Boys’ basketball tips off with plenty o’ tournaments

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The basketball season officially begins today, which means it’s time for more tournaments than YOU could possibly attend. Here are some of the better ones:

Opening round pairings for Redondo’s Pacific Shores Tournament:
Monday (Nov. 26)
Inglewood vs. Artesia, 3:30 p.m.
Loyola vs. Lynwood, 5 p.m.
Santa Monica vs. Gardena, 6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Hamilton vs. Redondo, 8 p.m.

Tuesday (Nov. 27)
Mayfair vs. Locke, 3:30 p.m.
Peninsula vs. Compton Centennial, 5 p.m.
Gardena Serra vs. Pacific Hills, 6:30 p.m.
Reseda vs. Fairfax, 8 p.m.

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Opening-round pairings for Cerritos-Gahr Tournament:
Monday (Nov. 26)
at Gahr
Bishop Montgomery vs. Long Beach Cabrillo, 6 p.m.
South Gate vs. Gahr, 7:30 p.m.
at Cerritos
King vs. Millikan, 6 p.m.
Bell vs. Cerritos, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday (Nov. 27)
at Gahr
South Gate vs. Fullerton, 6 p.m.
Narbonne vs. Long Beach Wilson, 7:30 p.m.
at Cerritos
Animo vs. Hawthorne, 6 p.m.
Bell vs. Los Alamitos, 7:30 p.m.

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Pool-play pairings for Burbank Tournament:
Monday (Nov. 26)
Los Angeles University vs. La Salle, 3:30 p.m.
Gabrielino vs. Keppel, 5 p.m.
Burbank vs. San Marino, 6:30 p.m.
Glendale vs. Eagle Rock, 8 p.m.

Tuesday (Nov. 27)
Belmont vs. San Marino, 3:30 p.m.
Keppel vs. Roosevelt, 5 p.m.
Renaissance Academy vs. Los Angeles University, 6:30 p.m.
Eagle Rock vs. Agoura, 8 p.m.

Wednesday (Nov. 28)
Roosevelt vs. Gabrielino, 3:30 p.m.
La Salle vs. Renaissance Academy, 5 p.m.
Burbank vs. Belmont, 6:30 p.m.
Agoura vs. Glendale, 8 p.m.

Championship semifinals are Friday at 6:30 and 8 p.m. Championship is Saturday at 6 p.m.

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Opening-round pairings for Pasadena’s Rose City Classic:

Monday (Nov. 26)
Cleveland vs. Ramona, 3:30 p.m.
Arcadia vs. Eisenhower, 5 p.m.
Fremont vs. Canyon Springs, 6:30 p.m.
View Park Prep vs. Sylmar, 8 p.m.

Tuesday (Nov. 27)
Arroyo Valley vs. Joel John, 3:30 p.m.
Dorsey vs. Los Angeles Jordan, 5 p.m.
Price vs. Muir, 6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Marshall vs. Pasadena, 8 p.m.

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Pool-play pairings for Simi Valley’s Tip-Off Classic
Tuesday (Nov. 27)
at Simi Valley
Monroe vs. Dos Pueblos, 4:30 p.m.
Burbank Burroughs vs. Knight, 6 p.m.
Simi Valley vs. Santa Paula, 7:30 p.m.
at Camarillo
Royal vs. Manual Arts, 4:30 p.m.
El Camino Real vs. Ventura, 6 p.m.
Camarillo vs. Golden Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday (Nov. 28)
at Simi Valley
Monroe/Dos Pueblos loser vs. Simi Valley/Santa Paula loser, 4:30 p.m.
Buena vs. Burbank Burroughs, 6 p.m.
Monroe/Dos Pueblos winner vs. Simi Valley/Santa Paula winner, 7:30 p.m.
at Camarillo
Royal/Manual Arts loser vs. Camarillo/Golden Valley loser, 4:30 p.m.
Newbury Park vs. El Camino Real, 6 p.m.
Royal/Manual Arts winner vs. Camarillo/Golden Valley winner, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday (Nov. 29)
at Simi Valley
Knight vs. Buena, 6 p.m.
Ventura vs. Newbury Park, 7:30 p.m.

Championship semifinals are Friday at 6 and 7:30 p.m. at Simi Valley, and the championship game Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Simi.

Coaches -- if you’re hosting or playing in a tournament, please send your tournament pairings to eric.maddy@latimes.com

-- Eric Maddy, stats guru

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