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By FRANK BURLISON

LAS VEGAS, NV –  The was no shortage of high-profile targets for the college basketball coaches who descended upon Bishop Gorman High Friday evening for the 6 o’clock (Pacific Time) start of the NCAA’s weekend-long recruiting evaluation period.

*The Las Vegas Prospects 17-under squad opened Pangos Spring Spectacular play with a wire-to-wire victory over the Arizona Aces/Dream 17-under team.

Class of 2013 point guard Julian Jacobs (Desert Pines), who recently committed to the University of Utah, and 6-foot-3 senior swingman Sir Washington (Clark) paced their squad to a victory over the team led by impressive 6-8 post player Joe Boyd (Scottsdale Chaparral).

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CORONA, CA – The Compton Magic program hit .500 during its championship appearances in Corona’s Players’ Edge during the Championship Series/California Sunday afternoon.

Seniors Victor Robbins (Compton) and Daviyon Draper (L.A. Locke), and junior Payton Banks (Orange Lutheran) helped propel the Compton Magic Elite to a 66-47 over Branch West Elite in the 17-under title game.

A couple of hours later 6-foot-2 Luis Medearis and several of his Downey Warren sophomore teammates led the Downey Ballhogs to a 76-69 win over the Compton Magic 16-under championship clash.

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CORONA, CA – The second Basketball Hall Of Fame Championship Series/California got under way early Saturday morning.

And the first day’s festivities weren’t a wrap until more than 12 hours later.

But, all in all, it was time well worth spending in the Players’ Edge Gymnasium.

Some of the western region’s top prep underclass basketball talent was on display and impressed, indeed, while setting the stage for what should be some pretty cool individual and team matchups on Sunday.

Three championship (Gold) quarterfinals in the event’s top tip off at 9:10 Sunday morning, with the Compton Magic Elite getting a bye to the semifinals (11:30 Sunday morning) after rolling to three pool-play victories Saturday.

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SAN DIEGO – The best of the best within the 619 and 858 area codes will be on display tonight (April 13) during the San Diego County Basketball Coaches Association Senior Boys and Girls North-South All-Star games.

The girls’ and boys’ contests will be held at Horizon High (5331 Mt. Alifan, San Diego), with respective schedule tip-off times at 5:30 and 8 o’clock, respectively.

Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for students.

At least seven boys’ who signed letters of intent in November with NCAA Division I-affiliated programs are expected to play.

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By JAMES KERTI

LAS VEGAS, NV — Teams from California, Utah, and Idaho joined some of Nevada’s best for the Las Vegas Easter Showdown from April 5-7.

In the 17U Boys Division, Marcus Banks Hard 2 Guard, Salt Lake Prospects, Hard 2 Guard — Inland Empire, and Salt Lake Rebels Red each went an undefeated 3-0 in pool play to claim first round byes.

The Salt Lake Prospects cruised into the championship having been challenged only by the Henderson Heat, which featured Kentrell Washington from Clark and Foothill’s Tyler Roberts.

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