Boys Basketball
- McIntire turns over RV basketball program to Wright
- By Jimmy Graben/Appeal-Democrat
- Brad McIntire had a specific goal in mind when he took over as River Valley High's boys basketball coach prior to the 2011-12 season.
The veteran coach wanted to build the foundation for the Falcons' program, setting up a blueprint his predecessors ... Full story
- Davis steps down as Yuba City basketball coach
- Coach went 47-35 in three years
- By Jimmy Graben/Appeal-Democrat
- After three seasons at the helm of Yuba City High's boys basketball program, Brian Davis resigned from his post on Tuesday morning citing "off-the-court" issues as the reason for his departure.
The decision was a difficult one for Davis, who's main ... Full story
- PREP ROUNDUP: Yuba City knocks off Woodland
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- The battle for first place in the Tri-County Conference got off to a good start for the Yuba City High baseball team.
Three different Honkers homered and Yuba City overcame an early 4-0 deficit to knock off first-place Woodland 11-4 on Monday aftern... Full story
- ALL-AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Lindhurst's Thomas 30th annual Player of the Year
- Do-it-all senior was a force for Blazers
- By Jimmy Graben/Appeal-Democrat
- One conversation changed Cedrick Thomas' outlook on the game of basketball forever.
Thomas already had raw athletic ability when he stepped on to the Lindhurst High campus as a freshman in the fall of 2009. He would frequent the Blazers' open gyms d... Full story
- ALL-AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Faith Christian's Daugherty a born leader
- Lions' head man named Coach of the Year
- By Andy Arrenquin/Appeal-Democrat
- Rick Daugherty has made his name known as a basketball coach over the last decade, but people close to him know he's much more than just X's and O's.
Prior to arriving at Faith Christian High as an art and Bible teacher eight years ago, Daugherty se... Full story
- Mid-Valley hoops stars shine
- Seniors go out in style at Showcase
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Even after playing four AAU basketball games prior to tip-off on Saturday night, Lindhurst High senior Cedrick Thomas still had some strength left in his legs to put on a show.
The Blazers' star point guard and MVP of the Golden Empire League opened... Full story
- Yuba-Sutter Senior Showcase set for Saturday
- 25 locals set to clash at River Valley
- By Jimmy Graben/Appeal-Democrat
- Saturday night at River Valley High's Falcon Gymnasium may throw some people off.
Falcons playing alongside Honkers, Blazers sharing the basketball with Indians and Huskies working in tandem with Pirates and Bulldogs — intense rivals will beco... Full story
- PREP BASKETBALL: Local athletes named to all-league teams
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Local boys and girls basketball players were named to their respective all-league teams with several athletes earning MVP honors.
SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION
Tri-County Conference
The River Valley girls basketball team took home the program's first TCC ba... Full story
- PREP ROUNDUP: Yuba City girls hoops roll Rio Linda
- New Life Christian's six improve to 6-1
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Tiffany Friend scored 21 points and the Yuba City High girls basketball team topped Rio Linda 49-39 at the Lincoln Tournament on Thursday.
Alisha Aery added 14 points in the victory for Yuba City, which improved to 3-5 overall.
The Honkers will pla... Full story
- Wheatland's Trujillo is reinventing the game
- Standout making waves with invention
- By Jimmy Graben/Appeal-Democrat
- For the first time in his life, James Trujillo is playing on a court that won't require any athletic skill.
The hours he spent working on his jump shot with Dad in front of his Plumas Lake home, miles he logged playing in hundreds of basketball gam... Full story
- One last dance
- Mid-Valley sends off senior ballers in fashion
- By Ryan Klocke/Appeal-Democrat
- Half-hour to gametime, a gym full of players who've never met, let alone practiced with each other. They wore Vans, logo T's and sweats while showing no outward rush to get into the locker room and suit up. They didn't talk much either, simply relyin... Full story
- One final shot: Showcase lets seniors suit up one last time
- By Ryan Klocke/Appeal-Democrat
- Nathan Link will experience a rarity Tuesday night: He'll get a good night's sleep before a game.
The Gridley High boys basketball coach won't overanalyze. He won't think about implications and past results. Questions of preparedness won't fuel any ... Full story
- Yuba City's Davis named area's top coach
- By Ryan Klocke/Appeal-Democrat
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The conditioning was brutal: Running, running, and more running. Runs up stadium stairs in weight vests, runs with elastic jump bands, 40-yard dashes on the football field.
One player threw up three times on the first day of this regimen.
T... Full story
- The Best of the Best: MVP Hayes unfazed by surgery
- By Ryan Klocke/Appeal-Democrat
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It's a half-smile, half-smirk. There's a slight widening of the eyes then a shake of the head. The projection isn't as much cocky as it is confident, determined, zoned-in.
Matt Hayes' "look" first appeared on Dec. 17, right after he nailed a... Full story
- Prep Roundup: Maxwell boys bounced in Division VI semifinal
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Paradise Adventist 76, Maxwell 74
The Panthers were knocked out of the Northern Section Division VI playoffs after losing to top-ranked host Paradise Adventist Academy on the road.
