2026 CIF- SS FORD Boys Basketball Championship Program

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COMMISSIONER’S MESSAGE

Congratulations to all the student athletes, coaches, and school communities on your qualification to participate in this year’s CIF Southern Section Ford Championships!

The quality of competition in the Southern Section is unmatched anywhere in the state or the country, for that matter so making it into the post season is quite an accomplishment that each of you should be very proud of.

I want to thank our athletes and coaches in advance for demonstrating the highest levels of sportsmanship and character while competing.

fair play are foundational principles that the CIF is built closely contested match where mutual respect and appreciation are exhibited We ask the same of our spectators as well Being loud and enthusiastic for YOUR team is wonderful and what makes for a thrilling competitive atmosphere.

Please make your athletes and school community proud by always showing respect for the other team, the opposing fans, and game officials throughout the playoffs.

Athletes, make sure you enjoy the moment, play your hardest, and have no regrets. Recognize how fortunate you are to be playing in this competition and do your best to cherish the experience.

Good luck to each and every one of you.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MESSAGE

Dr. Paula Hart Rodas Executive Committee President

2025 - 2026

CIF SOUTHERN SECTION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Officers

Dr. Paula Hart Rodas, President

Dr. Alexis Barile, President-Elect

James Perry, Past President

Rich Imbriani, Treasurer

Mike West, Commissioner of Athletics

Members

Jamal Adams, Parochial Area Rep.

Terrence Barnum, At-Large Rep.

Mitch Brunyer, Mt. SAC Area Rep.

Rob Dearborn, Northern Area Rep

Ann Fitzgerald, Foothill Area Rep

Gil Gomez, Desert Area Rep

Mary Jane Hibbard, Orange County Area Rep

Demetre Howard, Coast Area Rep

Kai Lyles, Citrus Belt Area Rep

Matt Maeda, Boys’ AD Rep

David Parkes, Small Schools Rep

Mary Perez, At-Large Rep

Alicia Seevers, Girls AD Rep

Cari Strange, Activities Directors Rep

Suzie Swartz, CSBA Rep

Dr Reggie Thompkins, Superintendent Rep

n behalf of the Executive Committee, extend our warmest congratulations to the talented udent-athletes, edicated coaches and staff, and supportive schools and ommunities on qualifying for the prestigious CIF Southern ection Championship Playoffs! This impressive achievement a testament to your unwavering commitment, erseverance, and teamwork Your hard work and etermination have truly paid off, and we couldn't be rouder!

ualifying for the playoffs is an exceptional accomplishment, nd we salute your excellence in athletics, sportsmanship, nd community engagement. Your dedication inspires peers, milies, and communities, fostering a culture of excellence nd school spirit Reaching the playoffs is an impressive feat, nd we have no doubt that you will continue to make your chool and community proud.

As you prepare for the playoffs, remember that you have already accomplished something remarkable. Enjoy the journey ahead, and let your love for the game shine through in every contest. We wish you continued success, teamwork and enjoyment.

May this experience create lifelong memories, and fuel your continued passion for sports throughout your lifetime. Let’s celebrate this incredible milestone together and look forward to the exciting journey ahead.

Best of luck to each team as you compete for the championship!

Dr. Paula Hart Rodas President, CIF Southern Section Council Superintendent, Monrovia USD

