Notes from Braves Varsity Tip-Off Classic

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. John Bosco hosted the Braves Varsity Tip-Off Classic on Saturday featuring matchups between Foothill and Redondo Union, St. John Bosco and Long Beach Poly, and Crean Lutheran against Roosevelt to cap off the evening. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1956526"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"SJ had 14 points with 3 threes in Redondo's win over Foothill on Saturday night. Madison attacked the basket confidently, gave defenders something to think about by hitting three's, and defended tenaciously. 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