Drake and San Ramon Valley take wins

Mitch Stephens has a couple of game reports, one a major upset -- go here.

A Chris McNealy/San Ramon Valley basketball feature

Here you go with an article on one of the most consistently winning programs in Contra Costa County:

Wolves basketball a special team
Kyle Bonagura
Contra Costa Times
3/18/2010

When Chris McNealy was in eighth grade, he stopped by San Ramon Valley High School to play pickup basketball during an open-gym night the school was hosting.

The Wolves' boys basketball coach, John Raynor, noticed McNealy and asked his name.

"I told him my name and he said 'Come with me, I have something to show you,' " McNealy said. "He told me he coached my dad (at San Jose State) and showed me a picture of him from then. Ever since then, we've had a really good bond..."

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San Ramon Valley shuts down Merced

Merced boys fall to San Ramon Valley
Shawn Jansen
Merced Sun Star
March 10, 2010

DANVILLE — In time, Tyrone Bowie and his Merced teammates will look back on this basketball season fondly.

They'll remember winning two thrillers against Turlock, winning a fourth straight Central California Conference championship and playing at Arco Arena.


One by one, the Merced players filed out of the locker room at Monte Vista High doing their best to hide tears.

Coming to grips with the fact that their season was over after a 65-53 loss to San Ramon Valley in the first round of the NorCal Division 1 playoffs was just too much too take...

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