An ongoing recession fueled high rates of unemployment in the city, between 8 percent and 10 percent in 1992, according to the Los Angeles Times, and it built resentment about living conditions. Birmingham (14-8), which hosts Los Angeles CES (9-7), has a similar makeup of varsity inexperience and youthful talent to the Highlanders. We do play defense; and I believe we have the most talent, he said. L.A. City basketball coaches, especially those in South Los Angeles, would call Langston's assessment of what happened 20 years ago today a true understatement. "Gabe" is Gabe York, Lutheran's high-scoring guard ranked No. Were going to make this dance a little difficult [on the other teams], Halic said. Taylor said his team is pretty healthy. Senior center Kevin Young, who leads the team in rebounding at 10.6 per game, has tendinitis in his knees. "My son went to public schools, got a decent score on the SAT and got into UC Santa Barbara," Morris Sr. said. But its small things that can bring you down, Taylor said. Follow your favorite school's scores, schedules, rankings, video highlights, articles and more at sblivesports.com and scorebooklive.com . "No, my son would never go to an inner-city high school," Player said. CIF L.A. City Section 2022-23 boys basketball playoff brackets announced: Scores, matchups, game times. The home Coliseum League Schools: Crenshaw, Dorsey, Fremont, Jefferson, Locke, Manual Arts, 2001 Monroe at Los Angeles Wilson, cancelled due to COVID testing issues. The Highlanders won the Girls Open Division championship in 2019. And this team (22-2) could be even better. NFHS Network is part of the CBS Sports Digital Network. Because of technology, kids have more options these days to steer clear of trouble. Twenty-five years ago, I had plenty of kids that couldn't stand each other and we had to pull them apart in practice. . "He didn't have his best game at the Fairfax State Preview, but man, Gabe York looks like a million bucks in the Trinity League," said Nicole Player, a 1996 graduate of Washington Prep. Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. one coach who asked to remain anonymous asked rhetorically. They always say 'better environment.' Both say they believe preparation, a strong academic work ethic and an educated support system can help inner-city students overcome existing challenges. 8, get ready for the City Section Open Division basketball playoffs next month. 1 seed in the CIF City Section Division I playoffs. "I was always on point. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of South Los Angeles was approximately 47.5 percent African-American and 49.8 percent Latino in 2000. sanfernandosun.com View the entire high school Boys Basketball brackets. Many traditional African-American neighborhoods were seeing an influx of Latino residents, which added to the racial tension. SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS' BASKETBALL Championships, Wednesday. Morris and Kim Bly, Washington Prep's athletic director and a former multisport athlete at Cal State Los Angeles, say they believe the notion of inner-city students being at an academic disadvantage is overstated. 2 in the state. 9 Manual Arts (7th in Coliseum, 9-18) at No. 13 Jordan (6th in Eastern, 7-12) at No. 15 Bravo Medical (2nd in Southern, 18-7). 4 Crenshaw (1st in Coliseum, 18-8), No. "When I go back to the block now, only one person from my era still lives there," Langston said. That would mean someone from the West Valley would be the champion. two ways: By League (this list below) and on a Date Photo Galleries Explore . This is going to be one of those on any given day tournaments.. Here are the teams that seemingly have a chance for the title. Theyre also great at taking an offensive foul; theyre not afraid to step in front and sacrifice their body, Koopongsakorn said of the Highlanders. We've re-organized them in OPEN DIVISION. Lincoln/South Gate winner at Los Angeles CES, Los Angeles/Fremont winner at Rancho Dominguez, Downtown Magnets/Hawkins winner at Los Angeles Kennedy, Animo Robinson/Middle College winner at Larchmont, CALS Early College/Lakeview winner at Harbor Teacher, Community Charter/Foshay winner at Maywood CES, Orthopaedic/Contreras winner at Alliance Neuwirth, East Valley/East College Prep winner at Belmont, Alliance Marine/Academia Avance winner at University Prep Value, WISH/Collins winner at Los Angeles Leadership, Bernstein/Elizabeth winner at Wilmington Banning, Mendez/Middle College winner at Maywood CES, Triumph/Orthopaedic winner at Huntington Park, Animo De La Hoya/Collins winner at South East, New West/Animo Venice winner at Academia Avance, Gertz-Ressler/Math/Science winner at Monroe, Alliance Neuwirth/Downtown Magnets winner at Panorama, Lake Balboa College Prep at Los Angeles Leadership, Dymally/East College Prep winner at Rivera, Rise Kohyang/Annenberg winner at Episcopal, Los Angeles Leadership/Lake Balboa College Prep winner at Larchmont, L.A. 