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Ladera Ranch, California – If this past weekend’s Scholastic Series Fall Tip-Off is an indication of what we are in store for this upcoming girls High School Basketball season , then we are in for a great 2023-2024 season in Orange County’s youth basketball scene. Teams from all over Southern California high school basketball representing … Continue reading “Orange County hosts the premier high school basketball event: Fall Tip-Off”

Welcome to the Scholastic Fall League Recap Blog! The Scholastic Series Fall League is back in action and more stacked than ever before! Since 2012, Open Gym Premier has hosted the fall and spring league in Anaheim, CA. We are back for another year to serve Orange County youth basketball. With weekly score updates, top … Continue reading “Anaheim Fall League 2023”

The Summer Special contained great energy from start to finish at OGP Anaheim. It displayed great talent and players showed great effort on both ends of the floor all weekend long. With schools such as Mater Dei, Canyon, Orange Lutheran, and more, there was great competition and coaching at the Summer Special. Up next is … Continue reading “2023 Summer Special Recap”

OC Girls Top 25 Coaches Poll  presented by Open Gym Premier A list of playoff games for all Top 25 teams: *All games are on Thursday, February 9 unless otherwise noted *All games are at 7pm unless otherwise noted *Stat leaders listed based on MaxPreps #1 Mater Dei v. Windward (Open Division-Saturday, 2/11) #2 Sage … Continue reading “OC Girls Top 25 Coaches Poll”

In a highly anticipated matchup between the top 2 teams in Orange County, Mater Dei started fast and finished strong to defeat a tough, gritty Sage Hill. The Monarchs used their swarming pressure defense to open the game on a 10-0 run after Addie Deal finished with a runner off the glass. Sage Hill would … Continue reading “#1 Mater Dei Starts Fast and Finishes Strong Against #2 Sage Hill”

OC Boys Top 25 Coaches Poll  presented by Open Gym Premier A list of playoff games for all Top 25 teams: *All games are on Wednesday, February 8 unless otherwise noted *All games are at 7pm unless otherwise noted *Stat leaders listed based on MaxPreps #1 Mater Dei v. LB Poly (D1) #2 Pacifica Christian … Continue reading “OC Boys Top 25 Coaches Poll”

Trailing by 1 at the half, #8 Esperanza outscored #9 Brea Olinda 20-7 in the 3rd quarter to propel the Aztecs to a 52-38 Crestview League win. 17-3 Esperanza entered Tuesday night’s Top 10 matchup riding an 11 game winning streak while the Wildcats were 17-4 after having won their last six games. After a … Continue reading “Big Third Quarter Propels #8 Esperanza to Win Over #9 Brea Olinda”

Santa Margarita (19-3): After defeating previous #1 Mater Dei 65-57 on Friday with The Eagles Nest out in full force, Santa Margarita took over the top spot for the first time this year. Rockwell Reynolds led the way with 19 points and 6 rebounds against the Monarchs while Cameron McNamee added 16 points and 7 … Continue reading “OC Boys Top 25”

Mater Dei (19-2): With wins over #4 Orange Lutheran, then #20 Santa Margarita and #2 Sage Hill, the Monarchs solidified their hold on the top spot heading into Tuesday’s Trinity League showdown at #3 Rosary. Caia Elisaldez and Addie Deal scored 17 while Janessa Cotton finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds in the win … Continue reading “OC Girls Top 25”

Cooper Bladow did all he could to lead El Dorado to an upset of #21 Villa Park on Friday night, but the Spartans would find a way to pull off a thrilling 71-66 double OT victory over the Golden Hawks. Villa Park would take a 15-14 lead after the 1st quarter behind Jack Sharar’s 5 … Continue reading “#21 Villa Park Defeats El Dorado in Double OT Thriller”