Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports

Tarek Fattal

Joined: Jul 30, 2023

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.

Longtime Bishop Montgomery basketball coach Doug Mitchell (center) reached the 800-win career mark to make him 15th all-time in California.

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CIF high school basketball: Bishop Montgomery's Doug Mitchell notches career win 800 (11/20/24)

Prolific Prep senior combo guard Darryn Peterson dunks home two of his game-high 33 points on Tuesday night in a 66-54 win over Columbus (Miami) at Florida Atlantic University on Nov. 19, 2024.

National

High school boys basketball National Player of the Year watchlist for 2024-25

Chris Varner (center) announces his retirement from high school football after nine seasons at West Ranch.

California

West Ranch football coach Chris Varner announces retirement from coaching

Centennial QB Husan Longstreet will lead the Huskies into the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals against Mater Dei at home.

California

Calpreps' semifinal predictions for CIF Southern Section high school football playoffs

Harvard-Westlake guard Joe Sterling scored 25 points including seven 3-pointers in his debut Tuesday night at home.

California

CIF high school basketball: Harvard-Westlake debuts new faces, Joe Sterling shoots lights out (11/19/24)

Sterling, a junior transfer from Crespi, made seven 3-pointers in his Harvard-Westlake debut at home.

Anaheim Canyon forward Brandon Benjamin is back for his senior season after a year at Mater Dei.

California

CIF high school basketball: San Diego commit Brandon Benjamin scores big in first game back at Canyon (11/18/2024)

High school basketball season is officially underway in California. Southern Section play began Monday and Benjamin was one of the big scorers.

Narbonne football had seven players deemed ineligible for the playoffs just hours before the opening round on Friday, November 15.

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Narbonne football players deemed ineligible in playoffs for 'fraudulent documentation'

Findings from an investigation by the school district and the section office show evidence of violations that made seven Narbonne players ineligible for the postseason.

Westchester's Tajh Ariza, son of former Laker Trevor Ariza.

California

Top 25 high school boys basketball forwards/wings in CIF Southern Section, LA City Section

Here are the top forwards/wings to watch in the CIF Southern Section and LA City Section for the 2024-25 season, which begins in mid-November.

Corona Centennial QB Husan Longstreet has flipped his college commitment from Texas A&M to USC.

California

USC football flips California's No. 1 high school quarterback Husan Longstreet

Longstreet commits to USC after being a longtime Texas A&M commit.

Newbury Park senior Shane Rosenthal, a Princeton commit, became California's all-time reception leader in a playoff victory over San Clemente on November 15, 2024.

California

Princeton football commit becomes California's all-time reception leader

Newbury Park's Shane Rosenthal cemented himself atop an impressive record list after nine receptions Friday night.

St. Francis football player runs out with a school before a playoff game against St. Pius.

California

CIF Southern Section high school football playoffs: Quarterfinal results, semifinal matchups

A look at every semifinal matchup in Divisions 1 through 14 in the CIF Southern Section. See who's hosting or on the road, and see the scores from the first two rounds.

Corona Centennial QB Husan Longstreet guided the Huskies to a big Division 1 playoff victory Friday night over Mission Viejo.

California

Husan Longstreet leads Corona Centennial to victory over Mission Viejo in D1 quarterfinal

Husan Longstreet threw for 236 yards and a touchdown in the Huskies’ big road win Friday night.

Baldwin Park plays at Big Bear in the snow in the Division 11 quarterfinals

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California high school football game played in the snow, below-freezing temperatures

Chatsworth guard Alijah Arenas is one of the best high school basketball players in the country for the 2026 class.

California

Top 25 high school boys basketball guards in CIF Southern Section, LA City Section

Utah Prep's AJ Dybantsa is all smiles during game Highland School at Emmanuel College in Boston on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

National

'High School on SI 6:' Preseason high school boys basketball All-American team 2024-25

Corona Centennial will play at Mission Viejo in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinal on Friday, November 15, 2024.

California

Centennial vs. Mission Viejo football playoff game feels like 'public school Superbowl'