Preps By The Bay team rankings

Preps By The Bay serves up the rankings of its Top 25 teams.

BP on the WCAL

Bay Preps takes a look at what the WCAL teams have been up to so far.

JC scores from Sunday

* Contra Costa College 75 - Ventura College 64

Via Contra Costa College Men's Basketball: "The Comets won the consolation bracket of the College Of Sequoias Tournament, defeating Ventura College 75-64. After falling down by 10 early the Comets battled back with strong defense and a balanced attack. All-tournament selection G Davion Mize led the Comets with 26 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists. C Daris Workman controlled the paint, collecting 12 rebounds to go along with his 12 points, and G Ladra Befford added 12 points and 2 assists. The Comets finish the preseason 6-6 and will open up conference play January 4th against Yuba College... GO COMETS!!!"

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* Reedley College 63 - San Joaquin Delta College 58 boxscore

For SJDC, guards Alex Simmons scored 15 points and Nicolus Guzman was right behind with 14.

Dave Campbell game reports.

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* Cuesta College 79 - Butte College 72

From the ChicoER:

Arthur Caldwell scored a game-high 27 points Sunday for the Butte College men's basketball team, but the Roadrunners fell to Cuesta College 79-72 in overtime in the third-place game at the Delta Classic in Stockton.

Jamaal Davis added 16 points for Butte (6-7), and Justin Gavard scored nine for the Roadrunners, who lost their third overtime game this season.

Butte led 28-27 at halftime and was ahead 49-40 in the second half, but the Cougars closed to within 69-66 before hitting a tying 3-pointer with 8 seconds left in regulation.

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* City College of San Francisco 103 - Sierra College 79

UCSC athletics features James Townsend

6-foot-4 junior James (Sacramento High) Townsend is featured in this UCSC athletics article. The Slug basketball player is going to change the world he grew up in.

Whither Matt Mareno?

Noticed that Matt Mareno is no longer listed on the roster at Assumption. He played a prep year back east at Cushing Academy after finishing at Redwood High.

Copeland at Texas A&M International

Former De Anza College and Santa Teresa High point Denzel Copeland is at Texas A&M International (here is his signing article from back in May) but it looks like he is redshirting in this season.

Meet Juwan Anderson

Mid Major Hoops Report has posted an interview with 2015 Bishop O'Dowd backcourter Juwan Anderson. It's interesting that he'll be playing with the Las Vegas Knicks this spring and summer.

When did St. Mary's center Brad Waldow don that red cape?

Has anyone not noticed Brad Waldow's production and proficiency thus far this season?

Try 17.6 points plus 7.3 rebounds per 27 minutes a contest, shooting 63% and 61% respectively, a 22/5 assist-to-turnover ratio and 18 blocked shots in nine games.

First Patty, then Matthew, now Brad.

The Gators handle the Seawolves

San Francisco State went up into Sonoma State territory on Sunday and emerged with an 83-62 victory. Senior Nefi (Skyline High) Perdomo paced the Gators with 26 points (8-9 overall shooting, 5-6 from long distance) while teammate Udun Osakue contributed 18. SFSU shot 52% as a team. For the Seawolves, Sterling (Christian Brothers High) Arterberry finished with 16 points.

The Tarkanian Classic: All Tourney Team 2013

Note the three Bay Area players:

Tarkanian Classic: All Tourney Team 2013

2013 Platinum Division –
LaVette Parker from Mater Dei
MJ Cage from Mater Dei
Stanley Johnson from Mater Dei Paris Austin from Bishop O Dowd
Juwan Anderson From Bishop O Dowd
Ivan Rabb from Bishop O Dowd
Noah Robotham from Bishop Gorman HS
Chris Terry of El Camino Real HS
Ian Fox from Redondo Union HS
Dorian Pickens from Pinnacle HS
Sam Merrill from Bountiful HS

Slugs fall by nine

On Saturday, the UCSC Banana Slugs fell to host Chapman 80-71, with James (Sacramento High) Townsend providing 18 points plus seven rebounds while teammate Ilan (Summerfield Waldorf) Zur scored 14.

The Hunt family & Drake High

It's Hunt time again at Drake High as Ed Yevelev reports that junior Jesse Hunt has stepped forward into the family tradition.

Lee's 17 not enough

Up in Cowboy Country, Wyoming took down Northern Colorado yesterday despite 17 points (7-12 shooting), three boards and three steals in 20 minutes of court time from Dominique Lee.

The Gaels fall

Over in Hawaii, St. Mary's fell to South Carolina 78-71 despite 20 points/five rebounds from Brad Waldow plus 15/8 from Beau Levesque.

Some prep scores/reports from last night

* Tim Menicutch reports that Kyle Roach's 37 point still wasn't enough for Marin Academy to top Branson.

* Bill Paterson has the details of Corona Centennial's 69-66 win over Capital Christian plus other matchups up in Sacramento.

* Javonne McClellan was the centerpiece of Pleasant Valley's win over Paradise as Jeff Larson/Nicki Silva write.

* The Cole Welle-led Aptos High squad won the Bob Hagen Memorial tourney held at Gilroy High this weekend.

*The MIJ offers up the scoop on Moreau Catholic High's 77-61 victory over Marin Catholic.

* BANG Sports provides what you need to know about College Park High's 56-54 win over Newark Memorial. Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group offers a series of photos from the pairing.