Recaps and live updates from the MLK Dream Classic at St. John Bosco High School

St. John Bosco High School will host seven boys basketball games at their annual MLK Dream Classic on Monday.
Recaps and live updates from the MLK Dream Classic at St. John Bosco High School
Recaps and live updates from the MLK Dream Classic at St. John Bosco High School /

BELLFLOWER, Calif. -- St. John Bosco High School will host seven boys basketball games at their annual MLK Dream Classic on Monday. The schedule and live updates/recaps from the games are posted below.

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Game 7: Riverside Poly 61 Fairmont Prep 56

Chance Stephens scored 25 points including two clutch threes at the end of the fourth quarter to give Riverside Poly a 61-56 win over Fairmont Prep in the final game of the night. Fairmont Prep played three and a half quarters without senior forward Chol Deng who hit the ground hard after a fall early in the first quarter and did not return. Payden White scored 17 points for Poly and freshman Brayden Burries added 15. Myles Che finished with 21 points and eight assists for Fairmont Prep. Collins Acheampong had 21 points.

Riverside Poly improves to 20-1 on the season and will now surely qualify for the Open Division playoffs in the Southern Section. Fairmont Prep moves to 11-4 with the loss. The Huskies look like a Division 1 title contender in the Southern Section.

Game 6: Foothill 67 Los Altos 57

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Foothill frustrated Los Altos to win 67-57. The Knights double teamed Los Altos junior center Jazz Gardner every time he touched the ball. Foothill senior guard Jacob Horton led the Knights with 15 points. Braedyn Bernhard and Mikey Mazurie added 10 points each. Gardner led all scorers with 19 points.

Game 5: Crean Lutheran 69 Sheldon 50

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Sophomore Darrell Morris hit five threes and scored 25 points in Crean Lutheran's 69-50 win over Sheldon. Sheldon led 14-12 after one quarter, but Crean Lutheran won the second quarter 23-5 and controlled the game the rest of the way. Sophomore guard Vyctorius Miller added 18 points for the Saints while senior UC Santa Barbara signee Koat Keat scored 14 points, including two massive alley-oop slams.

Game 4: St. John Bosco 88 Castaic 40

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Eleven different St. John Bosco Braves scored in their 88-40 win over Castaic. Sophomore guard Jack Turner led St. John Bosco with 18 points. The Braves led 24-11 after one quarter. Junior forward Jonathan Hakim led Castaic with 12 points in the loss.

Game 3: Pacifica Christian 60 Dominguez 53

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Pacifica Christian sophomore forward Alex Stewart was named the player of the game after scoring 18 points to lead the Tritons to a 60-53 win over Compton Dominguez. With 6:38 to play, Pacifica Christian led 45-43. The Tritons finished the game on a 15-10 run to win. Senior guard Takhari Carr led Dominguez with 14 points in the loss.

Game 2: Capistrano Valley 63 Artesia 43

Capo Valley pulled away from Artesia to win 63-43 in game two.

Game 1: Eastvale Roosevelt 46 La Mirada 45

La Mirada had a chance to win the game at the final buzzer following an Esteban Mann free throw for Roosevelt but the Matadors couldn't convert and Roosevelt hung on to win 46-45. Mann finished the game with nine points. Trevor Manning led Roosevelt with 14 points.


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Connor Morrissette, SBLive Sports
CONNOR MORRISSETTE, SBLIVE SPORTS

Connor Morrissette is a Senior Reporter for SBLive Sports.