Crush In The Valley High School Standouts II

The Crush in the Valley was held Saturday at Contra Costa College. There were 9 games on Saturday, 7 were regular high school teams. Here's a deeper look at some of the standout players we saw.   [player_tooltip player_id='1707503' first='Carlton' last='Perrilliat'] 6'5 2026 W/F, Salesian College Prep: He's found the right pace of play. He's settled down a bit using the tools he has to his advantage. He's playing with balance, using his dribble, and strength on strong drives to the basket, he's getting to the free throw line. The two sport athlete (Football) runs the court finishing strong in transition. When he has a good look he'll shoot open 3's. He's a good rebounder. He was the teams leading scorer for this game with 20pts.   Elias Gish 6'6 2026 G/F, Clovis North: Gish continues to make his presence felt on the court. The rising rising 2026 prospect from the Central Valley, recently picking up his first DI offer. He's still developing his overall skill set, that means he has the potential to take his game to a higher level. He's using his length to score around the basket. He's using his dribble from perimeter to paint. He's always been a good 3-point shooter. He's an improved rebounder. He's still growing and filling his frame.   [player_tooltip player_id='1574796' first='Damien' last='Rease'] 6'2 2025 Guard, Weston Ranch: He was awarded Player of The Game. He's raised his overall level of play this season, the teams second leading scorer at 12pts. The long arm guard has a knack for drawing fouls on the drive, he's making free throws, he can knock down open 3's. He's a good ball handler, a willing passer (4a). He has good lateral movement working on the defensive side of the ball, he'll take a charge. He scored 12pts.   [player_tooltip player_id='1384450' first='Darrion' last='Lilly'] 6'5 2025 W/F, Weston Ranch: He's been playing good basketball since the Summer. He's one our better unsigned Seniors in NorCal. He has made good improvements, better conditioned, strong body. He's handling the ball up top like a playmaking guard. He's getting into the paint using his dribble and body finishing through traffic, handling contact. He has the body to work the post with strong moves finishing around the basket. He can hit the open 3. He's averaging 17pts, 8r for the season. He had 14 in this game.   [player_tooltip player_id='1983543' first='Christian' last='Trusclair'] 6'2 2025 Guard, St. Patrick-St. Vincent: He's an athletic guard, good all around prospect, with sneaky hops for unexpected dunks. He's a durable guard with playmaking ability. He can create for himself and others. He's good getting to the basket and finishing around the rim. He hits the mid-range jumper with some consistency, he gets good lift on the paint jumper. He gets to the basket fast in transition. He's a unsigned Senior.   [player_tooltip player_id='1953887' first='Frederick' last='Blue'] 6'0 2026 PG, Destiny Christian: He's been a steady point guard running the show for one of Sacramento's top team. Blue is a crafty ball handler with good moves, and vision. He's an excellent passer, ball mover looking to keep the offense flowing, he makes good decisions. He has some tools to get a bucket, using good handles he can get his own shot in the paint for jumpers, and floaters. He can hit long 3's.   [player_tooltip player_id='2562277' first='Julian' last='Henderson'] 6'2 2027 Guard, Saint Mary's: He's a solid body, square shoulder prospect with a good upside to his game. There's some athleticism there. He moves well making cuts to the basket finishing strong around the rim. He's got a hard one, two dribble with balance getting to the rim. He'll go hard to the basket in transition. He has some defensive qualities, quick hands, lateral movement, and a willingness to defend hard. He has good size and strength to help rebound. He's a player we need to see more of. 15pts, 3/4 FT.   [player_tooltip player_id='2471762' first='Ronnie' last='Selleaze'] 6'3 2027 Guard, Salesian College Prep: He's a good ball handling guard with vision and passing skills, we saw him early on effectively running the point guard position. He can get into the paint using his dribble and body control for pull-up paint jumpers. He has the tools to work off ball using speed and body to get to the basket from different angles. He's fast pushing the ball up court. He has range to hit 3-pointers. He gives good effort on the defensive side of the ball. He's still new to us in NorCal, we'll see more.   [player_tooltip player_id='2516027' first='Ronald' last='Rymes Jr'] 6'1 2027 Guard, St. Patrick-St. Vincent: He's an athletic fast guard, with a solid body. Standing 6'1 he has no fear challenging shot blockers at the rim. He has good handles, and moves to get his shot off, he's fast in transition. He hit a corner 3. For a team that lacks size he'll mix it up going for rebounds. He has the foot speed to defend on ball.   [player_tooltip player_id='2215146' first='Xavier' last='Sims'] 5'10 2027 Guard, St. Patrick-St. Vincent: He's a fast guard with quality handles, using quick dribbles including crossovers, and a burst to go by defenders. He has vision along with being a willing passer looking for players running to the basket. He's fast pushing the ball up court. He scored 10pts.

The Crush in the Valley was held Saturday at Contra Costa College. There were 9 games on Saturday, 7 were regular high school teams. Here's a deeper look at some of the standout players we saw.