Frank Burlison

GLENDALE, AZ – Every major boys high school basketball powerhouse program in California was repped at the June 21-23 Section 7 Boys Weekend in the State Farm Stadium.

But, with the City of Glendale and Legacy Foundation, 16-team brackets laced with programs such as Harvard-Westlake, Roosevelt, St. John Bosco, Mater Dei and Sierra Canyon – as well as Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas – it was clubs from Arizona and Idaho that rolled to those championships.

Yes, that’s right, you read Idaho.

  The Owyhee Storm, whose campus is in the Boise suburb of Meridian, knocked off:

*Perry of Gilbert (which has won three Arizona state titles in a row but was without USA BB 17U squad member Koa Peat);

*Portland’s Central Catholic, projected as the top team in Oregon in ‘24-25;

*Richmond Salesian, the California State Open Division championship runner-up last March and:

*Orlando’s Oak Ridge, which lost in overtime to Miami Columbus in Florida’s top division state title game, to secure the City of Glendale crown.

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GLENDALE, AZ – One hundred and sixty high school basketball teams – and eight from the prep school ranks – will hit the court on Friday when the 5^th Section 7 Boys’ Weekend tips off.

Specially, they will hit 12 courts spread across the floor of the home of the NFL Cardinals, the State Farm Stadium, setting the stage for nearly, non-stop action – with, usually, a dozen options – from 10:45 Friday morning until Sunday evening.

Hundreds of coaches from colleges, coast to coast, will be on hand to evaluate prospects from the classes of 2025, ’26, ’27 and even ’28 – freshmen-to-be.

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GLENDALE, AZ –  The Tuesday winners of 12, eight-team brackets earned the last of the 160 slots for the 10 National Federation of High Schools divisions set to tip off Friday morning during the 5^th Section 7 Boys Basketball Weekend.

Held on 12 courts set up on the floor of the State Farm Stadium, the event plays host to most of the top programs in the west – and many others, too, from states such as Texas and Florida.

Games are scheduled to get underway at 10:45 Friday morning, and wrap up late Sunday afternoon, with coaches representing pretty much every NCAA D-I affiliated – and D-II, III  and NAIA, as well – college conference in the country expected to be in in the building.

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REDONDO BEACH – The Summer Beach Bash is set for Saturday and Sunday at Redondo Union High, with a series of “showcase” games serving as tune-ups for the Section 7 (Glendale, AZ) and Cali Live (Roseville) boys’ basketball tournaments over June’s final two weekends.

Among those sending teams to the event are traditional powerhouses Sierra Canyon, Bishop Montgomery, Westchester and Long Beach Poly.

Daily admission is $15 (covering games in both gyms), with ample free parking on campus just a short walk from the gym.

The host Sea Hawks return 12 lettermen from a team that was 25-6 last, with losses in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 semifinals and in the State Southern D-I regional second round.

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DRAPER – Many of the top boys high school basketball programs in Utah – and beyond – have been on display at Juan Diego High in this Salt Lake City suburb the past two days.

The Great Western Summer Classic, which has become one of the elite “real high school team” events anywhere over the past few years, continues Friday and wraps up Saturday.

Each of its games (which are also being played at surrounding high schools) is being lived-streamed by BallerTV.

Utah state champions Lehi (6A) and Salt Lake City Judge Memorial (3A) are among those that have been in action here, while Owyhee of Meridian (the Idaho 5A winner) turned in two strong efforts Thursday in knocking off traditional Utah power Corner Canyon and a split Judge Memorial squad.

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