SAN FRANCISCO — California High had its moments.

The Grizzlies showed flashes of brilliance, showing why many have labeled them as a contender in the always tough East Bay Athletic League.

But playing Archbishop Riordan – the reigning NorCal Open Division champions – one thing was clear: There’s levels to this.

The San Francisco school kicked off the 66th annual Crusader Classic by trouncing California 82-66 on Thursday night.

And the home team made it look easy.

Riordan led by as much as 18 as the Crusaders’ high-flying offense proved too much for one of the East Bay’s top teams.

“It’s a good learning experience,” Riordan coach Joey Curtin said. “We were playing a good team that has some scorers that can really get hot and we let them get hot a little bit in stretches. … But hey, yo

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