Bryan Van Groningen

ICYMI: @RCKnights coach Mark Hofman gets doused 💦 by all the boys in the team locker room moments after the Varsity 🏀 Knights gain a thrilling home victory to capture the program’s 6️⃣th league title in a row this past Friday night‼️ It’s a real blessing to see all the joy & excitement after months of hard work day in & day out put forth by the players & coaches. To God be the glory‼️ @frontrowpreps @westcoastpreps @NorCalPreps @NorCalSportsTV @MantecaSports @ASD_Sports @Quade1095 @cifsjs @wrightsbball @SacBee_JoeD @SacMaxPreps @recordpreps @recordnet @CalHiSports @KasselMedia @Prep2PrepSports @RonMFlores @simplyy_bball @Pdouble_33 @pagmeter @CalvinMensBball @WCPSacramento @J_Georgeson26 @A2J15 @heykevinjohn @nickhlozito @DylanAck10

Our entire Knights 🏀 program is off to a spectacular start to the 2026 league season 💯👀 @209Hoops @frontrowpreps @westcoastpreps @NorCalPreps @NorCalSportsTV @MantecaSports @ASD_Sports @Quade1095 @cifsjs @wrightsbball @SacBee_JoeD @SacMaxPreps @recordpreps @recordnet @CalHiSports @KasselMedia @Prep2PrepSports @RonMFlores @simplyy_bball @Pdouble_33 @pagmeter @CalvinMensBball @WCPSacramento @J_Georgeson26 @A2J15 @heykevinjohn @nickhlozito @DylanAck10

🚨@cifsjs BOYS 🏀 GAME FINAL🚨 at Bud Castle Gymnasium: @RCKnights 63 Sonora HS 61 Final Knights leading scorers: -C/O 2026 Chase Bunnell @chase_bunnell02 16pts (2 3FG’s) 8rebs 3asts -C/O 2026 Jake Vander Veen @JakeVV24 14pts 5rebs 4asts 2stls -C/O 2026 Amos Cady @famous_amos_4 14pts (3 3FG’s) 7rebs 6asts 3stls -C/O 2026 Mason Tameling @MasonTameling 8pts (2 3FG’s) 4rebs 3asts -C/O 2027 Josiah Van Vliet 6pts (2 3FG’s) 3rebs 2asts -C/O 2027 Ben Bulthuis 3pts 3rebs 2asts -C/O 2026 Luke Walton 2pts 4rebs 2asts Knights withstand a furious comeback by host Sonora HS and escape with a 63-61 win in Sonora to catapult themselves into sole possession of 1st place in the TVL; Knights turned a 13-10 deficit late in the 1Q into a 33-17 lead by way of a 23-4 run which gave the Knights a comfortable lead at half; Knights then held a 43-27 lead midway thru the 3Q before Sonora HS mounted a massive comeback; Sonora took back the lead at 53-52 w/ 4:40 left in the 4Q on the strength of a 12-2 run and had all the momentum; Knights hung in tough then trailed again at 61-59 when SG Josiah Van Vliet hit the 2nd of his back to back 3FG’s to give the Knights the lead for good at 62-61 w/ 1:20 left to go; Sonora had 1 final possession down 2 points w/ 10 seconds to go but the Knights got the big stop to secure a massive road win; Knights enjoyed balanced scoring with 3 players in double figures plus for some very good bench play; Knights improve to 6-0 in TVL & 12-9 overall while taking over sole possession of 1st place in the TVL at the midway point of league @209Hoops @frontrowpreps @westcoastpreps @NorCalPreps @NorCalSportsTV @MantecaSports @ASD_Sports @Quade1095 @cifsjs @wrightsbball @SacBee_JoeD @SacMaxPreps @recordpreps @recordnet @CalHiSports @KasselMedia @Prep2PrepSports @RonMFlores @simplyy_bball @Pdouble_33 @pagmeter @CalvinMensBball @WCPSacramento @J_Georgeson26 @A2J15 @heykevinjohn @nickhlozito @DylanAck10

