Both teams jumped into the MaxPreps Top 25 high school basketball rankings this week
after wins over defending CIF
Open Division state champion
Harvard-Westlake (Studio City).
Notre Dame is led by McDonald's All-American snub
Mercy Miller, who is authoring a dominant senior campaign. The son of rapper Master P is averaging 30.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game and breaking Notre
Dame's single-game scoring record earlier this season by exploding
for 68 points.
How to watch
Date: Friday, Jan. 26 | Time: 8 p.m. PT
Location: Sierra Canyon
TV: ESPNU
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Four-star senior Justin Pippen is having a breakout year as the catalyst for Sierra Canyon this season. (Photo: Richard Posada)
Under-the-radar junior guard
Angelino Mark
also broke a Notre Dame single-game record earlier in the season when
he recorded 20 assists during Miller's 68-point outing. Mark and
promising sophomore guard
Zachary White are the other key cogs in the Knights lineup.
Justin Pippen, son of Hall of Famer Scotty Pippen, has been the catalyst for Trailblazers. He's averaging 18.1
points, 5.2 assists and 4.5 rebounds per contest while recently rising
to No. 60 in the updated Class of 2024 247Sports rankings.
Cal State Northridge signee
Noah Williams (16.1 points and 5.9 rebounds) and three-star junior guard
Bryce Cofield (16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists) have also played key roles in the Trailblazers success.
Top 50 Arkansas signee
Isaiah Elohim was also recently added to the fold after returning from an early-season injury and three-star junior
Bryce James is a top reserve. James is the youngest son of Lakers forward LeBron James.
Notre Dame knocked off Harvard-Westlake 59-54 last week, before Sierra Canyon took down the Wolverines 74-48 two nights later.
Sierra Canyon comes into the anticipated clash 23-1 overall and 6-0 in Mission League play after picking up a 67-55 victory over
Alemany (Mission Hills, Calif.) on Wednesday.
Notre Dame is 24-0 overall and 6-0 in Mission League action after erasing a 10-point halftime deficit Wednesday against
Crespi (Encino, Calif.) to escape with a 64-61 win.
Houston signee Mercy Miller is regarded as the No. 79 prospect in the Class of 2024 according to 247Sports. (Photo: Gregory Fiore)
