CCS boys football

Division I.

Quarter -finals on Saturday

No. 6 Serra (12-5-3) at No. 3 Everett Alvarez (18-0-2), 11 a.m.

No. 7 Archbishop Mitty (11-3-6) in No. 2 Mountain View (16-1-3), 7:30 p.m.

No. 5 Westmont (14-4-1) at No. 4 Menlo-Aterton (3-0-4), 7 p.m.

No. 8 Los Altos (14-3-3) at No. 1 Bellarmine (15-2-3), 11 a.m.

Division II

Quarter -finals on Saturday

No. 6 Palo Alto (12-5-4) at No. 3 Menlo (14-3-3), 1:30 p.m.

No. 7 Carlmont (10-7-1) in No. 2 St. Ignatius (10-5-5), 11 a.m.

No. 5 Hollister (10-7-3) at No. 4 del Mar (14-1-5), 7 p.m.

No. 8 Homestead (8-6-6) in No. 1 Hillsdale (16-1-2), 3 p.m.

Division III

Quarter -finals on Saturday

No. 6 Sacred Heart Prep (13-2-5) in port no. 3 (15-3-2), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Alisal (7-6-6) at No. 2 Aragon (11-5-2), 3 p.m.

No. 5 Willow Glen (9-6-5) at No. 4 Santa Clara (10-8-2), 5 p.m.

No. 8 Los Cats (8-8-2) at No. 1 Aptos (14-4-1), 1 p.m.

Division IV

Quarter -finals on Saturday

No. 6 Aptos (14-4-1) at No. 3 Monterey (11-6-3), 1 p.m.

No. 7 King City (8-5-7) against No. 2 Gonzales (15-3-2) within the Rabobank Stadium, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Lincoln (9-7-4) at No. 4 Greenfield (9-5-6), 5 p.m.

No. 8 Pioneer (9-8-2) at No. 1 Palma (14-3-2), 11 a.m.

Division V

Quarter -finals on Saturday

No. 6 Crystal (14-2-4) at No. 3 EL Camino (14-2-3), 5 p.m.

No. 7 James Lick (13-3-1) at No. 2 Saratoga (10-6-3), 1 p.m.

No. 5 Latino College Prep (17-0-2) at No. 4 Milpitas (8-3-7), 5 p.m.

Nueva (10-8-1) at No. 1 Silver Creek (12-4-4), 5 p.m.

NCS boys football

Division I.

Quarter -finals on Saturday

No. 8 Acalanes (15-4-3) in Dougherty Valley No. 1 (16-3-2), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Ukiah (16-3-1) in Berkeley No. 4 (18-3-1), 7 p.m.

No. 10 San Ramon Valley (13-7-3) in No. 2 by La Salle (15-3-3), 7 p.m.

No. 11 Alameda (16-3-5) within the Charta of Clayton Valley (16-2-1), 7 p.m. in Charter No. 3

Division II

Quarter -finals on Friday

No. 9 University (12-4-6) at No. 1 Cardinal Newman (12-2-3), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Bishop O'Dowd (11-5-4) at No. 4 Archie Williams (10-4-5) in Red Hills Field, 3 p.m.

No. 7 California (12-6-6) at No. 2 Granada (13-7-1), 7 p.m.

No. 11 Marin Academy (10-8-4) in No. 3 Pittsburg (12-2-3), 7 p.m.

Division III

Quarter -finals on Friday

No. 16 College Park (7-7-7) in Napa No. 9 (10-6-4), 7 p.m.

No. 5 of Anza (14-2-1) at No. 4 Tamalpais (9-6-5), 3 p.m.

No. 15 Castro Valley (8-8-3) at No. 7 Casa Grande (12-5-4), 7 p.m.

No. 14 James Logan (14-7-3) at No. 6 Terra Linda (8-7-2), 3 p.m.

Division IV

Quarter -finals on Saturday

No. 9 Urban (12-7-1) in No. 1 Piedmont (8-8-4), 5 p.m.

