{"id":79904,"date":"2025-01-05T09:21:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T15:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/harvard-westlake-wins-hoophall-west-classic-with-dominant-victory-over-de-la-salle\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T09:21:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T15:21:05","slug":"harvard-westlake-wins-hoophall-west-classic-with-dominant-victory-over-de-la-salle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/harvard-westlake-wins-hoophall-west-classic-with-dominant-victory-over-de-la-salle\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard-Westlake wins Hoophall West Classic with dominant victory over De La Salle"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of California\u2019s top high school basketball programs showed it\u2019s also one of the best in the nation on Friday night, as Harvard-Westlake<\/a><\/strong> won the 2025 Hoophall West Classic with an impressive 58-44 win over De La Salle<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

The Wolverines, who entered the game as a top-10 team nationally, flexed their defensive muscle in beating the Spartans, who came into the game at 14-1 on the season. Their win came a day after beating Washington D.C.\u2019s No. 1 team, Gonzaga<\/a><\/strong>, and two days after beating Arizona\u2019s No. 1 team, Perry<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

And for a third day in a row, Westlake held their opponents in check. De La Salle shot a solid 46 percent from the floor, but was only able to get off 35 total attempts and only 8 3-pointers. The Spartans had a pair of double-figure scorers in Alec Blair<\/strong> (15) and David Balogun<\/strong> (12), but were largely shut down otherwise. <\/p>\n

Duke signee and top-25 national recruit Nikolas Khamenia<\/a><\/strong> led the way for the Wolverines with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and he was named the tournament\u2019s MVP after the game. Amir Jones<\/strong> (14), Isaiah Carroll<\/strong> (10) and Joe Sterling<\/strong> (9) helped lead the way as Westlake led by as many as 20 midway through the third quarter and led from start to finish. <\/p>\n

As a team, the Wolverines \u2014 who are the No. 2 team in California according to the On3 Composite High School Basketball Rankings<\/a> \u2014 shot nearly 50 percent from the field and connected on 11 of 22 3-point attempts. <\/p>\n

About the Hoophall West Classic <\/h2>\n

According to the tournament\u2019s website, \u2018The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame\u2019s\u00a0Hoophall West High School Invitational<\/a>\u00a0annually features the top high school players and teams from across the country.\u2019<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s edition includes eight of the top 25 teams in the latest\u00a0On3 Composite High School Basketball Rankings<\/a>, as well as more than two-dozen of the top-100 prospects in the 2025, 2026 and 2027 recruiting classes.<\/p>\n

Along with public school powerhouses like Duncanville, the tournament features teams from the Nike EYBL Scholastic League, as well as top private prep schools from across the country. Teams from Arizona, California, Missouri, Utah, Texas, Washington D.C., Utah and New York are competing in this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

2025 No. 1 overall prospect\u00a0AJ Dybantsa<\/a><\/strong>, as well as five-stars\u00a0Koa Peat<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Chris Cenac Jr.<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Brayden Burries<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Isiah Harwell<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and 2026 top recruits\u00a0Tyran Stokes<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Brandon McCoy<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0headline the event.<\/p>\n

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