NOR CAL ULTIMATE CHALLENGE RESULTS

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first Nor Cal Ultimate Challenge at Chabot College is in the books. In the 6 games we watched, there was plenty of outstanding talent from NorCal on the court. PH NorCal was there to take in all the action on this Saturday of December 2nd. The most intriguing games of the day were the last two in our opinion. The Branson holding off a well prepared Vanden, and Archbishop Mitty putting up a game effort but fell short in an early season challenge against Salesian College Prep. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Each game had a player who was named MOP of the game. Here are the finals scores and stats from each game as well as a few standouts from each contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 1: Mountain House kicked off the day with a 59-56 win over Athenian:</strong><br>[player_tooltip player_id='1806618' first='EJ' last='Campbell'] the unsigned Senior was named MOP. His 17pts, 5reb, led a balanced attack, with [player_tooltip player_id='1420891' first='Jordan' last='Assefa'] contributing 11pts, 3 rebs, [player_tooltip player_id='1513232' first='Gabriel' last='Williams'] pulled down 7 rebounds, while 6'5 2025 [player_tooltip player_id='1983497' first='Shamar' last='Jones'] produced 9 points in limited action. Athenian guard newcomer <strong>D.</strong> <strong>Surya</strong> led his team with 22pts, 4rebs. [player_tooltip player_id='1806623' first='Evan' last='Lukas'] had 13. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 2: Clayton Valley Charter squeaked by Lincoln, Stockton 54-49.</strong><br>[player_tooltip player_id='1776801' first='Elijah' last='Perryman'] a rising guard prospect in the 2025 class was MOP. His 19pts, 4rebs, 2stls in 3qtrs led Clayton Valley. Unsigned 6'5 2024 [player_tooltip player_id='1253529' first='Quentin' last='Thompson'], and 6'6 2025 [player_tooltip player_id='1384449' first='Anthony' last='Moore'] two next level prospects combined for 22 of Lincolns 49pts along with 9 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 3: Oakland Tech surprised Bishop O'Dowd 78-69.</strong><br>6'1 2025 Guard, [player_tooltip player_id='1530333' first='Ardarius' last='Grayson'] was this games MOP. By our count he scored 29pts in all the ways a guard can put points on the board. 6'1 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2089557' first='Saddiq' last='Alarbesh'] let everybody in the gym know he has to be accounted for behind the 3-point line. His seven 3's were impressive. Bishop O'Dowd [player_tooltip player_id='1572945' first='Josh' last='Green'] 6'0 2025 shooting guard dropped 4-3's, for 25pts, [player_tooltip player_id='2287846' first='Leo' last='Chapman'] 6'2 2024 unsigned chipped in with 14pts, 6rebs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 4: Laguna Creek gets by Moreau Catholic 61-54</strong><br>6'1 Freshman guard <strong>Jaylen Virgil t</strong>ook home the MOP for this game 23pts. [player_tooltip player_id='1530502' first='Dominic' last='Walker'] 6'4 2025 SG was the leading scorer with 12 points for a Moreau Catholic team with plenty young talent on the roster. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 5: The Branson knocks off a game Vanden in a close contest 54-52.</strong><br>[player_tooltip player_id='1264595' first='Jase' last='Butler'] (Illinois Commit) 17pts, 4rebs was MOP of a game with no shortage of quality prospects on the court. [player_tooltip player_id='1119270' first='Tyler' last='Thompson'] (Montana Commit) had 23pts, [player_tooltip player_id='1384451' first='Semetri' last='Carr'] a top 2025 PG flirted with a double, double 11pts, 8rebs, [player_tooltip player_id='1395412' first='Joaquin' last='Aguillon'] 6'3 CG, a recent commit to MACALESTER in Minnesota. The value Aguillon brings to this team won't always show up in the stats, although he can knock down shots. He's been contributing as the X factor since his Freshman season. Once again [player_tooltip player_id='1119279' first='Ahsan' last='Huff'] 6'7 Forward unsigned Senior for Vanden demonstrated why we think he's the best rebounder in NorCal. He totaled by our count 8 in the first half, 7 in the second for 15, and 13pts. His point production is starting to tick up. He's a double double.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 6: Salesian College Prep won in a physical low scoring contest against Archbishop Mitty, 53-41.</strong><br>[player_tooltip player_id='1140161' first='Alvin' last='Loving'] 6'4 2025 SG was named MOP of the game. His 15pts, 7rebs led the way in scoring, as Loving standing 6'4, once again showed his ability to have success defending in the post, along with his versatile set of guard skills. The Monarchs are already battle tested in this early season got good play from 6'2 unsigned Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1264937' first='Nathan' last='d'Abreu Noronha'] his 13pts, tenacious defense led the Monarchs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->