No. 5 Marin Catholic (8-7-5) at No. 4 San Rafael (8-11-4), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Branson (8-8-4) against No. 2 Roseland University Prep (10-4-2) at Elsie Allen HS, 5 p.m.

No. 14 Kennedy-Richmond (12-9-4) against Newark Memorial (12-10-3) at Moreau Catholic, 7 p.m.

CCS Girls Soccer

Division I.

Quarter -finals on Saturday

No. 6 St. Ignatius (9-6-5) at No. 3 Leigh (13-2-2), 11 a.m.

No. 7 Woodside (11-4-6) in No. 2 Archbishop Mitty (15-1-3), 1 p.m.

No. 5 Leland (10-2-6) at No. 4 Los Gatos (12-2-6), 7 p.m.

No. 8 Pioneer (13-2-4) in No. 1 St. Francis (15-2-1), 11 a.m.

Division II

Quarter -finals on Saturday

No. 6 Sacred Heart Cathedral (9-5-5) at No. 3 Aragon (11-3-4), 1 p.m.

No. 7 Crystal (14-2-3) at No. 2 Salinas (16-1-2), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Branham (12-4-4) at No. 4 Valley Christian (10-5-5), 11 a.m.

No. 8 Homestead (8-7-4) at No. 1 Aptos (15-2-1), 11 a.m.

Division III

Quarter -finals on Saturday

No. 6 Evergreen Valley (11-6-1) in No. 3 Mountain View (10-7-2), 5 p.m.

No. 7 Soledad (17-2-1) at No. 2 Palo Alto (6-6-3), 5 p.m.

No. 5 Carlmont (14-4-2) at No. 4 Menlo (13-4-3), 11 a.m.

No. 8 Pajaro Valley (17-1-2) at No. 1 Menlo Atheron (9-6-3), 5 p.m.

Division IV

Quarter -finals on Saturday

No. 6 Saratoga (15-2-1) against No. 3 Nueva (18-2-0) on the Skyline College, 3 p.m.

No. 7 Hollister (9-7-2) at No. 2 Christopher (12-5-3), 5 p.m.

No. 5 Soquel (12-4-2) in Willow Glen No. 4 (10-6-3), 1 p.m.

No. 8 San Mateo (12-2-4) at No. 1 Fremont-Sunnyvale (16-3-1), 6 p.m.

Division V

Quarter -finals on Saturday

No. 6 Stevenson (10-2-6) at No. 3 Rancho San Juan (9-8-2), 11 a.m.

No. 7 Oak Grove (13-1-3) in North Monterey County (13-4-3), 5 p.m.

No. 5 mills (12-5-0) against Notre Dame San Jose (7-10-3) within the del Monte Park, 3 p.m.

No. 8 Kipp Navigation (14-2-0) at No. 1 Sacred Heart Prep (8-7-3), 1 p.m.

NCS Girls Soccer

Division I.

Quarter -finals on Saturday

NO. 9 Acalanes (9-3-6) vs. no. 1 Carondelet (18-3) within the Carondelet Athletics Complex, 7 p.m., 7 p.m.

No. 5 Tamalpais (14-4-6) within the Amador Valley No. 4 (11-3), 7 p.m.

No. 15 Liberty (12-2-2) at No. 10 Monte Vista (7-5-3), 7 p.m.

No. 11 Miramonte (11-6-1) at No. 3 Bishop O'Dowd (17-0-2), 7 p.m.

Division II

Quarter -finals on Friday

No. 9 Foothill (8-5-4) on the Marin Academy (18-2-1), 3:30 p.m.

No. 12 Terra Linda (10-6-3) against No. 4 Urban (16-5) at Beach Chalet No. 2, 3:30 p.m.

No. 15 Cardinal Newman (8-10-1) at No. 7 Dublin (8-5-3), 7 p.m.

No. 11 Head-Royce (18-0-1) on the Sonoma Academy No. 3 (13-2-3), 7 p.m.

