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Top-ranked Sierra Canyon gets balanced attack to knock off host Windward . . .
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My top 5 college basketball arenas to visit in order.
1. Cameron Indoor Arena (Duke)
2. Dean Dome ( UNC)
3. Phog Allen Fieldhouse (Kansas)
4. Rupp Arena (Kentucky)
5. Hinkle Fieldhouse (Butler)
What are yours?
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I wasn’t born a Tarheels fan, but since moving to Carolina,
@UNC_Basketball
has grown on me. This is coming from a graduate of Michigan and UNLV, both with a rich history in college basketball lore!
@UNC_TarHeelFan
@JayBilas
@AmericanIdle0
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How about that!! Former Harvard Westlake standout Brady Dunlap scored 13 points off the bench for St. John’s.
@HWHoops
@pollonpreps
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Notable Top Scorers in LA Area:
Jason Crowe- 34.1
Arenas- 34.0
@alijaharenas1
Timmy Anderson-33.7
Balian- 31.1
@Antoballer24
Bryce Goldman-24.8
Sterling-24.7
@JoeSterling0
Mjoen- 22.6
Hajjar- 22.0
Remember when the LA Times featured box scores and stats for prep sports?!
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Mercy Miller, Alijah Arenas, Mazi Mosley, Anto Balian, Dylan Goosen, Jason Crowe Jr. and Gene Roebuck are absolutely elite scorers in high school basketball in the LA area.
Can you name anybody else who has cracked at least 40 points multiple times?
@esn_media23
@LACourtReport
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From former Campbell Hall standout Jordan Cohen, Keith Higgins Jr (Chaminade), JT Tan (Rolling Hills Prep) to Henri Adiassa. So Cal is well represented at Lehigh.
@pollonpreps
@LACourtReport
Congrats to Crossroads’ Senior Center, Henri Adiassa for his commitment to Lehigh University…Way to go Henri!
@XrdsSchool
@latsondheimer
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@CoachEPorter
@pollonpreps
Here is my starting dream team of prepstars in SoCal. I
#snubbed
a few.
1. Kihei Clark (Taft)
2. Tyree Winborn (Van Nuys)
3. Ryan Turell (Valley Torah)
4. KJ Martin ( Sierra Canyon)
5. Riley Battin ( Oak Park)
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Oakwood is having an incredible season!! What can I say?!!
Oakwood 62
Newport Harbor 42
Ben Eisendrath 22pts, 5reb, 4ast
Oliver Ford 21pts, 7reb
Oakwood moves on to the Semi-Finals Friday Night
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Oakwood Boys Basketball 🏀 is a team of destiny. 🦉 are flourishing!!
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Former Oakwood/SAMO standout will be playing at North Texas next season!
@pollonpreps
@Tarek_Fattal
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Oakwood 89
YULA 67
🦉 finish unbeaten in Liberty League play. Heck of a season!!
Oakwood Stats
Suslow- 24pts
Eisendrath-21 pts
Ford-17pts
Boyd-6pts
Slaughter-6pts
Sacchi-5pts
Spivak-5pts
Penn-3pts
Falk-2pts
@oakwoodbball
@pollonpreps
@LACourtReport
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Records aside, this may be the most talented Oakwood basketball team ever, even more so than the team that finished 24-5 three years ago. No Mitchell Butler, No Aiden Oliver, No Matt Martinez. No problem! Pilibos and Notre Dame await them!
@oakwoodbball
@BenEisendrath
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Thoughts on this proposed league I conjured up?
Santa Clarita Christian
Village Christian
Providence
Heritage Christian
Saint Genevieve
Faith Baptist
@pollonpreps
@LACourtReport
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Oakwood improves to 12-7 after taking care of business at home against Milken with relative ease. The 🦉 were up by 40 at one point! Looking ahead, they will face King-Drew, AGBU, Saugus, and Crossroads. Is there a timetable for Oliver Ford’s return?
@oakwoodbball
@BenEisendrath
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@GoodmanHoops
@BetMGM
The Duke-Baylor game at MSG sticks out to me. After getting utterly dominated by Sparty, tonight’s game looks like a bounce back one.
Turnovers (21) and Michigan State’s FG% (63.3) are concerning. If Baylor cleans this up, the game should be competitive.
