Saturday's win is Berkeley's record 11th in 15 regional title game appearances. Photos: Mark Coplan Berkeley High’s stellar girls’ basketball team (29-2) trounced Kennedy of Sacramento 56-38 Saturday night to secure its 11th appearance in the Division 1 state championship game. Arizona State-bound Elisha Davis made four three-pointers and scored 17 points, and Desire Finnie […]
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Lady Jackets head to Norcal championships
The Lady Yellowjackets beat Oak Ridge last night and will play in the Norcal final on Saturday. Photo: Mark Coplan/BUSD Berkeley High’s girls basketball team beat Oak Ridge High School 49-38 last night to earn a place in Saturday’s Norcal final against Kennedy-Sacramento. The win took the Yellowjackets record to 26-2. The team are ranked […]
Jackets girls continue drive to championship
Berkeley High’s top-ranked girls basketball team took another step toward a NorCal championship last night, winning its quarterfinal against McClatchy-Sacramento 69-56. The Yellowjackets clinched the North Coast Section championship last Saturday by crushing Deer Valley 62-42. In the semifinals BHS will play fourth-ranked Kennedy-Sacramento who beat Lowell last night, 54-39. Update The Oakland Tribune has […]
The tale of two Berkeley High basketball coaches
The Berkeley High Jacket has the tale of two basketball coaches this week. The first is a story about Damion McNeil, who took over as the boys’ varsity coach just a few months after the team was banned from entering any playoff games for the next two years. The suspension was issued in May, after […]