Division III

Quarter -finals on Friday

No. 9 Berkeley (7-8-6) at Maria Carrillo No. 1, 7 p.m., 7 p.m.

No. 12 Heritage (9-8) at No. 4 Montgomery (9-8-4), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Petaluma (11-6-3) at No. 2 American (13-6-2), 3:30 p.m.

No. 14 Freiheit 910-7-3) in Castro Valley No. 6 (7-6-3), 7 p.m.

Division IV

Quarter -finals on Saturday

No. 8 Pinole Valley (11-9-1) in No. 1 Piedmont (7-9-2), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Kennedy-Fremont (10-6-1) in Sonoma Valley No. 4 (7-8-5), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Berean Christian (15-1-1) in No. 2 St. Mary's-Berkeley (13-4-1), 7 p.m.

No. 6 San Rafael (13-8) at No. 3 el Cerrito (13-5-2), 7 p.m.

Boys: Riordan is top dog

Nobody surprised Archbishop Riordan the highest seeds of the section within the open division. The Crusaders not only won every West Catholic athletic League game, but additionally in a historical way. Riordan scored an ideal 14: 0 and defeated the opponents of the league on average 38 points. Riordan's dominance surely brought her into the conversation as probably the greatest highschool school teams from the Bay Area. The San Francisco School is stacked at every position. Texas A & M Commit Jasir Rencher, Riordan, and the four-star junior point guard Andrew Hilman and the high-flying shooter, Ryder Bush, leads. Big men Nes Emeneke and JP Pihtovs are in the center at each ends. Santa Cruz broadcasts Kirby Seals and Senior striker John Tofi a powerful scale and central defense for the crusaders. Riordan might be accustomed to this 12 months's Open Division Bracket. Six of the eight teams within the division got here from the WCAL. At this point, the query just isn’t whether Riordan will win the Open Division or not, but how much?

– Nathan Canilao

Boys: What happens in the opposite departments

The top public schools of South Bay are in your complete bracket of the Division I. The top seed pale Alto leads the Division I Group, followed by Los Gatos No. 2 and No. 4 Mountain View. Under the direction of Senior Jorell Clark, Palo Alto became the regular season 20-4 and took second place within the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League de Anza Division. No. 5 Leigh, No. 6, Santa Teresa and No. 7 Homestead, have explosive crimes that might perform a surprise within the later rounds. … Christopher comes into the playoffs of Division II as top seeds after the 22: 2 degree. When the seeds hold on, the Cougars will compete in the ultimate against the league and No. 2 Westmont. Christopher had two competition games against the Warriors this season. … Division IV has the potential to be probably the most exciting playoff clip out of the pile. The King's Academy (20-4) was awarded the highest seed after winning the West Bay Athletic League. The knights are led by Freshman Sensation Boss Mhoon, who achieves Big Man Claxton Ladine and Shifty Guard Xavier Barnett. No. 4 Sacred Heart Prep, No. 3 Half Moon Bay and No. 2 Carmel have the potential to attain a run for the title of Division IV.

Boys

Menlo Atheron (18-6) and Milpitas (21-3) were the one public schools that made the Open Division. Ma won the Division of Peninsula Athletic League Bay and had a formidable victory over Valley Christian, who can be outdoors. Milpitas surprised many after winning the Scval de Anza Division. The Trojans are led by Isaac Sisay and Junior Guard Dylan Nguyen. … Although St. Francis only won seven games, he was awarded number 4 in Division II. The Lancers fought this 12 months and can have a tough table in the event that they should go to the semi -finals. When seeds hold, the Mountain View School plays the primary -class Christopher. … Top seed priority might be the favourite that wins the V-Klamt division. The Panthers ended the regular 18-6 season, which the King's Academy and the Menlo School won. Small Summit Shasta can be a division V. The Daly City School had a terrific 12 months and ended the regular season 21: 3.

Girls Open Division: Can Pinewood Throw down?

