Trying to do the same against Mater Dei was a tough challenge, one that ultimately proved unsuccessful. Mater Dei pulls out tight victory in Zurliene's debut as program's coach ), At Willie Nelson 90, country, rock and rap stars pay tribute, but Willie and Trigger steal the show, Concertgoer lets out a loud full body orgasm while L.A. Phil plays Tchaikovskys 5th, Dig this: Long Beach States Mason Briggs could be next big thing at libero, Kentucky Derby storylines: Training death puts early pall over Churchill Downs, Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies: How to watch, start times and betting odds, Elliott: Pissed off Kings must improve in key areas to break Oilers playoff stranglehold, Shohei Ohtanis seventh home run of the season helps Angels avoid sweep. Lewis, a CIF Southern Section basketball player of the year on Coach Gary McKnight's first great Mater Dei teams in 1980s, was added to the Monarchs coaching staff this summer. The change came after Dunleavy was named General . On defense, he emphasizes man defense and the responsibility that goes with playing that type of defense. 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, Bronny James & Sierra Canyon Defeat Kiyan Anthony & Christ the King in front of Star-Studded Crowd, Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Madison, Miss. Before the move, Jared played for one of the top AAU teams in the country, the Compton Magic. The Bees Medium School Player of the Year, Mary Carter, transferred from Rocklin to Antelope last year. The kids now look for bigger opportunities as far as a platform, Armstead said. Final: Westchester 68, Fairfax 43Westchester is 1-2 vs. Fax (No. Huels sisters lead Mater Dei past Red Bud in small-school showdown Freshman Brannen Martinsen scored the final five points in that run. Football Championship and the 2015 Division 1AA State Football Championship. But sometimes, guys are just that good, theyre that big, theyre that strong.. The Eagles had one last ace up their sleeve, though, rattling Mater Dei late in the fourth quarter with a swarming full-court press. And even as he was swarmed by photos after the final buzzer, presented with the championship plaque, his teammates had to urge him to smile wider. He is the big brother, both spiritually and literally. 7 Wheeler 73-70, High school basketball: Duke signee Jared McCain guides No. After graduating in 2010, he went on to play at Cal Berkeley before transferring to Baylor University having the opportunity to play in three post seasons, including a Sweet 16 run, an Elite 8 and an NIT Championship. Important to the Diocese of Orange, which was much involved in the hiring process, is that McManus is Catholic. Leta Andrews, who coached at five different schools from 1962-2014, has a record 1,416 career wins and won at an 80% clip. For three quarters, as Mater Dei built a lead, the vast Honda Center stayed mostly silent in a game that just felt a little boring. Under Coach McKnights tenure, the Monarchs have had 9 players compete in the NBA (1 currently), 4 former players coaching in the NBA, 24 Monarchs have been named CIF Player of the Year, with 2 Monarchs being named Gatorade State Players of the Year. Entering his 28th season as a coach with the Monarchs, Coach Quinn was a key starter on the school's second basketball State Championship team his senior year in 1990. I was wanting a whole new opportunity and to kind of blaze a path for people in Sacramento. They just know taking their talent elsewhere will raise their stock. A graduate of Vanguard University, where he starred as a point guard, Coach Quinn loves the teaching aspect of the game and is forever instilling that into his players. Coaching Staff Head Coach: Mr. Cory Arentsen Assistant Coaches: Mr. Connor Beckmann, Mr. Trevor Durham, and Mr. Adam Etter . Because winnings cool. Get in-depth, sideline coverage of Sacramento area sports - only $30 for 1 year. Besides his coaching duties, Coach Quinn is also the Dean of Students at Mater Dei. Hawkins is entering his junior season at Illinois. He is a lifelong Northern California resident and has written freelance stories across the north state. I wanted the exposure and I wanted to be playing against the top players every game. I need another old guy with me, McKnight said when told Azzam also would be coming back. He has been honored seven times by the California Prep Sportswriters Assn. People kind of just fade away. Four-star wing Jordy Griggs 'just fell in love' with Kentucky Mater Dei boys' basketball program outstanding in own right A trusty hammer, he pounded away again and again in the second half, the hub of the Monarchs workmanlike offense. 