Las Vegas Marks Final Stop for Cypress Boys’ Empire League Prep

Published on December 27, 2023

Even during a post-Christmas visit to the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas, the Cypress High School boys’ basketball team has its collective eyes focused on a singular prize. “We’re going to try and go compete for a [tournament] championship, and then we come back and we have league,” Coach Derek Mitchell told The Epoch Times, looking ahead to next month’s opening of the Empire League campaign. The Centurions, from Orange County, California, entered their Dec. 26 Las Vegas Prep Championship opener against Chaparral of Las Vegas with an 8–4 record. Cypress closed pre-Christmas action Dec. 21 with an 85–78 triumph over San Juan Hills of San Juan Capistrano in the 24th annual Orange County North-South Challenge at Tesoro High in Las Flores....

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