Frank Burlison

By FRANK BURLISON

LAS VEGAS, NV – Multiple trips on the 215 Highway between Bishop Gorman and the Foothill and Green Valley high school campuses last weekend provided a nifty hoops-viewing opportunity for yours truly.

Bishop Gorman was the host of the first Pangos Spring Spectacular while the latter two sites were where the bulk of the contests for the adidas VIP Executive Run were held.

Play Hard/Play Smart of Sacramento (over the Albuquerque-based Danny Granger D1 Ambassadors) and the Florida Rams (over Garner Elite of North Carolina) were the champions of the top divisions of Pangos and adidas, respectively.

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LAS VEGAS, NV – Day II of my Spring Las Vegas Adventure (SLVA) was so long that I’m five hours into Day II before I can even partially recount it for you.

It started at Green Valley High, where I propelled myself head first into the adidas /VIP Exclusive Run.

Among the players/teams I saw there were:

*The Florida Rams were led by two of FL’s best players – point guard Kasey Hill (Montverde Academy), power forward Chris Walker (Holmes County) – and one of the best in GA in wing Brannen Greene (Parsons).

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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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