Jack Pollon
@pollonpreps
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Freelance😬 Prep Writer; 2007 McDonald’s All-American asst. coach West team; former boys basketball 🏀 head coach at Valley Torah, Stoneridge Prep and Malibu
Joined September 2009
Look who showed up in Gardena tonight . Former Sierra Canyon wide receiver JoJo Phillips . Redshirt freshman at BYU (six catches and a TD this year). Cougars 8-0 and ranked 9 in the country
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How funny is this?: Doing a major deep Spring cleaning and found this old detention slip I gave Nick Young almost 16 years ago at Cleveland High in Reseda: Made sure I kept original copy because Nick signed it!!!!!!!!!!
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Total mob scene in bleachers at hart high in Santa Clarita: hart fans and Santa Clarita valley residents going bananas with Kanye west watching s. Cyn. And hart: also in stands Scottie pippen. Derek fisher. Kenyon martin.
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how do only 8 states have a shot clock; totally ridiculous
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Breaking news: Crespi Boys Basketball 🏀 coach Russell White has resigned to take the same position at Cal Lutheran Univ. @LAVarsity @Tarek_Fattal @FrankieBur @RyanSilver1 @RonMFlores @trigonis30 @CalHiSports @LACourtReport @SFHShoops @CCPEaglesHoops @Drebibo @CoachTrayMeeks.
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Dusty Stromer makes it official with Gonzaga. Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks guard
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Both these guys are NCAA champions . Taft’s Kihei Clark and Sierra Canyon’s Remy Martin. Virginia and Kansas. @Tarek_Fattal @latsondheimer @FrankieBur @gerryfreitas @C_Morrissette @hw1972 @drechevalierii @davidjeffrey14 @BoysTaft @sierracanyon @SCanyonSports
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Former NBA and UCLA standout and ESPN NBA analyst and Crespi parent Matt Barnes offering some broadcasting tips to Harvard-Westlake’s excellent livestream student broadcaster Jake Lancer. LOL 😂
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Camarillo’s Jaime Jaquez made a 3-pointer with .6 seconds remaining to give UCLA a wild 75-72 win over Arizona St.: still made time for a pic with his beautiful mom: great kid!!!!!!
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UCLA’s Amari Bailey (far left) and Gabriela Jaquez (red jacket) in Chicago for the McDonald’s All-American game @Tarek_Fattal @latsondheimer @RonMFlores . Sierra Canyon and Camarillo @SCanyonSports @ACHS_BoysHoops
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Kanye West's Donda Academy Opens Again Just Hours After Announcing Shut Down (This place is a mess!!!!!)
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Just had a quick word with former UCLA forward Shareef O’Neal: says he will check out LSU and Memphis, among others. sounds like he is moving East regardless @Tarek_Fattal @thucnhi21 @latsondheimer @FrankieBur @JoelFranHoops @RonMFlores @trigonis30 @crossroadsscore.
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The King 👑: LeBron James hanging out at Notre Dame in Sherman Oaks
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Highland’s Julian Williams with the game-winning 3-pointer
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Prayers and thoughts for Oaks Chr. running back Mister Williams: down on the field with an apparent head/neck injury @latsondheimer @Tarek_Fattal @vcspreps
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This guy was awesome: RIP Herb Cleveland: one of So. Carl’s finest
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Former Taft standout Demetrius Calip. JUCO standout at East LA College. Looking to go D1 for next year
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Official. Pilibos guard Anto Balian will be at Pepperdine on scholarship. Not a walk-on
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Frank Burlison (basketball guru and Hall of Famer) and Julie . 16th wedding anniversary in Athens, Greece. Talk about nailing it with scouting and evaluation, way to go Frank!!!!!!!!
