymally/East College Prep winner at Rivera, Rise Kohyang/Annenberg winner at Episcopal, Los Angeles Leadership/Lake Balboa College Prep winner at Larchmont, L.A. 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Other activities, such as skateboarding, have gained popularity with African-American youth. San Fernando, CA 91340 This winter, all you had to see was a mildly talented Crenshaw team nearly knock off the city champions -- despite talented brothers Isaac and Daniel Hamilton having transferred to private school Bellflower St. John Bosco before the season -- to believe Azzam's words. 11 Central City (2nd in Freeway, 11-11) at No. 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. All throughout the final game, many fans in the middle level spent much of their time turned away from the game to check out the latest rhubarb. playoff notes are summarized below. Use the "Find my Team" feature to quickly locate your team! The 15-time City champions dont have coach Ed Azzam (he retired) and have lost to Fairfax, Palisades and Venice, but theres still talent, led by Jonathan Choyce and Angel Corona. 2023 LA City Section Boys Basketball Open Division Playoff Bracket. Although there are no available U.S. Census statistics broken down by community within the city of Los Angeles for earlier decades, South L.A. lost 17 percent of its African-American population between 1980 and 1990, according to the Los Angeles Times. Teams qualifying for playoffs may continue to practice until eliminated. "I was always on point. Birmingham won the 2021 Open Division championship in a season that can best be described as truncated because of various COVID-19 disruptions. Phone: (818) 365-3111 This is not to slight or diminish Divisions I through V, which began their playoffs earlier this week. 1 seed for Open Division girls, who begin games Thursday, and will face No. Feb 09. He understandably feels his team deserved a higher seeding. 15 Bravo Medical (2nd in Southern, 18-7). Magnet League Schools: Bravo, DBM, Elizabeth, Foshay, LACES, Valley Alt., King-Drew, We collaborated with the editor of the website to create a 18-team all-time CIF Los Angeles City Section football tournament. 2 Westchester (1st in Western, 23-6), Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 22, 7 p.m. at home sites; semifinals Feb. 25, 6/8 p.m. at Galen Center; finals March 5, 1 p.m. at Galen Center, No. 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. Taft (22-2) has won 13 games in a row and completed a perfect 10-0 season in the West Valley League. LIVE Transfer Talk: Rice, Toney targeted as Newcastle eye England stars, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. But the Toreadors are not a lock to make the final, much less win it, the coach said. afternoon Junior Varsity: 2:30 p.m., Afternoon Varsity: 4:00 p.m., Evening Junior Varsity: 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. Parents used to say, 'When he's with you, he's yours.' With wins over the Comets and Birmingham, the Dolphins could be in the Open Division playoffs. Then you began to see Crips and Bloods out in the Inland Empire. The first game, #10 San Pedro (CA) @ St. Bonaventure (Ventura, CA), started at 7p. Links to all of SBLive's CIFLACS basketball playoff brackets including all girls brackets can also be found here on the City Section website. . "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. Whenever I played in Slam-In-Jam, in Watts or other neighborhoods, I had homies on deck at the game. Washington (20-6) is the third seed and plays Locke (11-15) in the first round. 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. Weve both got senior point guards and a good young core, said Birmingham head coach Victor Koopongsakorn. 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). 743-3640. Taft will play Hollywood, the first-place team from the Central League, in the first round. We do play defense; and I believe we have the most talent, he said. He, too, would love a third meeting between the teams. Wilson, Northern We have five guys in our starting lineup who, in any other year could be a number one of two leading scorer elsewhere. The Woodland Hills Taft boys' basketball team earned the No. Invitational Friday March 2 or Saturday, March (TBD). Westchester's 2012 junior varsity team was talented. Immediately following the acquittals, thousands of people of different ethnicities rioted throughout Los Angeles over a six-day span. CIF L.A. City Section 2022-23 boys basketball playoff brackets announced: Scores, matchups, game times. No longer are future Pac-12 players getting cut from L.A. City varsity teams or tryouts so daunting that talented players look elsewhere. 7 Animo Robinson (1st in Ocean, 9-3) at No. Refer 2022 CIF LA City Section Boys' Basketball Championships Search Tournaments CA Basketball Playoffs 2022 CA Brackets Stat Leaders CA Basketball Scoreboard Division II Location Various Cities, CA Print Download PDF Add to My Site Feb 17 Second Round 1 Los Angeles CES 68 16 Lincoln 46 Recap Details 9 Roybal 67 8 Sherman Oaks CES 59 Recap Details Jeff Halpern (Athletics Office) - (213) 743-3640. And Janna Holley does a good job of getting them going and pushing the ball.. At the 2011 Torrey Pines Holiday Classic in Del Mar, a public school coach in the Compton Unified School District was trying to sell the virtues of his program to parents or anyone who would listen. "I ask kids, 'Why are you going to school out of the area?' 8 North Hollywood (3rd in East Valley, 11-16), No. Basketball. The Open Division playoffs begin on Friday, Feb. 18. "Having a false sense of entitlement is a big problem with kids now," said Sullivan, the head coach at Fremont since 1978. All coaches must be aware of IAC Rules (and changes) as Many of the remaining African-American families in South L.A. are thinking long and hard before sending their sons to neighborhood schools, and private schools are welcoming student-athletes with open arms. Their only losses came in the season opener on Nov. 16 to Alemany High, 65-52, and on Dec. 10 to Chaminade High, 57-47. Facebook; Twitter; Facebook Messenger; Pinterest; Email; print; LOS ANGELES -- On March 6, 1992, the CIF Los Angeles City Section held its annual basketball championships at the L.A. Memorial . 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