Holiday puts on show for Campbell Hall fans

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UCLA-bound Jrue Holiday, pictured, was selected the tournament most valuable player in leading North Hollywood Campbell Hall, ranked No. 7 by The Times, to a 62-36 victory over No. 25 Palisades Saturday night in the championship game of the Campbell Hall basketball tournament.

Holiday scored 20 points and had 14 rebounds in the final, but what was memorable was how he found ways to contribute despite a poor shooting night. His smothering defense on Palisades All-City forward Aaron Hawk-Harris left the Dolphins falling behind by 18 points at halftime. Hawk-Harris was limited to eight points.

Holiday made only five of 16 shots, but he got fired up by a small but vocal Palisades crowd, giving them a playful glare after drilling a three-pointer in the fourth quarter. Keegan Hornbuckle, a 6-foot-7 junior, had 17 points for the Vikings and made all-tournament.

Campbell Hall (4-0) will be on ESPN2 on Thursday night at 6 p.m. when it plays St. Edward in Lakewood, Ohio.

-- Eric Sondheimer

-- Image by Richard Hartog/Los Angeles Times