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SoCalHoops High School & Prep Report

Errion Alumni Memorial Tourney Set--(June 15, 1998)

The 10th annual Jack Errion Memorial Basketball Tournament, the midsummer Corona del Mar High alumni classic, is scheduled for July 25 at CdM, tournament director Jon Upham said. The popular event, which features teams from different CdM classes dating back as far as 1975, will host a silent auction for the second year in a row. "We started a silent auction last year and we actually raised money for the program for the first time, plus we were able to make a donation to the Special Education Department at the school," said Upham, an assistant coach for the Sea Kings under veteran head
man Paul Orris.

The tournament features three pool-play rounds in the morning (8 a.m. is the first tipoff), then the top 16 teams are seeded in the afternoon in a championship bracket. The tournament, renamed in honor of the late CdM coach, generally attracts about 20 to 25 teams. Last year, the Class of 1990 defeated the Class of '82 in the championship game, 44-34, as John Murphy provided most of the big moments on a star-studded team that included Bobby Hall, Danny O'Neil, Warren Johnson, Weston Johnson, John Paulson and Jacques Perrone, while Mark Flint, a former All-CIF Southern Section pick, handled the point. It was the second title in five years for the Class of 1990. No team has ever won three championships in the well-attended, day-long event to raise funds for the CdM basketball program and special education group. Last year's Class of 1982 included Hank Goebel, who went on to play professional football for the Rams. Goebel scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the title game, but the rest of the '82 team was kept in check by an in-your-face defense and a tireless fast break by the '90 team. The Class of '90, led by Murphy's 10 points last year, also won in 1993 -- before O'Neil guided the University of Oregon to the Rose Bowl as the Ducks' quarterback.

For details on this year's tournament and silent auction, contact Upham (261-7233) or Robert Hess (721-1772).