Hoops season tips off with annual Pacific Shores tournaments
Justin Strings recorded 11 points in Mira Costa’s first-round win against Banning. Photo The boys basketball season is underway with the 61st Annual Pacific Shores Tournament being played at Mira Costa and Redondo Union High Schools. Under first-year head coach Reggie Morris, Redondo is hosting a 12-team tournament that includes perennial powers Long Beach Poly, Westchester, Serra and Mayfair. Competing in Pool A will be Long Beach Poly, Narbonne and Manual Arts. Pool B is comprised of Westchester, Dominguez and Rancho Christian. Pool C teams are Serra, Tesoro and Gardena while host Redondo takes on Mayfair and Locke in Pool D. Admission is $7 for adults; $5 for students and $3 for kids and senior citizens. Morris, who won CIF Southern Section titles as head coach at Leuzinger and St. Bernard’s while rely heavily on returning shooting guards Derek Biale and Ian Fox while his underclassmen gain valuable experience in the highly-competitive tournament. It didn’t take long for Morris to get his first win as Redondo defeated Mayfair 57-37 in its first game in pool play. Fox and Jeremiah Headley each scored 14 points, Biale had 11 points and Sebastian Lindner added nine points and six…
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