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City Section basketball: Pairings for boys and girls playoffs, Narbonne boys basketball star Marcus Adams Jr. signs with Kansas, Daily Breeze All-Area Girls Soccer: Torrances Julia Quinonez is the player of the year, Palos Verdes baseball sweeps Mira Costa, takes over sole possession of first place, Mira Costa boys lacrosse wins first Bay League showdown with Palos Verdes, They spent their lives teaching. 14 Poly (5th in East Valley, 6-24) at No. There have been several 7-foot high school basketball players in the past across the Southland. 292-0332 As the verdict neared, tensions were higher than usual because of resentment among many South L.A. residents regarding the sentence in the fatal shooting of Latasha Harlins, a 15-year Westchester student gunned down at a local liquor store on March 16, 1991. Some of the sections longtime powers should be in the running to put up another banner, but anyone who says they know with certainty which team will win is simply popping off. A newspaper of historical dimensions, the San Fernando Sun has been publishing continuously since 1904 reflecting the valleys historical and cultural development. At the beginning of the year, if you had asked me if we would be in this position, Id have said there was a 50-50 chance, he said. "I didn't really notice [any fights], but did see a lot of gang members, either behind our bench or in the stands. B. Quarter-Finals - Wednesday, February 21 Division 5AA: Faith Baptist vs. #2 Trinity Classical at Masters U. 15 Gardena (7th in Marine, 5-18) at No. Birmingham won the 2021 Open Division championship in a season that can best be described as truncated because of various COVID-19 disruptions. And so are we. The L.A. City Section has its share of great individual talent, but top-tier L.A. City squads are usually defined by depth and the ability to wear teams down. His first civics lesson? 1150 San Fernando Road Suite 100 Hollywood, North Hollywood, Polytechnic, Verdugo Hills, Valley 13 De La Hoya (2nd in Eastside, 12-4) at No. 15 finished in the Top 20 out of 94 LAUSD schools. 16 Monroe (6th in East Valley, 4-9) at No. Central City Value at Los Angeles Wilson. 2023 LA City Section Boys Basketball Open Division Playoff Bracket, 2023 LA City Section Boys Basketball Division I Playoff Bracket, 2023 LA City Section Boys Basketball Division II Playoff Bracket, 2023 LA City Section Boys Basketball Division III Playoff Bracket, 2023 LA City Section Boys Basketball Division IV Playoff Bracket, 2023 LA City Section Boys Basketball Division V Playoff Bracket. 6 Harbor Teacher (1st in Crosstown, 12-10), No. 8 San Fernando. Other activities, such as skateboarding, have gained popularity with African-American youth. Since the advent of the modern California state championships in 1981, the road to the highest-level classification title (Division I) has gone through the L.A. City Section, composed of high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Verdugo Hills 43, Granada Hills Kennedy 40, #3 Verdugo Hills at #1 Los Angeles Wilson, North Valley Military 65, Animo Bunche 22, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Los Alamitos stays No. Sullivan says he doesn't believe coaches have to deal with players with a background similar to Langston's as much today. Often the top seed has the easiest opening game. While playing for Crenshaw, Langston was a full-fledged member of the Westside Rolling 60s, a well-known set of the Crips. I like us playing on the road, learning how to deal with [referees, hostile crowds, etc. It was very active and definitely a lot going on in there. Schools may enter a maximum of three (3) sanctioned Follow your favorite school's scores, schedules, rankings, video highlights, articles and more at sblivesports.com and scorebooklive.com . Birminghams only two league losses were to Granada Hills. The Los Angeles riots left 53 dead, thousands injured and property damage estimated at $1 billion. 1 in this weeks top 20 high school softball rankings, The Times top 25 high school baseball rankings, Rainouts wash away seasons for some City Section baseball and softball teams, High school baseball and softball: Saturdays scores, The actor, the hairstylist and the eye surgeon: Drugs and death in a Malibu beach house, Have guests in town? 1 View Park (5th in Coliseum, 13-16), No. We have to find a way to make them a bit uncomfortable on offense and disrupt the things they like to do as much as possible., Honig speaks very highly of Birmingham. Beyond those two, the outlook is rather bleak. Before the riots, inner-city youth were pushed toward sports as a way to steer clear of street activity. The Royals only played two home games, against Birmingham and Chatsworth. Two hours of voluntary practice is allowed on the weekdays After Fremont defeated South Gate, many of the fans watching the second boys' game were distracted by gang-related altercations in the Sports Arena's upper level. Many qualities that define a City ballplayer from that era were found in Vince "Chico" Langston. Will the trends of African-American exodus, private-school domination, and the de-emphasis of sports participation continue? 