Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
Boys BB: Ex-preps shine at Drew
On Tuesday, another Drew League season was put in the books when Hank’s Blazers defeated Kings of LA, 104-99, in the 2013 Drew League championship before an overflow crowd at L.A. King-Drew Magnet School off Manchester Boulevard. It capped the 40th anniversary for the long-running pro-am league that began in 1973 with six teams in […]
Girls BB: Canada’s coming of age
Returning state junior player of the year Jordin Canada from Windward of Los Angeles earned the highest grade from Harold Abend, our girls basketball recruiting analyst, to wrap up his annual Girls of Summer series. Despite suffering a sprain of her MCL, it wasn’t surprising Canada earned the top grade for her play this summer […]
FB: Fox Sports early TV slate
The early television lineup of high school football games for Fox Sports has been announced. Fox Sports West will televise Hart at Santiago of Corona on Friday, August 30 (8:30 pm PT, delayed). On Friday, September 6, Prime Ticket will televise Student Sports FAB 50 ranked Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) at Santa Margarita (7:30 […]
Boys BB: Check-in time
On the boys basketball scene, we hear rumors all summer about where players will end up, but it’s usually best to wait to report transfers until “check-in time,” when kids enroll and begin attending classes. One team that will have a different backcourt is defending CIF Southern Section Division IV-AA champ Sera of Gardena. Senior […]
Boys BB: NorCal Clash Sunday
The fifth annual NorCal Clash will be held Sunday, August 25th at El Cerrito High School. This one-game event will have elite players from Northern California in the class of 2014 pitted against elite players from the class of 2015. Coaching the game will be Mike Booker of El Cerrito (2014) and Devon Jones of […]
FB: Carson’s ’87 ‘backer crew
Looking over the state’s most unbreakable football records, the one that really stands out to me is Carson’s -90 rushing yardage allowed for the season. I saw that team play and the Colts had a two-deep defense with six scholarship linebackers on the roster, including probably the nation’s best, Arnold Ale (6-4, 210). The team […]
FB: Where’s the running backs?
Compiling the preseason all-L.A. City Section team for the eleventh consecutive year, there is some definite D1 talent, but what is noticeable right away in the lack of depth among returning running backs. Now, some might emerge during the regular season, but I’ve been closely following L.A. City Section football for 25 years and there […]
Boys BB: Two Californians in Elite 24
The Under Armour Elite 24, the nation’s premiere summer showcase game, is headed back to New York City on August 24 and two Californians will participate in the event. The 8th annual Elite 24 game will be played outdoors under the Brooklyn Bridge at the historic Tobacco Warehouse on August 24th at 7 p.m. ET. […]
Preseason FB: All-L.A. City Section
Four from Venice lead the way for a section favorite that must get over the hump. This section had traditionally churned out some of the state’s most highly coveted players, but is experiencing a down cycle as far as raw talent goes. ...
