Four boys hoops games on tap at Cerritos College

February 8, 2020 By Frank Burlison Leave a Comment

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NORWALK – The second annual SoCal Finale – a four-game affair including some of the best boys’ basketball teams from California – tips off Saturday afternoon at Cerritos College at 3:30.

Opening things are “NorCal vs. SoCal” clash of Oakland Bishop O’Dowd (16-7) and Renaissance Academy (19-8).

The NorCal squad has won 11 in a row since dropping a 67-66 decision in overtime to St. John Bosco (No. 7 in this week’s BurlisonOnBasketball Top 25) on Jan. 4.

And the Altadena-based Wildcats (19-8) are No. 20 and have beaten fellow Top 25 members St. John Bosco and No. 12 Ribet Academy.

At 5 o’clock, Colony (18-8) – led by one of the freshmen in Southern California, point guard Kylan Boswell (pictured) – faces Hesperia (20-5).

Santa Clarita Christian (17-5 and No. 10) and San Gabriel Academy (20-5) follow at 6:30 with the finale featuring No. 3 Rancho Christian (20-5) and Ribet Academy (21-2).

CIF Southern Section playoff brackets and matchups will be announced out of the Southern Section’s Los Alamitos headquarters Sunday at noon.

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