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The best of post-Christmas high school hoops – anywhere – can be found in San Diego County for the next five days.

The 22^nd Torrey Pines Holiday Prep Classic is set for five San Diego high schools, with the featured National Division contests held at host Torrey Pines (3710 Del Mar Heights Road), beginning with three games that get underway Monday night at 5:25.

Competition at all five schools (Torrey Pines, La Costa Canyon, Westview, Cathedral Catholic and Rancho Bernardo) begins Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock.

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The basketball teams from Cypress Bay and Taft high schools went about winning championships in very different – but equally impressive – fashions Tuesday night.

Cypress Bay (from Weston, Fla.) used a stout half-court defense and precise offensive attack to build a quick advantage and then coast to a 66-45 victory over the Mission Prep Royals in the Elite Division of the Mission Prep Christmas Classic.

And, in the final contest of the event, Woodland Hills (Calif.) Taft came from 14 points behind late in the first half to overtake Carlsbad (Calif.)

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – Anyone willing to invest 12 hours of his or her life in the Mission Prep gymnasium Monday was treated to eight nifty high school basketball games in return.

And the semifinal action in the National and Elite divisions of the school’s annual Christmas Classic produced the participants in what should be a couple of terrific championship games on Tuesday evening.

The host school’s team – led by forward Zach Allmon, one of California’s most underrated players – will take on Cypress Bay (from Weston, Fla.)

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Here is my updated Power 16 college teams, selected for www.nbadraft.net

NCAA Power 16 Rankings

 

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Time, of course, will tell – as in do Eric Gordon and Chris Paul sign contract extensions with their new teams, and stay relative healthy – but the Clippers-Hornets trade has the potential to be of the “win-win” variety for both organizations.

Make no mistake about it: The Clippers gave up almost all most all of the commodities they have so patiently accumulated over the past few years under Neil Olshey (Vice President of Basketball Operations) and Andy Roeser (the franchise’s president).

*The Hornets pick up a former all-star in Chris Kaman – if healthy, one of the half dozen or so “true centers” in the sport – as well as the expiring contract of nearly $13 million he brings along.

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