2024 CIF-SS FORD Boys Basketball Championship Program

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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. SPORTSMANSHIP, ETHICAL CONDUCT, AND FAIR PLAY ARE FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES THAT THE CIF IS BUILT UPON, AND IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE A 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 NO REGRETS. RECOGNIZE HOW UNATE YOU ARE TO BE PLAYING S COMPETITION AND DO YOUR TO CHERISH THE EXPERIENCE. GOOD LUCK TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS YEAR’S CIF SOUTHERN SECTION-FORD CHAMPIONSHIPS!

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR TEAMS, YOUR SCHOOLS AND YOUR COMMUNITIES FOR QUALIFYING FOR THE CIF SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS. PARTICIPATION IN OUR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY HONOR TO BE ENJOYED AND EMBRACED. THESE PLAYOFFS ARE THE PAYOFF FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE PROCESS THAT HAS RESULTED IN YOUR SUCCESS AS A TEAM AND AS AN INDIVIDUAL. YOUR EXPERIENCES WILL BECOME LIFELONG MEMORIES FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO CHERISH.

THE CIF SOUTHERN SECTION IS PROUD TO HOST THESE SECTION WIDE PLAYOFFS BASED ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION BASED ATHLETICS. WE HOPE THAT OUR EVENTS ARE MET WITH RESPECT, INTEGRITY AND DIGNITY FOR EVERY STUDENT ATHLETE, COACH, FAN BASE AND ESPECIALLY OUR GAME OFFICIALS. THIS WILL HELP PRODUCE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE FOR ALL INVOLVED.

ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR TEAMS, INDIVIDUALS, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF EDUCATION BASED STUDENT ATHLETICS. WE WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST EXPERIENCE AND LUCK.

RESPECTFULLY,

James Perry

President – CIF Southern Section Council District Athletic Director

Huntington Beach Union High School District

2023-2024 CIF SOUTHERN SECTION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Officers

James Perry, President of the Council

Dr. Paula Hart Rodas, President-Elect of the Council

Dr. Monica Colunga, Past President of the Council

RICH IMBRIANI, TREASURER

Mike West, Commissioner of Athletics

MEMBERS: JAMAL ADAMS, TODD ARROWSMITH, DR. ALEXIS BARILE, MITCH BRUNYER, ROB DEARBORN, ANN FITZGERALD, GIL GOMEZ, MARY JANE HIBBARD, DEMETRE HOWARD, CLEVLAND JOHNSON, AI LYLES, MATT MAEDA, DAVID PARKES, ALICIA SEEVERS, DR. ERIKA TEJEDA, DR. REGGIE THOMPKINS

BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

1. HARVARD WESTLAKE

2. ROOSEVELT

3. MATER DEI

4. SIERRA CANYON

5. ST. JOHN BOSCO

6. ST. PIUS X –

ST. MATTHIAS ACAD

7. JSERRA

8. CENTENNIAL/C

1. LA HABRA

2. SOUTH PASADENA

3. SERRA

4. HESPERIA

5. PILIBOS

6. ARCADIA

7. ST. BONAVENTURE

8. WISEBURN DA VINCI

9. OAKS CHRISTIAN

10. BONITA

1. EL SEGUNDO

2. DUNN

3. GODINEZ

4. BUCKLEY

5. HOOVER/G

6. CASTAIC

7. WESTMINSTER

8. CALVARY BAPTIST

9. VALENCIA/P

10. VENTURA

D I V I S I O N 5 A

1 NOTRE DAME/SO

2. WINDWARD

3. DAMIEN

4. REDONDO

5. ETIWANDA

6. LA MIRADA

7. LOS ALAMITOS

8. SANTA MARGARITA

9. WEST RANCH

10. RANCHO CUCAMONGA

1. SAN CLEMENTE

2. NORTHWOOD

3. LYNWOOD

4. DON BOSCO TECH

5. WOODBRIDGE

6. NORTH TORRANCE

7. SAN MARINO

8. SANTA BARBARA

9. ST. MONICA PREP

10. ARLINGTON

1. ONTARIO

2. NOTRE DAME/R

3. BIG BEAR

4. FIREBAUGH

5. LOS AMIGOS

6. VASQUEZ

7. BELLFLOWER

8. RANCHO ALAMITOS

9. CANTWELL

10. PIONEER

1. CRESPI

2. CAMPBELL HALL

3. HERITAGE CHR

4. ROLLING HILLS PREP

5 VISTA MURRIETA

6. TRABUCO HILLS

7. ST. ANTHONY

8. THOUSAND OAKS

9. DANA HILLS

10. SAN JUAN HILLS

1. PRICE

2. ELSINORE

3. CERRITOS

4. BURROUGHS/B

5. ROYAL

6. GOLDEN VALLEY

7. VALLEY TORAH

8. MILKEN

9. WESTERN CHR

10. DIAMOND RANCH

D I V I S I O N 2 A

1. PASADENA

2. WESTLAKE

D I V I S I O N 4 A

4. CYPRESS

5. MARINA

6. NEWPORT HARBOR

7. CORONA DEL MAR

3. POLY/LONG BEACH

8. SAN GABRIEL ACAD

9. LAKEWOOD

10. PALM SPRINGS

1 TEMECULA VALLEY

2 NORTHVIEW

3 IRVINE

4. SANTA PAULA

5. MARY STAR OF THE SEA

6. ESTANCIA

7. RANCHO MIRAGE

8. LA SALLE

9. CABRILLO/LB

10T. CALIFORNIA

10T. PACIFICA/GG

final rankings as of 2/4/24

BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

ALL TIME BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS

ALLTIMEPLAYERSOFTHEYEAR

ALL TIME TEAM RECORD: MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WON

Hoag & Hoag Orthopedic Institute Sports Medicine are proud to be the Official Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Partner of the CIF Southern Section.

LIFETIMEACHIEVEMENTAWARD RAY PLUTKO

COACH COOMBS BEGAN HIS CAREER UNDER STEVE WHITE AT SUNNY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL AFTER GRADUATING FROM CAL STATE FULLERTON. COOMBS SPENT 38 YEARS AS A TEACHER, HEAD COACH, AND ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATOR, ALL IN THE SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SANTA ANA, CENTURY, AND GODINEZ HIGH SCHOOLS. AS A HEAD COACH, COOMBS AMASSED 628 CAREER VICTORIES AND 10 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS (4 @ SANTA ANA), 4 @ CENTURY, 2 @ GODINEZ). HIS TEAMS ADVANCED TO THE CIF-SS PLAYOFFS 32 TIMES IN 37 VARSITY SEASONS. IN 2018, HE WAS ONE OF THIRTEEN COACHES IN CALIFORNIA TO BE PRESENTED THE STATE CIF “MODEL COACH” AWARD FROM THE CIF STATE OFFICE. IN 2003, HE WAS NAMED ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER’S “COACH OF THE YEAR” AND HAS TWICE BEEN SELECTED TO COACH IN AN ORANGE COUNTY ALL-STAR GAME. IN 2018 HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT “HALL OF FAME”. HE WAS NAMED 2006-07 CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL “TEACHER OF THE YEAR”. COOMBS SERVED AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT CENTURY HIGH AND GODINEZ HIGH FOR OVER 15 YEARS. IN 2015 HE WA DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION (CSADA) - SOUTHERN SECTION “ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR”. HE WAS THE 2008 RECIPIENT OF THE CSADA, NORM MACKENZIE DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD. HE HAS SERVED ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION (SCIBCA) SINCE 1988. COOMBS HAS SERVED TWO TERMS AS THE ASSOCIATION’S PRESIDENT AND HAS ACTED AS THE ASSOCIATION’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SINCE 2011. COOMBS IS RETIRED BUT REMAINS EXTREMELY ACTIVE SERVING ON MULTIPLE CIF-SS COMMITTEES INCLUDING THE CIF-SS COACHES ADVISORY BOARD AND SITE COORDINATOR FOR THE CIF-SS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS. COOMBS IS MARRIED TO WIFE LINDA AND HAS TWO DAUGHTERS – LINDSEY AND HANNAH –AND IS BLESSED WITH GRANDCHILDREN WILLOW, AUTUMN, AND WREN, ALONG WITH SON-IN-LAWS BRAVEN AND DILLON.