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Sierra Canyon boys basketball state championship journey. Stop number 1. Fresno State practice facility, get some shots up
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Calabasas’ Oregon bound pass catcher Mycah Pittman wants nothing more than to beat unbeaten Oaks Christian next week in a game that will be televised live by Fox Sports Prime Ticket
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ECR's eddy egun makes it official with Montana: hard work pays off for the under the radar guard
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Julius V.: This guys has taken his operation to another level. SCA and Cali Stars ⭐️ . A major player in the grassroots scene
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How about the awesomeness of Viewpoint coach JJ Prince. Three really good players, all starters, transferred out . Team is 0-4; leaders are a sophomore and a freshman. And coach Prince reports his scores and stat leaders every game no matter what. He’s awesome. Plain and simple.
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Fred roggin and jack roggin. Proud dad with son after cbass wins marmonte league championship
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Calabasas guard ryan murphy scored 23 points and grabbed 7 arebounds with 4 assists for the west team
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One of the grassroots youth basketball power brokers has passed . The pioneer, the guru, the man. The one and only Mike Law. RIP. One of the best guys of all time.
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Crossroads 81.South East 47.Burbank tourney first round. Yuki Okubo.12p, 3a, 2s. Shaqir O’Neal.14p, 4r, 2s (4/4 3ptrs). Brendan Terry.14pts, 11r, 2a,2b. Freshman Henri Adiassa .13pts, 13rebs,. TJ Muhammad .10pts, 4rebs, 6a, 5 steals.
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Sierra Canyon boys basketball 🏀 current active Div. 1. Cassius Stanley-Duke.Scotty Pippen-Vanderbilt.Christian Koloko-Arizona.Duane Washington-Ohio St. Adili Kuerban-Kennesaw St. Cody Riley-UCLA.Remy Martin-Arizona St. Adam Seiko-San Diego St. T. McBride-Cornell.D. Ramsey-UCSB.
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Serra of Gardena has a new boys basketball 🏀 coach. Former Taft and St. John Bosco coach Derrick Taylor takes over . 3-time LA City champ at Taft and a Div. 2 state champ at SJ Bosco. He’s baaaaaaaccccckkkkkkk!!!!!!.
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How about St. Francis boys hoops.18-4.Won nine straight.Biggest guy 6-foot-3.Zero transfers. @Tarek_Fattal @SFHShoops @AthleticsSFHS.
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Gonzaga coach Mark Few has to be smiling ear-to-ear and resting easy at night knowing these two guys are coming next year . Liberty’s Julian Strawther and Rancho Chr.’s Dominick Harris @RonMFlores @FrankieBur @trigonis30 @RyanSilver1
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Former Calabasas standout Ryan Murphy barely touches the rim: Headed to Washington State next year @Ryanmurphhoop
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The new boys basketball 🏀 coach at Crespi is Derek Fisher. Former NBA standout.
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Former Simi Valley and Oxy football student-athlete Matt Matulaitis is on his way to Washington DC. He was registered in the bone marrow database during an Oxy fundraiser and he is going to donate to a total stranger he matched.
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Not only did ECR veteran and City Champ coach Joe Wyatt help lead the Conquistadors to an upset win over Birmingham, he also helped clean the gym: This guy does it all: Mr. Yi needs to get him a raise @Tarek_Fattal @ecrathletics @ECRFootball @ecr_j
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Just met the unofficial Mr. Burbank: His first name is Ed: World War II veteran: 93 years old: collects all the cans and bottles at Burbank High and donates the $ back to the athletic teams: he says it’s his way of giving back and he gets his exercise in: wonderful human being.
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Two back-to-back Calif. Open Div. State Champions from Sierra Canyon: Duke bound Cassius Stanley and Vanderbilt bound Scotty Pippen, Jr.: Both are ready to go for the BallIsLife All-American game at Long Beach Convention Center
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PollonPreps Boys Basketball Top-10.1. Sierra Canyon (5-1).2. Crespi (10-1).3. Oak Park (7-3).4. Harvard-Westlake (9-1).5. Alemany (8-2).6. Taft (12-2).7. Calabasas (9-2).8. Hart (7-3).9. Santa Clarita Chr. 10. Brentwood.others: Campbell Hall, Westlake, Paraclete, ECR, Gran. Hills.
