Hoops in L.B. and Carson

For those of you in the mood for some boys' high school basketball, of a fairly high level . . .

*The Fullcourt Press Cream of the Crop Challenge (traveling teams) is taking place today and Wednesday at Cabrillo High, with some games also played at Lynwood High. Games begin at 8:30 a.m., with the last

The Compton Magic Elite team, which won the Pangos Sweet 16 last week (also at Cabrillo), is particularly well-endowed with talent, including the likes of juniors-to-be Damien Cain (Harvard-Westlake), Dominique Dunning (Corona Centennial) and Wesley Saunders (Windward).

The Compton Magic Black team includes seniors-to-be Deonta Burton (Compton Centennial) and Bryce Jones (Taft).

The adidas/Three Stripes Tournament (also made up of traveling teams) got underway Monday evening at Cal State Dominguez Hills, continued today and wraps up Wednesday with championship games tipping off at 4:30 in the Gold and Silver Divisions.

All-star games were played Monday at CSDH (the second session of the West Coast Camp) and the Hawthorne Athletic Exchange (for the Fullcourt Press All-West Camp).

Some of the more impressive players at each were:
*West Coast Camp: Guards Jordin Mayes and Denzel Douglas (Westchester); Gelaun Wheelright (a junior at Corona Centennial who recently committed to USC); Roschon Prince (a 6-4 freshman at Poly); and Robert Upshaw (a 6-10 sophomore at Fresno Edison).

The best of the 'Cream of the Crop' (Top 30) game at the HAX Monday included Bryce Jones (probably the best prospect in the entire event); Ben Vozzola (a 6-5 point guard at Centennial in Las Vegas); and 6-9 Josh Ritchart (Forest Lake Christian High in Auburn, Calif.)