El Dorado is having a terrific season.
The Golden Hawks are 9-1 after beating La Habra 53-52 in the championship game of the Gary Raya Classic on Saturday at El Dorado High.
Noah Nam’s reverse layup with three seconds remaining provided the winning points.
El Dorado senior forward Noah Barker was named tournament MVP.
La Habra senior guard Acen Jimenez scored a game-high 29 points in the final and became the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,776 points. Jimenez signed with Dartmouth.
The tournament is named for the late Gary Raya, who was the El Dorado girls basketball coach.
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Orange Lutheran senior Josh King scored 28 points and sophomore Noah Zeola scored 24 in the Lancers’ 73-68 overtime victory over Austin Prep Academy of Texas. …
Pacifica Christian won the Meet in the Middle Classic tournament in Bakersfield. The Tritons’ Joaquin Rigdon was the tournament MVP. He had a game-high 29 points in a 67-63 win over Destiny Christian Academy of Sacramento in the championship game. …
Santa Margarita was 2-1 in a series of showcase games in Maryland against Maryland teams. The Eagles beat Bullis 67-58, lost to Bishop McNamara and beat DeMatha 71-54. Santa Margarita’s Kaiden Bailey and Brayden Kyman were all-showcase selections. …
Beckman advanced to the championship game of the Euclid Extravaganza tournament. The Patriots lost to Warren 52-49 in the tournament championship game. …
Corona del Mar beat Tesoro 61-36 in the championship game of the Diablo Inferno tournament. …
The North Orange County Championships tournament this week has 12 teams including Canyon, Cypress, Orange Lutheran and host school Sonora. …
The San Juan Hills Invitational at San Juan Hills High includes Corona Centennial and Mater Dei. …
The Western Showcase at Western High has Servite, Trabuco Hills, Yorba Linda and Dana Hills in its 10-team group.
Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Santa Margarita, JSerra in top two spots