1,201 with a 55-54 performance against De La Salle on Thursday at the Xavier Winter Showcase. The high school coaches (in Sacramento) dont push recruiting for their kids, Waters said. He was previously an assistant coach at Indiana Tech. He began his coaching career at Marina High School, where he coached for 4 years. He left Trabuco Hills in 2012 and joined Troy Roelen (a Mater Dei alum) at Mission Viejo High School. Brogan, a 6-5 freshman, is one of Californias top players in the class of 2026. Its just not going to get you the exposure or the respect.. The Askew family also moved to Southern California for basketball reasons. McKnight confirmed that Lewis son, Che Brogan, is enrolling at Mater Dei. Coach Shu has also launched two mobile apps, Jump Hi, a basketball/fitness app, and Kitchit, a mobile recipe app. Davidson made 8 of 12 from the field and 11 of 13 from the line. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), Mater Dei guard Brannon Martinsen, center, sprints to the basket between Etiwandas Channing Cade, left, and Christian Harris, right, in the CIF-SS Division 1 basketball championship in Anaheim on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Fields says the solution to keeping players in their hometown is supporting them and giving them the resources needed to succeed and get exposure. A $300-million (minimum) gondola to Dodger Stadium? Mr. Jason Quinn '90 Dean of Students/Boys Basketball . The former Mater Dei and Rancho Cucamonga standout are expected to be the first two QBs selected Thursday . Oak Park 76, St. Monica 41: The Eagles won the 5A championship under first-year coach William Burr. He was an assistant at several other places including St. John Bosco, New Mexico State, Long Beach State and in womens professional basketball. The Antelope coach has seen his program rise to one of the best in the region. During his tenure, the Monarchs have won 1 National Championship, 11 California State titles, 16 Southern California Regional titles and 23 CIF Southern Section titles including a National Championship in 2014. Mater Dei High School Athletics serves students and is located in Santa Ana, CA. Unbelievable ending San Gabriel Academy wins 66-64. Beginning his third year as head coach of the freshman team, Nick Novak is also a member of the Social Studies Department at Mater Dei, teaching AP US History. Fryer: Mater Dei's new coach, Frank McManus, looks like the right coach For three years, Davidsons been nursing the sting of a freshman-year loss to Chatsworth Sierra Canyon in an Open Division championship game. St. Pius X-St. Matthias 73, La Serna 48: In Division 3AA, Tyrone Riley scored 33 points to lead the No. He was an assistant coach at Mater Dei in the early 1990s. High school basketball: Gary McKnight of Mater Dei heads list of top 50 The Napa-based basketball academy doesnt offer any varsity sports other than basketball. Guss Armstead has been training Sacramento area high school, college and professional players for over 30 years. WHAT A FINISHCongratulations to Moorpark Girl's Soccer on becoming Division 3 CIF Champions @MoorparkHighSch pic.twitter.com/R2jZ46Bx8l. He graduated from Santa Ana Valley Class of 1991 and received an academic scholarship to the University of Southern California. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Basketball Girls' Basketball Twitter Girls' Basketball Instagram Girls' Basketball Varsity Girls' Basketball Calendar; . As the calendar flips to 2022, Mater Dei is 13-2 on the season. Williams scored 11 points in the fourth quarter and finished with a team-high 17 points and seven rebounds, while Jimmy Baker added 16 points for the Eagles. Theres not enough competition (in Sacramento). We are thrilled to welcome Coach Tom Lewis back to the Monarch family. Before that, he spent one year with the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA D-League as a basketball operations intern. I think we would have had momentum (if a block was called), Williams said. Biography - Mr. Gary McKnight - Mater Dei High School Assistant coach Tom Pecora will replace Dunleavy, Quinnipiac announced Thursday. In the coming 2022-2023 season, our Sophomores will be seeking their 7th consecutive Trinity League Championship under Jim's leadership. Meanwhile, the . You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. He resides in Anaheim Hills with his wife Cynthia and daughter Jacqueline (Class of 2018). And hes been able to rely on Davidson as an on-court stabilizer, a steady post presence who scored 23 points to lead Mater Dei to a 66-53 win over Etiwanda and a Southern Section Division 1 championship Saturday at the Honda Center. Tough and-one finish. After college, Coach Brown transitioned from student-athlete to teacher and coach where he spent 3 years at Villa Park HS and 43 years at Santa Ana College. Prolific Prep plays everybody. He has been honored seven times by the California Prep Sportswriters Assn. The main thing was realizing where I was at as a player, Hawkins said. This will be Coach Robert Lees first year coaching basketball at Mater Dei. , Not all football-wrestling athletes are linemen or play on defense. Quintero is an outstanding running back on the El Dorado football team. Waters also think Sacramento players leave because high school coaches dont attract enough recruiting attention. Josh Zumkehr is the new boys basketball coach at El Toro