Here’s a roundup of the big (scoring) games and key performers from last night across the East Bay from our team of reporters and photographers:

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Keep yourself updated with the latest scores and news from Friday night’s East Bay prep football action by joining our live blog on Friday, Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m.

Here’s a little hoops news in the middle of football season. The lineup for the 2011 Martin Luther King Classic at Haas Pavilion has been set. Here it is.

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This week, the Geek involves some school administrators to get pumped for the “Battle of the Creek.” And, when you’re done, scroll down the page for a special BONUS Geek episode. Enjoy!

I promised you a trick up our sleeves this week and here it is. A special one-on-one interview with MaxPreps senior writer Mitch Stephens to get you pumped up for this week’s De La Salle-Bishop Gorman game. Enjoy!

Our high school football experts, Ben Enos and Jimmy Durkin, will be on hand to answer your questions during a Prep Corner Live! chat on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Oakland High point guard T.J. Taylor, who originally committed to Santa Clara before his sophomore season, is now heading to UC Santa Barbara. Taylor decommited from Santa Clara during his junior season in a move designed to open up his options again. The 5-9, 155-pound Taylor confirmed late Tuesday that he’s now given his verbal committment to the Gauchos. Taylor was the Oakland Athletic League MVP and a second-team All-East Bay pick last season after averaging 18.6 points per game.

The season is about four weeks old now, and so far there haven’t been too many surprises. The perennial top teams are still dominating in nonleague games and the big tournaments, but some of the smaller tournaments have given other teams time to shine.
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Here’s the latest East Bay football poll. Enjoy.
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I just spoke to Matt Williams, the organizer for the Holiday Classic All-Star Football game that will pit the stars of the East Bay against the Sacramento area stars. You may remember last year’s game ended in a 13-13 tie after two overtimes and included a 57-yard field goal by Foothill’s James Langford. Well, the game is back on for this year and scheduled for the same date of December 26, which falls on a Sunday this year.

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