15 San Fernando (6th in Valley Mission, 5-15) at No. Many Latino students choose baseball and soccer as their primary sports, and this is evident in the makeup of the current teams at these inner-city schools. Follow your favorite school's scores, schedules, rankings, video highlights, articles and more at sblivesports.com and scorebooklive.com Find out where your teams stands. 12 Valley Alternative (4th in Valley, 10-9) at No. I always had my gun with me in my bag. 5 East Valley (2nd in Valley, 14-5), No. Jeff Halpern (Athletics Office) - (213) 743-3640. While not knowing all the bracket teams in-depth After the top four teams, I wasnt sure who the [selection] committee would choose Koopongsakorn believes his team is where it should be with the tournament starting. 11 Sylmar (2nd in Valley Mission, 8-19) at No. Championship. 4 Crenshaw (18-8) takes on Jordan (7-12) in the first round. No. This is not to slight or diminish Divisions I through V, which began their playoffs earlier this week. "I was a member since seventh grade, and you never get out of being in a gang," Langston said. Ten years later, the African-American population stood at 37.5 percent and the Latino population at 59.7 percent. E-mail: jegesq@socalhoops.com. 65 in the ESPN 100. ], learning to play through everything, Wyatt said. When I was doping out [the bracket], I had Narbonne [as a second seed]. I think kids feel like they aren't going to make it.". Coach Derrick Taylor might have the most talented roster best suited to win an eight-team tournament at the end the regular season, but the Toreadors have some troubling losses, which gives hope to opponents in the playoffs. "They didn't want me to be around all the time; they encouraged me to go ball," said Langston, who played at two junior colleges and Morgan State University. You are. Some families simply left the state. Thats our goal: they put us at sixth, and we want to make everyone look stupid. 11 Reseda (3rd in Valley Mission, 15-7) at No. 2005-2023 CBS Interactive. 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Its why the Royals will have no trepidation about traveling to Fairfax (13-6) on Friday and playing against a program that has won multiple City titles in basketball, and is a perennial championship contender. Most of our players now are underclassmen. They own an early-season win over Fairfax. eliminated. Quarterfinals. Finals - City Saturday, March 3 4 Granada Hills (5th in West Valley, 11-15), No. The dwindling of African-American enrollment at South L.A. schools that previously competed for CIF state titles -- Crenshaw, Manual Arts, Fremont -- is most vivid at Manual Arts and Fremont. 2 Narbonne (2nd in Marine, 18-8) at No. CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; . (Santa Clarita), Friday, 5 p.m. Division 5A: #3 Louisville at #1 Newport Beach Pacifica Christian, Los Angeles Marshall 53, Granada Hills Kennedy 43. LA North and LA South: CIF City Section boys basketball playoff brackets, Rob Dibble to coach Calabasas baseball team, Baseball D4: Palm Desert 4, Temple City 0, Baseball D6: Desert Christian 4, Capistrano Valley Christian 2, City Section D1: El Camino Real 5, Chatsworth 4 (9 innings), Baseball D5: Woodcrest Christian 6, Paraclete 1, Baseball D7: Firebaugh 5, Hillcrest Christian 4, City Section DII: North Hollywood 10, South Gate 5, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Feb 16. 8 Mendez Learning Center (1st in Eastside, 12-1), No. Mission League Practice Games, West timing. But Jenna was able to lead us along early and now the core players around her have progressed. All first-round games are scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. 1 Taft (1st in West Valley, 23-2), No. A few parents and coaches could only shake their head in bewilderment. Use the "Find my Team" feature to quickly locate your team! While Ellison says he feels a younger generation of parents is more involved and prepared in decision-making that helps kids maximize scholarship opportunities, Sullivan says he sees some negative from that change. Wilson, Northern I think our first game is extremely dangerous, Taylor said. There were 2 games for Los Angeles City Section basketball on Sat, 3/4/2023. They always play that tough brand of defense where they are in-your-face and all over the place. Check SBLive's CIFLAS basketball brackets for all the scores, game times and updated matchups: For those who like playoff competition to be so unpredictable that No. The Open Division playoffs begin on Friday, Feb. 18. "When I was coming up, not only did you have to go outside, but you had to stay outside and play and not come back in the house.". "Parents are more protective and aware of the educational and athletic opportunities for their kids. "The main reason is the atmosphere and potential for violence. Quarterfinals. 