Several local scholastic boys basketball teams took to the hardwood over the holiday break in area tournament action. La Jolla High under head coach Kamal Assaf heads into play this week with a 6-7 record. After meeting University City High on Tuesday, the Vikings are slated to play at neighborhood rival Bishop’s School on Friday night at 7 p.m. “We are playing everyone competitively — we have defended well against a quality non-league schedule,” Assaf noted. “We are looking forward to a great league season.” La Jolla played in the MaxPreps Holiday Classic over the Christmas break, scoring wins over Francis Parker (51-34) and Bingham (51-41), with losses to Palm Desert (43-40) and Temecula Valley (62-52). In the win over Francis Parker, Alec Giusti paced La Jolla with 19 points, while John Walsh and Jack Latta led the way in the win over Bingham with 13 and 12 points, respectively. At The Bishop’s School, the Knights head into action this week with a record of 9-3. In action at the Las Vegas Prep Tournament to end December, Bishop’s tallied victories over Las Vegas Mountain View Christian (67-33), Clovis North (66-44) and Sherman Oaks Buckley (68-60). Malik Love and David Stotelmyre led the way over Sherman Oaks Buckley with 26 and 18 points. La Jolla Country Day (LJCD) School comes into play this week at 9-4 following action in the Coronado Islander Tournament. The Torreys scored wins over Lutheran (79-19) and San Ysidro (76-37), with losses to Oceanside (60-49) and Anaheim Katella (63-56). LJCD had five players in double figures in the victory over Lutheran, with Max Hershfield leading the way with 16 points. Finally, University City High enters play this week at 10-2, having competed in the Surf ’N’ Slam Tournament over the holidays. UC registered wins over Tracy Merrill West (50-39) and Snoqualmie Mount Si (69-57), with a 68-64 loss to Conestoga. David Washington tallied 23 points for UC in the victory over Snoqualmie Mount Si.