Thank you for taking the time to look at me as a player and a person."
Conference 1st Team, Junior Varsity 2020
Leigh Student Athlete Award 2019-22
Leigh High School
2022-23 (17 games)
19.5 PPG
4.1 APG
4.3 RPG
1.3 SPG
51% 2pt
47% 3pt
73% FT
4-1 Asst-TO
South Bay Snipers
2022 (7 games)
10.3 PPG
3.0 APG
4.7 RPG
.6 BPG
.4 SPG
53% FGP
75% FTP
42% 3PT
Leigh High School
2022 (20 games)
12.6 PPG
4.4 APG
2.8 RPG
1.9 SPG
50% FGP
79% FTP
35% 3PT
Leigh High School
2021 (13 games)
11.4 PPG
4.4 APG
2.6 RPG
1 SPG
65% FGP
88% FTP
43% 3PT
West Coast Preps
Men’s Athlete of the Week
By Chris Jackson – (Click here for original article)
Leigh boys basketball standout Zach Norcia earned West Coast Preps Men’s Athlete of the Week honors with 2,800 votes.
Norcia produced three big-time efforts in a 3-0 week for Leigh, as he started it off with 19 points and seven assists versus Monta Vista, followed by 28 points and four assists against Lincoln, then 20 points at Pioneer.
Leigh is a perfect 5-0 in the Mt. Hamilton.
West Coast Preps
Zach Norcia’s passion drives Leigh through CCS
By Chris Jackson – February 21, 2022 (Click here for original article)
Leigh junior point guard Zach Norcia loves this game too much to let anything stop him.
Over recent times, Norcia has dealt with various injuries. Knee problems. Shin splints – this one especially this year. But Norcia plays through it.
Basketball is a love he does not want to stop…
West Coast Preps
Leigh steps up, tops league foe in battle
By Chris Jackson – January 13, 2022 (Click here for original article)
Norcia was unstoppable, too, with 19 points while going 2-for-4 at the three-point line and making all four of his free throws.
Norcia recorded his 10th double-digit scoring game. He came in averaging 12.7 points, 4.8 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 2.3 steals, and he’s got two games of 20-plus points – 23 versus Branham and 20 against Soquel…
Prep2Prep
Leigh pulls away late to win neighborhood rivalry
By Ethan Kassel – December 14, 2021
SAN JOSE — In a city as large as San Jose, it can be hard to find a game that captures the feeling of a proper local rivalry.
That feeling was abundant on Monday night as Leigh hosted Branham, pulling away late for a 56-38 win behind point guard Zach Norcia’s 23-point effort.
“These guys have played against each other for a long time,” Leigh head coach…
- Associated Student Body (ASB) Freshman & Sophomore Class President
- ASB Outreach Commissioner
- Leadership program for 3 Years at Leigh High School
- Leigh representative to WASC (Western Association of School Creditation)
- Awarded 2019 Student Leadership Award From Assoc of California School Administrators
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Student of the Year Co-Leader, 2021; raised $47,000
- ConnectEd- work with autistic children to develop social skills
- Westgate Water- collect and crush cans to raise money to build wells in 3rd world countries
- Bald Eagle Sports Camps coach
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes Member
- Lifeguard- licensed and CPR certified by the American Red Cross
- Tutoring elementary school students
- Private Baseball coach