Trevor Ariza Tip-Off Classic: Day 4’s top-flight semifinals
LOS ANGELES – A sensational set of championship bracket semifinals are on tap Friday evening during the Trevor Ariza Classic at Westchester High. In the first of the semis, at 6:30, the host Comets and the St. Bernard…
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Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES – A sensational set of championship bracket semifinals are on tap Friday evening during the Trevor Ariza Classic at Westchester High.
In the first of the semis, at 6:30, the host Comets and the St. Bernard Vikings put their unbeaten records on the line in a showdown of programs from schools located two not blocks apart.
Each squad is loaded with gifted newcomers, notably 6-foot-3 T.J. Wainwright (pictured/via Santa Monica) of the Comets and 6-4 Reese Dixon-Waters (by way of Dorsey) of the Vikings.
In the second semi, Etiwanda and Heritage Christian (which, like St. Bernard, are part of the Dec. 26-30 Classic at Damien) hook up at 7:50.
The 22-point win against Washington Prep Wednesday was the tighten margin of victory for Etiwanda during its 7-0 start.
Heritage rallied to knock off Bishop Montgomery Tuesday night, 59-54.
There should be some intriguing individual matchups in that one, coming from the likes of 6-4 junior Jahmai Mashack and seniors Camren Pierce and Tyree Campbell vs., potentially, 6-3 sophomore Skyy Clark, junior Justin Rochelin and sophomore Max Allen of Heritage Christian.
The championship game is set for 7:30 Saturday night.
There are some other nifty teams in action earlier Friday:
Santa Monica faces Renaissance Academy at 2:30 and Bishop Montgomery plays Washington prep at 3:50 in fifth-place semifinals; while Long Beach Poly takes on Gardena at 5:10 in a consolation semifinal.
The latter game could see a lot of head-up play between two of Southern California’s top juniors, Peyton Watson of Poly and Chris Page of Gardena.