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SANTA ANA – The Friday-Sunday, 31^st Nike Extravaganza features four of Southern California’s top 12 boys’ basketball teams – and a coach in pursuit of varsity victory No. 1,000 – in action played in Mater Dei High’s Meruelo Center.

Friday’s schedule is made up of five games, tipping off at 3 in the afternoon (Lakeland of Idaho vs. Capistrano Valley Christian) and wrapping up at 9 o’clock with the host Monarchs taking on St. Mary’s of Phoenix, led by Duke-bound, 6-foot-10 Cameron Williams.

The 7:30 clash pits Rio Hondo Prep (No.

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CHATSWORTH – The Sierra Canyon High boys’ basketball team took an even firmer grasp on its Mission League lead – and top spot in the CIF Southern Section pecking order – with a grind-it-out, 55-47 victory over Harvard-Westlake Wednesday night.

And three seniors did most of the compelling grinding for the Trailblazers (19-1 overall and 5-zip in league).

Six-foot-five Brandon McCoy Jr. (twice an all-CIF selection at St. John Bosco), scored a game-high 20 points, three rebounds, four steals and a blocked shots.

Two of those steals led to first-half dunk.

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PASADENA – Five boys’ basketball teams ranked in the BurlisonOnBasketball.com SoCal Top 30 picked up victories Monday during the MLK Day Showdown at South Pasadena High.

*The No. 8 Damien High Spartans improved to 22-4 after knocking off Palisades, 66-55, behind 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists from senior forward Eli Garner (pictured).

They are back in action Tuesday night for a regular-season Baseline League finale at Los Osos.

They have a seven-game win streak since a fifth-place game loss to Richmond Salesian on the Dec.

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LAGUNA NIGUEL –  Seven teams in the updated BurlisonOnBasketball.com boys SoCal Top 30 are set to play in Monday’s MLK Day Showdown at South Pasadena and Blair high schools.

No. 8 Damien takes on L.A. City Open favorite Palisades at 1 in the afternoon at South Pasadena.

Also at South Pasadena, No.’s 21 Crossroads and 29 Heritage Christian hook up at 2:30; No. 11 St. Francis plays 22 Brentwood at 5:30; No. 12 Crespi is challenged by Maranata at 7, and No. 20 Village Christian faces one of the likely challengers to Palisades in the L.A.

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TORRANCE – Three CIF Southern Section boys’ basketball programs polished their “Open Division resumes” Saturday during the Rolling Hills Prep/State Preview Classic, presented by Scorebooklive.com, at North Torrance High.

*Redondo Union, No. 4 in last week’s CIF Southern Section computer ratings, blew past No. 12 JSerra, 82-53.

*No. 10 Corona Centennial rallied from 12 points down early in the fourth quarter to topple No. 30 Rolling Hills Prep, 66-60.

*And No. 11 Damien led for all but three minutes while knocking off the host Saxons, 53-32.

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