LEAGUE play will start next week for most local high school basketball teams.

Although most local high school basketball teams are enmeshed in tournament action now, league play is right around the corner. Most teams from schools serving Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Stanton and Westminster will begin league play on Friday, Jan. 4.

So far, among boys’ teams, the most successful have included Garden Grove (13-2), Pacifica (13-3) and Edison (13-5). On the girls’ side, the top teams look to include Santiago (12-3) and La Quinta (11-3).

We’ll have a more complete look at the high school hoops scene on Tuesday (Jan. 1) along with our first High 5 rankings of the hoops year in our Prep Sport Spotlight.

Here are scores from Thursday’s games.

BOYS

• Portola 58, Bolsa Grande 43
• Corona 79, La Quinta 70
• Westminster 83, Norte Vista 43
• Ocean View 56, Paso Robles 44
• Edison 54, Royal 41
• Garden Grove 61, Loara 53
• Rancho Alamitos 71, Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana 61
• Rubidoux 61, Los Amigos 40
• Rancho Alamitos 68, Calvary Chapel/Downey 43

GIRLS

• Laguna Hills 58, Garden Grove 37
• Huntington Beach 66, La Serna 44
• Northwood 50, Western 37
• Rancho Alamitos 45, Santa Ana 28
• Valley Christian 46, Edison 30
• La Quinta 58, Northwood 48
• Ocean View 31, Mar Vista 24