Video: Mikey Williams freshman highlights Williams and San Ysidro host No. 3 Rancho Christian on Friday.
Dominick Harris
scored a game-high 30 points in Rancho Christian's thrilling 85-81
overtime win over the Trailblazers on Dec. 30 before a packed house in
La Verne.
The game marked the debut of 5-star recruit
Ziaire Williams
for Sierra Canyon and the 6-foot-7 guard didn't disappoint with 28
points, including a bucket in the final seconds of regulation to send
the game to overtime. But there Harris along with the national's No. 1
recruit
Evan Mobley (16 points, 15 rebounds) took over while handing the Trailblazers, who also got 26 points by Kentucky-bound
Brandon Boston, Jr., their first loss of the season after 14 straight wins.
Despite those defeats,
12 double-digit victories evidently helped keep the Trailblazers in the
top spot, followed by Centennial (Corona) and Rancho Christian.
Centennial (14-2) is No. 9 in the Xcellent 25 national rankings and
Rancho Christian (15-2) is No. 11.
On Nov. 30, Centennial defeated
Rancho Christian 70-62.
Sierra Canyon has a
shot of redemption Saturday when it faces Rancho Christian Saturday at
Pasadena City College. Before that, Rancho Christian plays at a
San Ysidro (San Diego) team Friday that features the highest scoring freshman in the
nation in 6-3 point guard
Mikey Williams, who has games of 77, 51 and 50
points this season. As of Tuesday, he averages 32.6 points per game.
Below is a full look at the Top 25. The rankings are updated every Tuesday and Friday.