For Dominguez, It Will Be an Oak Hill Battle

Oak Hill Academy of Virginia has won seven mythical boys’ basketball national championships in 12 years.

Oak Hill (25-0), ranked No. 1 in the nation by USA Today, can take a major step toward clinching another title if it can get by ninth-ranked Compton Dominguez (21-2) tonight in the featured game of the eight-game Nike Extravaganza at Cal State Fullerton.

Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m.

Oak Hill, a 120-year-old Baptist boarding school in the Blue Ridge Mountains, draws players from throughout the United States. NBA players Jerry Stackhouse, Ron Mercer and Rod Strickland are among more than 70 former Oak Hill players who have earned Division I scholarships under Coach Steve Smith.

“On paper, this team is probably not as good as a couple other teams we’ve had,” Smith said. “But on the court, the players are proving themselves every night out.”

Steve Blake, a 6-foot-2 guard who has signed with Maryland; 6-7 forward Ronald Slay and 6-7 forward Travis Watson are the top players for Oak Hill.

Dominguez is led by senior guards Marcus Moore and Keith Kincaide, and 7-1 sophomore center Tyson Chandler.

Last year, Oak Hill beat the Dons, 65-63, in overtime.

Other games: Tustin-Upland, 10 a.m.; Santa Margarita-Servite, 11:30; Long Beach Poly-Villa Park, 1 p.m.; Crenshaw-Ocean View, 2:30; Artesia-Capistrano Valley, 4; Glendora-Troy, 6; Mater Dei-Oakland Bishop O’Dowd, 7:30.