San Francisco-born award winning 40-yr+ HS sports writer-analyst/Cal-Hi Sports Assoc Editor/Prep2Prep Sr Editor/Hoops4girls partner/CIF Media Advisory Committee
It's with great sadness I must report that David Jackson, the Patron Saint of girls basketball & my friend of nearly 40 years who I helped found the West Coast Jamboree in 2000, has passed on to the Great Beyond..girls hoops was his life & all he wanted to talk about last week
OK folks..here it is for
@SeraphFootBall
RB
@DelonThompson3
..checked my play-by-play 3X 33 carries for 369 yards and 6TDs on runs of 16, 6, 9, 32, 60, 9 with the last 3TD all in the 4th Q...I'm nominating him right now for
@CalHiSports
SoCal Offensive Player of the Week
Press Conference
#LetThemPlayCA
very powerful..I was particularly struck by
@PalyAthletics
senior Hanna Erickson..she asked the powers at be to have TRUST in the coaches to provide a safe environment to re-start HS sports like she and her teammates do
Want to wish a happy birthday to
@HaroldAbend
our associate editor, girls hoops rankings/all-state girls hoops leader and very good friend for many, many years. Hope you're having a good one.
This is what
@girlscalilive
is all about..its about the girls & HS girls basketball..what a wonderful 3 days..every single college coach/HS coach/parent/player said they loved this event..here are 3 stars from 3 different
@CIFState
Sections
@Harpsss15
@Devin202
@KitKat23864002
Breaking News..top young coach Heather Long of Clovis North “made the personal decision to step down today..my kids win” said the mom of 2-4-6yr olds “I’m not closing the door on coaching forever but right now I need to be there for my family”
@CalHiSports
@PAGMETER
@paulmeadors
Compared to some folks I'm blessed..By myself & a bit lonely cuz I'm a social person but ok for now w/food close by & just enough $ to last a bit..so many friends are checking in on me & please keep doing it..I try to give lots of love but I need🥰too..please try to keep smiling
Final from San Diego..bottom line in
@TorreyAthletics
59-48
@CIFState
SoCal Open win over
@WWAthletics
was Paopao pow pow pow as
@tpaopao12
goes for 30P with 14 in 4th Q when she showed she is the absolute top candidate for
@CalHiSports
Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year
Stayed up past witching hour to see what its like as a 70-yr old today..at times I never thought I'd make it with all my flaws & defects but I'm still here & loving life, staying in shape & my commitment to helping HS student-athletes achieve their dreams regardless of $$ rewards
Sue is probably the best HS girls hoops coach in California but she is content to be a math teacher & although she had a short stint as a college coach she shuns limelight of next level & instead develops players at the HS level and none is better at doing it...period...nuff said
Didn't get a chance to Tweet as I had to run down to press conference but I can tell you this..the 69-67 victory by
@EHSAthletics
over
@mitty_wbb
was 1 of if not the best, most exciting & thrilling girls basketball games I've ever witnessed in 42yrs of covering CIF girls hoops
One more hurdle left for
@McKennaDub
of
@mitty_wbb
to make USA U16 Team..she is one of 14 finalists that will be pared to 12 that make the team TBA on Friday..GO McKenna!!
Another exciting announcement for BHS Hoops! We're pleased to announce that Shawn Hipol ("Coach Hip") is the new varsity Girls Basketball Coach at Berkeley High:
Caravan has returned to the pad after a great
@PadreFootball_
College Showcase they was hosted by one of the HS Football game's true gentlemen
@coachwalsh
& his equal
@dlsfootball17
Coach Justin Alumbaugh..lots of colleges in attendance..who impressed me..lets start with
@Jbey_5
D1
@CIFState
champs 2-straight years is
@DLSBaseball
with 11-8 win with 6-run seventh inning to pull it out..big hero was
@TripaldiHank
3-5 2HR 6RBI ..Spartans now have a 30-game post-season winning streak
@CalHiSports
No matter what happens on Saturday in Sacramento has not
@McKennaDub
made a statement to be the top freshman in the state...unofficial stats in
@mitty_wbb
win over Salesian with 29P/20R/3S/2B/2A WOW!
