March 7: Monday's northern California high school basketball report

Mitch Stephens offers his top performances of the week.

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Former McClymonds star backcourter Will Cherry was honored with an All-Big Sky Conference first team selection:

"Despite being hampered by an ankle sprain for the final seven games of the regular season, Cherry is eighth in the league in scoring at 14.2 ppg, fourth in assists at 4.4, first in steals at 2.7, and third in assists-to-turnover ratio with 2.1 assists for every turnover.

"That says a lot about his impact on our team," [Montana Coach Wayne] Tinkle said. "If you look at scoring, steals, assists, assists-to-turnovers, he was - I think - hands down the best point guard in the league. We did miss him in some key games. His impact on our team was such that the rest of the coaches thought that highly of him.'"

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Here are the 2011 CIF State Boys Basketball championship brackets (don't forget to scroll). Here's probably an easier to follow look. For just the games up Sacramento way, go here.

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John Dugan writes about the love flowing to San Marin basketball.

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Former De La Salle star Rekalin Sims is in legal trouble in Kentucky. Here is more.