The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs, who corresponds to her nickname, used years within the Central Coast section about basketball within the central coast. Usually the drama is restricted and speculative movements, against which teams Mitty will end within the CIF Norcal clip or the state championship.

That has modified this 12 months. Without a superstar junior striker McKenna Woliczko, who suffered a torn ACL in January and is traveling for the season, the monarchs are more susceptible than usual.

Could Pinewood get the throne and us see? The program based in Los Altos Hills was excellent through the years, but had difficulty keeping pace with Mitys.

The deep stock of the monarchs of fantastic players kept them competitive, but without Woliczko they are usually not the identical team. Pinewood with 20-3 almost tells the identical record as Mitty (21-3).

The Panthers based in Los Altos Hills defeated Mitty for the CCS title in spring 2021 and ended a run of 5 consecutive section titles for the monarchs. Could the story repeat in 2025?

– Christian Babcock

Open department: Pool game explained

The CCS Open Division just isn’t a one-and-done proposal for boys or girls' basketball.

CCS, which lifted the proposal from the southern section of the CIF, initiated the pool game within the open bracket in 2022. The premise is logical enough: Each team routinely makes the CIF -Norcal clip, so that each one at the very least three games are guaranteed to follow the regional tournament within the CIF norcal.

In practice, nevertheless, it’s a wierd setup. The eight open division teams are divided into two four-team pods-pool A and pool B.

The winner of each pod that was determined by round-robin game meets the open championship game. But what if two or more teams are sure in the identical pool?

It gets really complicated here. The first tiebreaker is easy-to-head-to-head result.

If this doesn’t settle, the team with the bottom combined seeds from the games they won is out of the pool.

This puts plenty of pressure on the best seeds (No. 1 and a couple of), for the reason that teams that they’re faced with of their POD are and lower.

The excellent news? These things often regulate themselves-the teams are the best seeds usually a cut above.

And when you don't? All open teams will receive one other shot within the Norcal Play, which follows a regular clip setup.

– Christian Babcock

Girl

No. 1 Los Gatos (16-8) is prepared for a deep run within the I-Tournament division. The wildcats were an open division team in 2024 and might have been again this 12 months. Instead, you have got a superb shot to trace a CCS title. The Wildcats are headed by the Senior Center Nicole Steiner, who began the primary triple double in class history originally of this 12 months. Senior Ashley Childers offers one other strong presence on the front square. … the open department is all private schools. Six of eight hails from the West Catholic Athletic League, while Pinewood and Priory come from West Bay Athletic League. The teams of the Bay Area teams prove the highest seed in all six CCS clips. (14-8) In Division IV and No. 1 Castilleja (18-3) in Division V. … the women' basketball campaign will proceed to be accomplished next week. All brackets start playing on Friday. Everyone except the open game on Saturday and all six divisions will hold games next Tuesday and Thursday. All six CCS division tournaments will culminate within the championships on March 1 at Santa Clara University.

– Christian Babcock

SAN JOSE – Most basketball teams can be lucky to have one player. With Archbishop #1 Riordan, it's almost easier to find out who isn't dangerous.

Wing Jasir Rencher? He is an issue. Guard Andrew Hilman? Headache. Paired with a deep bench and a towering center combo of 6-foot-10 Nes Emeneke and 6-foot-9 JP Pihtovs, the Crusaders can steamroll almost any opponent.

That's exactly what happened to Bellarmine on Friday night in San Jose. The Bells hosted 10-1 teams in Riordan and trailed by just three points after the primary quarter. But Riordan took a double-digit halftime lead after a 13-0 run, and the Crusaders were just too good to remain in with a 64-38 win.

“It felt good, but it’s what we expect,” Riordan coach Joe Curtin said. “We are playing well. We are deep. We are a nice, cohesive group. We have great chemistry on and off the floor. So if they don't make a real effort right away, I think that's on me. This team is pretty tight and we did pretty well.”

Part of the issue with stopping Riordan (11-1, 2-0 WCAL) is that they arrive at you in waves. Seven players scored at the least six points for the Crusaders, five reached double figures.

