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.

Originally Published: January 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM PST

Macy’s revealed the locations of 66 stores, including nine in California that will be closing as part of the department store chain’s Bold New Chapter strategy. Two are in San Diego County.

The plan to close approximately 150 stores over a three-year period was announced last year but Macy’s hadn’t announced any of the locations until now.

“Closing any store is never easy, but as part of our Bold New Chapter strategy, we are closing underproductive Macy’s stores to allow us to focus our resources and prioritize investments in our go-forward stores, where customers are already responding positively to better product offerings and elevated service,” said Tony Spring, chairman and chief executive officer of Macy’s, Inc.

Here’s a list of locations Macy’s plans on closing in California:

• 750 W. 7th St. in The Bloc (Los Angeles)
• 2838 S. El Camino Real (San Mateo)
• 6000 Sunrise Mall (Citrus Heights)
• 300 Westminster Mall (Westminster)
• 200 Newpark Mall (Newark)
• 1555 Camino De La Reina (San Diego)
• 2015 Birch Rd. Suite 2 in Otay Ranch Town Center (Chula Vista)
• 1400 Redwood Highway in Village at Corte Madera (Corta Madera)
• 414 K St. in Downtown Plaza (Sacramento)

Closures have also been announced in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington. A complete list of the 66 stores can be found here.

Macy’s stated there are 350 “go-forward” stores they will continue to invest in.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – As the Los Angeles wildfires displace thousands of residents, San Diego hotels open their doors to help, offering discounted rates.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office confirmed with ABC 10News that 180-thousand residents have been displaced by the wildfires as of Thursday morning.

With that, San Diego’s hotel industry is responding to the call for help, welcoming any evacuees from LA who are seeking shelter.

One of those hotels is Omni San Diego.

Charles Cho, General Manager of Omni San Diego, said he put out a rate for Los Angeles evacuees that is substantially below their normal rates.

“We just want to make sure we share our rooms, since we have them, with those who need them the most,” Cho said. “There’s still a lot of hotels in between us and where the fire is, but hey, if they’re willing to come down here, we’re ready for them.”

Cho said as soon as he heard about the wildfires, he checked Omni’s occupancy to see what they could offer.

As of Thursday, Omni is already helping one evacuee.

“Hospitality really is all about making friends, and it’s about building relationships,” Cho said.

Cho is not alone in his intentions to help LA residents.

According to the San Diego Tourism Authority, more than two dozen hotels across San Diego came together on Thursday to offer assistance to Los Angeles evacuees, and both the Tourism Authority and San Diego Lodging Association put the list of hotels together and published it online.

Fred Tayco, Executive Director of the San Diego Lodging Association, said, “We very quickly got the impression that the news was paling in comparison to what they were seeing on the ground. If you are evacuating and you are negatively impacted, the doors are open. “

Kerri Kapich, Chief Operating Officer at the San Diego Tourism Authority, said all the hotels will be offering their own special rates. The rates will all expire at different times.

“There are discounts in terms of no parking fees, resort fees for pets, and other things like that,” Kasich said. “At the end of the day, we’re here to help. LA is our neighbor. They’re our friends, our family. We just want to do everything that we can during this heartbreaking time.”

To see the list of San Diego hotels offering assistance to LA wildfire victims, visit The San Diego Tourism Authority website or The San Diego Lodging Association’s website.