@BaylorAthletics
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My retweeting of Oakwood’s win is getting excessive. Go 🦉.
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Impressive performance right out the gate! The 🦉 put on an offensive clinic in the 1st and 3rd quarters, respectively with 25 and 23 pts. I love how Oakwood plays unselfishly. I’m predicting a tight game against Crossroads on Saturday!!
@oakwoodbball
@BenEisendrath
@pollonpreps
FINAL - boys hoops
Oakwood 75, Saugus 63
Hayden Suslow 26pts, 7rebs, 5ast; Ben Eisendrath 22pts, 10ast, 7reb; TJ Boyd and Peyton Slaughter 11pts each for Oakwood. Quality win for coach Steve Smith and the Owls. Max Tengan had 23 for Saugus.
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@LACourtReport
Roosevelt
Mater Dei
St. John Bosco
Harvard Westlake
Sierra Canyon
Notre Dame (SO)
JSerra
Pius
Any thoughts on these picks?
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Oakwood 🦉 fended off AGBU 66-55 in North Hollywood in high school 🏀. The game was tied at 55 with 3 minutes remaining but Oakwood scored 11 unanswered points. It got a bit chippy at the end as Oakwood made a layup as time expired.
@LACourtReport
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Pilibos basketball has some intriguing matchups coming up:
12/26- Blair
Timmy Anderson versus Anto Balian
1/3 -Sierra Canyon
Justin Pippen versus Anto Balian
1/13 Chatsworth
Alijah Arenas versus Anto Balian
Will be entertaining!
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Win, lose, or draw, I will always be an Oakwood Owls fan! Fun to see them play top notch competition.
Was a tad concerned when
@peyton_slaugh
got elbowed in the 2nd half. The refs missed that call.
YULA +YULA up next…
@oakwoodbball
@followsmitty
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The Oakwood 🦉 have a 2nd wind looking to bounce back tomorrow night at home in the state playoffs against Otay Ranch from Chula Vista. Eisendrath and Co. should take care of business!
Just another Tuesday Night Thriller in the Owl’s 🪺 in North Hollywood!
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Hard to root against Oakwood varsity boys basketball. Perhaps they are the Cinderella story of
#CIFSSBasketball
. Led by Notre Dame transfer-Aidan Oliver, the 🦍 look to make history on Saturday against Western Christian.
#Believe
@OakwoodStories
@oakwoodgorillas
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@latsondheimer
The interesting fact of the Notre Dame (SO)/Campbell Hall matchup is that Bryce James will not be suiting up for either school having already transferred from both in a matter of months. Just saying..
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@SportsCenter
They have instantly bonded as teammates and are inseparable. They have the “Williams No-trade clause” on their contracts!
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Mid Major All-Star Team…
Isaiah Stevens
Xavion Lee
Ajay Mitchell
Vonterius Woolbright
Dillon Jones
DaRon Holmes
Adama Bal
Noah Reynolds
Tucker DeVries
Guard heavy, but lethal!!
@mid_madness
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Final on North Hollywood
Oakwood 47
AGBU 36
Sr. Oliver Ford poured in 23 points (3- three pointers
Soph. Nikita Kochnev 7 points including a powerful dunk!
The Owls remain undefeated in league play.
@oakwoodbball
@pollonpreps
@latsondheimer
@LACourtReport
@Tarek_Fattal
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First Team All Oakwood Basketball
Mitchell Butler
@BenEisendrath
Matt Martinez
Oliver Ford
Aidan Oliver
Second Team:
Gio Bellows
Peyton Slaughter
@ZephirBryce
Kaden Dippe
Austin Sacks
@oakwoodbball
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UCLA basketball standout Jaime Jaquez Jr. definitely has an interest in the Camarillo vs. Oakwood state playoffs matchup tonight in North Hollywood. It’s a family affair as his younger brother Marcos plays for Camarillo.
Lets go 🦉!
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They are all deserving! I’ll go with Oakwood’s Steve Smith. Not a surprising pick!!