2025 BOYS BASKETBALL

PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

OPEN DIVISION

Brayden Burries Roosevelt

DIVISION 1

Trent Minter Los Alamitos

DIVISION 2AA

David Abisogun Fairmont Prep

DIVISION 2A

Eric Kubel Canyon/Canyon Country

DIVISION 3AA

Amare Larane Knight

DIVISION 3A

Malachi Jones Aquinas

DIVISION 4AA

Jorden De La Mora Santiago

DIVISION 4A

Ahamefule Nwosu & Edgar Beltran California

DIVISION 5AA

Antonio Camarao Kaiser

DIVISION 5A

Luis Ventura Arroyo

2025 BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS

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OPEN DIVISION

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DIVISION 1

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DIVISION 2

FEB. 28 | 11:15AM

DIVISION 3

FEB. 28 | 1:00PM

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DIVISION 4

FEB. 27 | 6:00PM

DIVISION 5

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DIVISION 6

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FEB. 28 | 4:00PM

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Lifetime Achievement

STEVE HEBERT RAY PLUTKO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEE

Steve Hebert attended both Reedley College and College of the Sequoias before transferring to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to complete his bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1984. He began his career in education in the fall of 1985 teaching science at Hosier Middle School in Lynnwood and in 1986 was hired at his high school alma mater, Dinuba High School in California’s Central Valley, where he served as a science teacher as well as JV football and JV basketball coach and head golf coach. After two years at Dinuba, he accepted a position at Monrovia High School in Southern California as an instructor and head boys’ basketball coach, also coaching football and baseball.

In 1991, Steve left Monrovia to become the boys’ basketball coach and health teacher at Don Lugo High School in Chino. At that time, he also completed his master’s degree at Azusa Pacific University. During his five years at Don Lugo, he became deeply involved in league and CIF Southern Section administration, serving as the master scheduler for all 22 sports across the six schools in the Baseline League, acting as athletic director for three years, and writing multiple pieces of legislation that remain in practice within the CIF Southern Section. In 2001, Steve left Don Lugo to accept a position at Rio Hondo College. Hebert served the California Community College Men’s Basketball Coaches Association as a board member for nine years and was president of the association from 2010-12. He is an active member of the California Community College Athletic Director’s Association and serves on several state committees.

JERRY DE FABIIS SCIBCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Jerry De Fabiis has dedicated his life to excellence in interscholastic basketball as a coach, leader, and administrator. Married to his wife Jennifer for more than 30 years, he is the proud father of three sons— Luke, Caleb, and Rocco. He began his coaching career as head coach at Ontario High School before building a championship legacy at Colony High School, where his teams achieved sustained success at the highest levels. Over his distinguished career, Coach De Fabiis recorded more than 500 victories (529-173 – 754%), led teams to CIF‐SS Finals appearances in 2005 and 2008, captured CIF‐SS Championships in 2006, 2017, and 2019, and finished as CIF State Division 2

Runner‐Up that same year. His programs set extraordinary standards of consistency, highlighted by league‐winning streaks of 60 consecutive games from 2006–2011, 61 straight victories from 2014–2019, and also winning 14 consecutive league championships between 2006 to 2019.

A five‐time CIF Coach of the Year and the 2019 Cal‐Hi State Coach of the Year, Coach De Fabiis has also made a lasting impact beyond the court through more than two decades of service on the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Executive Board, including two years as President, four years as Athletic Director at Colony High School, and over 15 years on the CIF‐SS Basketball Advisory Board. In 2023 he was hired as a CIF‐SS Assistant Commissioner of Athletics overseeing the sports of Cross Country, Tennis, Basketball, and Track and Field.

TOM MCCLUSKEY SCIBCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Tom McCluskey served as a head coach at Fontana High School from 1984 to 1987, Tustin High School from 1987 to 1992, Golden West College from 1994 to 1998, Foothill High School from 2000 to 2004, and Trabuco Hills High School from 2004 to 2012, while also spending time as an assistant coach at Saddleback College from 1992 to 1994. Over the course of his distinguished career, McCluskey guided teams at Fontana, Tustin, and Saddleback College to multiple league championships and led his programs to CIF playoff appearances in sixteen of his twenty-one years as a high school head coach.

He accumulated more than 350 career victories and achieved a remarkable pinnacle in 1991 by winning the Division II CIFSS Championship, the Southern California State Regional Championship, and the CIF State Division II Championship, earning him the Los Angeles Times “Coach of the Year” honor. Throughout his career, McCluskey also played a pivotal role in developing seventeen athletes who went on to compete at the NCAA Division I level.

Inductee

MIKE PREWITT SCIBCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Mike Prewitt has dedicated more than three decades to varsity basketball coaching, building a distinguished career marked by longevity and success. He has been married to his wife, Linda, for 44 years and spent 32 years as a varsity coach. Prewitt began his head coaching career at Channel Islands High School, leading the boys program from 1985 to 1989 with a 36–30 record. He then served as the Camarillo boys head coach for 20 seasons from 1990 to 2010, compiling a 238–236 record, qualifying for the CIF playoffs in 12 seasons, and capturing the 2006–2007 league championship.