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Six pounds: nine ounces: 19.5 inches: Meet the newest Musketeer: Thomas Scott Moore: congratulations to Moorpark Boys Basketball 🏀 coach Ryan Moore and new mom Elizabeth: Swords Up!!!
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Fake championship . These guys know Hart didn’t really win the Division 2 championship . Look at that hose faces. Moorpark 8.Hart 7. Two-run walk-off home run. It was not Hart 7, Moorpark 6
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Incoming freshmen Nico Mannion and Josh Green and Kentucky transfer Jemarl Baker are the big three for the “West Coast Elite Arizona Wildcats”: will join Stone Gettings, Ira Lee and Matt Weyand @RyanSilver1 @wceua @WCEBball Let’s gooooooooo
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Oaks Christian’s finest: security gurus: Pedro Lopez. Gary farren. Danny Forde: these guys have the campus on lockdown
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Former Calabasas boys hoops coach colin Jamerson cleared of all criminal charges:dismissed:crazy parents do not win: false accusations.
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PollonPreps Top-10 thru Jan. 28.1. Sierra Canyon (16-3).2. Crespi (21-2).3. Oak Park (16-6).4. Harvard-Westlake (19-3).5. Taft (21-7).6. Alemany (14-9).7. Calabasas (19-5).8. Newbury Park (16-4).9. Santa Clarita Chr. (11-9).10. Saugus (16-6).
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No boys basketball 🏀 team in the SF Valley has ever won this trophy 🏆: Sierra Canyon just did: 2018 Open Division state champions
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The best basketball player in the world 🌎 working out at Notre dame in Sherman oaks
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Prayers and thoughts go out to the legend Frank Burlison. He is out of commission through the weekend recovering from nasal surgery. All hopes for a speedy recovery so we can see Frankie B. back in the gym soon. @RonMFlores @FrankieBur @Trigonis30 @Tarek_Fattal @LACourtReport.
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Happy Birthday Mom. Would have been 80 years old today. Miss you everyday, wish you were still here. Rest In Peace Linda Pollon.
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More huge breaking news today: girls basketball 🏀 . Chaminade girls basketball 🏀 coach Kelli Dimuro is the new coach at Cal Lutheran. This on the heels of the men’s program hiring Crespi coach Russell White. Cal Lutheran raiding the Mission League. @Tarek_Fattal @latsondheimer.
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The Milwaukee Brewers have called up former Valencia standout Keston Hiura: Top prospect for sure. Yelich, Braun, Moustakas and Hiura. Westlake, Granada Hills, Chatsworth, Valencia. The So. Cal. Brewers @Tarek_Fattal @latsondheimer @SCVSignal @LesLukach @v1k1ngsbaseball.
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This is the line an hour after game ended to take a picture with former crespi guard London perrantes at Virginia
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Prayers and thoughts to Jahmel (former Notre Dame and Sierra Canyon guard) and Immanuel Taylor (Village Christian guard). Dad is not with us anymore. Great family, great dad, great kids.
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Daily News coverage area boys basketball top 10 post fall leagues.1. Sierra Canyon.2. Harvard-Westlake.3. Notre Dame.4. Birmingham.5. Valencia.6. Crespi.7. Taft.8. Heritage Chr. 9. Calabasas.10. El Camino Real.others: Oak Park, West Ranch, Granada Hills, Alemany, Chaminade.
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Tarek Fattal co-host today with Jim Hill: CBS channel 2: 3 pm hour: Sports Central show. His days at the Daily News are numbered. Bright future. Huge upside @pwtait @RyanJMoore4 @The_Bshaw @LAVarsity @ladailynews @FrankieBur
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Keith Higgins is the pick to be the next men’s basketball 🏀 coach at Moorpark College: part-time position: former Compton College head coach and Reseda HS head coach. Higgins son will be a senior guard at Chaminade @Tarek_Fattal @latsondheimer @GbbNade @Chaminadesports.
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CSUN men’s basketball . 20-win season. 20-7, 12-4 in the Big West. Have won 7 in a row. Only two games behind the league leader. Huge, huge, huge turnaround behind Andy Newman.
