Many of the top high school basketball programs along the west coast will be involved in “one-day events” on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Day.
Among those are the “MLK Classic”, just outside of Las Vegas at Henderson’s Coronado High.
The six-game event culminates in the 8 p.m. clash between Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA) and Las Vegas Bishop Gorman. Both squads are jammed with high-quality underclassmen, including Cassius Stanley (Sierra Canyon), along with a terrific senior in University of Washington-bound Tyler Bey (Bishop Gorman).
At the OLU Hoopfest, presented by adidas and held at Orange Lutheran in Southern California, games get underway at 10 a.m. with Lynwood (and 6-9 junior Carl Lewis) facing off against El Cajon Foothills Christian (and 6-8 senior Taeshon Cherry).
Perhaps the keynote matchup there is the 5:30 clash between Corona Centennial (and its terrific trio of sophomore starters) and the Mobley Brothers (Isaiah and Evan)-led Temecula Rancho Christian.
Up the coast at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, the Maxpreps MLK Classic is a six-team affair highlighted by the 6:45 clash between two of NorCal’s best, Modesto Christian and Richmond Salesian.
MAXPREPS MLK CLASSIC
Dec. 15
At Saint Mary’s College
10 a.m., Walnut Creek Las Lomas vs. Vallejo St. Patrick-St. Vincent; 11:45, Hayward Moreau Catholic vs. Roseville Woodcreek; 1:30 p.m., Oak Park vs. San Jose Valley Christian; 3:15, Oakland Bishop O’Dowd vs. Pleasant Grove (UT); 5, Concord de La Salle vs. La Verne Damien; 6:45, Modesto Christian vs. Richmond Salesian.
MLK CLASSIC
At Henderson (NV) Coronado High
10 a.m., Gardena Executive Prep vs. Las Vegas; 11:30, Las Vegas Centennial vs. Phoenix Rancho Solano Prep; 3:30 p.m., L.A. Dorsey vs. Henderson (NV) Foothill; 5, Las Vegas Clark vs. Culver City; 6:30, Santa Monica Crossroads vs. Coronado; 8, Chatsworth Sierra Canyon vs. L.V. Bishop Gorman.
OLU HOOPFEST PRESENTED BY ADIDAS
At Orange Lutheran High
10 a.m., El Cajon Foothills Christian vs. Lynwood; 11:30, San Pedro Rolling Hills Prep vs. Hacienda Heights Los Altos; 1 p.m., Los Alamitos vs. Lakewood Mayfair; 2:30, L.A. Windward vs. Santa Clarita Christian; 4, Mission Hills Alemany vs. Villa Park; 5:30, Corona Centennial vs. Temecula Rancho Christian; 7, San Diego Mission Bay vs. Orange Lutheran.
COACH MIKE’S LONG SHOT CHALLENGE
At Newport Beach Corona del Mar and Costa Mesa high schools
At Costa Mesa: 10:30 a.m., Fountain Valley vs. Irvine; noon, Fullerton Sunny Hills vs. Torrance; 1:30 p.m., SJC Capistrano Valley Christian vs. Elsinore; 3, Anaheim Servite vs. Santa Fe; 4:30, Huntington Beach Ocean View vs. Lake Forest El Toro; 6, Newport Beach Newport Harbor vs. Norco; 7:30, Costa Mesa vs. Anaheim Western.
At Corona del Mar: 10:30 a.m., Irvine University vs. Garden Grove Orangewood Academy; noon, Laguna Beach vs. Rancho Mirage; 1:30 p.m., Huntington Beach Edison vs. Goleta Dos Pueblos; 3, Newport Beach Pacifica Christian vs. Anaheim Savanna; 4:30, Anaheim Canyon vs. L.A. Cathedral; 6, Mission Viejo Capistrano Valley vs. Long Beach St. Anthony; 7:30, Corona del Mar vs. San Gabriel Academy.
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