Arcadia, Pasadena basketball teams could be top 25

With 5 returning starters, Arcadia basketball coach Nick Wallace made it clear at Monday’s Pacific League media day that he expects his staff to compete at a high stage this season.

Ditto for Pasadena, which returns 6-foot-11 Josh Irving, a Texas A&M commit, and has added high-scoring guard Tim Anderson from Blair.

One of the most intriguing gamers for Arcadia is 6-8 sophomore Owen Eteuati Edwards. He had a busy summer time enjoying basketball and pitching for the Dodgers’ scout staff. Yes, he’s tall and throwing fastballs at 92 mph.

Edwards explained why he thought the Dodgers received Game 7 of the World Series.

“It goes back to leadership in the locker room. I feel they all bought in,” he said.

Edwards has his 6-4 older brother, Noa, on the basketball staff, and the 2 continue to have some intense one-on-one video games. “It goes back and forth,” he said. “They’re always fun battles.”

As to which sport he likes more, Edwards said, “I always say I’m a basketball player playing baseball.”

He’s protecting his choices open.

As for Pasadena, including Anderson is large. He averaged 31.4 factors per sport last season at Blair. Combined with returnee Troy Wilson, the Bulldogs can have more offensive energy. And there’ll be loads of dunks. Irving has a 36-inch vertical leap and has improved dramatically in his fourth 12 months at Pasadena.

The Pacific League, which is able to disband after this season when it combines with the Rio Hondo League, has two new head coaches in DoVall Boykins at Crescenta Valley and Jason Weatherall at Burroughs.

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