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All-State basketball selections

May 2nd, 2013, 9:19 am by Steve Fryer

Stanley Johnson, left, of Mater Dei was named California Division 1 boys basketball player of the year by calhisports.com, which has been selecting all-state teams in many sports for many years, including in pre-Internet days as CalHiSports.

Brethren Christian senior Mamadou Ndiaye was named state Division 5 player of the year.

Johnson, a junior, was also named to the California overall first team and to the all-juniors team.

Mater Dei senior Elijah Brown was named to the all-state second team, and Mission Viejo senior Evan Zeller was all-state third team.

Other Orange County players selected to the various all-state teams …

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All-CIF, Players of the Year

March 25th, 2013, 5:11 pm by Steve Fryer

Good county representation on the All-CIF Southern Section boys basketball teams, which were selected by SCIBCA — the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association.

Mater Dei’s Stanley Johnson is a Division 1AA player of the year. Nick Hornsby and Deondre Bryant of Tustin are co-players of the year in 3AAA, in which Tustin’s Ringo Bossenmeyer is coach of the year.

Brethren Christian’s Mamadou Ndiaye, the 7-foot-5 center, is a 5AA player of the year.

The All-CIF teams are here.

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Posted in: Boys Basketball • Brethren Christian • deondre bryant • mamadou ndiaye • mater dei • Nick Hornsby • Stanley Johnson • Tustin |

Hornsby leaves mark in win over Ocean View (video)

March 7th, 2013, 11:38 am by Jonathan Khamis

The Tillers’ Nick Hornsby fouled out with five minutes left in the game, but not before scoring 26 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and securing a couple of blocks in a 65-48 Tustin win over Ocean View.

Video by Jonathan Khamis, OCVarsity.com.

Click here to read game recap and view photos.

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OCVarsity Boys Hoops: CIF state playoffs preview (video)

March 5th, 2013, 8:30 pm by Jonathan Khamis

Steve Fryer and Jonathan Khamis travel to Tustin to preview the CIF state playoffs.

Can Tustin win state as well?
Will Mater Dei redeem themselves?
How did Mission Viejo become eligible for playoffs?

Video by Jonathan Khamis, OCVarsity.com.

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SoCalRegionals

March 3rd, 2013, 6:48 pm by Steve Fryer

Mater Dei was placed into the Open Division as expected in the CIF Southern California Regionals. The Monarchs will have a first-round home game.

El Toro and Mission Viejo also have first-round home games, in Division 1. Villa Park has a first-round home game in Division 2, and Tustin is at home in the first round in Division 3.

This is the first season of the Open division in the CIF State Championships. Teams have to meet standards, like having qualified for the Regionals in three of the past four years, to be selected to the Open Division. There seven teams in the Open Division in the CIF Northern California Regiaonsl and seven in the Open Division in the CIF Southern California Regionals.

Regionals champions in six divisions meet in the CIF State Championships in Sacramento, March 22 and 23.

Many teams that lost in CIF-Southern Section semifinals were selected to the Regionals, including Mission Viejo, Dana Hills, Ocean View and Tesoro.

A first-round game featuring two Orange County teams playing each other is rare, but it is happening inn Division 3 on Wednesday when Ocean View plays at Tustin.

First round games are Wednesday in all divisons expect for the Open Division, in which first-round games are Friday.

Regionals brackets for boys and girls basketball are here.

Posted in: Boys Basketball • CIF Southern California Regionals • el toro • mater dei • Mission Viejo • ocean view • santa margarita • tesoro • Tustin • Villa Park | Comments Off

Tustin celebrates basketball championship (video)

March 1st, 2013, 1:24 am by Jonathan Khamis

Tustin suffocated Royal of Simi Valley, holding the Highlanders to only two points in the 1st quarter, on way to winning their first championship since 1991.

Deondre Bryant and Xavier Powell each had 15 points.

Video by Jonathan Khamis, for OCVarsity.com.

Click here to read game recap and view photos.

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Tickets, parking info for CIF finals

February 28th, 2013, 11:55 am by Steve Fryer

For CIF-SS basketball finals at Anaheim Convention Center, tickets are $7 for students and for children 13 and younger, and $13 for adults.