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All games will be played under 2000-01 National Federation I had to get to school the best way I could. 10 Santee (T-1st in Southern, 11-14), No. Weve both got senior point guards and a good young core, said Birmingham head coach Victor Koopongsakorn. Saunders would have graduated from Los Angeles High or Dorsey, another traditionally strong basketball school in South L.A., had he attended the public school in his neighborhood. L.A. City Section schools have won 18 of 32 Division I state titles. Today, playing basketball at Crenshaw or another traditional inner-city power is similar to playing at a public school in the San Fernando Valley, Orange County or the Inland Empire -- coaches are optimistic to compete with the state's best teams and players hope to -- not expect to -- catch the attention of a college recruiter. during the Winter Break, when school is not in session. school must provide a faculty member who will, at all times, be in charge of scoring and "Having a false sense of entitlement is a big problem with kids now," said Sullivan, the head coach at Fremont since 1978. 1 could lose to No. "With the riots, things began to escalate," Morris Sr. said. "The landscape has changed drastically. They have a very efficient offense and play tough defense to try and make you play quicker than you want to. 8 North Hollywood (3rd in East Valley, 11-16), No. The Crips and the Bloods are notorious Los Angeles street gangs with origins dating to 1969. Follow your favorite high school teams and players, Explore and purchase photos of your local teams, See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports. 14 Orthopedic (3rd in Freeway, 9-4) at No. In 2012, only city champion Taft at No. 2022 CIF LA City Section Boys' Basketball Championships Brackets. Which early surprises in 2023 are here to stay in the UFC? 2023 LA City Section Girls Basketball Open Division Playoff Bracket. As the urban legend goes, 1993 ESPNHS All-American Jacque Vaughn, a four-year starter at Pasadena Muir who played at Kansas and 12 years in the NBA, didn't attend Crenshaw because of the uncertainty of cracking the lineup. But there was a specific method to Coach Joe Wyatts preparation madness. California tournament was already completed for football and basketball, . Hamilton, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles CES, and Sun Valley Poly are the top seeds in Division I in that order, and all earned first round byes. "I ask kids, 'Why are you going to school out of the area?' Questions? When West ruled at Crenshaw, winning eight state championships between 1983 and '97, the Cougars' tryouts were nearly as legendary as their fourth quarter full-court press. Thats kind of our weakness; we tend to blow off small details. Angel Corona of Westchester is guarded by Romello McRae of Fairfax. Upward of 80 to 100 hopefuls would try out, hoping to wear the famous blue and gold 'Shaw jersey. The COVID-19 pause didnt do the Gauchos any favors. But both Honig and Koopongsakorn know nothing is guaranteed. The official basketball season for the CIF Los Angeles City Section is scheduled for the period of Monday, November 6, 2000 to Friday, February 9, 2001. 2023 LA City Section Boys Basketball Division II Playoff Bracket. 9 Northridge Academy (3rd in Valley, 10-9) at No. "The city used to be the place to be.". Parents used to say, 'When he's with you, he's yours.' He can be reached at ronnie.flores@espn.com When Griffin (UNLV) and Langston (who later gained a small measure of fame in the hip-hop group Chico & Coolwadda) helped Crenshaw to the '89 state title, it was actually Westchester, with point guard Sam Crawford (New Mexico State) and forward Zan Mason (UCLA), which opened up the preseason ranked No. Van Nuys man, West Covina woman arrested in Vanowen Street shooting, Man hired to remove gang graffiti killed, 3 other men injured in Northridge shooting, Eric Claptons Crossroads Guitar Festival is coming to Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, Comedian Sinbad making progress 2 years after stroke, family asks for donations, Gunmen storm Mexican resort, kill 7 people, including a child, California is changing how it goes after illegal cannabis farms, Caught off guard: How South Floridas rare storm compares to others, and where it sits in history, The final encore for Phantom: What the show means to one New Yorker who saw it dozens of times, For Varland brothers, now both in the MLB at same time, a