2009 Girls' Basketball Team
The 2009 Girls’ Basketball Team finished the year with a 29-3 record falling to Long Beach Poly in the CIF State Finals. They reached the state final after smothering Sacramento Kennedy, 42-25, in the NorCal final. The team was led by senior Niveen Rasheed, a 6-footer who is listed as a guard but can be moved “where ever we need her,” according to Coach Ron Hirschman. “She’s the main focus of our team,” recalls Hirschman, “but we’re not just about one person. … It’s been a group effort during our run to the State Championship.” They had everyone back from a team that lost in the NCS semis the year before and knew they could play with any team in the State. The 2009 team finished the year as EBAL and first time NCS and CIF NorCal Champions.
