I know of at least four area (as in "in or around Long Beach") high school boys basketball teams that won tournament championships Tuesday night.
Poly beat Mayfair (73-52) in the American Division of the Maxpreps.com/Torrey Pines Holiday Classic. Julian Camper of the Jackrabbits was chosen Most Outstanding Player.
Wilson beat Edison (49-38) in the Estancia Tournament. I would assume Michael Wilder of the Bruins was selected Most Outstanding Player or MVP or whatever.
Los Alamitos knocked Albany Academy of New York (68-49) in one of the divisions of the KSA Tournament in Orlando, Fla. James Walker of the Griffins was MVP. I think La Mirada was playing for a title in another division there but I'm not sure of the opponent or the result yet.
And, in a bit of an upset, Dominguez edged Fairfax, 58-56, in the final of the Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro (near Portland), Ore. Renardo Sidney had 32 points for the Lions and was the MOP, while Myron Green, who scored 19 of his team-high 22 points after intermission for the Dons, was selected tournament.
My buddy Joel Franciso, who lives in Long Beach, teaches at El Rancho High and does scouting for ESPN Insiders, was there and though Marques Moody and/or Keala King could have also been selected.
With all the turmoil that has plagued artesia lately it has been amazing that they have not received any press for what has been a very good stretch of basketball with the new coaching staff in place. They nearly pulled off the upset of Lakewood Monday before falling to them in the final quarter. A win there would have put the team in the final of the Lynwood Tournament. They eventually took 4th place and are 1 game away of equaling there win total from last year.