Nike X and lots of cool league matchups on tap

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LAGUNA NIGUEL – We’re down to two and a half weeks of regular-season action remaining for boys CIF Southern Section basketball teams . . . and three and a half for the L.A. City Section.

There remain a multitude of games to be played that will impact the shape of the CIF SS playoff divisions (that will be released on Feb. 9).

Relative to the Open Division, those are all being played in the Mission and Trinity Leagues this week, notably:

*New No. 1 Harvard-Westlake (following Roosevelt’s loss in the HoopHall Classic in Springfield, MA, Monday) is at No. 4 Notre Dame on Friday night.

*No. 2 St. John Bosco (which had Brandon McCoy, Jr., back on its home court, after his recovery from a late November foot injury) for its 64-62 win over No. 9 JSerra Monday night) visits Orange County to play at No. 8 Santa Margarita Friday night. The Braves and Eagles will get a rematch three days later, in Bellflower.

It’s a challenging week for the Eagles: They’re at No. 18 Mater Dei Wednesday night.

*No. 10 Sierra Canyon faces No. 12 Crespi in Encino Wednesday night.

*A game whose outcome will impact the seeding for the first-Baseline League Tournament is in Rancho Cucamonga Wednesday night, when the No. 19 Cougars play host to No. 20 Damien.

*And, on Friday and Saturday, Mater Dei High will play host to the 30^th Nike Extravaganza.

Among the teams scheduled to patriciate are the host Monarchs, No. 2 Roosevelt, No. 11 Mira Costa, No. 15 Rolling Hills Prep, No. 16 Los Alamitos, No. 20 Damien and No. 30 Centennial.

 

SoCal Top 30

(Results of Jan. 13-20)

School/Record/Last Week

1. Harvard-Westlake/20-1/2

Next Up: Wednesday, at Loyola, 7 p.m.; Friday, at No. 4 Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

2. Roosevelt/23-2/1

Next Up: Thursday, at Corona, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nike X (at Mater Dei), vs. Las Vegas Bishop Gorman, 6 p.m.

3. Saint John Bosco/19-3/3

Next Up: Wednesday, at Orange Lutheran, 7 p.m.; Friday, at No. 8 Santa Margarita, 7 p.m.

4. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame/17-3/4

Next Up: Wednesday, at Alemany, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. No. 1 Harvard-Westlake, 7 p.m.

5. La Mirada/19-4/5

Next Up: Wednesday, at Gahr, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Lynwood, 7 p.m.

6. Redondo Union/20-2/6

Next Up: Tuesday, at Peninsula, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Wiseburn-Da Vinci, 7 p.m.

7. Heritage Christian/19-2/7

Next Up: Tuesday, at Valley Christian, 7 p.m.; Thursday, Alaska Airlines Classic (at Anchorage West High), vs. Palmer (AK) Colony, 6 p.m.

8. Santa Margarita/17-3/8

Next Up: Wednesday, at No. 18 Mater Dei, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. No. 3 St. John Bosco, 7 p.m.

9. JSerra/17-5/9

Next Up: Wednesday, at Servite, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Orange Lutheran, 7 p.m.

10. Sierra Canyon/16-3/13

Next Up: Wednesday, at No. 12 Crespi, 7 p.m.; Friday, at St. Francis, 7 p.m.

11. Mira Costa/19-2/12

Next Up: Tuesday, at Wiseburn-Da Vinci, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Palos Verdes, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nike X (at Mater Dei), vs. Concord De La Salle, 1:30 p.m.

12. Crespi/16-5/10

Next Up: Wednesday, vs. No. 10 Sierra Canyon, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Chaminade, 7 p.m.

13. Windward/15-4/14

Next Up: Friday, at Campbell Hall, 7 p.m.

14. Inglewood/22-4/16

Next Up: Wednesday, vs. Leuzinger, 7 p.m.; Friday, at Lawndale, 7 p.m.

15. Rolling Hills Prep/17-6/17

Next Up: Friday, Nike X (at Mater Dei), vs. Phoenix St. Mary’s, 6 p.m.

16. Los Alamitos/14-8/18

Next Up: Friday, vs. Edison, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nike X (at Mater Dei), vs. Foothill, 3 p.m.

17. Canyon/17-6/11

Next Up: Tuesday, vs. Foothill, 7 p.m.; Thursday, at Foothill, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Cypress, 7 p.m.

18. Mater Dei/16-5/19

Next Up: Wednesday, vs. No. 8 Santa Margarita, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Servite, 9 p.m.; Saturday, Nike X, vs. Crean Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.

19. Rancho Cucamonga/19-7/23

Next Up: Wednesday vs. No. 20 Damien, 6:30 p.m.; Friday, vs. Upland, 6:30 p.m.

20. Damien/18-6/25

Next Up: Wednesday, at No. 19 Rancho Cucamonga, 6:30 p.m.; Friday, vs. Etiwanda, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nike X (at Mater Dei), vs. San Clemente, noon.

21. Saint Bernard/17-5/26

Next Up: Wednesday, vs. St. Paul, 7 p.m.; Friday, at No. 26 St. Anthony, 7 p.m.

22. Oak Hills/17-4/27

Next Up: Tuesday, vs. Hesperia, 6 p.m.; Thursday, vs. Apple Valley, 6 p.m.

23. Riverside Poly/15-7/28

Next Up: Tuesday, at Rancho Christian, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, vs. Rancho Verde, 6:30 p.m.

24. Culver City/17-4/21

Next Up: Wednesday, at Beverly Hills, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Santa Monica, 7 p.m.; Saturday, at Leuzinger, time to be determined.

25. Saint Anthony/13-6/29

Next Up: Wednesday, vs. Bishop Montgomery, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. No. 21 St. Bernard, 7 p.m.

26. Saint Pius X-Saint Matthias Academy/12-8/15

Next Up: Wednesday, vs. St. Monica, 7 p.m.

27. La Habra/18-6/20

Next Up: Tuesday, at Cypress, 7 p.m.; Friday, at Crean Lutheran, 7 p.m.

28. Brentwood School/18-3/24

Next Up: Tuesday, vs. Viewpoint, 7 p.m.

29. Long Beach Poly/16-6/UR

Next Up: Friday, vs. Lakewood, 7 p.m.

30. Corona Centennial/10-15/UR

Next Up: Tuesday, vs. Corona, 7 p.m.; Thursday, at MLK, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nike X (at Mater Dei), vs. San Diego St. Augustine, 4:30 p.m.