2016-17 Week 4: Littleton Sets Record, Gets Big Mac Invite
The Bishop’s Destiny Littleton sailed past Charde Houston to set the girls’ career scoring record in California and the status quo remained on the boys’ front in San Diego Section basketball last week.
Equally significant news was off the court.
Littleton was named to play in the 16th annual McDonald’s All-America game in Chicago on March 29, while Foothills Christian’s Jaylen Hands and Brandon McCoy of Cathedral were selected to play in the 40th annual McDonald’s boys’ game.
Littleton scored 30 points in a 72-47 victory over Ramona to break Houston’s record of 3,837. At that point, with six minutes remaining in the third quarter, the game was stopped.
Littleton’s point total stood at 3,838.
Houston was in attendance, congratulated Littleton, and presented her a bouquet of flowers at midcourt, according to Mark Tennis of Cal-Hi Sports.
The Bishop’s coach Marlon Wells, who also mentored Houston at San Diego High from 2001-04, then pulled Little and sat her for the rest of the game, reported Tennis.
It was a classy move by Wells and classy of Houston to be there, part of a Martin Luther King event at Mount Miguel.
Littleton was preceded in the girls’ McDonald’s event by Houston and La Jolla Country Day’s Candice Wiggins in 2004, Day’s Kelsey Plum (2013), and Horizon’s DiJonai Carrington (2016).
Wiggins is eighth in career scoring in California with 3,252 points. Terri Mann of Point Loma (1987) is ninth with 3,188, according to Cal-Hi Sports.
Jelani McCoy of St. Augustine (1994) and Chase Budinger of La Costa Canyon (2006) are the only previous McDonald’s boys invitees from the area.
Foothills Christian improved from eighth to seventh and St. Augustine from 15th to 11th in the weekly Cal-Hi boys’ top 20. Torrey Pines and Vista are on the bubble.
The Union-Tribune boys poll remained static in the top three positions, Foothills and St. Augustine tied for No. 1, followed by Torrey Pines and Vista. Helix moved to No. 5.
Union-Tribune poll through Tuesday, Jan. 17:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Last Poll |
| 1 | Foothills Christian (5) | 14-2 | 95 | 1T |
| 2 | St. Augustine (5) | 16-3 | 95 | 1T |
| 3 | Torrey Pines | 15-3 | 80 | 3 |
| 4 | Vista | 17-2 | 68 | 4 |
| 5 | Helix | 14-5 | 43 | 6 |
| 6 | La Jolla | 13-2 | 35 | 9 |
| 7 | Mission Hills | 12-5 | 32 | NR |
| 8 | Serra | 17-1 | 28 | 5 |
| 9 | La Jolla Country Day | 11-7 | 26 | 7 |
| 10 | Mater Dei | 12-4 | 18 | NR |
NR–Not rated.
Others receiving votes: La Costa Canyon (14-4, 14 points), Poway (14-4, 7), Canyon Crest (13-4, 2), Coronado (19-2, 2), Santa Fe Christian (10-5, 1).
Poll participants include John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune; Steve Brand (San Diego Hall of Champions), Terry Monahan, Bill Dickens, Adam Paul, EastCountySports.com; Rick Willis, KUSI-TV; Rick Smith, partletonsports.com; Bodie DeSilva, sandiegopreps.com; Chris Davis, freelance; Aaron Burgin, fulltimehoops.com.