Mater Dei, El Toro and Villa Park might still be selling tickets in advance. Contact those schools for that information. It would be cash only for ticket purchases at the schools. Tickets are also at the ACC ticket office and at ticketmaster.com; both accept debit and credit cards for ticket purchases.

Parking is $12. Spectators are instructed to park in Car Park 1, the entrance for which is on Katella Ave. right across the street from the Disneyland parking lot — wait, that’s California Adventure now! — just east of the big Anaheim Convention Center sign. A parking map for the ACC is here.

Schedule for Orange County teams — Tustin vs. Royal today at 6:30 p.m., Santa Margarita vs. Damien today at 8:15 p.m.. Villa Park vs. JW North on Saturday at 4 p.m., El Toro vs. Santa Monica at 6 p.m., Mater Dei vs. Etiwanda at 8:30 p.m.

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Championship games

February 25th, 2013, 12:19 pm by Steve Fryer

The CIF-Southern Section today released dates and times for championship games.

Games involving Orange County teams, all at Anaheim Convention Center …

3AAA –Tustin vs. Royal of Simi Valley, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

3AA — Santa Margarita vs. Damien of La Verne, Thursday, 8:15 p.m.

Games potentially involving Orange County teams, all at Anaheim Convention Center …

2A — Westlake-Tesoro winner vs. Arroyo Grande-Redondo Union winner, Saturday, 2 p.m.

2AA — JW North of Riversde-Mira Costa of Manhattan Beach winner vs. Villa Park-Thousand Oaks winner, 4 p.m.

1A — El Toro-Crescenta Valley winner vs. Dana Hills-Santa Monica winner, Saturday, 6 p.m.

1Aa — Mater Dei-Inglewood winner vs. Etiwanda-Long Beach Poly winner, Saturday, 8:30 p.m.

Tickets, $7-$13, will be available at participating schools Tuesday or Wednesday, and are available now at ticketmaster.com.

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Fryer’s top 10 vote, if voting continued …

February 18th, 2013, 12:21 pm by Steve Fryer

The Orange County media polls conclude at the end of the regular season. If the polling continued through the playoffs, this is how I would have voted today on the Orange County boys basketball top 10 …

1. Mater Dei (Division 1AA) 27-1

2. Mission Viejo (1AA) 25-3

3. JSerra (4AA) 17-8

4. Tustin (3AAA) 27-2

5. El Toro (1A) 24-5

6. Orange Lutheran (1AA) 18-9

7. Villa Park (2AA) 21-6

8. Servite (3AAA) 17-12

9. Sonora (3AAA) 24-4

10. Canyon (2A) 18-7

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Fryer’s top 10 vote

February 11th, 2013, 10:58 am by Steve Fryer

How I voted today on the final Orange County boys basketball poll of the 2012-13 season.

Note: Mater Dei has been No. 1 in the final rankings every season since 1988-89, when Saddleback finished at No. 1.

My ballot …

1. Mater Dei (26-1, Trinity champ)

2. Mission Viejo (24-3, South Coast co-champ)

3. JSerra (15-8, Triniity 3rd)

4. El Toro (23-5, South Coast co-champ)

5. Tustin (25-2, Empire champ)

6. Orange Lutheran (17-9, Trinity 4th)

7. Sonora (23-3, Freeway champ)

8. Villa Park (20-6, Century champ)

9. Canyon (18-9, Century co-2nd … beat VP and Foothill last week)

10. Foothill (21-5, Century co-2nd)

Others I considered … Fountain Valley (20-6, Sunset champ), Tesoro (18-9, South Coast 4th), Sunny Hills (23-3, Freeway 2nd), Ocean View (20-6, Golden West champ).

Posted in: Boys Basketball • OC Varsity top 10 • canyon • el toro • foothill • JSerra • mater dei • Mission Viejo • orange lutheran • Sonora • Tustin • Villa Park | Comments Off

Football recruiting: Two O.C. defensive beasts to roam Desert

February 6th, 2013, 4:52 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com

Mission Viejo defensive end Garrett Marino and Tustin defensive tackle David Maka signed with Arizona State and Arizona, respectively, on Wednesday.

Marino and Maka are two recruits who could emerge as top defenders in the Pac-12.

Please send football recruiting news to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocreguster.com

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