TORRANCE – Saturday night games pitting Rancho Christian and Santa Clarita Christian, as well as Long Beach Poly and Mayfair, provide the high-profile matchups during the two-day, Winter Real Run Classic at Bishop Montgomery High.
Twelve games are scheduled, beginning with the 4 p.m. clash between Saugus and Santa Fe on Friday and wrapping up with the 9 o’clock showdown Saturday night between Rancho Christian (No. 1 in the latest BurlisonOnBasketball Southern California Top 25) and Santa Clarita Christian (No. 7), which won the Platinum and Gold championships, respectively, Monday night in the Classic at Damien.
Santa Clarita Christian (11-3) handed the Eagles (14-2) their first loss of the season in a Battle Zone semifinal on Dec. 6 at Centennial High in Corona.
The 6 o’clock meeting between Mayfair and Poly features a couple of the best players in the west – regardless of class – in the Monsoon’s 6-foot-4 senior Josh Christopher (pictured) and the Jackrabbits’ 6-6 junior Peyton Watson, respectively.
The other team to beat Rancho Christian, No. 4 Centennial (13-2), plays Lynwood at 3 o’clock.
The complete schedule:
Friday: 4 p.m., Saugus vs. Santa Fe; 5:30, Van Nuys vs. Lawndale; 7, Crossroads vs. Carson.
Saturday: 9 a.m., Long Beach Millikan vs. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame; 10:30, Warren vs. L.A. Brentwood School; Noon, Serra vs. Rancho Verde; 1:30 p.m., Fairmont Prep vs. San Diego Cathedral Catholic; 3, Lynwood vs. Corona Centennial; 4:30, Henderson (NV) Coronado vs. Compton; 6, Long Beach Poly vs. Mayfair; 7:30, Heritage Christian vs. Bishop Montgomery; 9, Rancho Christian vs. Santa Clarita Christian.
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