The opening matchup in the MLK Day Showdown at Providence High School featured the Mission Prep Royals from San Luis Obispo against the Renaissance Academy Wildcats of La Cañada.

Mission Prep entered the contest with a 13-7 record while Renaissance Academy came in with a 12-6 mark.

Both teams came out of the gates strong in a competitive first quarter. Renaissance Academy was led in the first half by junior Karl Vaskys who scored 15 points.

Sophomore Quinton Adlesh responded for the Royals, dropping 16 points to give Mission Prep a 34-30 halftime advantage.

In the primetime matchup of the Pioneer Hoops Showdown, the host Providence Pioneers and star sophomore sensation Marcus LoVett Jr. put on quite a show for those in attendance. Providence defeated the Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) Knights 69-61 behind an impressive 48 point performance from LoVett.

The super sophomore scored in a variety of ways, slashing to the hoop, knocking down step back jumpers and making a living at the foul line. Coming off a 47 point outing against Campbell Hall, LoVett was in a good rhythm from the outset and continues to put up ridiculous numbers.

The fifth game on the slate at the Pioneer Hoops Showdown at Providence High features two quality teams in the Oak Park Eagles and the Leuzinger Olympians.

In what turned to be the best game of the day so far, Leuzinger hung on for a 65-64 victory over Oak Park.

The game featured a sweet matchup of guards. Oak Park guard Ron Lee Jr. and Leuzinger guard Eric Childress both played phenomenal basketball to lead their teams.

Lee Jr. led all scorers with 28 points while Childress scored 21 points and dished out 11 assists.

The third game in the Pioneer Hoops Showdown features a quality matchup between the Etiwanda Eagles and the Beverly Hills Normans.

Etiwanda entered the contest with an 11-2 record while Beverly Hills comes in with an 8-7 mark.

The Eagles jumped out to an early thanks to lights out jump shooting from junior Jordan McLaughlin, who knocked down three bombs from downtown.

Senior big man Tim Myles threw down a nice slam dunk to keep Etiwanda in the lead.

The opening matchup of the Pioneer Hoops Showdown at Providence High School featured the Rolling Hills Prep Huskies and Cal Lutheran C-Hawks in a competitive back and forth first half.

Rolling Hills Prep junior guard Eric Ambrose had 12 first half points to lead the Huskies to a 28-26 halftime advantage.

Cal Lutheran senior big man Ryan Smith has kept the C-Hawks in the game with his dominant interior play.

Southern California high school basketball fans are in for a treat Saturday with the Pioneer Hoops Showdown being held at Providence and Bell-Jefferson High Schools in Burbank. The basketball showcase was organized by Providence basketball coach Ernest Baskerville and features several talented ballers from around the state.

There will be six games played at each location. Opening games tip-off at 10am and the nightcaps are expected to tip at 830pm.

The Campbell Hall Vikings pulled out a hard fought 91-86 overtime road victory over the Providence Pioneers in front of a raucous crowd Wednesday night. The highly competitive contest featured a scintillating matchup between sophomore guards Marcus LoVett Jr of Providence and Aaron Holiday of Campbell Hall. Both standouts proved to be better than advertised.

Class of 2016 Daryl Myers has what it takes to become Oak Hill Academy's next high major guard if he keeps working hard like this kid has shown. At best, Myers is 5'7", but his heart and style of play is what can make this him a for sure high major recruit.

Quick in transition, he is a natural pass-first guard, and his passing skills are like none other.

Gardena Serra was hoping to experience the trip of a lifetime and participate in the Beehive Classic in Salt Lake City, Utah this weekend. After a late change in plans and cancellations of air travel that was initially to be provided by the tournament's sponsors, the Serra and Long Beach Poly boys were left with two choices.