“We tell the guys, 'Look, there's no pace on this team,'” Curtin said. “When you're in the game, you're always at 100%. Especially the guys at the end of the bench, we want to get them involved at the end of the game. So it's their responsibility to help their teammates and buddies and take care of business, do what we need to do. And hopefully everyone gets in.”

Bellarmine (10-2, 1-1 WCAL) faced a virtually insurmountable problem attempting to contain Riordan's relentless attack. The Bells had a game plan that they believed could give them a likelihood, but they couldn't put together an ideal game.

“We hung in there, and then their depth caught us at the end,” Bellarmine coach Alex Sarrett said. “Rebounding was a big factor. We emphasized that in the foreplay. The war of attrition there overwhelmed us. But I'm proud of our boys' performance. Some guys stepped forward and took a few shots. We can build on this for the next part of the league season.”

For Riordan, there may be a fortress to construct on. Positionally, the Crusaders lack nothing across the board. This season will ultimately be determined by what their extremely talented team achieves within the CCS and the NorCal Regional Tournament.

On Friday night, they seemed to be the most effective team within the Bay Area.

“It's about guys taking ownership of their roles and accepting that they have to make sacrifices,” Curtin said. “And everyone has to make sacrifices. Even the guys who play the most minutes on the team make sacrifices. They sacrifice shots. They (would) play the entire game on a typical high school team. As they took their seats, they were there for their teammates and cheered them on. When it comes down to it, we are all in this together and the ultimate goal is victory.”

Hilman led the Crusaders with 15 points and Pihtovs contributed 12 off the bench, giving Riordan the spark that helped create separation in the primary half. Rencher contributed a whopping 11 points.

Emeneke added 11 because the Crusaders dominated the post all night.

“Their size is overwhelming at the rim,” Sarrett said. “The problem is that when you miss shots, you have to get the rebounds. I think we did well to stay ahead and make things difficult for them. And then the boards killed us. When they get runouts in transition and we don't score on our end, it's difficult. It’s difficult every time to take the ball out of the net and go on the offensive.”

Bellarmine will proceed constructing WCAL play and try to mold a young team right into a contender within the tough basketball league. Ethan Lyles led the Bells with 14 points, while Will Corbett and Cam Razavi each contributed seven points.

“We have the perspective of even the worst team in the league. If you have a free night, they can put you in your place, you know?” Sarrett said. “That’s why we’re growing as a team and trying to gain the maturity needed to enter these environments and be successful. But we have to play good games.”

For Riordan, the pursuit of championships continues to move forward.

“We stick to the same routine,” Curtin said. “We have a formula. We'll stick with it. And I think that helps. We don't look ahead at all. I tell these guys at the start of the season, we lay out what we want to do and then we just focus on the day and the next opponent.

“As long as we don’t deviate from that, we remain consistent, and that’s what matters. If we stay consistent, they will get going again. You get back on track. That's why we don't really drop too many games. If we ever lose a game, it won't be twice in a row. We’ll get back on track pretty quickly.”

Originally published: January 10, 2025 at 11:32 pm PST

ORINDA – When parents confer with their teens about Internet safety and the hazards of online encounters with strangers, the topic of bondage and tickling probably doesn't come up.

But that's exactly what happened to a handful of teenagers in downtown Contra Costa, based on authorities.

Police in Moraga and Orinda are investigating a tip that at the very least a half-dozen boys were contacted via social media by a mysterious tickler with a proposal. People who met him described him as a polite and “businesslike” middle-aged man who offered the boys $600 to be tied up, tickled and filmed at a predetermined, discreet location, authorities said.

Some of the boys gave in. And the videos soon began circulating on social media, police said.

At least 4 boys from a Lamorinda-area highschool reportedly arranged to satisfy the person at an Alameda County hotel. When they entered the room, he was already waiting for them with cameras. They chatted briefly, then the boys were tied hand and foot, separately, and tickled on a bed for 30 to 45 seconds. The boys were fully clothed and the person stopped occasionally to ask if every thing was OK and allowed them breaks between tickling sessions, authorities said.

