Twins OJ, left, and EJ Popoola are 6-foot-5 juniors who made their debuts for Palisades on Monday after playing in Detroit last year. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)Palisades, hoping to be a City Section basketball title contender, unveiled two 6-foot-5 twins from Detroit, EJ and OJ Popoola, on Monday night, but there was no stopping Windward shooting threes in its home gym.After three, 29 points for Davey Harris. Windward 59, Palisades 46. pic.twitter.com/YFsbFF7CNs— eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) December 9, 2025The Wildcats made 14 threes and received a terrific performance from 6-6 junior Davey Harris in an 80-60 victory. Harris, who said he was “80%” several weeks ago in Windward’s season opener after recovering from a knee injury that sidelined him for two seasons, now says he’s “85 to 90%.” If that’s true, wait until he’s 100% because he finished with 31 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.Palisades (0-3) is doing exactly what City Section football teams did during their nonleage seasons — play tough Southern Section opponents to prepare for league play. The Dolphins open Western League play on Wednesday against Venice and will be an Open Division title contender.Freshman Phillip Reed of Palisades. pic.twitter.com/lUsuzxOe6t— eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) December 9, 2025Palisades freshman guard Phillip Reed is already one of the best players in the City. He had 19 points. He’s got upper body strength from working in the weight room thanks to his father, Phillip Reed Sr., who played football at Inglewood and in college. EJ Popoola scored 14 points and OJ Popoola had nine points. They will entertain City fans with dunks this season.The lob is back at Palisades. EJ Popoola. pic.twitter.com/pWTYIgHJ6E— eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) December 9, 2025Palisades was down 17 points in the second quarter, closed to within five points in the third quarter, but each time Windward pulled away with threes. The Dolphins will need to improve their defense.Windward is 6-2 and preparing for a tough Gold Coast League that features Campbell Hall, Brentwood and Crossroads.Heritage Christian 62, La Serna 42: Eli Simmons scored 18 points and freshman Ty Lazenby added 17 points in the Sonora tournament win.Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.