Girls California Live 2025: More teams that impressed

California Live was arsenic breathtaking arsenic ever at its Girls 2025 edition earlier this month.

Last week, we took a look astatine nan 15 precocious schoolhouse girls hoops teams that went unbeaten in varsity brackets astatine nan NCAA unrecorded play event, astir of which played 4 games.

And location were galore different teams that had a standout play without winning out.

For what it's worth, it's awesome for almost immoderate squad to simply play competitory games successful nan loaded Open bracket aliases for immoderate up-and-coming programs to triumph astatine each successful nan heavy BABCA bracket. But we are conscionable taking a person look present astatine immoderate teams whose awesome performances showed up successful nan wins column.

OPEN BRACKET

Going 3-1 successful nan Open bracket were Clovis West, Central (Fresno), St. Ignatius, Villa Park, and South Medford (OR). Brentwood besides gets a shoutout present for its winning grounds successful 5 games going 3-2.

South Medford, a perennial authorities title contender among Oregon's champion teams had nan strongest capacity astatine Cali Live among teams that mislaid a game. In fact, astir successful attendance thought nan Panthers were nan champion squad location too Archbishop Mitty, which defeated them 71-54 successful an unofficial title crippled to wrap up nan festivities. Before that, South Medford drubbed Valley Christian (San Jose) and Clayton Valley Charter and past narrowly defeated Brentwood and Clovis West.

The Panthers went 22-7 past play successful what was considered a down twelvemonth by their lofty standards, but astir their full halfway is backmost and fresh to contend for nan Oregon throne erstwhile again. Per Cal-Hi Sports, which ranked them arsenic nan No. 2 team of nan event, elder center Mayenabasi Akpan averaged 18.6 PPG for nan play and was 1 of nan premier players astatine nan showcase. South Medford went 26-3 nan anterior play and much aliases little rolled to an Oregon 6A authorities title, finishing nan play classed first successful nan authorities and 58th successful nan federation by MaxPreps.

Central Section juggernaut and reigning Northern California runner-up Clovis West, which vanished past play ranked No. 20 successful nan country, was outstanding contempt nan adjacent upset nonaccomplishment to South Medford. The Golden Eagles hit West Linn (OR), Clayton Valley Charter, and Valley Christian (San Jose) by an mean of 23 points. No matter really galore outstanding seniors they graduate, nan 13-time reigning CIF-CS champions ever negociate to reload chiefly done soul development, and this twelvemonth won't beryllium immoderate objection pinch nan likes of guards Ramie Chatman, Malohni Warren, and Sydney Swillis successful tow.

St. Ignatius turned heads pinch double-digit wins complete Carlsbad, Ventura, and Victory Christian Academy and a nine-point nonaccomplishment to Brentwood. SI went 15-13, including a 1-2 grounds successful CIF-CCS Open Division excavation play, pinch a big of constrictive losses against outstanding teams. The Wildcats will beryllium formidable returning a whopping 4 retired of 5 SF Chronicle All-Metro honorees – Julia Alcantara, Sophia Sanchez, Hayley McGee, and Lulu Giometti.

Another squad that previewed a large upcoming twelvemonth by going 3-1 was Villa Park, which went 24-5 and made nan CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs past play comprised almost exclusively of underclassmen. Villa Park mislaid only to Oregon heavyweight West Linn aft beating Caruthers 50-48, Valley Christian (San Jose) 47-30, and Piedmont 53-40. 5-foot-10 Bailey Roczey led nan Spartans successful each 5 guidelines stats past play and headlines 1 of nan apical rising elder classes successful Orange County.

Central East is different 1 of those nationalist schoolhouse powers that makes an yearly contented retired of graduating cardinal players and quickly reloading nary matter who is nary longer there. If Cali Live was immoderate indication, nan Grizzlies Bengals will astatine minimum reload contempt losing a mates standouts and possibly return different measurement forward. They gave St. Mary's (Stockton) a bully effort, losing 50-40, and past won by double digits against Victory Christian Academy, Valencia (Valencia), and Carlsbad.

And going 3-2 was Brentwood, which will support connected keeping connected successful 2025-26 contempt graduating 1 of nan champion backcourts, if not nan best, successful programme history – and successful each of California. Brentwood started pinch a thrashing of Salesian and a constrictive nonaccomplishment to vulnerable Clovis earlier hitting its stride. It went connected to triumph 73-55 against Archbishop Riordan, astir defeated South Medford successful a 65-59 loss, and handed St. Ignatius its only nonaccomplishment by a people of 71-62. The Eagles bring backmost a well-rounded and talented halfway of helping Reena White, lead guards Kelsey Sugar and Jessica Liu, and diversion station Logan Scott, nan only elder of nan bunch.

BABCA BRACKET

The remainder of nan teams discussed were successful nan main BABCA bracket – but don't beryllium fooled by nan sanction arsenic galore of its entrants were virtually Open Division CIF playoff teams past play who will beryllium again successful 2025-26. All nan pursuing went teams went 3-1 unless different noted.

Speaking of teams known for rebuilding aliases reloading quickly, Pinewood graduated 1 of nan premier trios successful NorCal, and astir apt nan full state, and still won 3 games pinch each coming by astatine slightest 19 points.

Fellow Central Coast Section power Saint Francis (Mountain View) is astir apt poised for a large 2025-26 run returning All-Metro selections and double-digit scorers Paige Spencer and Grace Curley successful summation to a fistful of different up-and-coming rotation players. The Lancers took down McClatchy, Pacifica Christian (Newport Beach), and Buchanan (Clovis) earlier falling by 9 points to Flintridge Prep.

Speaking of McClatchy, CKM won each 3 games aft its 50-39 nonaccomplishment to Saint Francis. Not a bad look for nan reigning Sac-Joaquin Section champion aft losing 3 double-digit scorers, including Sacramento Bee Player of nan Year and 4-star Washington signee Nina Cain. Senior helping Daisy Throckmorton is apt successful shop for a immense elder year.

Bishop O'Dowd, led by 4-star inferior defender Myella Chapman, was arguably a top-10 squad astatine nan event. Before closing pinch a adjacent nonaccomplishment to Priory, nan Dragons destroyed Bakersfield Christian and Pleasant Grove successful summation to beating St. Joseph (Santa Maria) 67-53.

Antelope fell narrowly to Flintridge Prep but was different dominant, and mightiness return to nan state's precocious ranks travel winter. It blew retired King/Drew, Buchanan (Clovis), and University. Londyn Odom is 1 of California's apical forwards successful nan Class of 2028 and will beryllium joined by galore different effect returners.

The different BABCA teams to spell 3-1 were Monterey Trail, Christian Brothers, Arcata, Sacred Heart Cathedral, St. Margaret's Episcopal, Davis, Half Moon Bay, Clovis North, and Village Christian.

San Ramon Valley's B-team (JV, presumably) went 2-1 against coagulated varsity competition. The varsity Wolves had 1 of nan champion showings of nan play astatine 3-0.

Lastly, Division 6 location and sectional champion Faith Christian went 3-2 pinch its only losses  coming competitively against Acalanes and Lincoln (Stockton). Not bad for a schoolhouse of astir 50 precocious schoolers. Faith Christian returns seniors Lauren Harris and Presley Berry successful summation to rising elder Mia Bryan. Harris led nan full federation past play pinch 191 made threes astatine a 37% clip, averaging 29.9 points, 14.2 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 2.9 steals, and 1.9 blocks per game.

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