St. Pius X-St. Matthias senior guard Tyrone Riley announced his decision to sign with the University of San Francisco men’s basketball program on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in Downey, California. (Photo by: John W. Davis, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

• St. Pius X-St. Matthias senior guard Tyrone Riley announced his decision to sign with the University of San Francisco men’s basketball program on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in Downey, California. (Photo by: John W. Davis, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

• St. Pius X-St. Matthias senior guard Tyrone Riley announced his decision to sign with the University of San Francisco men’s basketball program on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in Downey, California. (Photo by: John W. Davis, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

• St. Pius X-St. Matthias senior guard Tyrone Riley announced his decision to sign with the University of San Francisco men’s basketball program on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in Downey, California. (Photo by: John W. Davis, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

• St. Pius X-St. Matthias senior guard Tyrone Riley announced his decision to sign with the University of San Francisco men’s basketball program on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in Downey, California. (Photo by: John W. Davis, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

• St. Pius X-St. Matthias senior guard Tyrone Riley announced his decision to sign with the University of San Francisco men’s basketball program on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in Downey, California. (Photo by: John W. Davis, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

DOWNEY — St. Pius X-St. Matthias boys basketball standout Tyrone Riley wanted to share his special signing day ceremony with friends and family.

The 6-foot-6 guard, who is rated as a four-star recruit in the Class of 2024 by ESPN, surprised everyone but his closest supporters on Wednesday afternoon when he announced his decision and then signed a National Letter of Intent to play Division I college basketball at the University of San Francisco.

Riley told the Press-Telegram he chose USF over Cal and LSU and explained why it was the right decision for him.

“I picked San Francisco because when I went on campus, it felt like a home for me,” Riley said. “I was up there my freshman year for a team camp and the coaching staff was amazing there. But with this new coaching staff change (Chris Gerlufsen was promoted to head coach in 2022), I felt even better with Coach Gerlufsen, Coach (Michael) Plank, all those guys over there. Coach (Kyle) Bankhead, Coach (Jay) Duncan what they’re doing over there, I feel like could (be) really, really special. Also, the players there, I feel like I can go over there and produce. It’s one big happy family and I’m for sure looking forward to playing next year.”

2024 guard Tyrone Riley, a 4-star recruit according to ESPN, explains why he committed and signed with the University of San Francisco men’s basketball program over California Berkeley and LSU Basketball. Riley’s athletic director said the star player has a 4.0 GPA. pic.twitter.com/iiJGV3NJNl

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) November 16, 2023

Riley, who was the 2023 Press-Telegram Boys Athlete of the Year, led St. Pius X-St. Matthias to the CIF-Southern Section Division 3AA championship in February and was named Division 3AA Player of the Year. He also received the prestigious Wooden Award as the CIF-SS D3 Player of the Year.

Riley averaged 25.6 points, 12.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 2.5 steals per game as a junior.

As the senior and his teammates prepare to move up to Del Rey League play from the Camino Real League in 2022-23 and Santa Fe League in 2020-22, where they won a combined three straight league titles, he is glad to have the recruiting process over with.

“It feels great to be committed and signed finally,” Riley said. “It’s been a long process, especially this past summer with everything slowing down after my injury, so doing this, I felt like I needed to do it.

“The weight is off my shoulder for sure. I feel like it’s a target on me now since I’m committed. Most people are uncommitted and are looking for something, (they) are going to try and use me as a target to get looks.”

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Tyrone Riley dunks against La Serna during the CIF-SS Division 3AA boys championship game in Ontario on Saturday, February 25, 2023. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Riley’s goal is to lead his team to 30 wins for back-to-back seasons, be named Del Rey League MVP and lead St. Pius X to the program’s first ever CIF Southern Section Open Division playoff berth.

St. Pius X-St. Matthias coach Donte Archie said San Francisco is getting a program-changing student-athlete.

“Hard worker, a gym rat,” Archie said of Riley. “Great person off the court, takes care of business. He’s in ASB (Associated Student Body), does a lot of different things around the school campus where he gets a lot of love from the students, the staff, the administration.

“So overall, he’s a great kid. He took our program from when he was a freshman until now to new heights. He’s been a blessing for us going into his fourth year. It’s going to be big missing him here at the school when he’s done.”

