At Corona Centennial, three-peat possibility is an Open discussion
CORONA » Corona Centennial boys basketball coach Josh Giles is not superstitious, at least when it comes to mentioning the prize that is within his team’s reach.
When the Huskies face St. John Bosco in the CIF Open Division championship game Saturday night at Honda Center, they have a chance to win three consecutive CIF Southern Section boys basketball titles. That would be only the second time it’s been done since 2006 and the first time ever in the Open Division, which has been around since 2014.
Pressure? Bring it on. Three-peat? As long as nobody has to pay royalties to Pat Riley to say it, it’s not a forbidden word.
“We do talk about it, because I don’t ever want to lie to them, and we want to know exactly what
Centennial seniors, from left, Devin Williams, Jared McCain and Aaron McBride will lead the Huskies against St. John Bosco in the Open Division title game Saturday.
FONTANA » It’s long been decided that this will be the last race weekend on the 2-mile oval at Auto Club Speedway.
What’s still in question is the weather.
Rain and the effects of the current winter storm could play a major factor this weekend as NASCAR rolls into Fontana for the Xfinity Series Production Alliance Group 300 on Saturday and the Cup Series Pala Casino 400 on Sunday.
“As for Saturday, it’s always NASCAR’s policy to make every attempt to run the race on the day it’s scheduled and we’ll do everything in our power to make that happen,” NASCAR track communications director Matt Humphrey said.
Today’s practice and qualifying and Saturday’s
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Sunday: Pala Casino 400 at Auto Club Speedway, 12:30 p.m., Ch. 11