Christian Popoola finished with 20 points, but Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team couldn’t slow down Sierra Canyon (California) star Marvin Bagley III and lost 98-72 on Saturday at Santa Ana, California.
Findlay Prep
James Camp finished with 21 points, and Palo Verde’s boys basketball team used a big third quarter en route to a 70-58 victory over visiting Legacy on Friday.
Great rivalries at the prep level are more exception to any rule, so the one that has developed between Findlay Prep and Bishop Gorman is to be welcomed and celebrated annually.
P.J. Washington scored 15 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as Findlay Prep topped Bishop Gorman 78-72 in the annual Big City Showdown on Saturday at South Point Arena.
The first stop for Findlay Prep’s boys basketball team was Arizona before it headed to Hawaii. After a two-week break for the holidays, it was on to West Virginia and then Missouri.
D.J. Harvey had 28 points as DeMatha Catholic (Maryland) defeated Bishop Gorman 73-66 in the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Massachussets on Saturday.
Justin Roberts had a team-high 15 points, but Findlay Prep suffered a 76-47 loss to Sierra Canyon (California) on Friday in the semifinals at the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Missouri.
Demetrius Valdez had 20 points on Thursday to lead Durango’s boys basketball team to a 65-63 road win over Sierra Vista.
Spring Valley’s Essence Booker, who missed the past five games with a minor knee injury, returned Tuesday and scored 16 points in the Grizzlies’ 59-20 victory over Durango.
Akeemis Williams connected on four 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 19 points on Saturday, and Agassi Prep’s boys basketball team opened the game on a 19-0 run en route to a 70-34 home victory over Mountain View.
Jonathan Tendale scored eight of Chaparral’s 14 points in overtime to lead the Cowboys’ boys basketball team to a 71-66 road victory over Virgin Valley on Friday.
P.J. Washington had 27 points, 12 rebounds and six assists to lead the eighth-ranked Pilots past fifth-ranked Oak Hill.
Dillon Darrow had 16 points, six assists and five steals Tuesday as Needles’ boys basketball team rolled to a 62-29 win over Odyssey Institute (Arizona) in the Mohave Holiday Shootout in Bullhead City, Arizona.
Lamine Diane had 18 points Monday to lead Findlay Prep to a 95-37 win over Iolani (Hawaii) in the quarterfinals of the Iolani Classic in Honolulu.
Nic Maccioni scored 31 and added seven rebounds Saturday to lead the Faith Lutheran boys basketball team over Juan Diego (Utah) at home, 76-64.
