Irvine High School was one of the venues for the California Live Basketball Tournament in Orange County. (Photos: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone).
Basketball fans had plenty of games to watch in Orange County over the weekend as 163 high school teams competed in the inaugural California Live Tournament. High school venues in Irvine, Tustin, Laguna Hills, San Juan Capistrano, Mission Viejo and Costa Mesa were used for the tournament.
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The second court at Irvine High School was one of the venues for the tournament.
JSerra players head off the court following a timeout.
Parth Gupta of Irvine looks to pass the ball to teammate Cooper Stearns Saturday,
San Juan Hills players and Coach Coach Jason Efstathiou cheer on the Stallions Friday.
Some of the game were played in the old Tustin gym along with the newest gymnasium on campus.
Saugus players warm up before Saturday's game with Irvine at Woodbridge.
Kaiden Bailey of Crean Lutheran takes a shot Sunday vs. Valencia of Valencia.
Players from San Juan Hills and Palm Springs exchange handshakes after Friday's game.
Irvine players warm up before the first game Saturday.
JC Schindler of Woodbridge brings the ball up against Lakewood in the small gym at Woodbridge.
Marques Reed of Lakewood is defended by Irvine Saturday. Lakewood went on to win the title in the Destination Irvine Bracket.
Aidan Fowler had the game-winning basket Friday for JSerra.
Anthony Williams of Lakewood, the leading scorer in his team's win, looks for an open lane vs. Irvine.
Kaiden Bailey (No. 4) and Jake Williamson of Crean Lutheran come out of the game in the final minutes.
Crean Lutheran and Valencia and Valencia battled in one of the games Sunday at Tustin.
Finals in the 10 brackets were held at the two courts at Irvine High School Sunday. The event was presented by the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association.
Chris Nordstrom, head basketball coach at St. Margaret’s, coordinated the event with help from local coaches and volunteers.
The tournament received high praise from coaches, including Foothill’s Yousof Etemadi, who wrote on Twitter: “Thank you BoysCaLive and SCIBCA for the invite to your event; a well-run event with great hospitality.”
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