High. Mater Dei Prep NJ is closing: Greatest sports coaches in review How Palm Springs ran out Black and Latino families to build a fantasy for rich, white people, 17 SoCal hiking trails that are blooming with wildflowers (but probably not for long! After playing overseas, Gary decided it was time to keep himself around basketball. Including his years coaching girls basketball at La Quinta and Troy, Kiernan has a state girls basketball-record 876 career wins; he also coached boys basketball at Savanna and Troy. Someone was going to accept the challenge. It doesnt matter who or where. He graduated from Vacaville High School in 2006. Joe Davidson has covered sports for The Sacramento Bee since 1988: preps, colleges, Kings and features. They have Sacramento or 916 in their social media bios. Mater Dei has won 11 state titles, including the last four that were accomplished with Stanley Johnson, a 6-7 forward who is a freshman at Arizona, leading the No.3 Wildcats in scoring. He has coached high school, college, and professional basketball all over the country. Etiwanda could have cut the deficit to seven points. 3 in the nation among high school boys. Moorpark 2, Marina 1: Zaina Barakats goal in overtime gave Moorpark the Division 3 championship. Jared first moved south by himself. Jared Waters has trained high school, college and professional players for 12 years. , Orange County had six teams in the Prep Baseball Report California Preseason Invitational at Great Park in Irvine. On 2/28, the Evansville Mater Dei varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Evansville Bosse (Evansville, IN) by a score of 58-57. It is Servites home game and the final game of the regular season for both teams. Jim is honored to be a member of Coach McKnight's staff. Mater Dei (27-6) closed the opening half with a 16-7 run and led 33-25 at halftime. Theres nothing left for me here.. 2005-2023 CBS Interactive. It was very degrading, Etiwandas Jimmy Baker said. It was kind of me persuading (my family) I wanted to go down there to take basketball more seriously.. team to reach the championship semifinals. Mater Dei coach Gary McKnight won his 1,200th career game, becoming the fourth boys high school basketball coach to reach that mark. , Wrestling and football sort of go together, especially for offensive linemen and defensive players. With the retirement of Steve Smith of Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) at the conclusion of the 2022 season, McKnight takes over as the coach with the most wins, coming in at 1,214 wins. Coach Stevenson then left to coach with Pat Barrett and the AAU powerhouse SCA program. Paul Halfacre. Baker Dunleavy has left his position as Quinnipiac men's basketball coach for a job at his alma mater, Villanova. Benicio Curiel scores 15 points in Eagle Rocks 53-49 win over South Gate for the City Section Division II boys basketball title. But theres nothing worse than losing., 24 Southern Section championship wins for Mater Deis Gary McKnight. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), Mater Dei guard Brady Karich celebrates with the CIF-SS Division 1 championship plaque in Anaheim on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Silva practiced with Prolific Prep for a few months before returning to Jesuit. His departure is part of a trend. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), Etiwandas Channing Cade, right, tries to get by Mater Dei forward Blake Davidson in the CIF-SS Division 1 basketball championship in Anaheim on Saturday, February 25, 2023. But ever since a rocky fall tournament at the Border League in Las Vegas, the Monarchs Zack Davidson has taken on his role with no complaints. , All of the CIF-SS boys and girls basketball semifinalists qualified for the CIF Southern California Regional that begins Feb. 28. In 2009 he co-founded a youth basketball club program, JSK Basketball, which is located in south Orange County. He was an integral part of Gary McKnight's first CIF Championship team and was also Team Captain. Tom is thrilled to be alongside Coach McKnight once again and returns with his son, Che Brogan. He has seven years on the schools varsity coaching staff as an ace defensive backfield coach and 16 years in the football program. When not on the sidelines, Coach Brown could be found between the lines as a sports official for basketball, football, baseball, volleyball and softball for an amazing 55 years. He appreciates the opportunity to teach life lessons to his players that apply to basketball, school, and beyond. We knew he was going to be a tough player to defend, Etiwanda co-head coach Danny Ryan said. In 1998 Coach Garcia & his family became part of the Monarch family. Mater Dei's lead reached double. , reside in Tustin. Young and Stroud worked under the watchful eye of private quarterback coach John Beck . He was previously an assistant coach at Indiana Tech. I was playing that summer with Dream Vision. He knows how to lead a team prayer. One of the top stories of determination and grit in this