LAS VEGAS – The abbreviated “first day” of the second annual Tarkanian Classic tipped off in impressive – if relatively lopsided – fashion Wednesday at Bishop Gorman High.
The host Gaels and the Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei Monarchs– who played for the title in the Platinum Division finale a year ago – opened with 20- and 39-point victories, respectively – in Platinum games Wednesday evening.
Then, in a Prep School Division contest, Henderson (NV) Findlay Prep – after an hour or so delay while their opponents made their way to the gym after a late arrival at McCarran Airport from Atlanta – cruised with a litany of dunks and dazzling passes.
Once the Faith Baptist Christian Academy Crusaders arrived, got dressed and warmed up, it didn’t take long for the sport’s most gifted “prep school” squad to show off its considerable talent en route to a 79-48 victory.
McDonald’s All-American candidates Kelly Oubre (who signed with Kansas last month), Craig Victor (a future University of Arizona Wildcat) and Rashad Vaughn (the nation’s top shooting guard prospect in the Class of 2014/he remains unsigned and uncommitted to a college) all did pretty much anything they wanted, as did superior sophomore guard Derryck Thornton Jr.
Lynwood got a game-high 22 points from guard Kevin Miller but Bishop Gorman had way too much size, skill, shooting and depth for the team from Southern California.
Senior guard Noah Robotham (16 points) continued the impressive jump shooting he displayed during events in Chicago and Phoenix the past two weekends for Coach Grant Rice’s Gaels.
And junior posts Stephen Zimmerman and Chase Jeter added 16 and 15, respectively.
In the second game of the evening, sophomore forward T.J. Leaf was spectacular early and pretty much throughout for El Cajon (CA) Foothills Christian en route to a 25-point, seven-rebound effort.
But Coach Gary McKnight’s Monarchs – who beat the Gaels for the championship a year ago – had too much for the Knights.
And there was especially way too much Stanley Johnson (42 points on 16 of 24 from the field), another Arizona Wildcat-to-be on the premises for this event, as well as way too much Michael Cage Jr., the sophomore post who scored 16 points and grabbed as many rebounds.
Everyone gets involved in the event on Thursday.
The top squad in Northern California, Oakland Bishop O’Dowd – led by the best junior in California, Ivan Rabb – opens in the Platinum Division against Las Vegas Durango at 4:40 p.m. (PT).
The complete Platinum, Gold and Prep School Division schedules for Thursday at Bishop Gorman:
Platinum and Gold: (BG Main Gym) 2 p.m., Long Beach (CA) Poly vs. Highlands Ranch (CO) Valor Christian; 3:20, Bishop Gorman vs. Sacramento (CA) Sheldon; 4:40, Oakland (CA) Bishop O’Dowd vs. Las Vegas Durango; 6, Mater Dei vs. Las Vegas Clark; 7:20, Redondo Beach (CA) Redondo vs. Portland (OR) Central Catholic . (BG Auxiliary Gym) 2 p.m., Foothills Christian vs. Las Vegas Chaparral; 3:20, Lynwood vs. Erie (PA) Cathedral Prep; 4:40, Highland (UT) Lone Peak vs. Modesto (CA) Christian; 6, Woodland Hills (CA) El Camino Real vs. Bountiful (UT); 7:20, Phoenix Pinnacle vs. Philadelphia Constitution.
Prep: (BG Main Gym) 8:40, Dallas Prime Prep vs. Centerreach (NY) Our Savior; (BG Aux Gym) 8:40, Rockville (MD) Montrose Christian vs. Atlanta Sports Academy.
I am regular reader, how are you everybody?
This piece of writing posted at this site is actually pleasant.
This splits each woman in to 8 sorts and offers information on
each of them individually. Naturally and biologically speaking, we know that women have
an internal desire of supporting or nurturing a family.
If there is one thing I’ve discovered in my trainings, it
is this: Powerful pickup techniques can certainly help a client, but not
NEARLY as much as identifying and eliminating previously existing bad habits.
You really make it seem really easy together with your presentation but I in finding this matter to
be really something that I think I might never understand.
It kind of feels too complex and very wide for me. I
am having a look forward for your subsequent submit, I’ll try to get the dangle
of it!
Thanks to my father who told me on the topic of
this blog, this webpage is truly awesome.
Heya! I’m at work surfing around your blog from my new iphone!
Just wanted to say I love reading through your blog and
look forward to all your posts! Carry on the excellent work!
Genuinely no matter if someone doesn’t understand then its up to other viewers that they will assist, so here
it takes place.
Hi there! This article couldn’t be written any better!
Looking through this article reminds me of my previous roommate!
He continually kept talking about this. I’ll forward
this post to him. Fairly certain he will have a good read. I appreciate you
for sharing!
This site was… how do you say it? Relevant!!
Finally I have found something that helped me. Many thanks!
Woah! I’m really loving the template/theme of this website.
It’s simple, yet effective. A lot of times it’s tough to get that “perfect balance” between user friendliness and visual appeal.
I must say you have done a awesome job with this.
Additionally, the blog loads super fast for me on Opera.
Outstanding Blog!
Hurrah, that’s what I was seeking for, what a material!
existing here at this blog, thanks admin of this web site.
Thanks for the auspicious writeup. It in truth
was a enjoyment account it. Glance complex to more introduced agreeable from
you! However, how can we be in contact?
Hey There. I found your blog using msn. This is an extremely well
written article. I will make sure to bookmark it and return to read more of your useful information. Thanks for the post.
I will certainly comeback.
Thank you for any other informative blog. The place else may just I get that kind of
information written in such an ideal manner? I have a undertaking that
I am simply now working on, and I’ve been at the look out for such
info.
When I initially commented I clicked the “Notify me when new comments are added” checkbox and
now each time a comment is added I get several e-mails
with the same comment. Is there any way you can remove
me from that service? Cheers!
Hi there would you mind letting me know which webhost you’re utilizing?
I’ve loaded your blog in 3 different web browsers and I must say
this blog loads a lot quicker then most. Can you suggest a good hosting provider at a honest price?
Many thanks, I appreciate it!
Useful info. Fortunate me I discovered your web site accidentally, and I
am stunned why this coincidence didn’t happened in advance!
I bookmarked it.
I blog quite often and I really thank you for your content.
This article has truly peaked my interest. I am going to take a note of your site and keep checking for
new details about once a week. I opted in for your
Feed too.
I blog frequently and I seriously thank you for your information. This article has truly
peaked my interest. I will bookmark your website and keep checking for new information about once a week.
I subscribed to your RSS feed as well.
I think the admin of this website is in fact working hard for
his web site, for the reason that here every information is quality based stuff.
I’ve been browsing online more than 4 hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours.
It’s pretty worth enough for me. In my opinion, if all website owners and
bloggers made good content as you did, the internet will be a lot more useful than ever before.
Quality posts is the main to invite the people to visit the site, that’s what this website is providing.
Hello there, You’ve done a fantastic job. I will definitely
digg it and personally recommend to my friends. I’m sure
they will be benefited from this website.
Thanks for a marvelous posting! I really enjoyed reading it, you will be a great
author.I will remember to bookmark your blog and
may come back sometime soon. I want to encourage that you continue your great
posts, have a nice morning!
Howdy I am so happy I found your blog page, I really found you by error, while I was researching
on Yahoo for something else, Anyways I am here now and would just like
to say thanks for a remarkable post and a all round interesting blog (I also love the theme/design),
I don’t have time to read through it all at the minute but I have book-marked it and
also added your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will be back to read much more, Please do keep up the awesome
b.