Photos: Defending Northern California Open champion Modesto Christian overpowers Jesuit for SJS Open crown

Crusaders win 21st Sac-Joaquin Section title with easy 79-53 thrashing of a very good Marauder team

SACRAMENTO — This one wasn't even close.

The Crusaders of Modesto Christian got 27 points from San Diego State-bound point guard BJ Davis, Jalen Brown added 19 points and 6-foot-10 post Prince Oseya contributed 17 points and 13 rebounds in a 79-53 win over Jesuit Saturday at Golden 1 Center.

The Marauders, winners of 14 straight coming in, were playing superb basketball and feature two big and long shooters in Stanford-bound Andrej Stojakovic, a 6-6 guard, and 6-8 wing Cole Epperson.

Jesuit just did not match up. Stojakovic, the son of former NBA great Peja, had 17 points but the Marauders were outrebounded by a staggering 47-15 count. Modesto Christian had more offensive rebounds (19) than Jesuit had total.

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Peja Stojakovic sat courtside near another former Kings great, Vlade Divac.

Below are terrific photos by Ralph Thompson:

Published Feb 26, 2023

MITCH STEPHENS, SBLIVE SPORTS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.

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