"I was born with it," he says. When the pressure is on and Mira Costa High's volleyball team needs someone to step forward and deliver, Fuerbringer doesn't need to raise his hand or ask for permission. He just delivers. "I'm able to be good under pressure in tough moments."
UC Irvine has a +312 scoring differential, topping opponents by 9.4 points per game. It is putting up 77.8 points per game to rank 131st in college basketball and is allowing 68.4 per outing to rank 43rd in college basketball.
The late Joe Kapp could make that claim. He played two sports at Cal, best known for leading the Bears to their most recent Rose Bowl following the 1958 season. But the man who later quarterbacked the BC Lions to a Canadian Grey Cup championship and the Minnesota Vikings into Super Bowl IV also played hoops for the Bears. He was an All-American in football, a backup guard on the basketball team. Kapp played the 1956-57 and '57-58 seasons, averaging just 1.8 points each season.
It's time for the CIF state championships in basketball and soccer (first time for soccer) in Sacramento on Friday and Saturday. Basketball will be played at Golden 1 Center. Soccer is at Natomas High.
Because everything there reminds me of Johnny," she said. My reaction was silence and determination to make sure common sense prevailed to make sure her senior son, Jake, a top pitcher who transferred from Palm Desert to Rancho Christian, had this continuing stress resolved after an already awful ordeal engulfed him and his parents for months.
San Diego, led by Olivia Owens with eight points and seven rebounds, fell short in an 83-49 loss to Oregon State in their most recent game. Hallie Rhodes added eight points. Led by Daria Nestorov (20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 44.44 FG%, 3-7 from 3PT) and Sophia Mindermann (12 PTS, 40 FG%, 2-5 from 3PT), Pacific ended their last matchup losing 87-79 against Santa Clara.
UC Irvine has a +236 scoring differential, topping opponents by 9.8 points per game. It is putting up 77.5 points per game to rank 148th in college basketball and is giving up 67.7 per outing to rank 38th in college basketball. The Anteaters are averaging 77.5 points, 8.5 fewer than the Mustangs concede. UC Irvine hits 5.4 three-pointers per game (350th in college basketball), 2.1 fewer than its opponents (7.5).
The San Diego State Aztecs (17-6, 11-2 MWC) will host the Nevada Wolf Pack (17-7, 9-4 MWC) after winning nine straight home games. On Saturday, in its last game, San Diego State defeated Air Force 88-54. With 16 points, BJ Davis was its leading scorer. Nevada was victorious in its previous game versus Fresno State, 69-59, on Saturday. Corey Camper Jr. led the way with 15 points, and also had five boards and three assists.