@CalHiSports
With 124 yards
@KaiHallSVHS
of
@SVHS_FB
has broken the
@CIFNCS
Redwood Empire career rushing record according to records kept by
@CalHiSports
Online Record Book..his 5,473 yds passed Chris Ludlow (5,418 @ Tomales 1995-97) & Joe Trombetta (5,447 @ Casa Grande 2004-06) on same day
Should have honored him last year when our old friend reached the milestone but we want to give shoutout to
@ranchochristian
1st Yr Coach
@MarlonWellsm
Marlon Wells who came into the season w/501 career wins @ San Diego Hi/Bishops & now has 509
@CalHiSports
@CIFSS
@EC_Preps_SD
When I saw her last year at
@MaterDeiGBB
Matt Denning I liked her as a soph & felt her game would improve...then
@hoop4girls
West Coast Jamboree she showed that improvement & looks like it's continued progressing to where she is 1 of the top bigs in Socal..cant wait for Fri in LB
Shout out to all the HS coaches out there on National Coaches Day that know I love and appreciate what they do for our student-athletes..as the National Coaching Alliance motto says "A good coach can change everything" just to name a few of my all-time faves with Twitter handles
Hey GC..it may shock East Coast biased media & analysts but not me..I've covered girls basketball for 40yrs & seen greatest of all time but I guess that doesn't count to naysayers..Christina Raiti
@LuHiGBasketball
is a solid coach w/great players but
@coachsphillips
is the master
Caravan still in Cancun but got direct word this afternoon
@beau_barrington
of
@NewmanASB
has committed to
@FootballASU
..wishing this young man all the best..he held Newman together for a huge playoff run even after his family lost their home in Santa Rosa fires
@coachnatesmith
Ceremony honoring
@hoop4girls
West Coast Jamboree founder David "Scoop" Jackson before our game against Oakland Tech! 20 years of service to this tournament and girls basketball!
Am so tired of catholic school coaches being fired because parents writing big checks & have kids that don't meet the mustard complain about playing time for their kids & are getting the upper hand..it's not only
@SIscores
..it happened to Tom Bonfigli
@NewmanASB
as well..so sad
This team certainly makes a statement about how dominant the American girls are on the World scene right now...also, not only had
@haleyjoness19
shown she is one of top players in America, but now shows she's among best in the World...but we already knew that 😊🏀
@coachsphillips
Congrats
@SVHS_FB
on a
@CIFState
6-AA Bowl Game championship after a convincing 27-6 win over Wasco..it took a few years but
@ttherzog
brings home 1st state championship ever for any Petaluma high school in any sport..wish I could have been there
A joyous event
@cifsjs
retired Commish Pete Saco memorial & reception..500 @ church & 300 @ reception..they had a table w/ Pete’s memorabilia & accomplishments..I really liked Pete..he cared about kids & like me it was his life’s work
@CIFState
@CIFNocetti
@cifsjs
@CalHiSports
It’s customary for me to have dinner at Original Joes in downtown San Jose after a
@mitty_wbb
NorCal Open home win and guess where we are after
@lyft
ride…over 60 years ago my dad used to take me to their original original location in San Francisco on Taylor street
Usually stick to sports but having breakfast @ Mr. Moms my Petaluma fave & guy next to me @ counter hands his credit card to owner & says pick up tab of 6 Coast Guard cadets from Two Rock School..Why? Coast Guard saved him when he was stuck w/3 kids in his boat off Sonoma coast😊
For this Labor Day I'm thankful my love of labor is helping young people by my work in high school sports..I'm blessed to be in my 5th decade of covering student-athletes & their joys & sometime struggles..I pray I can keep doing it until the day I'm called up to the Great Beyond
Congrats
@McKennaDub
of
@mitty_wbb
on making all-star 5 at FIBA U16 Women's Americas Championship 2023...we feel her overall play and unselfish team play deserved MVP honors..but what do we know 😊🏀
Something amazing, epic and legendary happened today at the 6th Annual
@odowd_gbb
MLK Classic!
@HaroldAbend
was honored for his work in California prep sports. A career that has spanned 40 yrs! Congrats Harold! Yall show him some love! This is BIG👏🏿💐👏🏿💐👏🏿💐👏🏿💐
#gemsinthegym
The Downtown Petaluma Parade for
@CIFState
Champion
@SVHS_FB
was to begin @ 10 but @ 950 the sky burst so the police escorts decided to start early..1st 2 pics before rain..3rd after..one officer told me "the players don't mind the rain but the cheerleaders.."
@ttherzog
Final
@CIFState
4-A title game..David beats Goliath as
@allfootballSM
with 1,100 enrollment defeats Granada Hills Charter with enrollment of nearly 5,000 handily 32-8 behind running redhead backup QB Jimmy Hughes to win second-straight state championship
Coach Lemmon was on the bench w/his team last Sat @
#ContraCostaChallenge
in game I announced..When I asked Coach Jack Kennedy if I could announce Jim as the Coach he said of course..it brought a smile to Jim's face & a tear to my eye as this news is doing now..a truly great guy
Lemmon Strong STILL! Monte Vista girls hoop coach Jim Lemmon, 58, passed yesterday after 6-month bout w/cancer. He was a great coach and better person/husband/father/friend, according to MV AD Andy Popper. With heavy hearts, but fighting spirits, Mustangs host Carondelet tonight.