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Crush in the Valley Showcase live score updates recap: St. Joseph, Prolific Prep score big wins

State No. 3 St. Joseph proves it's far more than Tounde Yessoufou in impressive win over Salesian; No. 2 ranked senior Darryn Peterson scores 27 for Prolfic Prep; Millennium, Redwood, Clovis North score big wins

Mitch Stephens

Prolific Prep's Darryn Peterson goes up for two of his game-high 27 points in Saturday's win.
Prolific Prep's Darryn Peterson goes up for two of his game-high 27 points in Saturday's win. / Photo: Greg Jungferman

SAN PABLO, CALIFORNIA — Theres so much to look forward in Saturday's second day of the 10th annual Crush in the Valley boys basketball showcase.

* The battle between state No. 3 St. Joseph (21-1) versus No. 6 Salesian (19-1) at 8:15 p.m. is right near the front. This is a possible preview of Northern California's Open Division championship game. Salesian won the NorCal Open title last season and St. Joseph was the 2023 champion.

* With 3,349 career points, according to Cal-Hi Sports., St. Joseph's Tounde Yessoufou is No. 4 in state history and barring injury is on his way to the No. 1 mark of 3,462 set by Demarcus Nelson, of Vallejo and Sheldon. The Baylor-bound standout has averaged 28.9 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 1.6 blocks per his 116-game career.

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St. Joseph-Santa Maria senior Tounde Yessoufou about to send up a pretty floater right before the end of the first half of his team's 67-62 win over Modesto Christian at the 2025 De La Salle MLK Classic in Concord, Calif. Yessoufou, a Baylor commit, had 25 points and 12 rebounds. / Photo: Lizeth Lafferty

* Another big headliner is the nation's No. 3 team according to SBLive, Prolific Prep (18-4) which features combo guard Darryn Peterson, the nation’s No. 2 rated senior by 247Sports. The Crew, which also features nationally-ranked players in 6-10, 220-pound forward Nike Bundalo (No. 30), 6-5 shooting guard Mazi Mosley (No. 71) and 6-6 forward Winters Grady (No. 77), play Dream City Christian at 6:30 p.m.

* Dream City Christian features Colorado-bound 6-4 guard Jalin Holland and 6-2 guard Ikenna Alozie, the No. 17 player in the junior class.

* More California Top 100 players in the one-day event include: seniors Kellen Hampton (Moreau Catholic, No. 29), Semetri Carr (Redwood, No. 20); juniors Julius Price (St. Joseph, No. 9), Elias Obenyah (Salesian, No. 15), Seven Spurlock (Prolific Prep, No. 17); and sophomores Obinna Ekezie (Prolific Prep, No. 1), Gabe Nesmith (Prolific Prep, No. 2).

Check back for updates throughout the day (current game at the top)

St. Joseph 76, Salesian 67 (final)

The notion that the state's third-ranked Knights (22-1) are primarily the Tounde Yessoufou show is just too simple, and frankly just not so.

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St. Joseph's junior Julius Price scoops the ball between Alvin Loving and Carlton Perrialliat en route to his 16-point night in the Crush in the Valley Showscase 1-24-25 / Photo: Greg Jungferman

The 6-foot-6 Baylor-bound, on the verge of breaking the state career scoring record, had a below-average 23 points to go along with seven rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals in a wire-to-wire win over the Pride.

Salesian (19-2), ranked sixth in the state, actually tied the game at 39-39 with 12-3 run in the first three minutes of the third quarter. But the battle-tested Knights, who have traveled abroad (the Philippines) and domestically to Florida, Tennessee and Massachusetts, had not panic. They just have savvy, experienced, tough players.

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Tounde Yessoufou had 23 points and eight rebounds leading St. Joseph to a 76-67 win over Salesian at the Crush in the Valley Showcase 1-25-25 / Photo: Greg Jungferman

Yes, Yessoufou ended the run with a 3-point play and Godson Eyita followed with an interior hoop, and St. Joseph would never trail en route to the state's big battle between the last two CIF Northern California Open Division champions.

Julius Price, a four-star point junior point guard, was brilliant with 16 points, driving constantly to the hoop for buckets, plus a long 3-pointer that all but sealed the win to go up 70-55 with 2:30 remaining.

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Salesian's Carlton Perrilliat (21) goes baseball en route to his 20 point night. / Photo: Greg Jungferman

He also assisted on a pair of Gunner Morinini's four three-pointers. The 6-foot junior guard finished with 14 points. Another junior guard Malcolm Price, Julius' sophomore brother, Matas Siskauskas and Mantas Rimkus also hit big shots to help hold off the relentless Price, which got 20 points apiece from junior standouts Elias Obenyah and Carlton Perrilliat Jr.

The teams could face up again in the Northern California Open championships in about six weeks.

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St. Josephn gunior guard. Gunner Morinini isn't just a 3-point bomber, going in four two of his 14 points. / Photo: Greg Jungferman

4th quarter

Both teams big runs, lots of 3s and 3-point plays.

A layup by Obenyah coses the SJ gap to 56-49, when three struck buckets by the Knights, two on 3-pointers from Gunner Morinini.

Salesian scores six straight to get it to 64-55, but Yessoufou hits tough baseline jumper and Price just about seals it with long 3-pointer to go up 70-55.