The man allegedly told the kids the videos were for his “personal collection” after which paid the boys in money. This meeting took place last yr, police said.

Police became aware of the disturbing encounter last month when the person allegedly made contact with two other teenagers within the Lamorinda area.

This time, the person said he desired to pay $600 to boys willing to undergo the identical treatment and $100 for referrals to other boys. He added that he hoped to seek out subjects who were “very ticklish,” authorities said. The offer was accompanied by a video of teenagers being tickled, and the videos reportedly began circulating soon after at Miramonte High School in Orinda and Campolindo High School in Moraga.

Police have launched an investigation. While California's penal code doesn’t specifically prohibit tickling teenagers, if the tickling or filming was done for sexual reasons, it could violate various federal and state laws. So far, police haven’t announced any arrests or said whether or not they have identified the tickler.

SAN JOSE – On a rainy day that was hardly conducive to optimal individual performance, depth that translated into team championships was the defining feature of the Central Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championships at Independence High.

Before Saturday's final event, the 400-yard freestyle relay, Gunn (boys) and St. Ignatius (girls) had already won team titles. And because the icing on the cake, everyone took first place of their respective relays.

Gunn scored 258.5 points, topping crosstown rival and two-time defending champion Palo Alto (194). And the Titans did it without a person title list but with overwhelming depth.

“The boys were third two years ago, second last year and this year they started with championship ambitions,” said Gunn coach Dustin Fukuda. “They worked really hard. A really nice group of kids who really supported each other.”

St. Ignatius, which scored 257 points to 194 for runner-up Palo Alto, had a person winner in Caitlin Quill within the 100 backstroke, but won each the 400 free and 200 medley relays to earn the third consecutive girls CCS team title.

“It was led by our senior class,” St. Ignatius coach John Dahlz said. “It was the best senior class in history. These girls led the way.”

Saratoga sophomore Kelsey Zhang broke a CCS record by winning the 200 individual medley but was later disqualified, a call that two veteran opposing coaches decried as unfair. Undeterred, Zhang got here back and convincingly won her favorite event, the 100-meter butterfly, in 52.14 minutes.

She was asked what goals she had for the remaining of the season, time goals or location goals?

“Honestly, just to have fun,” she said. “I would like to have a good time and place, but just to have fun with my team.”

Among the most effective individual performances of the meet were Archbishop Mitty freshman Shareef Elaydi, who won the 200 IM (1:47.80) and the 100 fly (48.06) and earned first place for the 200 medley relay team.

Woodside junior Seth Collet was a double winner within the 100-meter backstroke (48.86) and 200-meter free (1:37.65).

Mountain View junior sprinter Dar Lavrenko, a Cal commit, won the 50 free (20.37) and the 100 free (44.53).

Castilleja senior Olivia Detter of Northwestern dominated the women' sprints, winning the 50 free (23.36) and the 100 free relay (50.47) and was the highest 200 free relay team , who took first place with a time of 1:35.63.

Two freshmen won the longest race of the day, the 500-meter race: Menlo-Atherton's Michael Powell within the boys' race and Leigh's Malia Groen in the women' race.

After posting the second-best time in Thursday's heats, Powell finished strong, coming from behind to win in 4:30.09.

“I didn’t really know I was going to win,” Powell said. “I thought back to my training and tried to convince myself to push harder. I thought, “Just 30 more seconds of pain and then so much happiness.”

Groen touched the wall in 4:55.09, ending ahead of MA's Hailey Preuss and Palo Alto's Liew Ladomirak, who previously won the 200 free. Groen also went into the ultimate with the second fastest mark within the heats, but lost her time by three seconds in the ultimate.

“I’m really happy about it, I’m really proud of myself,” Groen said. “I listened to my coach and had a race plan for the first time. I kept up with the team in the first half and did my best to pull away in the second half. And it somehow worked out.”