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Carlsbad too experienced, tough for Francis Parker in battle between two of San Diego’s best
Two of the top boys basketball scorers in the county hooked up Friday night.
Carlsbad High School senior Jake Hall again proved why he ‘s chasing 3,000 career points.
Francis Parker sophomore Tavid Johnson showed why he already has more than 1,100 career points.
Playing in Francis Parker’s sparkling new Vassiliadis Athletic Center, No. 2-ranked Carlsbad, the San Diego Section Open Division champions, proved to be too deep and too experienced for sophomore-dominated Parker, pulling away just before halftime and rolling to a 75-63 nonleague win.
Hall, last year’s CIF Player of the Year, averages 29.9 points per game. He finished Friday’s tilt with 28 points as Parker bumped and grinded on him all game.
“Nothing new,” Hall said. “I’ve seen every kind of defense. Honestly, we didn’t play well, but it’s a win, and we’ll take it.”
Hall’s career point total now stands at 2,610 with as many as 20 games remaining.
Jett Kenady scored 14 points. He came out late for football after playing for the Lancers’ stellear football team.
“I’ve played enough now that I have my basketball legs,” Kenady said.
Johnson, who came into the game averaging 27.7, finished with a game-high 32 points — 20 coming in the second half.
Carlsbad (13-2) led by 20 early in the fourth quarter, but Parker (11-7) rallied and cut the deficit to eight with 1:06 to play. But a basket by Trenton Mehl, who finished with 16 points, and a pair of free throws by Jordan Garner put the game away.
“We’re a young, scrappy team,” Biddle said. “And one of our best kids (junior) Ezekiel Walker) is hurt and out for the year. We like to play up. Like to test ourselves. … We’ve already played the No. 1 team in the state (Eastvale Roosevelt) and No. 3 Bellflower St. John Bosco. So this was another good test.”
Carlsbad, ranked No. 25 in the state, got a test from Parker.
“We expected a tough game and got one,” Carlsbad coach Clark Allard said. “League (play) is right around the corner, so games like this, playing on the road, can only help. Playing a tough preleague schedule worked last year. I’m hoping the same formula works again.”
Johnson finished with a game-high 11 rebounds in addition to his 32 points. Amon Andrews backed him with 10 points.
Garner led Carlsbad with nine rebounds.
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City considering cutting funding to resource center for those experiencing homelessness
Last week Mayor Todd Gloria released the budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal budget. Protected homeless services is among his top priorities mentioned in the proposal. However, some of the reductions he’s proposing could impact thousands of San Diegans experiencing homelessness.
Located on 17th and K Street, the Neil Good Day Center offers an array of services to nearly seven thousand people experiencing homelessness. The services include giving them a place to shower and do laundry, and connecting them to a case manager, among others.
“These are critical services that are helping people off the streets, but really better their lives and their health and their employment situation as well,” Deacon Vargas with Father Joe’s Villages said.
Deacon Jim Vargas heads Father Joe’s Villages, which runs the center. He said through their prevention and diversion strategies, they’ve managed to keep nearly one thousand individuals from falling into homelessness.
“So by helping them pay rent, or helping them with their utilities, or helping them to reunite with family,” Vargas said.
Right now, the city allocates at least $850,000 per year to the Neil Good Day Center, according to Vargas.
But the future and funding for these services are in limbo because of Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget cuts.
“The impact to those whom we’ve been serving the Daily Center would be very severe,” Deacon Vargas said.
In a statement to NBC 7, Mayor Todd Gloria said in part, “We must find more efficient and cost-effective ways to address this crisis and prioritize funding for programs that provide shelter beds and maximize resources to programs that place people into permanent housing.”
Since it’s still at a proposal stage, Deacon Vargas said it’s unclear how the city will decide to move forward.
However, Deacon Vargas said services would be significantly reduced because they would be forced to operate solely on a budget of about half a million dollars they receive from philanthropy.
“The hours would be cut. Some days would be cut. We would have showers that might be impacted because they’re given seven days a week and we’d close two days a week, then the showers would be five days a week, the case management,” Deacon Vargas said.
Deacon Vargas is certain of one thing.
He would like to continue offering services at the Day Center, even if the city goes through with the funding cuts.
“As we work with individuals at the Day Center and at Father Joe’s Villages, the community becomes healthier as a result of it,” Deacon Vargas said.
The budget also recommends additional cuts to homeless services, but does not give specifics as to where those cuts would be.
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Solans, Luna, Guilavogui help RSL beat slumping San Diego, extend unbeaten streak to 6 games :: WRALSportsFan.com
SANDY, Utah — SANDY, Utah (AP) — Sergi Solans had two goals and an assist, Diego Luna added a goal and two assists, and Real Salt Lake beat San Diego FC 4-2 on Saturday night to extend its unbeaten streak to six games.
Morgan Guilavogui scored his first goal in MLS and had an assist for Real Salt Lake (5-1-1). The 28-year-old designated player has five goal contributions in his first six career games.
RSL hasn’t lost since a 1-0 defeat at Vancouver in the season opener.
San Diego (3-3-2) has lost three in a row and is winless in five straight.
Luna opened the scoring in the fifth minute when he re-directed a misplayed pass by Duran Ferree, San Diego’s 19-year-old goalkeeper, into the net.
Moments later, Solans headed home a perfectly-placed cross played by Luna from outside the right corner of the 18-yard box to the back post to make it 2-0. Solans, a 23-year-old forward, flicked a header from the center of the area inside the right post and past the outstretched arm of Ferree to make it 3-1 in the 37th minute.
Guilavogui slammed home a first-touch shot to give RSL a three-goal lead in the 45th.
Marcus Ingvartsen scored a goal in the 14th minute and Anders Dreyer converted from the penalty spot in the 66th for San Diego.
Ingvartsen has five goals and an assist this season and has 10 goal contributions (seven goals, three assists) in 16 career MLS appearances.
Rafael Cabral had three saves for RSL.
Ferree finished with five saves.
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