Maxwell's Sam Alcarez tied the game on a fast break lay-up with 15 ... Full story
- Honkers knocked out
- By Jimmy Graben/Appeal-Democrat
- ANTELOPE — They wouldn't be intimidated.
Not by a No. 2 seed, a 6-foot-8, Division-I recruit, or the hostile environment at Center High on Friday night.
It's just not the style of Yuba City High's "Blue Collar Basketball" under first-year coa... Full story
- Prep Roundup: Rough night for Mid-Valley in hoops playoffs
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- The Wheatland High boys basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 62-44 loss at Orland in the second round of the Northern Section Division IV playoffs on Friday night.
Nolan West scored 14 points and Derick Seward and Eduardo Saavedra ad... Full story
- Yuba City advances past Christian Brothers
- By Andy Arrenquin/Appeal-Democrat
- They prepared all season just for games like this one.
From running the bleachers at Honker Stadium in the heat of summer in weight vests, to a difficult preseason schedule against some of the best teams the Sacramento area had to offer, Yuba City H... Full story
- Blazers' comeback falls short
- By Jimmy Graben/Appeal-Democrat
- When Cedrick Thomas' half-court, desperation heave fell short as time expired, the Lindhurst High boys basketball team could only stare in disbelief.
Erick Tallman and Miguel French pulled off their jerseys and used them to cover their heads —... Full story
- Game study during class pays off for Faith Christian
- By Ryan Klocke/Appeal-Democrat
- With all apologies to their AP English teacher and Mark Twain, Jesse Clark and his teammates skipped Wednesday's assignment and pulled up basketball stats on the class computers.
They just couldn't concentrate on writing a paper on Huck Finn —... Full story
- Prep Roundup: Gridley boys hammer Yreka; Sutter scores upset
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Gridley picked up the rematch it wanted.
With the Bulldogs' 76-43 first-round victory in the Northern Section Division IV playoffs over Yreka on Wednesday at Farmer's Hall, they will face No. 4 Willows on Friday.
Gridley lost by three to the Honker... Full story
- And then there were four
- Sac-Joaquin Section releases brackets
- By Jimmy Graben/Appeal-Democrat
- Yuba City High coach Brian Davis sat his team down back in November in front of the whiteboard in the team room.
The first-year coach took out a dry-erase marker to write down his team’s goals for the season.
When he asked the Honkers what to... Full story
- Northern Section Basketball Playoffs: Sweet 16 for Mid-Valley programs
- By Jimmy Graben/Appeal-Democrat
- Nathan Link had a special, pre-playoff message for his Gridley High boys basketball team this weekend – “Anybody is capable of beating anybody.”
To make his point, he told the Bulldogs to look no further than last season’s Di... Full story
- Honkers throttle River Valley, open playoffs on Wednesday
- In his first year as head coach, Yuba City High's Brian Davis had a checklist of things he wanted his new team to accomplish in the 2010-11 season.
No. 1? Stack the nonconference schedule with Division I and Division II powerhouses to toughen the Ho... Full story
- Prep Roundup: Lions dominate Lutheran
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Now it's time to play the waiting game.
The Faith Christian High boys basketball team steamrolled Sacramento Lutheran in Elk Grove on Friday night 62-17 and will begin the postseason on Wednesday — but where?
As of the latest power rankings, ... Full story
- Yuba City-River Valley rivalry has playoff implications
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- With 24 hours to game time, the excitement was obvious at Honker Gym Thursday.
"Oh yeah, the atmosphere is electric right now," Yuba City High boys basketball coach Brian Davis said. "There's some hootin' and hollarin' going on and guys are jumping ... Full story
- Lindhurst edges Marysville in thriller
- By Ryan Klocke/Appeal-Democrat
- Miguel French screamed, jumped and dogpiled all the frustration away.
The box score reads a pedestrian four points for him, a slow night on paper for a player who averages 15. But everyone in Lindhurst garb — whether they screamed with satisfa... Full story
- Prep Roundup: Falcon boys keep playoff hopes alive
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- The Falcons are alive, and they're kicking hard.
In a must-win game, the River Valley High boys basketball team topped Inderkum 78-68 on Wednesday night to keep its chances at sneaking into the postseason intact.
"This is huge, this puts us back in... Full story
- BOYS RANKINGS: Lindhurst, Yuba City hope to keep high seeds
- By Jimmy Graben/Appeal-Democrat
- Despite the time of year, there is absolutely no love in the air in the final week of regular season boys basketball in the Mid-Valley.
If a team can't make the postseason, this is when they can do the next best thing — ruin things for its big... Full story
- Wheatland outlasts Gridley boys in BVL battle
- By Jimmy Graben/Appeal-Democrat
- When the Northern Section releases its Division-IV playoff bracket for boys basketball a week from today, the teams representing the Butte View League will have already run their own gauntlet.
Playing the BVL schedule this season has been like navig... Full story
