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  RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Ca. – As far as “back-handed compliments” go, this one is world-class:

  “Is there a better eight-loss boys basketball team anywhere than the Santa Margarita High Eagles?”

  That question begged to be asked Thursday night, after Coach Jeff Reinert’s team stunned Las Vegas Bishop Gorman – arguably the best team in the west – 63-60 at Santa Margarita High.

   Coach Grant Rice’s Bishop Gorman Gaels, who face another SoCal team (Chino Hills) Saturday night in the 24^th Nike Extravaganza.

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  SANTA ANA, Ca. – Eleven teams in the latest BurlisonOnBasketball SoCal Top 25 are a part of the 24^th Nike Extravaganza that will be played on the Mater Dei High campus Friday and Saturday.

   Three programs from outside the Southern California region – Modesto Christian, Las Vegas Bishop Gorman and powerhouse Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill Academy – will also participate over the weekend in the 14 boys’ games that will be played.

  One girls’ clash – between the host Monarchs and Bishop Gorman – will be played Friday night at 6 o’clock.

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  SPRINGFIELD, Ma. – The teams from La Lumiere School (La Porte, IN), Montverde Academy (FL), McEachern (Powder Springs, GA) and The Ranney School (Tinton Falls, NJ) turned in impressive performances on Monday’s final day of the Spalding HoopHall Classic in Springfield College’s Blake Arena.

  La Lumiere (66-50/Hyattsville, MD, DeMatha) and McEachern (66-55/Temecula, CA, Rancho Christian) knocked off 1- and 2-loss opponents to remain unbeaten.

   Montverde (which has only to La Lumiere – twice) handed Chatsworth, CA, Sierra Canyon only its second loss of the season, 77-58.

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  SPRINGFIELD, Ma. – A couple of prep school powers that could be well-represented on the 2019 McDonald’s All-American team hooked up in a high-profile match-up Sunday evening in Springfield College’s Blake Arena on the fourth day of the Spalding HoopHall Classic.

  And it was IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) that was able to out-slug Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA), 72-67, in a contest that was every bit as competitive and entertaining as one could reasonably hope for.

   IMG led by 12 points late in the first quarter but trailed by six points at intermission.

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   LAGUNA NIGUEL – The final two weeks of the regular season tip off Monday morning with the 12-game Orange Lutheran High HoopFest.

   Among the games set are No. 4 in the latest BurlisonOnBasketball Top 25) Corona Centennial and Sacramento Sheldon (4:45 p.m.); No. 14 (Chino Hills and Onyeka Okongwu vs. Sacramento Grant (12:30 p.m.); No. 10 Mater Dei and St. Bernard (7:45 p.m.); and No. 13 Orange Lutheran and L.A Cathedral (6:15 p.m.).

   In a much cooler – literally not figuratively – portion of the country on Monday, No.’s

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