The Bee's Central Section boys and girls basketball rankings for Feb. 5.

James Patrick isn't ready to saddle that Harley quite yet. "I don't want to hang a number on anything because that's when you're announcing retirement," the 54-year-old Clovis High baseball coach said during practice Monday, three days after he won his 600th game when the Cougars scored eight runs in the last two innings to stun Clovis East 8-7.

Long Beach Poly defeated Clovis North 28-7 Friday night in the CIF State South Division I Regional.

Former Hoover High baseball coaches Jack Hannah and Hal Froese were in the spotlight Tuesday before the Patriots' home game against Sunnyside.

Making choices, even under duress, has never been a problem for Christian Rossi. The Clovis North High senior quarterback wowed coaches in the fall while routinely escaping trouble in the pocket, keeping his progression of receivers in order and firing strikes on the run.

Britney Schonbachler connected for a three-run home run and added two doubles as No. 6 Golden West opened West Yosemite League play with a 5-3 win over Mt. Whitney.