St. Pius X-St. Matthias boys basketball head coach Donte Archie on the type of student-athlete San Francisco Men’s Basketball is getting in four star 2024 recruit Tyrone Riley. pic.twitter.com/mF9FRKvh8R

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) November 16, 2023

The moment St. Pius X-St. Matthias 2024 guard Tyrone Riley, who is a 4-star recruit according to ESPN, publicly announced that he committed and signed his national letter of intent with San Francisco Basketball. Riley is a CIF-SS Champion and his team is moving up to Del Rey… pic.twitter.com/RzmmUMU3wd

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) November 16, 2023

Breaking: St. Pius X-St. Matthias 2024 guard Tyrone Riley has signed with San Francisco Basketball. Riley led his team to the CIF Southern Section Division 3AA Championship as a junior. @DONTE_ARCHIE @pmabbasketball @presstelegram #LongBeachVarsityReport pic.twitter.com/zNk2HtMlro

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) November 15, 2023

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Though a “letter of intent” ceremony is typically held when a high school athlete announces where they’ll go to college, one Kentucky high schooler had his own to sign with a plumbing company.

According to WDKY, Montgomery County High School senior Jacob Bradley signed a letter of intent to join Fast Flow Plumbing after his graduation this month. He’ll join the company as an apprentice and work under a master plumber for two years before earning his journeyman’s license.

It’s just more of my style,” Bradley told WKYT after signing with the Fast Flow Plumbing. “I was never really wanting to be an accountant or sit down.”

“I enjoy working with my hands a lot and just the environment and those types of people,” he added.

Bradley’s ceremony, which took place May 18, was the first non-athletic signing event for the high school, counselor Lacy Gross told WKYT.

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“This is something that we have done several times for our athletes who are attending college upon graduation,” Gross explained. “But this is something new here at Montgomery County High School, but I hope that this will continue.”

Bradley’s mother said she couldn’t be more proud of her ambitious son.

Local high school senior commits to plumbing career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvPbx0jcdEE

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“His dad and I are just over the moon,” Bradley’s mother, Angie, told WKYT. “Actually, he’s a great kid and we are very lucky.”

But plumbing isn’t entirely new for the graduating senior. Bradley spent half of every school day learning the trade since meeting Fast Flow Plumbing Vice President Ben Crum at a career fair.

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“We are willing to invest in anyone that comes to us,” Crum told WKYT of recruiting students into the field. “We want to make sure they have the opportunity in two years to get their journeyman’s license.”

According to US News & World Report, plumbers, on average, made about a salary of $56,000 in 2020, with some earning over $75,000. The median salary for plumbers has increased steadily over the last decade, the outlet reported.

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Bradley told WKYT that he one day hopes to become a franchise owner with Fast Flow Plumbing, “if [Crum] sees I work hard enough for him,” he said.

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A moving memorial ceremony was held Monday to commemorate the glorious life of the recently deceased head coach of the then Oakland Raiderstelevision’s great bradcaster and the face of football’s most famous video game, John Madden.

Oakland, the venue for the event

While a private ceremony had already been held at his funeral, this time it was an event open to the public at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California, the home of the Raiders when Madden was their head coach.

“When John passed, I said, I want to have a gathering at the coliseum,” Virginia Madden, John’s widow, said. “I know he’s up there and I know he’s smiling down on all of his players that are here and all of you fans that supported him throughout the years.”

charity event

This event was a charity event as all proceeds from the $32.14 general admission tickets (commemorating the 32-14 score by which the Raiders defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XIthe first Vince Lombardi Trophy in franchise history and the only one in Madden’s career) will be donated to the causes of the John Madden Foundation to provide educational opportunities for the youth of Oakland.

Mariucci, Reid and Rivera were the keynote speakers

Featured speakers included Steve Mariucciformer head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and current NFL Network analyst, Andy Reidhead coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, and Ron Riverahead coach of the Washington Commanders.

“Coach Madden loved life, and life loved him back. Coach was able to turn everything into gold,” Reid said. “John Madden is in heaven now. It’s 100 times bigger than the Hall of Fame. He’s constantly talking to the greats of all sports, and telling them why football is the greatest sport of them all.”

During the ceremony, the colorful fans of the famous “black today” were present in the traditional costumes that characterized the Raiders’ home games in Oakland, which has moved a couple of seasons ago to Las Vegas.

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