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

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HIS BASKETBALL

HEAD COACH

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C PRICE HIGH IN LOS ANGELES FOR 19 SEASONS. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, THE BOYS’ BASKETBALL PROGRAM BECAME NATIONALLY KNOWN AND HAD AN IMPRESSIVE TRACK RECORD OF 11 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS, 13 CIF CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES, 10 CIF CHAMPIONSHIPS, 8 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 6 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. TO DATE, THE KNIGHTS HOLD THE RECORD AS THE ONLY ONE OF TWO SCHOOLS TO WIN 4 CONSECUTIVE BOYS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ALL OF CIF HISTORY. HIS NEXT COACHING ASSIGNMENT WAS AT LA SALLE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL IN PASADENA. IN HIS FIRST SEASON, COACH LYNCH LED THE LANCERS TO THEIR FIRST CIF CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN 54 YEARS. FOR THE NEXT 7 YEARS, UNDER HIS TENURE, LA SALLE VARSITY BASKETBALL NEVER MISSED QUALIFYING FOR THE CIF-SS PLAY-OFFS. COACH LYNCH HAS ACCUMULATED OVER 600 WINS. FOR A CONSECUTIVE 25 YEARS, HIS TEAMS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE CIF PLAYOFFS. OUT OF THE OVER 250 YOUNG MEN THAT HE HAS COACHED, 35 HAVE RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS TO MANY WELL-KNOWN COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HIS PLAYERS HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTABLE AWARDS, INCLUDING CIF STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, ALL STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, MR. BASKETBALL OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD. SEVERAL OF HIS PLAYERS HAVE GONE ON TO PLAY PROFESSIONALLY OVERSEAS AND IN THE NBA. COACH LYNCH HAS BEEN HONORED AS COACH OF THE YEAR BY THE CIF-SS, SCIBCA, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE WAVE NEWSPAPER, AND THE PASADENA STAR NEWS. IN JUNE OF 2022, HE RECEIVED THE ULTIMATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HIS HIGH SCHOOL COACHING CAREER BY BEING INDUCTED INTO THE CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION-SOUTHERN SECTION COACH’S HALL OF FAME. IN ADDITION TO COACHING, COACH LYNCH WAS A LOS ANGELES POLICE OFFICER. “DETECTIVE” LYNCH RETIRED FROM THE LAPD AFTER OVER 15 YEARS OF SERVICE TO HIS COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEERED FOR THE LAPD AS A “RESERVE” FOR AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN YEARS. COACH LYNCH HAS BEEN MARRIED TO HIS WIFE BECKY FOR OVER 43 YEARS. THE COUPLE HAVE THREE GROWN CHILDREN, SON MYCHAL (MARRIED TO WAMBUI), TWIN DAUGHTERS ANGEL AND ASHLEE AND TWO GRANDSONS, MYCHAL, JR. AND MATTHEW.

LARRY SHELTON

MIKE LYNCH

A 1981 GRADUATE OF DOWNEY HIGH SCHOOL, HE WAS IMMEDIATELY HIRED BY THE SCHOOL TO BE THE COACH OF THE SOPHOMORE TEAM AT THE AGE OF 18. COACH SHELTON WOULD COACH THERE FOR THE NEXT 41 YEARS, INCLUDING 35 AS THE HEAD VARSITY BASKETBALL COACH. COACH SHELTON COMPILED A CAREER RECORD OF 551 WINS AND 399 LOSSES AT THE VARSITY LEVEL. HE WON FOUR SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ONE GATEWAY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP. DURING THE 2022-23 SEASON HE COACHED VIKINGS TO A SCHOOL RECORD 26 WINS IN HIS FINAL YEAR OF COACHING AND TEACHING. DURING HIS TENURE HE LED HIS TEAMS TO THE CIF-SS PLAYOFFS IN 29 OF HIS 35 SEASONS AS HEAD COACH. He Served on the SCIBCA Board for five years, including serving as the Coordinator of Division 1 Boys Basketball for 2 years.