NFL draft, former NDSU walk-on Cody Mauch was picked in the second round by the (). He noted that he was feeling good after having lost 53 pounds since January. He and his wife Carmen are proud parents of MD Alumni: JR Class of 2017 and Cristian Class of 2020; current Monarchs Jacob Class of 2025and Joel Class of 2026; and future Monarch Caitlyn Class of 2027. Coach Shu has also launched two mobile apps, Jump Hi, a basketball/fitness app, and Kitchit, a mobile recipe app. Coach Quinn favors a motion offense as movement is hard to guard. They dont hate Sacramento. Bartlett last season was the Monarchs fourth-leading scorer, at 9 points a game, and second-leading rebounder with 5 rebounds a game. His favorite basketball memory was going 35-0 and winning a CIF title, State title and National Championship in 2014. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Eagle Rock wins City Section Division II boys basketball championship, Poly wins City Section Division I girls basketball title in overtime, The Times final regular-season top 25 baseball rankings, Sondheimer: JSerra baseball star Dominic Smaldino has history on his side, Ventura High track prodigy Sadie Engelhardt still pushes, even when only competition is herself, High school boys volleyball: Saturdays playoff results and updated pairings. Davidson worked from the high and low post in the first half as Mater Dei mounted a slight lead. His win total ranks first as the most inCalifornia state history. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), Mater Dei players cheer their team after a basket late in the fourth period against Etiwanda in the CIF-SS Division 1 basketball championship in Anaheim on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, CA) Varsity Basketball - MaxPreps.com He values the relationships he has made with coaches, players, and parents. The coaches at Mater Dei have real relationships with like Pac-12, ACC and Big-12 schools. His parents allowed him to be who he is along with supporting him in all the adventures that he wanted to do. McManus was at La Quinta when that school's boys basketball coach was Kevin Kiernan, who is in his 16th season as Mater Dei's girls basketball coach. McKnight is the 10th coach overall to hit the plateau, as six girls basketball coaches also have at least 1,200 wins. I dont think we came out with our usual defensive intensity.. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), Mater Dei guard Owen Verna, right, goes after an inbound pass trailed by Christian Harris late in the fourth period in the CIF-SS Division 1 basketball championship in Anaheim on Saturday, February 25, 2023. (Devin and Jared) going to Los Angeles created that level of urgency. Coach Novak employs a defense first philosophy as a coach and states, coaching at Mater Dei and for Coach McKnight is a dream come true. The big question for all high school basketball teams in Southern California is when the season might be played. . Mater Dei boys basketball coach Gary McKnight is the active leader in wins following the retirement last season of Steve Smith at Oak Hill Academy. Some of the nation's best high school football players attend. Steve also writes a weekly column that covers pro and college sports, and other topics. Etiwanda tried to chip away but never got closer than nine points. After transferring to California State University, Long Beach, he received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Gary Franklin is now in his second year is a Varsity Assistant Coach. In his personal time, Coach Terry enjoys spending time and vacationing with his girlfriend, Leslie and 5 year old son, Kameron. The Panthers will host Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) two weeks later on Sept. 22. The area has plenty of basketball talent, but the 2.4 million people living in the metro area just arent enough for the best of the best. Basketball - Mater Dei Catholic High School - Breese, IL Thats their first main goal. We have had some really good talented players to come out of this area, French said. Christmas tournaments could be in jeopardy if the season doesnt start until February. Instead, Mater Dei scored on the ensuing possession to go up 51-39. (Photo: Louis Lopez). Three pointer doesnt count! Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Twitter; Instagram; 1202 W Edinger Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92707 Phone: (714) 850-9573 Fax: (714) 754-1880 . Mater Dei Associate Head Coach Jason Quinn is in his 31st season at Mater Dei both as a player and as a coach. A few years ago, the McCain family had no plans to move. Hannah Lising has 35 points and Alyssa Jaime makes a critical free throw in double overtime to lift the Parrots past LACES for City Division I title. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), Mater Dei guard Luke Barnett, center, protects the ball as he is fouled by Etiwandas Jimmy Baker, left, late in the fourth period in the CIF-SS Division 1 basketball championship in Anaheim on Saturday, February 25, 2023.