For the cave dwellers: The NorCal Clash is TODAY

From Frank Burlison:

The fifth “NorCal Clash”, pitting some of the better hoops players from high schools in Northern California, is scheduled to tip off Sunday (Aug. 25) afternoon at 3:30 at El Cerrito High. Two squads represented by players from the Classes of 2014 (seniors in the 2013-14 school year) and 2015 (juniors in 2013-14) will play.

It’s the fifth version of the contest, which stands at two victories apiece for the classes. The event of the brainchild of Gerry Freitas (who runs the Hoop Review scouting service), who selects the players and coaches for the event.

The most noteworthy of the players scheduled to participate is 6-foot-9 Ivan Rabb, who is rated among very best prospects from the Class of 2015, not just in the west but nationally, as well. El Cerrito High is located at 540 Asbury in El Cerrito. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for students.

The rosters:

Class of 2014
Shon Briggs (6-7/Brentwood Heritage); Jalen Canty (6-7/Vallejo St. Patrick-St. Vincent); Trevor Dunbar (5-8/San Francisco St. Ignatius); Frankie Ferrari (5-9/Burlingame); Joey Frenchwood (6-0/Newark Memorial); Jonathan Galloway (6-8/Richmond Salesian); A.J. John (6-7/Santa Rosa Maria Carrillo); Elliott Smith (6-6/Oakley Freedom); Gabriel Vincent (6-2/Stockton St. Mary’s); D.J. Wilson (6-7/Sacramento Capital Christian); Temidayo Yussuf (6-5/Alameda St. Joseph-Notre Dame).

Class of 2015
Tyrell Alcorn (6-0/El Cerrito); Paris Austin (5-11/Oakland Bishop O’Dowd); Noah Blackwell (6-1/Roseville Woodcreek); Trey Belton (6-5/Sacramento Sheldon); Marquese Chriss (6-8/Elk Grove Pleasant Grove); Lance Coleman (6-6/Stockton St. Mary’s); Armani Collins (6-4/San Francisco Stuart Hall); Malik Huff (6-1/San Anselmo Drake); Matt O’Reilly (6-2/Moraga Campolindo); Ivan Rabb (6-9/Oakland Bishop O’Dowd); Anthony Townes (6-6/Modesto Christian).