HS HOOPS: Campbell Hall, La Canada set to tip off in D3-AA semifinal

Both teams are just loosening up for tonight's game, a rematch of last year's D3-AA final won by Campbell Hall, which would go on to win the CIF State D4 title. Jrue Holiday is back for Campbell Hall, he's averaging 26 points per game, and he is the Valley's most spectacular and athletic playmaker.

Others are great, too, but Holiday is in his own class, one of the nation's top players and a UCLA signee.

Campbell Hall (25-5) is a heavy favorite in this one. But that's what we said last year, and La Canada (23-7) gave the Vikings the scare of their lives before succombing in the final moments by four points.

Stay tuned ...

gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com