Roosevelt beats St. Pius at State Preview Classic: Live updates, scores recap

This page will update all day with scores, stats and highlights from the State Preview Classic at Colony High

ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA - Of the nine high school boys basketball games slated for the State Preview Classic presented by SBLive, the Eastvale Roosevelt versus St. Pius matchup provided an Open Division-like game.

Despite Roosevelt having more certainty for a berth into the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs, the Mustangs' 59-54 win over St. Pius makes its case even stronger Saturday afternoon at Colony High.

Brayden Burries, a 5-star junior, led the way with 19 points. Issac Williamson added 12 and Darnez Slater had 13. St. Pius' Tryone Riley had 18 points and Douglas Langford pitched in 12.

The game's largest lead came when Darnez Slater hit a 3-pointer in the middle of the fourth quarter to give Roosevelt a 51-43 lead. St. Pius' Tylon Williams hit a 3-pointer with 24 seconds left to bring the Warriors within 57-54, but Dominic Copenhagen's layup put the game away.

Half the field (18 teams) in Saturday's event are among SBLive's latest Top 25 CIF Southern Section rankings, including No. 2 Mater Dei, No. 4 Eastvale Roosevelt, No. 5 Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks, No. 8 Damien and No. 10 St. Pius.

LIVE UPDATES, SCORES, STATS

Player of the Game: Josh Goodall, 26 points.

FINAL: St. Francis 72, Colony 49

FINAL: Damien 75, Lynwood 66

Player of the Game: Eli Gardner, 28 points.

FINAL: Mira Costa 70, Dougherty Valley 50

Player of the Game: Preston Ezewiro, 16 points

FINAL: Etiwanda 63, Rolling Hills Prep 46

FINAL: Notre Dame 63, Crean Lutheran 51

FINAL: Mater Dei 91, Campbell Hall 80

FINAL: West Ranch 72, Rancho Cucamonga 60


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Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
TAREK FATTAL

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.