LAGUNA NIGUEL – The longest-standing high school hoops tournament in California – the Pacific Shores/Dijon Thompson Tournament – tips off for the 64th time Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Redondo High in Redondo Beach.
Six teams from within BurlisonOnBasketball’s Southern California Pre-Season Top 25 are slated to participate.
Those are: Long Beach Poly (No. 6), which takes on North Hollywood Campbell Hall at 7:30 in the auxiliary gymnasium.
The Jackrabbits knocked off the host Seahawks in overtime of the championship game with forward Zaafir Williams bagging event Most Outstanding Player honors. He’s back as a junior for Coach Shelton Diggs’ crew this season.
Encino Crespi (No. 7) takes on Palos Verdes Peninsula at 8 o’clock in the main gymnasium while No. 9 Redondo is set to face Lakewood Mayfair at 6:30, also in the main gym.
No. 10 L.A. Westchester plays Lynwood at 4:30 in the auxiliary gym; No. 17 Eastvale Roosevelt takes on Harbor City Narbonne at 6 (also in the auxiliary gym) while No. 20 Inglewood is pitted against Newhall Hart at 5 in the main gym.
The event is on leave Tuesday due to the Redondo volleyball squad’s state regional match set for 7:30 that evening. Second-round action resumes Wednesday night.
In another major prep tournament that gets underway Monday, the Joseph Frazier Thanksgiving Classic gets underway at 3:30 in the early evening.
PACIFIC SHORES/DIJON THOMPSON TOURNEY
Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
At Redondo High
Monday:
Auxiliary Court: 3 p.m., Oak Park vs. Temecula Rancho Christian; 4:30, L.A. Westchester vs. Lynwood; 6, Eastvale Roosevelt vs. Harbor City Narbonne; 7:30, Long Beach Poly vs. North Hollywood Campbell Hall.
Main Court: 3:30 p.m., Compton vs. Woodland Hills El Camino Real; 5, Inglewood vs. Newhall Hart; 6:30, Redondo vs. Lakewood Mayfair; 8, Encino Crespi vs. Palos Verdes Peninsula.
JOSEPH FRAZIER THANKSGIVING CLASSIC
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Saturday
At Calabasas
Monday: 3:30 p.m., Simi Valley Royal vs. Agoura; 5, Shalhevet vs. Beverly Hills; 6:30, Newbury Park vs. Moorpark; 8, North Hollywood vs. Malibu.
Tuesday: 3:30, West Hills Chaminade vs. Simi Valley Royal; 5, Calabasas Viewpoint vs. Shalhevet; 6:30, Studio City Harvard-Westlake vs. Newbury Park; 8, North Hollywood vs. Calabasas.
Wednesday: 3:30, Agoura vs. West Hills Chaminade; 5, Beverly Hills vs. Calabasas Viewpoint; 6:30, Moorpark vs. Harvard-Westlake; 8, Malibu vs. Calabasas.
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