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Somebody please explain. No fans at UCLA.No fans at USC.No sports after school with LAUSD (but PE in the gym is okay, LOL). And 80,000 plus stuffed into SoFi is completely okay for LA Rams games. Please explain, please . @Tarek_Fattal @pwtait @RyanJMoore4 @FredNBCLA @trigonis30.
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Arenas, Khamenia, Burries, Yessoufou from regular Calif. high schools . @Tarek_Fattal @lacourtreport
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Cal State. Northridge men’s basketball 🏀 is 12-3 overall and 3-0 in the Big West. And beat UCLA on the road. And gave Stanford (a team that beat Arizona) everything it could handle in the season opener . Andy Newman and staff, absolutely awesome job. @GoMatadors @CSUNMBB.
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Definition of SuperWoman: Burroughs Girls Basketball 🏀 coach Vicky Oganyan. Coaches girls team at Burroughs .Teaches 4 classes at Burroughs.Playing JC ball this year Glendale College.Taking 12 units of classes at Glendale College to be eligible to play and move up on pay scale.
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Boys basketball 🏀 season is less than a month away: Daily News coverage area Top-10. 1. Sierra Canyon.2. Harvard-Westlake.3. Heritage Chr. 4. Chaminade.5. Santa Clarita Chr. 6. Birmingham .7. Taft.8. Crespi.9. Oak Park.10. Valencia. Others: Providence, ECR, Saugus, Oaks Chr.,.
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sierra canyon student section chanting "valerie higgins" and "we don't miss you" when ira lee shoots free throws.
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Prayers and thoughts go out to Paraclete boys basketball coach Newton Chelette. Having some health issues, he’s in the hospital. Great guy, the mayor of the High Desert.
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How about Notre Dame boys basketball 🏀 . beats 3 open Section winners (Dougherty Valley, Modesto Christian, St. Augustine), Sierra Canyon three times, Bishop Montgomery on the road, goes 2-1 in SS open pool play and STILL doesn’t make the open regional. Ridiculous.
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Malibu guard Dylan Goosen and former Malibu head coach David Goosen visiting Utah men’s basketball
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Incredible 40-point performance for Anto Balian. Major upset victory against Crespi. 69-67. 22-8 run to end the game. Pilibos is 4-0 and hosts Campbell Hall on Monday. @trigonis30 @RyanSilver1 @FrankieBur @RonMFlores
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Jayden Pollon with the unassisted triple play!.Current Pollon family athletic rankings:.1 - Jayden.Tied for last - Jen/Jack. @SportsCenter #sctop10
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Santa Clarita Christian’s Caden Starr with the game-winning 3-pointer at Highland
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Wilson. Van buren. Pledger. White. Irving: here's the scary part: they all return next year for chaminade
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Jen’s 40th surprise birthday 🎉 party luncheon today: Maggiano’s in Woodland Hills: Jen does it all for our family, keeps it all together and moving: thankful and grateful: she is A-plus 100 💯 percent keeper
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The new boys basketball 🏀 coach at Poly HS in Sun Valley is Joe Wyatt. Wyatt previously coached at ECR and won an Open Div. Championship there after taking over for David Rebibo. Expect his son little JD to enroll. @Tarek_Fattal @bylucaevans @RonMFlores @Trigonis30 @FrankieBur.
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Almost 30 years ago these two won a natty at UCLA. Tyus Edney made the game winner at the buzzer against Missouri . Lorenzo Romar was an asst. Jim Harrick. Edney now an asst. at San Diego. Romar now head coach at Pepperdine in his second stint there
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Ryan Turell announced that he’s committing to Yeshiva University in Manhattan. Turell turned down 5 D1 offers to attend one of the few Jewish U's in the country. Turell scored over 2800 points, wasCIF POY in 2017, a McDonalds AA Nom this year & will be a 3 time 1st team All-CIF.