🚨@cifsjs BOYS 🏀 GAME FINAL🚨 at RCHS Gymnasium in Ripon: Hughson HS 59 @RCKnights 67 Final - OT Knights leading scorers: -C/O 2026 Jake Vander Veen @JakeVV24 15pts 5rebs 3asts -C/O 2026 Chase Bunnell @chase_bunnell02 15pts 8rebs -C/O 2026 Mason Tameling @MasonTameling 13pts (2 3FG’s) 5rebs 2asts -C/O 2026 Amos Cady @famous_amos_4 12pts (2 3FG’s) 8rebs 4asts -C/O 2027 Josiah Van Vliet 6pts (2 3FG’s) 6rebs -C/O 2027 Ben Bulthuis 6pts (2 3FG’s) 2rebs Knights win an instant classic on Homecoming Night; Mason Tameling hits a contested corner 3FG as time expired in regulation to send the game into overtime; the Knights then used that bolt of energy to start the OT on a 9-0 run and win a dramatic thriller over Hughson HS on Homecoming Night; Knights started hot and opened up a 15-4 lead to start the game before Hughson chipped away at the lead all game long before taking their 1st lead of the game at 44-42 early in the 4Q; the game went back & forth and was tied late until Hughson scored a putback at 0:33 left before the Knights forced a turnover leading up to the last possession of regulation when Tameling knocked down the buzzer beater to send it to OT; Knights had balanced scoring tonight as 4 players were in double figures; Knights improve to 2-0 in the TVL and 8-8 overall @209Hoops @frontrowpreps @westcoastpreps @NorCalPreps @NorCalSportsTV @MantecaSports @ASD_Sports @Quade1095 @cifsjs @wrightsbball @SacBee_JoeD @SacMaxPreps @recordpreps @recordnet @CalHiSports @KasselMedia @Prep2PrepSports @RonMFlores @simplyy_bball @Pdouble_33 @pagmeter @CalvinMensBball @WCPSacramento @J_Georgeson26 @A2J15 @heykevinjohn @nickhlozito @DylanAck10

🚨@cifsjs BOYS 🏀 GAME UPDATE🚨 at RCHS Gymnasium in Ripon: Hughson HS 54 @RCKnights 54 Overtime @MantecaSports @ASD_Sports @Quade1095 @209Hoops @NorCalPreps @frontrowpreps @recordnet @RonMFlores @SacMaxPreps @SacBee_JoeD @wrightsbball @pagmeter @WCPSacramento @DylanAck10

🚨@cifsjs BOYS 🏀 GAME FINAL🚨 3rd Place Game of Ron Peterson Tip-Off Tournament at Riverbank HS: River Islands HS 56 @RCKnights 72 FINAL Knights leading scorers: -C/O 2026 Jake Vander Veen @JakeVV24 40pts (6-10 3FG’s) 4rebs 7asts -C/O 2026 Chase Bunnell @chase_bunnell02 10pts (2 3FG’s) 12rebs 4asts -C/O 2027 Ben Bulthuis @Bennybuckets27 6pts 2rebs 3asts -C/O 2026 Luke Walton 6pts (2 3FG) 5rebs 3asts -C/O 2027 Jeremy Molloy 4pts 4rebs -C/O 2027 Josiah Van Vliet 3pts (3 3FG’s) 3rebs 2asts -C/O 2027 Dylan Segaar 3pts 2rebs Varsity Knights opened up a slim 18-13 lead after the 1Q behind Jake Vander Veen’s 14 points in that opening quarter then built a comfortable lead at 35-23 going into halftime; however River Islands HS did not quit as they chipped away and cut the deficit down to only 2 points at 44-42 with less than 2 minutes to go in the 3Q; the Knights quickly responded with a 16-5 run over the next 4 minutes and stretch their lead out to 13 early in the 4Q and clinch the hard-earned victory; PG Jake Vander Veen was an absolute monster all night as he scored a career-high 40 points on 16-29 FG shooting including hitting 6-10 on 3FG’s plus played the point & dished out 7 assists to go w/ 4 rebounds; PF Chase Bunnell scored both inside & outside while registering a double-double w/ 10 points & grabbing 12 rebounds including 6 of them being offensive boards; Varsity Knights were hot from deep again tonight by knocking down a total of 10 3FG makes led by Jake Vander Veen’s 6 makes and Luke Walton’s 2 makes; Varsity Knights improve to 2-2 overall and will play next week in the Mark Gallo Invitational at Central Catholic HS versus Chavez HS of Stockton on Wednesday 12/10 at 5pm @209Hoops @frontrowpreps @westcoastpreps @NorCalPreps @NorCalSportsTV @MantecaSports @ASD_Sports @Quade1095 @cifsjs @wrightsbball @SacBee_JoeD @SacMaxPreps @recordpreps @recordnet @CalHiSports @KasselMedia @Prep2PrepSports @RonMFlores @simplyy_bball @Pdouble_33 @pagmeter @CalvinMensBball @WCPSacramento @J_Georgeson26 @A2J15 @heykevinjohn @nickhlozito