The Alex Spanos All-Star Football Classic, featuring last season's top high school seniors, will be played at 7:30 p.m. July 11 at Mt. Carmel High.

The game will pit a team of North County players against a South squad made up of athletes from East County, South County and City Conference schools.

Poway's Damian Gonzalez will coach the North. Eastlake's John McFadden will coach the South.

Girls hoop tournament features 300+ teams

The San Diego Classic high school girls basketball tournament is scheduled July 17-20.

Competition is expected to feature more than 300 teams in four divisions playing at sites across the region. The tournament, the largest of its kind in the nation, is in its 22nd year and includes many of the top teams in the Western states.

The girls must attend the high school they represent. There are no all-star or club teams entered.

The tournament schedule has not been finalized, but the championship games are set for the final day at the University of California San Diego's RIMAC Arena. Visit sandiegoclassic.com for more information.

No contact

This summer's No-Contact Period in the San Diego Section is from July 21 to Aug. 3.

High school coaches and their athletes are not allowed contact during those two weeks.

Academic All-Americans

U.S. Lacrosse announced that 28 girls from the San Diego Section have been chosen Academic All-Americans. Selections must make significant contributions to their high school team and carry at least a 3.6 grade-point average on a weighted 4.0 scale. The following players were selected:

Felicity Bradley (Bishop's), Kaihla Corso (Santa Fe Christian), Sheridan Edwards (Torrey Pines), Megan Everett (Valley Center), Sarah Francis (Santa Fe Christian), Melanie Garces (Westview), Mackenzie Gloven (La Jolla), Greer Goebels (Coronado), Alexa Golden (Torrey Pines), Gina Holslag (Scripps Ranch), Melissa Humphrey (Coronado), Rachelle Kresch (San Dieguito), Kacie Lewis (Granite Hills), Malin McCormley (Westview), Megan Michaels (Westview), Margaret Nettleton (La Jolla), Brooke Norling (San Dieguito), Alanna Parker (Monte Vista), Bria Phillips (Coronado), Torre Price (Valley Center), Annette Pulliam (La Jolla), Rachel Raimondi (Scripps Ranch), Lindsey Ritter (Scripps Ranch), Hannah Sebenaler (Coronado), Sandy Shepherd (Coronado), Rebecca Trees (Torrey Pines), Chelsea Williams (Carlsbad), Sean Znachko (San Dieguito).

Chargers Champions

This year's “Chargers Champions” have been announced. The NFL team annually donates money for scholarships and to help schools upgrade facilities.

Sixteen students and nine schools shared more than $400,000 in grants.

High school juniors receiving $7,000 scholarships and a laptop computer: Amanda Ashwill (Santana), Elizabeth Branco (Ramona), Alice Cash (Canyon Crest), Adelaide Dyer (El Capitan) JoLynn Earl (San Pasqual), Antonio Figueroa (Hoover), Taylor Hye (West Hills), Lucas Lancaster (St. Augustine), Jennifer MacCongahy (Ramona), Mary Naoom (El Cajon Valley), Harmony Palmer (El Camino), Archana Ramesh (Mt. Carmel), Celena Robinson (Palomar), Yura Salter (High Tech), Daley Vertiz (Bonita Vista), Jade Wagner (Hilltop).

Schools receiving grants to upgrade facilities: Kearny High in San Diego (weight room), Calvin Christian High in Escondido (football equipment), Castle Park Middle in Chula Vista (fitness course), El Camino High in Oceanside (fitness course and weight room), Hilltop Drive Elementary in Chula Vista (outdoor fitness center), Cubberly Elementary in San Diego (basketball courts), Greg Rogers Elementary in Chula Vista (track for disabled students), Washington Elementary in San Diego (physical education equipment) and Lakeside Farms Elementary in Lakeside (core strength equipment).

Coaching honors

Grossmont High's Rob Phillips has been named State Baseball Coach of the Year by CalHiSports.com. Phillips guided the Foothillers to an unprecedented fourth consecutive San Diego Section Division II championship this season.

Phillips stepped down after the season. He directed Grossmont to six section titles in his 12 years at the helm. Phillips is the fifth section coach in the past 20 years to receive the state honor.

Rios sisters

Sisters Shandis and Tina Rios of Grossmont High will be playing basketball against one another at the college level next season. The sibling rivalry will be renewed when Shandis' Chapman University Panthers take on Tina's Redlands Bulldogs.

The sisters were teammates in 2006-07 when the Foothillers captured the school's first Grossmont North League girls basketball title. Shandis, a year older than Tina, played at Southwestern College last season as a freshman. Both girls are solid three-point shooters and tenacious defenders.

The next step

FOOTBALL: Grossmont's Khalid Waters, NAIA Midland Lutheran.

BASEBALL: Grossmont's Charlie Piro, Division III Chapman University.

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