Lions roar again today at California Live tournament
The prep basketball preseason has hit the ground running with the opening of a three-day statewide tournament called the Girls California LIVE hosted by the Roebbelen Center in Roseville.
Faith Christian School girls basketball, last year's darling from the mid-valley winning a Northern California D-VI Regional, is scheduled to compete in the Bay Area Basketball Coaches Association (BABCA) section as one of 67 teams over three days.
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The Lions, which feature two of the premier incoming seniors in Northern California in Lauren Harris and Presley Berry, open today (Thursday) against Mission Oak at 2:20 p.m. on court 3. The Lions, 29-2 and No. 9 in the final MaxPreps Sac-Joaquin Section computerized poll for 2024-25, will also face off against the section's overall No. 10 Lincoln (Stockton) Trojans; Tracy; Acalanes; and Mills over the course of the pool play portion of the tournament. FCS and Lincoln tipoff at 4:40 p.m. Thursday on court 2; Acalanes takes flight against Faith on Friday at 4:40 p.m. on court 9 in the opener of a doubleheader that ends with Faith and Tracy at 7 p.m. Friday. The finale for Geoff Harris' club will come against Mills at 2:20 p.m. Saturday on court 1.
The BABCA was founded by Bay Area High basketball coaches in 2021 as part of the 'Let Them Play' movement to restart the playing of prep basketball in California during COVID-19. Membership includes boys and girls coaches across all divisions – public and private – from multiple sections in the Golden State, according to its history section on its website.
Two years ago, BABCA started its first Girls California Live tournament at the Roebbelen Center, resulting in over 100 teams participating and 75 college coaches in attendance, according to the BABCA.
To purchase tickets to today's event visit https://gofan.co/app/school/CA100461.
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