Frank Burlison

LA JOLLA, Ca. – The second Crème of the County, run so adroitly by San Diego-based scribe Aaron Burgin and his family, provided that – and more – Saturday at La Jolla Country Day High.

Not only were the bulk of the better boys’ basketball players based in San Diego County on hand but the event was represented by players from a lot of other area codes, as well.

Foremost among the performers among the nine games played during the approximate 10-hour event were senior Reed Farley (La Jolla High) and junior Taeshon Cherry (San Diego St.

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LOS ANGELES – The Southern California high school boys’ hoops classes of 2018 and ’19 were on display, front and center, Sunday at the Windward School during the West Coast Elite End of Summer Camp.

Foremost among those in the sophomore class (’19) were Cassius Stanley (Studio City/Harvard-Westlake), Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Camarillo) and Max Agbonkpolo (Rancho Santa Margarita/Santa Margarita).

Stanley, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake to a California D-IV crown in Sacramento last March, is among the most highly touted players from his class in the country.

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SALT LAKE CITY – As expected, most of the better players in Utah – across all classes – were on the scene Friday night at the Franklin Covey Center during the opening of the EAT Utah Showcase.

Nearly 100 players were on hand, with Nevada, Idaho and even Southern California (via 6-foot-5 Villa Park sophomore Julien Franklin) also represented.

Games were played from about 6:30 (MT) to 10 p.m., with each of the showcase squads (made up of individual players; not limited to any specific “high school” or “club” teams) playing twice.

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LOS ANGELES – The “Blue” trailed by two points at intermission but pulled away down the stretch for a 82-76 victory over the “White” in the first-ever Drew League High School Elite Showcase Sunday afternoon at L.A. Southwest Community College.

The Blue squad got strong performances from a couple of players each from two of the better teams in California next season, Torrance Bishop Montgomery and Chatsworth Sierra Canyon.

Ethan Thompson (17) and David Singleton (10) of Bishop Montgomery combined for 27 points while Remy Martin (17) and Cody Riley (seven) of Sierra Canyon teamed for 24 points.

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GOODYEAR, Az. – The first-ever Pangos Arizona Fall Showcase, held Saturday at Desert Edge High, was highlighted by the presence of two of the best post players from the state, 6-foot-10 Malik Ondigo and 6-9 Nigel Shadd.

Ondigo, a June graduate of Dysart (in El Mirage) who is expected to attend Worcester (MA) Prep School in the fall, and Shadd, a senior at Tri-Cities Christian in Chandler, were “twin tower” standouts for Kenny Mullins’ Arizona Factory club program during the spring and summer tournament and camp scenes.

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