Gar-Pal boys winner of crowded S.E. 1B league

Toward the end of Paramount Pictures’ 1986 movie “Top Gun,” one of the pilots wants to know something.

“Who’s the best?” asks Lt. Tom Kazansky of his instructor.

He’s competed hard for weeks and would like to find out.

The same question could be asked this year by boys basketball players in the Southeast 1B League.

After a season of back-and-forth, upset wins, surprising losses and key players missing games with sickness, the answer to which team is best is essentially unknown.

Gar-Pal’s (15-5, 12-4 in league) name is on record as the winner of the league, while second-place went to Colton (13...