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SoCal Basketball Classic
Set For January 29, 2000--(Sept. 28, 1999)

The 1999 version of the SoCal Classic, sponsored by Artesia and Long Beach Poly High Schools will be held this season on January 29, 2000 at LA Southwest College (a great gym which the Lakers used to use as their practice facility before they got to call the huge new Staples arena home). This is a really nice gym, with great seating, great lighting, and if last year's lineups are any indication of what you'll see this year, it will be a hugely successful "exhibition" event.

Last year featured Mater Dei vs. Anaheim Canyon, Verbum Dei vs. Pasadena, Artesia vs. Compton, and Long Beach Poly vs. Compton Dominguez, four top games featuring some of the best teams in SoCal. The teams have not yet been set, but we're betting that you'll see Compton Centennial this year instead of Compton, Poly, Artesia, and the rest are a mystery right now. We'll have more information as the details become available. If you'd like to talk directly to the organizers, you call the Long Beach Poly HS Boys' Basketball Boosters' Club at (562) 924-5314. The event will again be organized by B. Shotwell (Poly guard Ramaan's mom) and Joe Kapono (Jason's dad. . . guess he never gets to be uninvolved, even if Jason is now at UCLA).

Stay tuned for more info in the coming weeks. But be sure to mark your calendar for January 29, 2000.