Sophomore phenom Cody Riley helped Sierra Canyon overcome the loss of a key contributor to win three games at the City of Palms Classic.
Photo by Jim Redman
The Trailblazers shook off a first round loss at City of Palms by winning three in a row in Fort Myers and coming home with the consolation title. Not a bad out-of-state debut for head coach Tyrone Nichols and his young Sierra Canyon squad --- especially without the services of 6-foot-8 sophomore forward
Ira Lee, who is expected to rejoin the team from injury in January. The MaxPreps Holiday Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., is up next.
22. (24) Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.), 16-0Over their last seven outings, the Bengals are winning by an average margin of 28.7 points per game.
23. (25) Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.), 8-0The Lawson brothers-led Wildcats will get a crack at No. 1 Oak Hill Academy in early January.
24. (NR) Rainier Beach (Seattle), 5-0After a storybook 2013-14 season powered by a strong senior class, it was natural to think the Vikings would be in re-tooling mode this winter. But transfers
Ivy Smith and
Keith Smith (no relation) have teamed with holdover
De'Jounte Murray to give the storied Seattle program plenty of firepower once again. Rainier Beach will join No. 2 Wheeler and No. 5 Montverde Academy at the Les Schwab Invitational in Oregon.
25. (NR) Southport (Indianapolis), 6-0The Cardinals are led by the trio by senior point guard
Malik Bennett (17.3 points, 3.5 assists per game), 6-10 junior center
Joey Brunk (15.8 points, 7.2 rebounds) and promising sophomore guard
Paul Scruggs (13.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists.
Dropped out: No. 10
Simeon (Chicago), No. 12
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), No. 18
Sagemont (Weston, Fla.), No. 19
St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.), No. 20
Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
