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Edison International Holiday
Tournament Matchups--(Oct. 30, 1998)

Ok, so we weren't the first ones on the block to get the first round matchups for this tournament; the LA Times beat us to the punch and today published the first round pairings for the First Annual Edison International Holiday Classic, a 16 team Orange County tourney that will run from December 8 through 12th at the Anaheim Convention Center. And as the Times notes, all proceeds from the event will benefit the Anaheim Prep Sprts/Activities Foundation.  Tom Danley, Katella High's AD, is also the director of the foundation, which, according to the Times, was established to keep students away from "drugs, gangs and guns." Tom has done a great job putting together some good, solid matchups and this will be one you won't want to miss, especially if you're an Orange County hoops fan. 

Here are the first round matchups:

December 8, 1998:

3:00 p.m. ---Villa Park vs. Western
4:40 p.m. ---Sonora vs. Brea Olinda
6:20 p.m. ---Katella vs. Magnolia
8:00 p.m.----Los Alamitos vs. Kennedy

December 9, 1998:

3:00 p.m. ---Newport Harbor vs. Canyon
4:40 p.m. ---Tustin vs. Cypress
6:20 p.m. ---Servite vs. Trabuco Hills
8:00 p.m.----El Toro vs. Capistrano Valley

These are some great teams, with more than a few D-I prospects, including J.J. Sola (LMU) and Nate Hair (USC) from Capo Valley,  Kyle Dodd of Brea Olinda, and we've featured previews on some of these teams (Los Al, Canyon) and players already, and hopefully by the time the tournament rolls around, we'll have done a few more.

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