3rd quarter

  • Two free throws by Julius Price and a 3-pointer by Mantas Rimkus gives St. Joseph a 53-45 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
  • St. Joseph in massive foul trouble. Malcolm Price and Godson Eyita with four fouls, Yessoufou with 3.
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St. Joseph sophomore guard Malcolm Price dribbles down court during a 76-67 win over Salesian in the premier game of the Crush in the Valley Showcase / Photo: Greg Jungferman
  • Remarkable. Salesian 12-3 run in two minutes to tie the score at 39-39. Elias Obenyah, Alvin Loving and Carlton Perrilliat all doing damange. A 3-point play from Perrilliat ties the game, but Obenyah misses a at-blank putback to go ahead. Yessoufou responds with 3-point play and Alassane Doucoure a putback to go up 44-39. We got a game now.
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Yale-bound Alvin Loving, of Salesian, goes deep in Saturday's game versus St. Joseph at the Crush in the Valley Showcase in San Pablo, California. / Photo: Greg Jungferman

2nd quarter

  • More easy driving layups for St. Jose, Malcolm Price with another, goes up 34-26.

Rarely seen Salesian give up so many easy hoops, though one of them wasn't an NBA contested 3-pointer by Tounde Yessoufou, who had nine in the quarter. Both Price brothers going to the rim quite easily.

Postgame interviews

Julius Price

Prolific Prep 69, Dream City Christian 52 (Final)

Darryn Peterson, the nation's No. 2 recruit overall, goes for 27 points, a quiet 27, as the Crew, the nation's No. 3 team pulls away late.

What a second half for Obinna Ekezie, the 7-foot center, ranked the second best sophomore in the country. He's had at least three blocks, three dunks and a couple free throws. He finished with 10 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.

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Prolific Preps Darryn Peterson at the Crush in the Valley 2025, scoring two of his game high 27 points. / Photo: Greg Jungferman

Dream City got a monster game from Ikenna Alozie (19 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, four steals).

  • A couple of 3-pointers by Peterson, who added a pretty ally oop to put the Crew in complete command.

2nd quarter

Who thought a defensive struggle in a highpowered academy game between nationally-ranked teams? that's what we have in first half as the host Crew has put a stranglehold on Dream City, which managed just six points in the second quarter.

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Prolific Prep Niko Bundalo (4) vs Dream City Christian at Crush in the Valley 2025. Bundalo had a lower leg injury and played limited minutes. / Photo: Greg Jungferman

Kansas-bound Darryn Patterson, who rarely if ever forces things, has 10 quiet points (he averages 26) to lead Prolfic Prep. No one else has more than four. Ikenna Alozie has seven points to lead Dream City.

Not something you anticipate in Academy game, two straight shot clock violations on Dream City. Prolific gets after it on defense, including Peterson who is up to 10 quiet points. Prolific Prep up 29-23 23.8 seconds left in half.

  • Prolific Prep with 6-0 run goes up 24-19 midway through second quarter. Seven Spurlock with tough jumper to put Crew up 24-19.
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Prolific Prep Rajan Roberts (3) vs. Dream Christian in Saturday's Crush in the Valley Showcase. / Photo: Greg Jungferman

1st quarter

Darryn Peterson sends sweet interior pass that's fumbled, he eventually gets back for 3-pointer to put Prolific Prep up 17-15. Colorado bound Tacko Ifaola, a 7-foot center, with a dunk and bucket and Ikdenna Alozie with six quick points for Dream City.

End of 1: Prolific Prep 17, Dream City 17

Millenium 79, Destiny Christian 62

Utah State signee Kingston Tosi had 30 points and 10 rebounds, Cameron Hughes added 18 including a couple late dunks and Adrian Higuera contributed 14 as Millennium (13-6) pulled away late against a better-than-its-record Destiny Christian game (12-10), which got 18 by Jaylen Valdez and 15 from Mohamed Kamara. A jumper by Danny Panda closed Millenium's lead to 60-56 when the Tigers went on a 19-6 run to finish.

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Destiny Christian Mohamed Kamara under heavy duress in his team's 79-62 loss to Millenium. / Photo: Greg Jungferman

"I like coming to California," Tosi said. "Our ceiling is a state championship and coming here and getting better helps in that process."

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Millennium's Quincy Everson vs. Destiny Christian at Crush in the Valley Showcase 2025. / Photo: Greg Jungferman

Clovis North 69, Vanden 49

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Vanden's James Carraway at 2025 Crush in the Valley Showcase. / Photo Greg Jungferman
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Vanden's Isiah Dixon vs. Clovis North at Crush in the Valley Showcase 2025. / Photo: Greg Jungerman

Bishop O'Dowd 73, Benicia 40

Other top performers: Naas Griffin (13 points), Ayden Thompson (12 points) and Zac Barnes (eight points).

Redwood 54, Moreau Catholic 50

Cal-bound Semetri Carr had 22 points, 14 rebounds and five assists to lead Redwood past Moreau Catholic which got 15 points and nine rebounds from Kellen Hampton and 11 points by Isaiah Clendinen.

Albuquereque Prep 81, Rosemary Anderson (Ore) 80

Christian Gilliland had 35 points leading Albuquereque to the wild win.

St. Mary's-Berkeley 85, Fortune Early College 52

Weston Ranch 70, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 50

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Mitch Stephens
MITCH STEPHENS

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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