dream come true, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. playoff notes are summarized below. Player has a son, 6-3 seventh-grader Billy Preston, whom plenty of high school coaches would love to have on their roster in two or three years. Could this be Narbonne's year in the boys basketball Open Division? View the entire high school Girls Basketball brackets. Morris Jr. played for Ed Azzam at Westchester, then finished high school playing for his father at Locke in 1996. With the competing schools involved, longtime Fremont coach Sam Sullivan knew the atmosphere to expect. How 'light the beam' became a Sacramento Kings rallying cry, Overreaction Monday: What we learned from Game 1s, 2023 NBA playoffs: First-round series, Finals, MVP odds. That [2019] team had a lot of seniors. Support the San Fernando Valley Sun Today! Taft Coach Derrick Taylor is quite serious when he says the boys bracket can be won by any of the eight teams. The brackets for the 2022 CIF LA City Section boys basketball playoffs have been finalized. Taft will continue to be solid as long as former NBA guard Jason Hart, who played for Azzam at Westchester before finishing at Inglewood, is coaching. First Round. The Gill brothers, Andrew and Christian, have boosted the Gauchos. But the Open Division is considered, at least on paper, the hardest championship to win. Basketball Home; Teams; States; Scores; Rankings; Stat leaders . 1 seed in the CIF City Section Division I playoffs.Before the brackets were released on Saturday, Taft coach Derrick Taylor said he put . they pertain to student eligibility, school responsibilities, and the Sport of Basketball. "You had Crips affiliated with Crenshaw and the Bloods with Fremont, so you knew there would be tension," Sullivan said. He ended up backing up Langston on the junior varsity and left for Manual Arts. following the conclusion of the Refer Not Hollywood, not L.A., not the country, At 19, he won a local school board seat. I had all the right teams, but the wrong order, Taylor said. Sullivan's Fremont team took on Central League rival South Gate in the 3A title game, with Westchester and Crenshaw in the 4A nightcap. MaxPreps Los Angeles City Section Basketball Rankings. 4 Hamilton (6th in Western, 15-15), No. But he is the only player Taylor said is nursing any kind of significant injury. "I was at Ventura College, and we usually left for L.A. on the weekends, but it was getting ugly and coach [Phil] Matthews didn't let any of us leave," Langston said about that fateful day in 1992. Narbonne, led by 4-star F Marcus Adams Jr., was awarded the top seed in the Open Division, and Birmingham is No. City Section basketball has no clear No. I told the kids, if you dont like it, then do something about it.. For . 16 Marshall (1st in Northern, 12-9), No.9 Bell (2nd in Eastern, 12-10) at No.8 West Adams (4th in Coliseum, 15-11), No. Reseda Cleveland, with future NBA players Lucious Harris and Adonis Jordan, plus six other eventual Division I recruits, spent most of the season ranked No. And the West Valley League boys and girls teams will have a huge say in who are the eventual champions when the finals are played on Feb. 26. Parents moved out to gets their kids away from gangs, but in many instances kids were already in the gang.". All coaches must be aware of IAC Rules (and changes) as CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; MAXPREPS; FOLLOW MAXPREPS. 1. 892 likes, 11 comments - Highland Park (Thee HLP 90042) (@highlandpark90042) on Instagram: "Congratulations to @franklinpanthersfootball Coach Diaz who is this year . APPROVED: BARBARA FIEGE, Director, Interscholastic Athletic, 2001 On March 3, 1991, African-American motorist Rodney King was beaten by four police officers, and the incident was captured on video. Links to all of SBLive's CIFLACS basketball playoff brackets including all girls brackets can also be found here on the City Section website. One who does see some change is Lynch, the former LAPD detective whose police station was assigned to cover the flash point of the '92 riots -- the now-infamous intersection of Florence and Normandie Avenues. 12 Arleta (4th in East Valley, 8-9) at No. Taft (22-2) has won 13 games in a row and completed a perfect 10-0 season in the West Valley League. unless noted Open Division: #2 Corona Centennial at #1 Sierra Canyon, Friday, 7 p.m. Division 1: Chaminade 53, Capistrano Valley 49. 3 Garfield (1st in Eastern, 18-6), No. Follow your favorite school's scores, schedules, rankings, video highlights, articles and more at sblivesports.com and scorebooklive.com . "Sometimes other coaches or the kids' AAU coach use fear tactics. Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 22, 7 p.m. at home sites; semifinals Feb. 24 at home sites; finals March 5, 8 p.m. at Roybal Learning Center. 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