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HALL OF FAME

INDUCTEES

BEGAN HIS COACHING CAREER AT HIS ALMA MATER, BISHOP AMAT, IN 1982. COACHED MEN’S BASKETBALL FOR 13 YEARS – 4 YEARS AS A HEAD VARSITY COACH WITH A RECORD OF 57-42. NAMED HEAD WOMEN’S VARSITY COACH AT BISHOP AMAT IN 1995. SERVED 18 YEARS AS HEAD COACH WITH AN OVERALL RECORD OF 466-111. WIARD’S TEAMS WERE CIF-SS CHAMPIONS FIVE TIMES; CIF-SS RUNNER-UPS TWO TIMES; CIF STATE CHAMPIONS 2 TIMES; CIFSTATERUNNER-UPSTHREETIMES.COACHWIARD’S2005TEAMFINISHEDAPERFECT35-0. COACH WIARD HIMSELF WAS NAMED SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE COACH OF THE YEAR SIX TIMES;CIF-SSCOACHOFTHEYEARFOURTIMES;ANDWASCIFSTATECOACHOFTHE YEARIN2005.HISOVERALLRECORDASHEADVARSITYCOACHDURINGHIS CAREER OVER 22 SEASONS WAS 523-153. FOLLOWING STEPPING ASIDE AS HEAD COACH, HE BECAMEASSISTANTTOHISSON,SCOTTWIARD,ATDUARTEHIGHSCHOOLANDNOWAT LASALLECOLLEGEPREPARATORY.DURINGTHEIRSIXSEASONSTOGETHER,THEYHAVEBEEN CIF-SS CHAMPIONS TWO TIMES, AS WELL AS CIF-SS AND CIF STATE RUNNER-UP ONCE A PIECE. WIARDISAMEMBEROFTHECIF-SSCOACHESADVISORYCOMMITTEE,THE SCIBCABOARDOFDIRECTORS,AMEMBEROFTHECIF-SSOPENDIVISION COMMITTEESINCEITSINCEPTIONANDA2023CIF-SSCOACHES HALLOFFAMEINDUCTEE.

RICHARD WIARD MARVIN

COACH MARVIN WILLIAMS GRADUATED FROM PERRIS HIGH SCHOOL IN 1977. THAT YEAR HE WAS THE STARTING POINT GUARD ON A PERRIS TEAM THAT CLAIMED A CIF-SS TITLE. AFTER ATTENDING SOUTHWEST BAPTIST COLLEGE IN BOLIVAR, MISSOURI HE OBTAINED AN ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACHING POSITION UNDER HEAD COACH MIKE BARTEE FOR THE JW NORTH BOYS’ TEAM DURING THE 1983-1984 SEASON. THAT YEAR THE HUSKIES WOULD GO ON TO CLAIM THE CIF-SS 3-A TITLE. IN 1989 HE ACCEPTED THE POSITION OF HEAD GIRLS’ BASKETBALL COACH FOR HIS ALMA MATER, PERRIS HIGH SCHOOL. DURING HIS TIME AT THE HELM OF THE PANTHERS HE LED THE PROGRAM TO 20 LEAGUE TITLES, CIF-SS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES AND SIX CIF STATE QUALIFICATIONS. HE PRODUCED OVER 25 COLLEGIATE ATHLETES, 18 OF WHICH PLAYED AT THE DIVISION 1 LEVEL. THREE OF HIS FORMER PLAYERS went on to play professional basketball (Maylana Martin, Aishah Sutherland and Angie Ned). He holds more than 625 wins during his tenure as a head coach, all at Perris High School.

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