For the first time in seven years, the City of Palms Classic high school basketball tournament will be featuring two schools from California, Corona Centennial and Donda Academy, when the tournament tips off for the 49th time Dec. 16-21 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, tournament officials announced. Donda Academy, founded by recording artist Kanye West, is home to nationally ranked seniors Robert Dillingham and Javonte Taylor and top-ranked junior Jahki Howard. Donda out of Los Angeles will face off against Missouri’s Link Academy, The Rock School from Gainesville and Saint Frances Academy out of Baltimore in the Signature Series. The Classic field is made up of Christopher Columbus (Miami), Roselle Catholic (Roselle, New Jersey), Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains New York), Canterbury (Fort Myers), Centennial (Corona, California), Charlotte (Punta Gorda, Isidore Newman (New Orleans), Wheeler (Marietta, Georgia), Lake Highlands (Dallas), Newton (Covington, Georgia), North Laurel (London, Kentucky), Tampa Catholic and Winter Haven.
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