LAS VEGAS – Three of the very best teams in California and the perennial Nevada power Bishop Gorman make up the championship semifinals field for the Platinum Division Monday as the fifth Tarkanian Classic continues after taking Sunday off.
Each semifinal game in the event’s top bracket will be played in the Orleans Hotel Arena, with championships in all divisions to be played Tuesday at tournament host Bishop Gorman.
Eastvale Roosevelt, led by a couple of NCAA Division I program signees in guard Jemarl Baker (Cal) and forward Matt Mitchell (Cal State Fullerton), faces defending California State Open Division champion Chino Hills at 4 o’clock, with Santa Ana Mater Dei faces the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 5:30.
The semifinals of the Eastbay (1 and 2:3) and Orleans (7 and 8:30) divisions are also scheduled be contested in the Orleans Arena on Monday.
Chino Hills, led by at least four future Division I college players in seniors LiAngelo Ball (who signed with UCLA in November) and Eli Scott (Loyola-Marymount) and sophomores Onyeka Okongwu and LaMelo Ball, extended its record to 9-0 and two-year win streak to 44 with the Huskies’ 87-77 second-round win over Oakland Bishop O’Dowd Saturday afternoon.
Roosevelt cruised Saturday to a 13-point decision (64-51) over another team likely to be a part of the CIF Southern Section’s Open Division bracket in February, Santa Monica Crossroads.
The Mater Dei Monarchs, who closed last seasons with losses to Chino Hills and El Cajon Foothills Christian (led by now-UCLA freshmen standouts Lonzo Ball and T.J. Leaf, respectively), improved to 10-0 on Saturday with their 58-46 win over another Northern California-based program, Richmond Salesian.
Bishop Gorman has won its two Platinum Division games by a collective margin of 79 points.
Many of the games in the event have – and will continue to be – live-streamed by www.GetBaller.com.
Monday Schedule:
At Orleans Hotel Arena
Championship semifinals
Platinum Division: 4 p.m., Eastvale (CA) Roosevelt vs. Chino Hills (CA); 5:30, Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei vs. Las Vegas Bishop Gorman.
Orleans Division: 7 p.m., Denver George Washington vs. Highland (UT) Lone Peak; 8:30, American Fork (UT) vs. Sacramento Sheldon.
Eastbay Division: 1 p.m., Tallahassee (FL) Godby vs. Woods Cross (UT); 2:20, Las Vegas vs.
At Bishop Gorman High
Platinum Division: (Court 1) Consolation semifinals, 9 a.m., Highlands Ranch (CO) Valor Christian vs. Las Vegas Clark; 10:20, Denver East vs. South Jordan (UT) Bingham; fifth-place semifinals 11:40, Santa Monica (CA) Crossroads vs. Oakland (CA) Bishop O’Dowd; 1 p.m., L.A. Westchester vs. Richmond (CA) Salesian; (Court 2) 13th place semifinals 11:40, San Diego Cathedral Catholic vs. Putnam City (OK) West; 1 p.m., Windermere (FL) Prep vs. Las Vegas Desert Pines.
Orleans Division: (Court 2) Consolation semifinals, 9 a.m., Redondo Beach (CA) Redondo vs. Lynwood (CA); 10:20, Aurora (CO) Overland vs. Troy (NY) Redemption Christian; fifth-place semifinals, 2:20, Provo (UT) Timpview vs. Centennial (CO) Eaglecrest; 3:40, Las Vegas Coronado vs. Studio City (CA) Harvard-Westlake.
Gatorade Division: (Court 1) Championship semifinals, 5 p.m., Lawndale (CA) Leuzinger vs. Aurora (CO Grandview; 6:20, Fort Collins (CO) vs. Pittsburgh North Catholic; (Court 2) fifth-place semifinals, 5, Boyd County (KY) vs. Layton Christian (UT: 6:20, San Bernardino (CA) vs. Vista Murrieta (CA).
Nike Division: (Court 1) championship semifinals, 2:20 p.m., Salem Hills (UT) vs. Timpanogos (UT); 3:40, Payson (UT) vs. Pasadena (CA) Maranatha.
At Desert Oasis High
Orleans Division: (Court 1) 13th-place semifinals, 1 p.m., Sacramento Capital Christian vs. Las Vegas Durango; 2:20, Phoenix St. Mary’s vs. Plano (TX) Prestonwood Christian Academy.
Gatorade Division: (Court 1) Consolation semifinals, 10:20 a.m., Las Vegas Shadow Ridge vs. Las Vegas Spring Valley; 11:40, Rex Putnam (OR) vs. Jordan (UT); (Court 2) 13th-place semifinals, 10:20 a.m., Campbell County (WY) vs. Las Vegas Green Valley; 11:40, Desert Oasis vs. Las Vegas Liberty.
At Faith Lutheran High
Eastbay Division: (Court 1) 13th-place semifinals, Noon, Las Vegas Palo Verde vs. Las Vegas Legacy; 1:20, Bountiful (UT) vs. GI Gibson (Bahamas) consolation semifinals, 2:40 p.m., Villa Park (CA) vs. Las Vegas Sierra Vista; 4, Pasadena (CA) vs. Camarillo (CA); fifth-place semifinals, 5:20, Pasadena (CA) Muir vs. Albany (NY); 6:40, Las Vegas Faith Lutheran vs. Phoenix Desert Vista.
Nike Division: (Court 2) 13th-place semifinals, Noon, Las Vegas Agassi Prep vs. Las Vegas Mojave; 1:20, L.A. Price vs. Las Vegas Western; (consolation semifinals) 2:40, Burbank (CA) Bell-Jeff vs. Inglewood (CA) Morningside; 4, Las Vegas Cheyenne vs. Lincoln (CO); (fifth-place semifinals) 5:20, Chaparral (CO vs. Seton Catholic (AZ); 6:40, Las Vegas Coral Academy vs. Lehi (UT).
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