Who will be the Daily News boys basketball 🏀 Coach of the Year
West Ranch’s Jeff Bryant
Oakwood’s Steve Smith
AGBU’s Nareg Kopooshian
@Tarek_Fattal
@The_RanchHoops
@oakwoodbball
@AGBUTitans
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Former Oakwood standout and 2,000 point scorer Matt Martinez is on Matt Sargeant’s coaching staff. Matt played under Sargeant from 2014-2017. Kinda cool to see him on the sidelines for Notre Dame!
@oakwoodbball
@NDAthleticsSO
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It’s halftime in North Hollywood!
Crespi 40
Oakwood 22
Crespi went on a 32-5 run going back to the 1st quarter when Oakwood was leading 18-7!! The tables turned quickly!
Sacchi leads the Owls with 9; White aka ‘Mr. reliable’ has 10.
@oakwoodbball
@CrespiHoops
@pollonpreps
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@followsmitty
@oakwoodbball
@ChallengesFum
@oakwoodbball
played with poise and grit and didn’t back down to Notre Dame. This team is super special. I’d like to see a rematch next season.
@BenEisendrath
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Oakwood will need to keep Marquis Bradley in check tomorrow night. Coach Steve Smith has the 🦉 prepared and battle tested!!
@PrepHoopsSoCal
@_MarquisBradley
averaging over 25 points in the playoffs. Straight dog on the court. No one plays more fierce.
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Former Campbell Hall standout Christopher Hammond is doing yeomen’s work for the Amherst College basketball team as a sophomore. Through 6 games, he is averaging 15.8 points, while shooting 54% from 3-point land.
@CH_Bball
@LACourtReport
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And just like that.. the Razorbacks go on an 8-0 run claiming a 47-43 lead. Time out ABCU with 14 and change remaining.
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Winners so far in the NCAA transfer portal sweepstakes in no particular order:
1. Miami (Nijel Pack, Norchad Omier)
2. Kentucky (Antonio Reeves)
3. Providence (Bryce Hopkins, Noah Locke, Devin Carter)
4. Arkansas ( Trevon Brazile, Mitchell Twins, Jalen Graham)
@GoodmanHoops
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The Oakwood Owls 🦉 finished 3rd overall in the Liberty League 11-13 overall (5-3 in league play. In tonight’s victory against Holy Martyrs, 4 players scored in double figures:
Suslow 12pts, 5reb
Eisendrath 12pts, 6reb
Sacchi 12pts
Slaughter-10pts
@oakwoodbball
@pollonpreps
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Rocky Steryo’s monster playoff performance in 1997 for the Mounties!
@jprince04
@pollonpreps
One of the best 3-point shooters the area has ever known
Former Montclair Prep standout Rocky Steryo (1995-1998)
Lives in Arizona now
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Oakwood 52
Pilibos 36
Stingy second half defense holding Pilibos to 15 points. 🦉 flying high with the win.
Now 8-12 overall
@pollonpreps
@LACourtReport
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Boo-yeah!! There is zero chance YULA will return the favor on senior night at Oakwood! Go 🦉!!
Oakwood 92
YULA 62
Oakwood leaders
Hayden Suslow 21pts
Ben Eisendrath 17pts
Peyton Slaughter 16pts
Oakwood remains unbeaten in the Liberty League 🗽 7-0.
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Impressive road win for 12th ranked Arizona over
#2
Duke. Perhaps an early taste of the Final Four.
Arizona’s Pelle Larsson reminds a little of former Kansas standout and Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun. It’s never inappropriate to go on a limb this early in the season!!
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Lots of mid-major college basketball to be had tonight. Has anybody heard of Clarence Daniels, 6-6 senior forward on New Hampshire?
20.4 ppg, 9.4 reb, 50FG%, 78FT%,
41% on 3s.
4- 30+ scoring games
8 dbl-dbls
Impressive!!
@UNHWildcats
@mid_madness
#betheroar
#wildcatway
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Awesome to hear!! In the past 3 games, Suslow has averaged 26ppg. He reminds me a little bit of former Arizona Wildcat and Toronto Raptor- Damon Stoudamire. Lefty Sniper! On 🔥!!
Oakwood 75
Serra 69
Oakwood leaders
Hayden Suslow 31pts
Peyton Slaughter 14pts
TJ Boyd 14pts
Real good Nonleague win for the Owls 🦉
Suslow last three games en fuego
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Oakwood vs. Notre Dame Storylines:
Notre Dame’s coach Matt Sargeant coached at Oakwood from 2014-2017. There is familiarity!
