If you were among the 2,000 or in were in the Ocean View gymnasium Thursday night, you saw some dandy teams, and players, in Tournament of Champions quarterfinal action.
Jrue Holiday and his Campbell Hall teammates were too balanced and executed too well at both ends of the floor for Demar DeRozan and Compton. The Vikings won by 14 points and the score is indicative of the difference between the teams right now.
Holiday was phenomenal, offensively, defensively and in any other measurable fashion. An argument can be made he is the most "complete" high school player in the country, regardless of class.
And Klay Thompson (38 points) was terrific again in another quarterfinal while leading Santa Margarita to a solid 75-62 win over Renaldo Woolridge (22 points) and Harvard-Westlake.
Today's schedule: (consolation) 3, Valley Christian (how about those Crusaders?!) vs. Temecula Valley (or Cabrillo . . . I'm not sure who won Thursday), 4:15, Lakewood vs. Clovis West, 5:30, Compton vs. Harvard-Westlake, 7, Bakersfield vs. JSerra; (semifinals), 8:15, Ocean View vs. Westchester; 9:30, Santa Margarita vs. Campbell Hall.
In the North Orange County Tourney, Gahr faces Mater Dei in one 8 p.m. semifinal at Sonora, while MLK of Riverside takes on Tesoro in the other, at 8, at Troy.
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