One Team Lillard matchup this weekend

Frank Burlison on Team Lillard (which was in the Southland this weekend):

"I saw all of a handful and hunks of others totaling 21 games at Orange Lutheran (or as we residents of  “The County” more readily refer to it as “OLU”), via the four courts used in its two gyms.

The most notable of those being the contest between Team Lillard (named for adidas endorsee and Portland Trail Blazers’ guard Damian Lillard, an alum of the program), formerly known as “the Oakland Rebels) and the Big Ballerz, made up mostly of players from the Southern California-based Chino Hills team that was 35-0 and No. 1 in all of the major national Top 25 rankings last season...

...Class of 2017 standouts from Oakland Tech, 6-3 Souley Boum and 6-7 Cameron Reese, as well as 6-3 senior-to-be Tre Gray (El Cerrito in Richmond), helped Team Lillard pull out to its seemingly commanding advantage.

But the relentless crashing of the backboards of 2017 wings LiAngelo Ball and Elizjah Scott and two other members of the extended Ball family helped the comeback and eventually contributed to pulling it out in OT."

Plus:

Devin Ugland: "2017 Team Lillard F Camron Reese is beast. In constant attack mode. Crashes the O-Glass for easy putbacks and above the rim finishes."

Joel Francisco: "Loved 6-2ish Souley Boum (Team Lillard)....scoring combo with a smooth shot..Looks like Hollywood's Don Cheadle too."