The Owls played Notre Dame last year and only lost by 13. Game was played at Oakwood due to issue at ND gym
Mercy Miller & Lino Mark are a dynamic duo!
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We all knew he was off!
#CP3
wasn’t fooling anyone! Not sure why the medical staff and coaching staff did not override him on the decision to play hurt?! Cam Payne and Aaron Holiday should have played over him! Total mismanagement and poor decision across the board!
#NBAPlayoffs
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Egregiously bad officiating! You could hear me courtside yelling foul to no avail!! Up next- Pilibos and Anto Balian on Monday. Should be a competitive one!
@oakwoodbball
Crossroads 61
Oakwood 60
Oakwood leaders
Peyton Slaughter 20pts
Ben Eisendrath 17pts
Hayden Suslow 10pts
No call here end of game, wow
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The Owls had a monster 30-point 3rd quarter to propel them to victory! They move on to face Artesia, the school that James Harden built over 16 years ago!!
@LACourtReport
@oakwoodbball
@pollonpreps
Final from NoHo
Oakwood 75
Inglewood 65
Hayden Suslow, Ben Eisendrath and Wes Spivak each with 20 points to lead Oakwood (13-13)
Sacchi eight points (made two 3-pointers)
Slaughter 5 points
Inglewood led by Elijah Anderson’s 17 points and Kenyon Agurs’ 13 points
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Excellent Guard play wins
#NCAATournaments
!!
#FAU
is winning the battle this
#FinalFour2023
. Go Owls 🦉!!
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@anthonypeoplejr
Fair point. I like Freeny and Bryant & Co. They have to beat Campbell Hall and Roosevelt to stay in the conversation!
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I remember Providence playing a stifling 1-3-1 press in what was dubbed the Provodome, an undersized gymnasium where spectators feet were practically in the field of play. Liberty League Memories from the late 1990s!! Shout out to Derek Jones (2001), Apollo Kacsinta(1999)!!
2023-2024 Providence High School Varsity Boys Basketball Team
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Vyctorius Miller, who briefly attended Oakwood as a freshman, is a projected 1st round draft pick in 2025! Just imagine him playing alongside
@BenEisendrath
@LACourtReport
#nbadraft
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Amitai Afenjar, a Milken standout, now a junior at Peru State College in Nebraska. Single-handedly, he is putting this university on the map!!
@pollonpreps
@Tarek_Fattal
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@latsondheimer
Are there any current basketball standouts going into their senior year that are 19?
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@C_Morrissette
@SwaggyCDawg5
A coaching change is necessary! Joe Pasternak, coach at UCSB would be a great candidate.. but something
tells me there is a culture of dysfunction at USC…Just
speculating.. Take it with a grain of kosher salt!!
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@CBKReport
Teams out west outside the Mountain West Conference are struggling a bit. -
-Arizona is trending down.
-Gonzaga is on the fringes of being an NCAA tourney team
-Abysmal year for the PAC 12 in general.
-BYU, Utah State, Boise State, New Mexico, SD State, GCU are playing well.
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@franfraschilla
@Big12Conference
@BIGEAST
Gonzaga and Kansas would be a great rivalry in the Big12! Former Zag and Jayhawk Micah Downs concurs.
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Every game feels important as teams enter the final week of the regular season. Oakwood and Saugus is an intriguing matchup. Eisendrath versus Tengan; Slaughter vs. Lavalee! Looking forward to watching game streaming on YouTube.
@oakwoodbball
@BenEisendrath
Huge, huge, huge, huge game tonight
Heritage Christian at Maranatha, 7 pm
Loser in danger of no automatic playoff berth
@Tarek_Fattal
Another good game tonight is Saugus at Oakwood, 6 pm nonleague tilt
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@TheAndyKatz
@ZagMBB
@BaylorMBB
Clearly, the two most balanced teams. Experienced guard play, depth.
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Huge Liberty League matchup tonight: Oakwood and Pilibos. Ben Eisendrath & Co. versus Anto Balian & Co. Spirit Night! If you can’t attend, you can stream the game on YouTube.
