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Cal-Hi Sports Baseball State Stat Stars
March, 30, 2012
Mar 30
2:15
PM ET
By Harold Abend & Paul Muyskens | ESPN.com
Tulare Western’s Anthony Avila ties state record, Central Valley’s Fabian Valencia enjoys three-homer outing while Luke Weichec of Los Altos has been swinging red-hot bat despite injury.
Note: We’re proud once again to collect weekly writeups of the most significant individual high school baseball totals in California. We use these as the basis for updating the state record book, which has been published seven times, most recently in the spring of 2009. To report a state stat star of your own, please email highlights to Mark.Tennis@espn.com.
(After games of Saturday, March 24; includes some games as of Wednesday, March 28; Contributing: Bob Barnett, Mark Tennis)
Anthony Avila (Tulare Western, Tulare)
He had a career day by going 5-for-6 at the plate which included four doubles and eight RBIs in a 29-0 win over Kennedy of Delano. Avila’s four doubles in a game ties the reported state record. According to our own Cal-Hi Sports record book, the first time it was done was in 1919 by William Homen of Hanford.
Note: We’re proud once again to collect weekly writeups of the most significant individual high school baseball totals in California. We use these as the basis for updating the state record book, which has been published seven times, most recently in the spring of 2009. To report a state stat star of your own, please email highlights to Mark.Tennis@espn.com.
(After games of Saturday, March 24; includes some games as of Wednesday, March 28; Contributing: Bob Barnett, Mark Tennis)
Anthony Avila (Tulare Western, Tulare)
He had a career day by going 5-for-6 at the plate which included four doubles and eight RBIs in a 29-0 win over Kennedy of Delano. Avila’s four doubles in a game ties the reported state record. According to our own Cal-Hi Sports record book, the first time it was done was in 1919 by William Homen of Hanford.
CIF Friday Boys BB Championships
March, 23, 2012
Mar 23
7:16
PM ET
By Mark Tennis & Ronnie Flores | ESPN.com
Mark Tennis/ESPNHSMario Dunn and Jabari Bird are juniors and have a chance to do this again.The CIF Division IV and Division II state title games in boys basketball were played at Power Balance Arena in Sacramento. The Division I, Division III and Division V titles will be decided on Saturday.
Division II:
Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) 78, La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) 57
It was a vintage performance for Aaron Gordon, one of the nation’s top-ranked juniors, and the rest of the Monarchs’ starting lineup.
The 6-foot-8 point forward dominated the boards, nailed a couple of 3-pointers and scored a game-high 33 points. Gordon’s point total makes the top 10 on the all-time state title game list. He also grabbed 20 rebounds, one short of the Division II record he tied last season.
Scott Kurtz/ESPNHSXavier Johnson skies for a rebound during SoCal final.The CIF Southern Regional title games were played at Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario (Divisions 1-3) and at Colony High School in Ontario (Divisions 4-5). Writeups by Ronnie Flores.
Division I:
Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 85, Bullard (Fresno) 66
The top-ranked team in the state, the Mater Dei Monarchs, faced a Bullard Knights team looking to pull of their third consecutive upset and advance to their first-ever state title game in boys' basketball.
Bullard was not only facing an experienced team that won a state title last year with the same nucleus, it was also facing the most talented team it had seen all season long.
For one half, in front of 5,712 fans, the CIF Central Section Div. I champions hung with Mater Dei (champions of the CIF Southern Section Div. I-AA bracket), but a 23-10 advantage in the third quarter spelled doom for Bullard.
NorCal teams Salesian of Richmond and De La Salle of Concord go up to No. 2 and No. 4 in this week’s pecking order. Bullard of Fresno also debuts at No. 19 after winning Central Section crown.
Other highlights of this week’s rankings include:
Serra of Gardena joining the top 10 after winning section title and edging in front of L.A. Loyola.
Sacred Heart Cathedral of San Francisco rolling to CCS crown and going up from No. 18 to No. 15.
Price of Los Angeles staying at No. 17 even though team had already lost in CIFSS Div. 4-AA semifinals.
Get all the details in the ESPNHS rankings tool.
Other highlights of this week’s rankings include:
Serra of Gardena joining the top 10 after winning section title and edging in front of L.A. Loyola.
Sacred Heart Cathedral of San Francisco rolling to CCS crown and going up from No. 18 to No. 15.
Price of Los Angeles staying at No. 17 even though team had already lost in CIFSS Div. 4-AA semifinals.
Get all the details in the ESPNHS rankings tool.
Taft of Woodland Hills gets rewarded with No. 9 ranking after beating Loyola of Los Angeles at the Nike Extravaganza.
Other highlights of this week’s rankings include:
La Costa Canyon, Sacred Heart Cathedral of San Francisco re-join the mix after being ranked earlier in the season
Two CIF divisional state champs from the last two years play each other this weekend when Price of Los Angeles faces La Verne Lutheran.
Sheldon wins at the buzzer against Jesuit of Carmichael, then gives No. 3 Salesian a battle to the wire one night later
Get all the details in the ESPNHS rankings tool.
Other highlights of this week’s rankings include:
La Costa Canyon, Sacred Heart Cathedral of San Francisco re-join the mix after being ranked earlier in the season
Two CIF divisional state champs from the last two years play each other this weekend when Price of Los Angeles faces La Verne Lutheran.
Sheldon wins at the buzzer against Jesuit of Carmichael, then gives No. 3 Salesian a battle to the wire one night later
Get all the details in the ESPNHS rankings tool.
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