Clear Lake Falconhoops

This season the Varsity Boys will travel to San Diego, California to play in the Torrey Pines Holiday Prep Classic Basketball Tournament on December 27-29, 2006. Clear Lake will play in the National Division. Our first game will be on Wednesday, Dec. 27, at 11:05 a.m. at Cathedral High School. Our second game will be at 8:30 p.m. at Torrey Pines High School. Torrey Pines Coach Profile John Olive is in his 10th season as head coach of the boys basketball program at Torrey Pines. During his tenure, Coach Olive has led the Falcons to three league championships and a CIF championship in 2001. The boys benefit greatly from John's previous college and NBA basketball experiences as well as from his high standards for hard work and team focus. Coach Olive was a highly recruited high school basketball player and honored as a High School All American. Coach Olive received a full athletic scholarship from Villanova University. After college he was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers and then traded to the San Diego Clippers where he played for several years. Subsequently, Coach Olive joined Villanova University as Assistant Basketball Coach. During this time, 1985-1992, Villanova went to four NCAA tournaments and won a National Championship. Coach Olive was inducted into the Villanova University Athletic Hall of Fame. Coach Olive was hired as the head coach by Loyola Marymount University and had much success over his 5 years of tenure. While at Loyola he was named West Coast Conference Coach of the Year in 1996. Torrey Pines High School facts: Location: 3710 Del Mar Heights Road in Carmel Valley San Diego, California 92130 Directions to the school Take Interstate 5 to Del Mar Heights Road, turn right and go east one mile, past Carmel Country Road. The school is on the left. Phone: (858) 755-0125 3 Time National Blue Ribbon School 3 Time California Distinguished High School Ranked Number One Public High School in the Nation by many independent studies The majority of students come from highly affluent families. Children from Rancho Santa Fe, the second wealthiest zip code in the United States, attend the school. Coeducational: Yes Enrollment: 3,177 Grade levels: 9–12 Magnet school: No Mascot: Freddy Falcon Yearbook name: Freeflight Nickname: The Falcons School colors: Cardinal and Gold School district: San Dieguto Union High School District Year opened: 1975 Year-round schedule: No Literary magazine name: FirstFlight Newspaper name: The Falconer Back to Back 2003-2004 Division One CIF Football Champions, Three time CIF Division One Champions for Boys Cross Country (2002, 2003, 2004) Notable alumni Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder (1986) Dan Layus, lead singer of Augustana John Lynch, all-pro safety for the Denver Broncos (1990) Scot Pollard, NBA player (1993) Chris Dudley, retired NBA player for the New York Knicks (1983) Doug Brown, screenwriter and author (Interacial Loving) Chad Hutchinson, Ex-St. Louis Cardinals pitcher and Dallas Cowboys QB, Stanford University (1995) John Allred, NFL player for the Chicago Bears (1993) Jonathan Yaffe, Vice-Principal, Kikokushijo Academy International School (1999) Hayden Epstein, ex-NFL kicker for the Denver Broncos Brody Heffner-Liddiard, ex-NFL longsnapper and tight end for the Minnesota Vikings Adam Johnson, MLB player, ex-Minnesota Twins Tristan Prettyman, Singer / Songwriter (2000) Matt Kunitz, Executive Producer, Fear Factor, The One: Making a Music Star (1987) Mai Jensen, Thai Royal Family (2003)