From 2014 to 2023, he guided the Camarillo girls basketball program to remarkable success, amassing a 199–50 record, nine CIF playoff appearances, a CIF 2AA finalist finish in 2016–2017, and a CIF Division I finalist appearance in 2021–2022. His excellence was recognized with Ventura County Coach of the Year honors in 2017, 2018, and 2022.

Inductee

KEVIN REYNOLDS SCIBCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Kevin Reynolds dedicated 30 years to Villa Park High School, where he built a program rooted in excellence, character, and education-based athletics. Under his leadership, his teams amassed 634 wins, captured 15 league championships, and advanced to the CIF championship game seven times across various divisions. The pinnacle of his coaching career came in 2017, when Villa Park claimed the Southern California Regional Championship and advanced to the state championship game.

Sadly, Coach Reynolds lost his battle with cancer on May 23, 2025, but his legacy extends far beyond wins and titles, leaving a lasting impact on his athletes, school, and community.

Inductee

FRANK SCOTT SCIBCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Frank Scott retired from the Inglewood Unified School District in 2011 after a highly successful basketball coaching career highlighted by championship achievements at both the high school and collegiate levels. He began coaching at Morningside High School as the boys’ sophomore basketball coach from 1979 to 1980 before leading the Morningside girls varsity basketball program from 1980 to 1990, during which time his teams won CIF Southern Section championships in 1983 (4A vs. Buena), 1988 (4A vs. Lynwood), 1989 (5A vs. Fontana),

and 1990 (5AA vs. Lynwood), along with CIF State Championships in 1989 (defeating Fremont of Oakland) and 1990 (defeating Berkeley), and a state runner-up finish in 1988 after a loss to Fremont of Oakland. His later coaching career included a CIF Southern Section 3AA championship loss to Harvard Westlake in 1999 and an overall high school coaching record of 320 wins and 57 losses. From 1991 to 2007, Scott served as an assistant women’s basketball coach at the University of Southern California, where he contributed to the program’s continued national competitiveness and further solidified his legacy as one of California’s most respected basketball coaches.

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DIVISION 1

CREAN LUTHERAN SAINTS

JSERRA CATHOLIC LIONS

PRINCIPAL ERICSTROUPE

ATHLETICDIRECTOR

CHRISLEDYARD

HEADCOACH

KEITHWILKINSON

ASSISTANTCOACHES

CJCOOPER DAVEKING

DANIELMUNOZ TAYLORKING

PRINCIPAL

GABRIELESCOVAR

ASSISTANTCOACHES

ERICINGRAM

GREGZAMPIELLO JEFFTINTLE

JEROMEPRATT

PABLOFLORES

STEPHANSIERRA

CAMERONGONZALES(MGR)

