LOS ANGELES – The defending California Open Division champion and three Southern Section titlists are among the 16 programs participating in the 32nd Fairfax Summer Basketball Classic that runs Monday thru Saturday.
The top seed in the event is Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth, which is scheduled to return four starters from the squad that knocked off Etiwanda in the State Regional final and then toppled Sacramento Sheldon for the State Open crown last March.
Among those starters for the Coach Andre Chevalier’s Trailblazers, who face Altadena St. Francis at 7:30 Monday night, is point guard Scottie Pippen Jr. (pictured).
The programs that won Southern Section titles in the spring that are here are Mater Dei, Rolling Hills Prep and Brentwood.
The championship game is set for Saturday evening at 6 o’clock.
The first-round matchups:
MONDAY: 3, Brentwood vs. Taft; 4:30, Santa Monica vs. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame; 6, Fairfax vs. Maranatha; 7:30, Sierra Canyon vs. St. Francis.
TUESDAY: 3, Beverly Hills vs. Rolling Hills Prep; 4:30, Rancho Christian vs. La Canada; 6, Valencia vs. Mater Dei; 7:30, Loyola vs. Pasadena.
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