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LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA – Redondo Beach will be the hub of upper-scale boys’ high school basketball this week.

Monday thru Thursday, Redondo Union High and Coach Reggie Morris Jr.’s Sea Hawks’ program play host to the Ryse Williams/Pac Shores Showcase and Tournament.

And the Take Flight Challenge returns Friday and Saturday at RUHS, capping a week in which 19 of the BurlisonOnBasketball SoCal Top 30 teams, plus the top squads from the CIF San Diego Section (Francis Parker) and Arizona (Millennium of Goodyear), are set to participate.

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DUBLIN – Two “North-South” showdowns ended in favor of the northern half of the state Saturday during the nine-game, 18^th boys’ basketball NorCal Tip-Off Classic at Dublin High.

San Francisco Riordan – the runner-up to Brayden Burries-led Roosevelt in the State Open Division title game in Sacramento – looked every bit a strong contender to repeat as the North’s state rep next March, scoring 33 points in the first quarter en route to an 82-69 win over La Mirada in the final game of the 14 hour-schedule.

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LONG BEACH – Session I of the first-ever “Fear the Halo” boys’ basketball showcase tips at 10 o’clock Saturday morning on Darrick Martin Court in St. Anthony High’s Jack Errion Gymnasium.

Coach Alan Mitchell and his program play host to the seven to the seven-game event, which begins with the Buena Park-Silverado clash and concludes with the 7 o’clock  game between Crean Lutheran (No. 11 in the BurlisonOnBasketball SoCal preseason Top 30) and St. Bernard (No. 25).

The host Saints play Hesperia at 1 o’clock.

Session II of the event is set for Dec.

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DUBLIN, CA –  It’s a game worth setting an alarm or getting a wakeup call – for high school hoops fans and college coaches.

The 18^th NorCal Tip-Off Classic tips off at 8 o’clock Saturday morning in Dublin High’s spacious gymnasium.

And the opener of the nine-game schedule promises to be a dandy between two terrific programs and a couple of the best prospects in the west.

The first of nine clashes pits Sunnyvale’s King’s Academy (a runner-up to San Gabriel Academy in the State D-IIII final) and Ross of Branson (expected to contend for a slot in the North Regional Open Division playoffs next spring).

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“Traditionally”, the day after Thanksgiving is consumed – pun intended – by leftovers, frenetic shopping and/or staying anchored to your recliner and watching football.

But those who come to this website for sustenance – pun intended – have another perspective on “tradition”:

High school hoops, pilgrims – yeah, that will be the last of the Thanksgiving puns.

There are multiple Southern California options on Friday that carry over into Saturday.

Those in the San Fernando Valley – or willing to make a drive, to Studio City, regardless of your local in SoCal – can hit up the first Winter Showcase, hosted by Harvard-Westlake High (3700 Coldwater Canyon Ave.)

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