Sunday's report of yesterday's northern California high school basketball games

John Jackson reports on Casa Grande's Friday night win over Dougherty Valley, the victory powered by the outstanding play of Joey Rodriguez.

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Howard Senzell tells us it was Kenny Love behind the Marin Catholic OT victory over Cardinal Newman.

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Thomas Gase has the scoop on St. Patrick - St. Vincent topping Arcata behind the efforts of Robbie Herndon who put up a 26/10 double-double.

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Jeremy Balan fills us in on the St. Ignatius triumph over Riordan by the score of 60-53. Also check out Mitch Stephens' account.

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Joe Davidson writes about the upcoming matchups throughout the Sacramento area.

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Missed this one from yesterday: Jimmy Durkin and Phil Jensen on Newark Memorial taking down Berkeley 65-62 plus St. Mary's beating Berean Christian respectively.

Newark Memorial High 65

Kendall Andrews 10 4-7 24,. Casey Norris 4 4-4 12

Jalil Eppenger 10 13-13 35, B.T.Shabazz 6 5-6 18

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Salesian High 98, McKinleyville High 56

Dom Artis scored 25 points and Jabari Bird contributed 21.  

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Santa Teresa High 65, Bellarmine College Prep 53

Here is Alex Pavlovic with the details.

ST -- Tim Priest 9-3-21, Daniel Karnes 4-1-11, Spencer Koopmans 3-2-11

BCP -- Kristoffer Olugbode 7-1-23, Steven Karr 5-1-11

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Serra 60, Homestead High 39

S -- Henry Caruso 6-4-16, Jason Barsucchini 5-0-13, Dalyn Pacheco 4-2-10

H -- Momir Gataric 3-7-13

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Oak Grove High 55, Salinas High 49

OG -- Nate Viera 5-5-15, Oscar Reynosa 3-4-13, Donald Rodriguez 4-4-13

S --  Frank Rogers 7-4-19, Mitchell Johnson 3-3-10
 
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Piedmont Hills High 54, Watsonville High 34

PH -- Andy Anderson 7-1-16

W -- Ivo Basor 2-6-10 (plus 14 rebounds)

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St. Francis 65, El Camino 49

SF -- Vince Miles 6-1-14, Ivan Margaretic 1-8-10, Kenneth Harris 4-3-11 
EC -- Anthony Knight 9-4-22, Allan Santos 3-4-10

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Archbishop Mitty 67, Pioneer High 45

AM -- Aaron Gordon 6-0-13 , Kyle Toth 5-0-12

P -- Brian Hikido 5-2-13

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Palma High 55, Menlo School 46

P -- Noah Allen 9-9-31 (four treys)

M -- Halprin 6-4-16, Osborne 4-0-11 (three treys), Lacob 2-6-10

A writeup on the Palma - Archbishop Mitty game

Here you go:

A TALL ORDER: Palma holds its own, but falls to nationally ranked Mitty
John Devine
Monterey Herald
12/08/2010 

His jersey unraveling out of his shorts, Noah Allen looked spent.

"I'm a little winded,'' the talented Palma sophomore said. "It's going to take a couple of weeks to get my legs under me.''

Of course, matching up against a Top 50 sophomore in the nation will push you to your limits as well.

In fact, facing a nationally ranked team Tuesday provided Palma with a better understanding of where it is at this point after falling 67-54 to Mitty...

Go here for the remainder.

ESPN's Joel Francisco on some norcal youngsters

Joel Francisco was in attendance at the recent Dinos Trigonis Fullcourt Press Camp for underclassmen and reported on a few northern California ballers:

Aaron Gordon
2013, PF, 6-6, 215 pounds

He was arguably the most dominant player in camp. Gordon has gotten stronger and he possesses intriguing perimeter skills for the next level. His bouncy nature allows him to make plays in traffic at the rim and his passing ability is impressive. In addition, he can stroke the mid-range jump shot at a consistent rate. Whether he ends up at the 3 or the 4 at the next level remains to be seen, but his overall talent is undeniable.

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Noah Allen (Pacific Grove, Calif./Paloma)
2013, WF, 6-5, 180 pounds

Allen was a virtual unknown coming into this camp, but the smooth wing-type has a feathery looking, effortless jump shot out to 20 feet. He isn't a high-level athlete, but he understands angles and has a great soft touch from all areas of the court. Due to his shooting prowess and basketball IQ it will be interesting to see how he develops in the coming seasons.

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Jabari Byrd
2013, SG, 6-5, 170 pounds

Byrd may have been the prospect with the most upside at this event. He has that prototypical scoring guard frame and the skills to go along with it. He is extremely explosive in transition and put together a highlight reel of awe-inspiring dunks. He has a legitimate jump shot out to 22 feet and his release is smooth. If he can tighten up his mid-range skills (particularly his handle) and fundamentals (getting on balance) he has the potential to be an upper-tier national level recruit.