Basketball: Collision All-Star game to showcase top players

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Some of the Southern California area’s top basketball players will be playing in the 13th annual Collision All-Star game at El Camino College on April 16.

The game features young standouts squaring off in a City Section vs. Southern Section contest. The City Section boys lead the all-time series, 7-5, and have won the last two games. The Southern Section girls lead the series, 11-1.

The boys’ roster (see below) has already been announced, and the girls’ roster will be unveiled in the days ahead. The girls’ game starts at 5 p.m., and the boys play at 7 p.m.

CITY SECTION ROSTER

Coach: Derrick Taylor (Taft)

Taft: Spencer Dinwiddie (Colorado), Stephen Maxwell and CJ Blackwell

Westchester: Trevone Williams, Dominique Evans, Josh Wilson

Palisades: Ilya Ilyayev

Cleveland: Jaylen Bland

L.A. University: David Nwaba

Dorsey: Dylan Biggs

Washington: Michaelynn Scott and Chris Brown

SOUTHERN SECTION ROSTER

Coach: Sharrief Metoyer (Long Beach Poly)

Long Beach Poly: Ryan Anderson (signed with Boston College), Alexis Moore (USC), Alex Carmon

Etiwanda: Byron Wesley (USC), Jordan Daniels (Boston College)

Corona Centennial: Gelaun Wheelwright (Weber State), Michael Caffey (Long Beach State)

Morningside: Gerry Blakes (Hawaii)

Price: Askia Booker (Colorado)

Gardena Serra: Ronnie Stevens

Inglewood: Julius Bilbrew

Simi Valley: Jonathan Davis (George Washington)

-- Austin Knoblauch