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Santa Barbara’s Luke Zuffelato at the buzzer!!!!!!. Amazing shot. 75-74 Dons win it over Sierra Canyon. Zuffelato 31 points with six 3-pointers
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Breaking news: Sierra canyon junior high season tickets expected to go on sale this week: possible waiting list expected, LOL 😂.
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Former Calabasas standout ryan Murphy with a career high 27 points for unc charlotte today against old dominion 😀😀😀😀😀.
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Birmingham's Devante Doutrive generating lots of college interest at ryan silver's elite100camp in claremont
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Harvard Westlake 63.Sierra Canyon 60. Coach David Rebibo commentary nears end of clip. @latsondheimer @Tarek_Fattal @trigonis30 @FrankieBur @gerryfreitas @FredNBCLA @espn
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ND’s Dusty Stromer. 2020.Avg. 13 and helps team set state record for most 3’s in a season and 1st 20+ win season in 18 years. 2022.Avg. 20 helps team win 1st Mission League title in 20 years, first Open division selection. 2023.Avg. 18 and leads team to first ever state title.
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How about Corona Centennial and Josh Giles . Ended Sierra Canyon’s 20-plus playoff game winning streak in 2021 for Open title . Loses Boswell, wins the 2022 Open title . Graduated Dent, wins the 2023 Open title . First ever Open Div. Champion three consecutive years @Cen10Hoops.
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Pollon Area Brand New Top 10 through Dec. 3: .1. Crespi (6-0).2. Oak Park (6-2).3. Sierra Canyon (1-0).4. Taft (5-0).5. Harvard-Westlake (4-1).6. Alemany (2-2).7. West Ranch (4-0).8. Camarillo (0-1).9. Notre Dame (4-1).10. Campbell Hall (5-1).
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one of the top asst. coaches in so cal has to be cornelius holden right now a bretnwood; will be making his 6th finals appearance on the bench saturday; four trips with chaminade and now two with brentwood.
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Sierra canyon brother duo: JJ Hernandez and JD Hernandez. each scored a TD Friday night and dedicated each to Kaizer
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Mission League boys basketball 🏀 . Simply the best league out there. Harvard-Westlake: Open Division champ. Notre Dame: Division 1 champ. Alemany: Division 3-A champ . Sierra Canyon: Open Division participant. @FrankieBur @Trigonis30 @RyanSilver1 @RonMFlores.
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Former Alemany standout Shacquille Dawkins: headed to cal state LA: played first two years at vanguard
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PollonPreps Boys Basketball Top 10 thru Dec. 17.1. Sierra Canyon (5-1).2. Oak Park (7-3).3. Crespi (9-1).4. Harvard-Westlake (9-1).5. Taft (11-0).6. Alemany (8-2).7. Notre Dame (8-1).8. Calabasas (8-2).9. Camarillo (2-3).10. West Ranch (5-1).others: Brentwood, Santa Clarita Chr.
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How about Ryan Murphy from Calabasas: 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and three made 3-pointers for Pitt in a 63-61 win over Florida St. @Tarek_Fattal @latsondheimer @LACourtReport @Ryanmurphhoop @lukepmurphy @GregMurff10.
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This awesome girl turns 14 today!!!. Have an amazing birthday, Jayden. Couldn’t be more proud: straight A’s in school and doing awesome with softball 🥎 and volleyball 🏐
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Sierra Canyon's Cassius Stanley @cassius_stanley . 2016: state champion.2017: so. sec. champion.2018: so. sec. finalist and state champion.2019: chance to be so. sec. champion and state champion. @Tarek_Fattal @RonMFlores @FrankieBur @trigonis30.
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breaking news: a team harden coach was punched in the face and dropped at double pump tourney at anaheim sports center; video on the way.
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Father-Daughter duo: State Champions. Sierra Canyon’s Andre Chevalier and Ashley Chevalier . Boys head coach and junior girls player
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Sierra Canyon graduate 🎓 Marvin Bagley III: 2017 California Gatorade state player of the year and 2018 NBA draft expected top 3 pick: participated in graduation ceremonies today
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