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South Bay prep basketball facts and figures: Bombs away: Rolling Hills guard Steve Clover ranks fourth in CIF-Southern Section career three-point shots with 148 and second in season three-pointers with 104 in 1988-89. Former Glendora star Tracy Murray (now at UCLA) leads both categories with 224 and 125.

Chips off the old block: Miraleste’s point guard, sophomore Frankie White, is the son of former Harbor College Coach Jim White. One of the young talents in Carson is 6-2 sophomore Rudolph Washington, son of Iowa assistant coach and ex-USC assistant Rudy Washington.

Norseman’s delight: It will all come together Dec. 27 when Wyking (The Viking) Jones leads the St. Bernard Vikings in the Viking Christmas Tournament at Valley High in Las Vegas.

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It’s about time: After 15 years as a head coach, Rich Masson of Carson finally has a player taller than 6-5 on his team. He’s 6-7 1/2 sophomore Kharey Stanley.

Travelin’ men: Transfers expected to make an impact this season include 6-3 senior Tony Mitchell of Morningside, the leading scorer for Marshall Fundamental last year; 6-5 senior Adrian McCovey of Leuzinger, who played in the strong Fremont program; and 6-3 senior Tate Seefried of El Segundo, formerly of Spokane, Wash., and Rolling Hills.

Good bloodlines: Rolling Hills’ sixth man, 6-2 senior Jim Butler, is the brother of former Titan standouts Dave (ex-UC Berkeley) and Greg Butler (New York Knicks, ex-Stanford).

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Waiting game: Serra Coach Dwan Hurt says senior guard Kenny Davis received five offers from Division I colleges, including Cal State Fullerton, during the early one-week signing period, but will wait until after the season to make a decision.

Torrid Tartar: Torrance guard Rick Robison ranked second in the South Bay last season with a 28.6-point average and 94 three-point shots, including nine in one game.

Don’t ask: San Pedro Coach Jack Kordich on the academic ineligibility of 6-6, 240-pound junior Sean Goodwin, a highly touted transfer from Miraleste: “If you think about it, it just makes you sick. It just tears you apart. I can’t think about it.”

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Winning Warren: In four seasons at Rolling Hills, Coach Cliff Warren has records of 92-22 overall, 41-5 in the Bay League and 11-4 in the CIF playoffs.

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