SANTA ANA, Ca. – Eleven teams in the latest BurlisonOnBasketball SoCal Top 25 are a part of the 24th Nike Extravaganza that will be played on the Mater Dei High campus Friday and Saturday.
Three programs from outside the Southern California region – Modesto Christian, Las Vegas Bishop Gorman and powerhouse Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill Academy – will also participate over the weekend in the 14 boys’ games that will be played.
One girls’ clash – between the host Monarchs and Bishop Gorman – will be played Friday night at 6 o’clock.
Oak Hill Academy, led by likely McDonald’s All-Americans in guard Cole Anthony and center Kofi Cockburn, takes on Santa Margarita in the showcase game Friday night.
The Eagles (No. 12 in the BurlisonOnBasketball Top 25) is led by future UCLA (Jake Kyman) and USC (Max Agbonkpolo) players.
Santa Margarita will also play host to Bishop Gorman in a non-league game Thursday night.
Two of the games played Saturday could have huge impact on the makeup of the CIF Southern Section’s Open Division field: No. 11 St. John Bosco vs. No. 20 Notre Dame (11 a.m.) and No. 10 Mater Dei vs. No. 17 Harvard-Westlake (7:30 p.m.).
Other high-profile games set for Saturday include No. 5 Fairfax vs. No. 19 Long Beach Poly (4:30), No. 14 Chino Hills vs. Bishop Gorman (6 o’clock) and, in the event’s finale at 9 p.m., Oak Hill Academy against Modesto Christian.
Future USC player Onyeka Okongwu, the California Player of the Year as a junior and a three-time standout in this event, will lead Chino Hills against Bishop Gorman and its terrific group of underclassmen led by juniors in center Isaiah Cottrell and guard Noah Taitz.
Ticket admission for Friday’s games is $12.
Open seating for Saturday’s games is $12, with reserve seating at $25.
Schedule
Friday: 3 p.m., Anaheim Servite vs. Northridge Heritage Christian; 4:30, Goleta Dos Pueblos vs. No. 13 Orange Lutheran; 6, (girls) Mater Dei vs. Bishop Gorman; 7:30, No. 12 Santa Margarita vs. Oak Hill Academy; 9, No. 10 Mater Dei vs. Rolling Hills Prep.
Saturday: 8:30 a.m., Irvine Crean Lutheran vs. Anaheim Fairmont Prep; 9:45, Los Alamitos vs. Los Altos; 11, No. 11 Bellflower St. John Bosco vs. No. 20 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame; 12:15 p.m., No. 9 Moreno Valley Rancho Verde vs. Villa Park; 1:30, El Cajon Foothills Christian vs. No. 13 Orange Lutheran; 3, No. 24 San Diego St. Augustine vs. JSerra; 4:30, No. 5 L.A. Fairfax vs. No. 19 Long Beach Poly; 6, Las Vegas Bishop Gorman vs. No. 14 Chino Hills; 7:30, No. 10 Mater Dei vs. No. 17 Studio City Harvard-Westlake; 9, Oak Hill Academy vs. Modesto Christian.
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