La Jolla Country Day (LJCD) School is among a number of boys basketball teams locally off to a good start this season. The Torreys under head coach Ryan Meier were sporting a 7-2 record as of last week. LJCD placed several players on all-tournament teams recently, including Dennis Roth (All-Tournament in Raven Tip-Off and San Diego Small Schools), Ryan Watt (MVP of San Diego Small Schools) and Mitch Amelio (All-Tournament San Diego Small Schools). Meier noted that Frank Bamford and JT Kelley have also been key contributors as of late. “The team is really playing well together,” Meier commented. “They enjoy each other as teammates, and that leads to unselfish team play. There are a number of players who can lead us in any particular category on any night.” LJCD is back in action in the Coronado Islander Holiday Tournament Dec. 26-29. At The Bishop’s School, the Knights and head coach Tom Tarantino are off to a 5-1 start. The Knights scored wins in the Eagle Vaquero Tournament over Mount Miguel (83-22), Steele Canyon (74-47) and Foothills Christian (74-47). In the Kiwanis Tournament, Bishop’s fell to Canada Palmer Griffens (70-62), before scoring wins over RC Palmer (69-42) and Mira Mesa (67-50). In the victory over Mira Mesa, Malik Love tallied a game-high 35 points. University City High had compiled a perfect 5-0 mark as of last week for head coach Terry Stonebreaker. The Centurions recorded wins to date in the Raven Tipoff Classic over San Dieguito (66-23), Bonita Vista (67-40), Canyon Crest (65-43), Patrick Henry (62-41) and San Marcos (60-56). Finally, La Jolla High under head coach Kamal Assaf headed into play in the last week with a record of 2-5. The Vikings have seen action in a pair of tournaments to date. In the Titan Tipoff Classic, La Jolla opened with a 57-36 win over Mt. Carmel, before losses to Hoover (67-59), Carlsbad (55-53) and Mission Hills (45-44). La Jolla finished with a victory over Mira Mesa (52-43). In the Kiwanis Boys Tournament, La Jolla dropped a 61-58 decision to Poway and a 61-46 contest to Los Angeles Cathedral.