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Girls Basketball: St. Francis rolls in Harrigan’s homecoming at Sacred Heart Cathedral
By Jeremy Balan
Brian Harrigan won hundreds of games on the campus of Sacred Heart Cathedral during 18 years as head girls basketball coach for the Irish.
But In his most recent win on Ellis Street, Harrigan was coaching a team in brown and gold.
In his first return to Sacred Heart after leaving the program in 2009, the Lancers controlled the game from the start, opened up a 22-7 first-quarter lead and cruised to a 55-40 West Catholic Athletic League victory.
Saturday Scoreboard
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Games of the day – Sacred Heart Cathedral vs. St. Francis girls basketball: Brian Harrigan, who coached at Sacred Heart for 18 seasons and led the Irish to four state championships, now coaches St. Francis and will return to Sacred Heart for the first time since joining the Lancers. Sacred Heart Cathedral vs. St. Francis boys basketball: The Irish rolled on the road against Valley Christian last night and will look to carry that momentum against the visiting Lancers. For live updates on these games, follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/SanFranPreps.
Prep Wrapup: Riordan boys basketball hangs with Mitty, but can’t break through
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Football: McFarland eligible to play after transfer from Riordan to Mission
By Jeremy Balan
The football game between Mission and Riordan scheduled for next season just got considerably more intriguing.
Running back Armani McFarland, who led the Crusaders in rushing yardage and touchdowns last season, and figured to be one of the WCAL’s top returning players next season, has transferred to Mission High School and has been cleared to play for the Bears.
Friday Scoreboard
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Games of the day – Convent vs. University girls basketball: The teams are locked into the top two spots for the BCL West playoffs, but the Cubs are undefeated in league play and the Red Devils need a win if they want a share of the regular-season league title. Mercy vs. Menlo girls basketball: The Skippers would all but lock up the WBAL Foothill regular-season title with a win over the Knights, who are in a three-way tie for second place. For live updates on these games, follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/SanFranPreps.
Prep Wrapup: Sacred Heart Cathedral wrestling gets first win over Riordan
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Thursday Scoreboard
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Game of the day – Lick-Wilmerding vs. Marin Academy girls basketball: With both teams tied for third place in the BCL West standings, a win would clinch a playoff spot for the Tigers. For live updates on this game, follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/SanFranPreps.
Boys Basketball: Turnovers haunt Riordan in home loss to Serra
By Bonta Hill
So often in so many sports, turnovers and errors are a recipe for disaster.
Archbishop Riordan High School’s boys basketball team outrebounded visiting Serra 32-20 and shot better from the field, but turned the ball over 20 times in a 54-43 West Catholic Athletic League loss on Wednesday.
Girls Soccer: Bettinger and Boureille will continue rivalry at Stanford and Cal
By Jeremy Balan
Senior girls soccer players Celeste Boureille and Kate Bettinger have been playing in one of the Bay Area’s most prominent sports rivalries in their respective high school careers and that’s not going to change when the pair enters college next school year.
Boureille, of Sacred Heart Cathedral, signed a letter of intent to commit to Cal on Wednesday, while Bettinger, of City rival St. Ignatius, signed with Stanford on national signing day.
Wednesday Scoreboard
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Game of the day – Serra vs. Riordan boys basketball: The Crusaders welcome the hottest team in the WCAL to Crusader Forum tonight. After dropping the first game of the league season to Sacred Heart Cathedral, the Padres have won eight straight WCAL games and sit tied with Mitty for first place. For live updates on this game, follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/SanFranPreps.
SI-SHC boys basketball game postponed due to SI stomach flu outbreak
By Jeremy Balan
The second matchup between the Sacred Heart Cathedral and St. Ignatius boys basketball teams scheduled for today has been postponed amid the ongoing stomach flu outbreak among the St. Ignatius students and faculty.
The game has been rescheduled for Monday at Sacred Heart, it’s original location.
Girls Basketball: St. Ignatius plays through illness to take down rival Sacred Heart
By Jeremy Balan
Amid a rash of stomach illnesses afflicting St. Ignatius and the athletic teams at the school, the SI girls basketball team took down visiting rival Sacred Heart Cathedral 62-51 in West Catholic Athletic League play on Tuesday night.
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