Technically, Mater Dei boys basketball didn't win a bracket title last weekend at California Live. Per Ballislife, the Monarchs needed to fit in their CIF-mandated two-week dead period starting on ...

Mater Dei basketball coach Gary McKnight, a California legend, eventually asked Johnson if he wanted to play college basketball or football. Basketball, he said. So, Johnson quit football.

The CIF-SS boys and girls basketball playoff pairings were released Saturday and the first postseason games will be played this week. So Monday morning seemed like a good time to check in with ...