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NEWPORT BEACH – Two CIF Southern Section programs, a couple of Las Vegas-based squads, two teams from Bakersfield and one of the traditional Northern California-based powers set the table for the BSN Sports Showcase’s three games at Pacifica Christian High Saturday.

Crespi, in its final pre-Mission League tuneup, pulled away in the third quarter and knocked off Modesto Christian, 60-49, in the event’s final game.

Six players scored from five to 12 points for the Celts (13-6), juniors Isaiah Barnes and Rodney Mukendi leading the way.

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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. – The first two games played Friday at JSerra in the opening day of the OC2LC Showcase set the stage for should be a terrific boys’ basketball matchup on Saturday’s Day II at St. Francis in La Canada.

After St. Francis opened with an as-anticipated “reasonably comfortable” win over Fairfax, 58-41, the Servite Friars pulled off a 76-72 upset of Rolling Hills Prep.

That means that Saturday night’s 7:30 clash between the representatives of the Trinity and Mission Leagues – with the game played on the Mission squad’s home court – will mean even more than had been anticipated relative to the CIF Southern Section computer ratings.

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LAGUNA NIGUEL – The first in-California boys high school basketball games of 2026 will be played during several “showcase” events throughout the state Friday and Saturday.

Notable among those in Southern California is the OC2LC (Orange County to Los Angeles County), held at JSerra in San Juan Capistrano on Friday and St. Francis in La Canada on Saturday.

Friday’s action tips at 3 in the afternoon with L.A. Fairfax playing St. Francis, followed by San Pedro Rolling Hills Prep  vs. Anaheim Servite (4:30), Santa Margarita vs.

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LA VERNE, CA – Point guard Delton Prescott and center Darius Wabbington made a profound on-court statement Tuesday night to wrap up a Classic at Damien presentation in strong support that they’re as good as any players at their positions in the western junior class.

The Phoenix Sunnyslope High tandem help their team turn in a strong second-half performance as the 13-1 Vikings – “avenging” their only loss of the season – toppled Redondo Union, 71-63, in the championship game of the Platinum in the 9^th edition of the most prestigious post-Christmas boys’ basketball tournament in the west.

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LA VERNE, CA – The semifinalists in the Platinum and Gold Divisions rolled into Tuesday night’s championship games of the Classic at Damien.

But one of the Diamond Division semifinal winners needed more late-game heroics from a sophomore whose family has quite the history in this event to get into its title game in Damien’s Athletic Center Tuesday afternoon.

Redondo Union and Phoenix Sunnyslope – after 79-55 and 65-48 victories over Crean Lutheran and Crespi, respectively, Monday night – hook up in the 8:30 p.m. title game to wrap up the ninth edition of the most prestigious post-Christmas boys’ high school basketball tournament in the region.

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