KENNEDYERTLE(MGR) SKYELARMENNILLO(MGR) LEAGUE

CHRISTOPHER BLAKELY

JAKE THORPE

AIDEN SHAW

TODD STUART

CRISTIAN CHAVIRA

CHRISTOPHER ZAMPIELLO

ANDREW PINTO

IVAN HERNANDEZ ANDRES LOYA DEANDRE MOORE

PRINCIPAL MIKEEVERETT

ATHLETICDIRECTOR JEFFHALLETT

HEADCOACH JOHNROACH

ATHLETICTRAINER MELISSAJAQUES

ASSISTANTCOACHES BRANDONSTATON JUSTINRAHMAN SEANLYNCH WILLIAMMORTON LEAGUE MOJAVERIVER

LOCATION HESPERIA

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ALISO NIGUEL WOLVERINES

NAME

ZAYAN MUSA

BARRON VERGEL

COLLIN TJIN

JAYDEN MYSIN

ASSISTANTCOACHES ALIREZAMOKHBERI DOUGFLEMING JONAHGANZ PARHAMNEMATOLLAH

ATHLETICTRAINER JESSICABARR

LEAGUE SEAVIEW

LOCATION ALISOVIEJO

EVAN JOSEPH

MAVERICK SMITH

JOSH SHIHAD

CONNOR MILBY

MILES IRIBARNE

BRANDON SALERNO

COLONY TITANS

PRINCIPAL TIFFANYBUNN

ATHLETICDIRECTOR RAYMUNDORAMIREZ

HEADCOACH TONYDAVIS

ASSISTANTCOACHES CORYMCJIMSON JOSHUAPADILLA LYDELLCARDWELL

ATHLETICTRAINER AARONSTROUT

LOCATION ONTARIO

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ATHLETICTRAINER

DREW CARTER

JUSTIN LAWSON

DYLAN FROST

JASON WILLIAMS

DANIEL CROCKETT

NATE ALTENBERG

DANIEL ROBERTSON DARRYL WASSON CHINEMEREM ANYIKWA ROBERT WALKER-MCCRAW ZACH SAMS JALEN GOODALL

PRINCIPAL SOUZYOHANIAN

ATHLETICDIRECTOR SARKISBALIAN

HEADCOACH BERJKRIKORIAN

ASSISTANTCOACH EMINGHARIBI

LEAGUE LIBERTY

LOCATION LOSANGELES

PRINCIPAL KRISTIANSORENSEN

ATHLETICDIRECTOR JOHNTIBBELS

HEADCOACH ERICTABATABAI

ASSISTANTCOACHES DAVIDAGUIRRE

ATHLETICTRAINER CASSIEVERGARA-TORRES

JOSEPH GUTIERREZ

RAMONA RAMS

LAGUNA HILLS HAWKS Division 6

PRINCIPAL BRENTDOHLING

ATHLETICDIRECTORS

KEVINMACARE

PATRICKPOLLOCK

HEADCOACH

SEANSARGEANT

ASSISTANTCOACHES

ANDREWRYAN

COREYSILVERSTROM FIDELVARGAS

HOPEGODDARD

JAYLENDJONES

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DIVISION 7

PRINCIPAL MARKJOHNSON

ATHLETICDIRECTOR

TOMMYLOERA

HEADCOACH

JACKMAI

ASSISTANTCOACHES

JADENMAI

JAREDSOHNMENDEZ

JOHNELLIOT

JOSEMAGANA

RUSSELLISHII

WESSTROBEN

ATHLETICTRAINER KIANAGLEASON

LEAGUE SANTAFE

LOCATION LOSANGELES

RAZIEL GARCIA

JORGE BERNAL

XSAVIOR JACO

PRINCE ZHANG

ALEJANDRO GARCIA

PRINCIPAL CAROLINESWEENEY

ATHLETICDIRECTOR TROYHOLLAND

HEADCOACH DANTEROUZAN

ASSISTANTCOACHES ANDREROUZAN CAMERONROUZAN

JOELLHART ROBERTESTADA

ATHLETICTRAINER IRENECASTREJON

LEAGUE SUNKIST

LOCATION RIALTO

NEE'SHAUN COLVIN

JOSEPH PUYOL

AMARI GARY

ANTHONY FREEMAN

RAYMOND THOMPSON

WAYNE JOHNSON

LIONEL MADRID

JAYDON TUCKER

TYSON ROYSTER

MARLON MARCHORRO

BENJAMIN MOJICA

GABRIEL LAMEY

NOAH VALDEZ

TAREK ABDELHADI

MICHAEL KNOX

DAEVION SIMMS

PRINCIPAL DR

ATHLETICDIRECTOR

ASSISTANTCOACHES

ATHLETICTRAINER RICHARDANDOW

DEANTHONY DYER

DEANGELO DYER

PRINCIPAL JORGEMORALES

ATHLETICDIRECTOR

SONIAAYALA

HEADCOACH

EDMUNDZOZAYA

ASSISTANTCOACHES

CESAROROS FREDPINEDA

JOSHUAROBLES

JORDANVILLELA

ATHLETICTRAINER JUANAGUIRRE

LEAGUE MISSIONVALLEY

LOCATION SOUTHELMONTE

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Bracket DIVISION 9

PACIFIC PIRATES

PRINCIPAL NATALIERAYMUNDO

ATHLETICDIRECTOR PATRICKJOHNSON

HEADCOACH JERRYHOLMES

ASSISTANTCOACHES

ATHLETICTRAINER AKACIAFORD

LOCATION SANBERNARDINO

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