@oakwoodbball
@PilibosSchool
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Oakwood -10 at home against Ontario Christian tonight. Going on a limb. The 🦉 advance to CIF Division 3 Finals!! Huge game!!!
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@GonzagaBulldogs
Graham Ike reminds me of former Zag Sam Dower. What are your thoughts of the comparison?
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Oakwood 32
SGA 29
Halftime-CIF 3A Final
Slaughter 13, Eisendrath 11 for the 🦉
Lumori 8, Mojica 7, Langston 7 for the 🦅
@pollonpreps
@Tarek_Fattal
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One game left for the Oakwood Owls. Pilibos, the 2nd best team in the Liberty League with arguably the most college-ready player in Anto Balian.
It will be a dogfight as Pilibos looks to avenge an earlier loss at the claws of the Owls.
@Tarek_Fattal
@pollonpreps
@latsondheimer
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In case you were keeping score, here is my chicken scratch stats!! 9 players scored for the 🦉. Liberty 🗽 League champs 2023. Oakwood marches into the playoffs with confidence.. break out your brackets!!
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Back-to-back 20 pt performances for Slaughter. This trio is as consistent as you can get and they do it unselfishly!
@oakwoodbball
@BenEisendrath
@peyton_slaugh
Oakwood is rolling right now
Oakwood 73
Pilibos 64
Peyton Slaughter 20pts
Ben Eisendrath 16pts
Hayden Suslow 14pts
Oakwood remains unbeaten in Liberty League 6-0
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Former Oakwood/ SAMO standout!
🚨 Junior College Spotlight
Bryce Zephir
Sophomore
6’4” 190
Guard
Salt Lake
2023-24 Stats (13 games):
12 PPG, 4 REB, 4 APG, 48 3PT%
#JC4PT
#JUCOPRODUCT
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@latsondheimer
Hats off to Miller! Oakwood will have to expunge this one from their memory!! Crespi’s next!!
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Louisiana Tech has not churned out many NBA players. Of course, Karl Malone and Paul Millsap are two big names that come to mind! Kenneth Lofton Jr. would like to add his name to that list!!
#NBA2K23SummerLeague
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Impressive display of talent in the much-anticipated Sierra Canyon/Windward. Cody Riley and Marvin Bagley Jr. are men amongst boys
#elite
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UConn Utter Dominance over Gonzaga! No Kemba, No RIP, No Okafor, No Problem. Former coach Jim Calhoun must be proud!!
#MarchMadness
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San Gabriel Academy 66
Oakwood 64
CIF 3A Final Thriller
Oakwood:
Eisendrath 26
Slaughter 19 (Game-winning 3 disallowed)
SGA:
Mojica 18
Lumori 14 (four 3’s made)
🦉 were up 52-46 entering 4th quarter. Heartbreak…
@pollonpreps
@Tarek_Fattal
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@EthanAHanson
@jasonbrickman5
Virginia-bound pg. Kihei Clark’s handle reminds me of yours
#majortalent
@LIUBrooklyn
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In the spirit of hosting the Crespi Celts at Oakwood for the first time ever, I came up with some corny food-themed nicknames for ex-standouts.
@CrespiHoops
@CrespiCabana
DeAnthony ‘Tuna’ Melton
London ‘Broil’ Perrantes
Enjoy the game!!
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Guys that probably won’t get drafted but will likely play in the NBA at some point: Johnny Juzang, Scotty Pippen Jr., Trevion Williams, Bryson Williams, David Roddy, Dereon Seabron, Brady Manek, Keve Aluma, Buddy Boeheim, Collin Gillespie, Taevion Kinsey (sleeper)!
#NBADraft
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Not sure why Saugus is ranked higher than Oakwood according to
#maxpreps
! Oakwood just beat Saugus and has a better overall record. I’ll give Saugus credit- they played Sierra Canyon, West Ranch & Notre Dame!
@pollonpreps
@Tarek_Fattal
@latsondheimer
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Nearing the end of the regular season for the Oakwood Owls. Saturday morning game today vs. a tough Crescenta Valley team. AGBU, Crossroads, and Pilibos round out the schedule. I will be streaming the home games! Go Owls!
@Ssmith_fever
@oakwoodbball
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