Here’s this week’s big-game matchups

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Here’s a quick look at this week’s key matchups for the SF Valley/North region. As always, if you feel I missed a game, feel free to post it on the comment board.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

• Santa Clara at Oaks Christian, 7 p.m. Monday -- Can James Wilder & Co. break the Lions’ nine-game winning streak?
• Loyola at Harvard-Westlake, 7 p.m. Monday -- Round 1 of Woolridge vs. Thompson.
• West Ranch at Valencia, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday-- Both teams are coming off huge victories.
• Campbell Hall at Windward, 7 p.m. Wednesday -- Vikings can’t afford to overlook these guys.
• Oxnard at Rio Mesa, 7 p.m. Wednesday -- Battle for first place in the Pacific View League.

• Agoura at Westlake, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday -- Agoura’s Ben Ricard and Nathan Levy are among the Marmonte League’s best.
• Lancaster at Highland, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday -- Top teams in the Golden League square off.
• Ventura at San Marcos, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday -- Two of the best teams in Ventura/Santa Barbara area battle for Channel League supremacy.
• St. Joseph at Morro Bay, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday -- Knights off to 4-0 league start.
• Crespi at Verbum Dei, 7 p.m. Friday-- Celts looking to stay in title contention.
• West Ranch at Hart, 7 p.m. Friday -- Hart’s Michael Montgomery is averaging 20 ppg and 7.7 rpg.
• Oak Park at Oaks Christian, 7 p.m. Friday -- Is Oak Park for real? We’ll find out.
• Thousand Oaks at Westlake, 7:30 p.m. Friday -- Westlake has looked strong in its last three contests.
• Campbell Hall vs. South Atlanta (Ga.) at Pangos Dream Classic, 9 p.m. Saturday -- Another chance for the Vikings to show the nation how good they are.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

• Canyon at Hart, 5 p.m. Tuesday -- Megan Ford and the rest of the Newhall bunch looking to get back on track.
• Rio Mesa at Oxnard, 7 p.m. Tuesday -- Spartans looking to knock off the undefeated champs.
• Chaminade at Harvard-Westlake, 7 p.m. Tuesday -- Harvard-Westlake has emerged as the Mission League title favorite.
• Royal at Thousand Oaks, 7 p.m. Wednesday -- Highlanders looking to rebound after loss to Newbury Park.
• Morro Bay at St. Joseph, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday -- Can anyone stop the Knights?
• Canyon at Saugus, 5 p.m. Friday -- Gabby Conn, Lauren Labat and Nicole Hicks are a formidable force.
• Moorpark at Royal, 7 p.m. Friday -- Lauren Carter and Molly Carson could help the Musketeers pull of the upset.

BOYS’ SOCCER

• Loyola at Harvard-Westlake, 3:15 p.m. Monday -- Wolverines looking for a win after ties against Crespi and Chaminade.
• Carpinteria at Nordhoff, 3:30 p.m. Monday -- Warriors are unbeaten in their last six contests.
• Pioneer Valley at San Luis Obispo, 6 p.m. Tuesday -- The Panthers have emerged as the Pac-7 League title favorite.
• Newbury Park at Calabasas, 6 p.m. Wednesday -- Perfect chance for the Coyotes to prove they’re the Marmonte League title favorite.
• Channel Islands at Pacifica, 3:15 p.m. Thursday -- The Raiders are undefeated at 9-0 overall and 2-0 in league.
• Valencia at Canyon, 4:45 p.m. Friday -- Canyon all alone in first place after Friday’s win over Saugus.

GIRLS’ SOCCER

• Chaminade at Notre Dame, 5 p.m. Tuesday -- Eagles tied Harvard-Westlake on Friday.
• Oaks Christian at St. Bonaventure, 2:30 p.m. Friday -- Seraphs look to stall Lions’ Tri-Valley League title run.
• Notre Dame at Flintridge Sacred-Heart, 5 p.m. Friday -- Both teams in the hunt for the Mission League title.
• Newbury Park at Agoura, 6 p.m. Friday -- Panthers looking for some redemption after losing to Chargers earlier.
• Quartz Hill at Highland, 6 p.m. Friday -- It’s Alexa Hale and the rest of the Rebels against the perennially strong Bulldogs.

-- Austin Knoblauch

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