Grassroots 365 Finals Championship Recap: Gold Division Champions, MVPs & All-Tournament Teams The Grassroots 365 Finals wrapped up an exciting championship weekend as teams from across California and neighboring states competed for titles in Anaheim and Ladera Ranch. Several Gold Division brackets featured nationally and regionally ranked programs, creating some of the most competitive fields of the summer. Recap provided by Scope Scouting 14U Gold / 15U Silver & Bronze Championship #4 FRO 13U def. Tuff Ballers Elite, 71-44 MVP Noel Jimenez (FRO 13U) — 15.7 PPG, 8.3 RPG All-Tournament Team Bentley Vasquez (HB Baller4Life Blue 15U) — 11.0 PPG, 2.3 3PM Carson Conahey (805 Soldiers Green) — 8.3 PPG Daniel Crisan (Anaheim Select Black 14U) — 14.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG Daniel Plazak (Team Vegas NV) — 15.7 PPG, 6.3 RPG Hayes Fitzpatrick (NBBA UA Turner 14U) — 11.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG Jackson Todd (FRO 13U) — 11.3 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 3.8 APG Julian Macias (Fuerza 15U) — 18.0 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 4.0 SPG Kingston Williams (FRO 13U) — 11.0 PPG, 2.7 3PM Luis Rosales (GG Hawk Hoops Orange 15U) — 22.5 PPG, 3.0 SPG 14U Silver Championship Team 22 B def. SCBA Spartans, 68-53 MVP Brandon J. Holmes (Team 22 B) — 15.2 PPG, 4.4 3PM All-Tournament Team Benjamin Aunyasi (Team 22 B) — 13.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG Iosiayah Aevanu (Tribe Los Angeles) — 15.4 PPG, 8.4 RPG Kaleo Smith (CAVS) — 16.0 PPG, 5.7 RPG Kash Thigpenn (Super Elite Basketball) — 10.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG 14U Bronze Championship Tribe Los Angeles def. Corona Nation 13U Jr. 3SSB, 55-51 MVP Ryan Sippio (Corona Nation 13U Jr. 3SSB) — 10.8 PPG, 4.8 RPG All-Tournament Team Aaron Chang (Ladera Premier Blue) — 26.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 4.0 3PM Benjamin Oswell (EMA L.E.A.D.E.R.S) — 14.0 PPG, 3.3 3PM Dorian Goodin (All For One) — 15.7 PPG, 2.7 APG Landon Harwick (Anaheim Select Jr. 3SSB 13U) — 16.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG 14U Copper Championship EMA L.E.A.D.E.R.S def. Anaheim Select Black, 47-46 MVP Easton Carlos (Anaheim Select Black) — 10.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.5 APG All-Tournament Team Benjamin Rauch (Anaheim Select Black) — 6.5 PPG Elias Cornell (Team 22 LT) — 10.8 PPG Gavin Mancha (Corona Nation Blue) — 17.0 PPG, 11.0 RPG Simon Mani (Tuff Ballers Elite) — 17.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG 13U Gold Championship #15 West 94FEETOFGAME def. Corona Nation Blue, 51-43 Notable Ranked Teams in the Field No. 15 West — 94FEETOFGAME No. 9 West — GameSpeed Academy No. 20 West — Players Play Elite MVP Amarion Stone (94FEETOFGAME) — 14.5 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.7 3PM All-Tournament Team Ayden Spencer (San Diego Soldiers Salute) — 10.3 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.5 APG Cameron Vincent (Players Play Elite) — 13.8 PPG, 2.0 3PM Hezekiah Fews (Whittier Magic) — 9.8 PPG, 6.3 RPG James Ayers (94FEETOFGAME) — 8.5 PPG, 5.8 RPG Julian Ramirez (Corona Nation Blue) — 9.2 PPG, 4.8 RPG Kason DeGuzman (GameSpeed Academy) — 16.0 PPG, 2.5 APG, 3.8 3PM Noah Pascal (Aces WA) — 12.5 PPG, 8.8 RPG Rayhan Satar (Aces WA) — 11.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG Troy Sykes (SD Sharks Elite Joey) — 14.3 PPG, 6.5 RPG 13U Silver East Championship Yorba Linda Black def. Aces (WA), 44-43 MVP Chase Wetzel (Yorba Linda Black) — 11.2 PPG, 9.0 RPG All-Tournament Team Chidi Anibuko (EMA L.E.A.D.E.R.S Blue) — 8.8 PPG, 7.0 RPG Jayden Vo Chi (Cal Storm SGV Gray) — 16.3 PPG, 5.3 RPG Nate Opene (5onFive Ballerz) — 14.0 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 4.8 APG Tommy Kuo (Ladera Premier Blue) — 17.8 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 3.0 APG 13U Silver West Championship Lakeshow Duckett def. EMA L.E.A.D.E.R.S Blue, 46-11 MVP Danielo Cabello-Boys (Lakeshow Duckett) — 9.4 PPG, 3.2 RPG All-Tournament Team Graham Woidneck (5onFive Playmakerz) — 20.5 PPG, 5.3 3PM King Kikalaye (Team 22 Mase) — 15.0 PPG, 3.3 APG, 4.0 3PM Santi Capitan (SCBA Spartans) — 14.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 2.8 SPG Tyler Ellie Villegas (SCBA Spartans) — 21.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG 13U Bronze Championship Tribe Los Angeles def. Corona Nation 13U Jr. 3SSB, 55-51 MVP Max Chang (Tribe Los Angeles) — 13.0 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 3.0 SPG All-Tournament Team Lucas Ahrenstorff (Lakeshow Brown) — 11.2 PPG, 2.4 3PM Luke Garlock (NBBA Black Walsh) — 16.8 PPG, 5.0 RPG Marcos Saucedo (Young Dons 12U Gold) — 10.3 PPG Weston Johnson (Players Play Select) — 17.3 PPG, 2.0 APG, 3.8 SPG 13U Copper Championship GG Hawk Hoops Orange def. Lakeshow Brown, 54-31 MVP Jireh Mann (GG Hawk Hoops Orange) — 17.4 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 2.8 SPG All-Tournament Team Dylan Cohen (NBBA Gray AndersonGlenn) — 10.4 PPG, 14.8 RPG Jadin Overlien (Team 22 Ced) — 24.5 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 3.8 3PM Kyrie Canaria (SCBA Spartans) — 16.2 PPG, 5.4 RPG Nathaniel Frausto (Cal Storm SGV Black) — 13.3 PPG, 2.5 3PM 12U Gold Championship Team Why Not Next Gen def. GameSpeed Academy, 48-41 Notable Ranked Teams in the Field No. 11 West — GameSpeed Academy Gold No. 14 West — Pasadena Elite No. 23 West — FRO MVP Aaron Ivory (Team Why Not Next Gen) — 12.7 PPG, 6.5 RPG All-Tournament Team Atlas Tiryakioglu (AZ Unity SEB) — 15.7 PPG, 9.7 RPG Brayden Ochoa (FRO) — 7.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG Carson Richmond (GameSpeed Academy) — 11.7 PPG, 3.0 RPG Kingston Marc (Team Why Not Next Gen) — 11.0 PPG, 3.0 3PM Makai Feagin (IE Sixers Black) — 12.0 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.8 APG Nico Burkhart (Pasadena Elite) — 17.4 PPG, 4.6 RPG Onyx Robins (Takeover HI) — 20.0 PPG, 6.3 RPG Ryan Paulus (Pasadena Elite) — 14.6 PPG, 3.6 3PM Zechariah Wilson (CBC) — 10.5 PPG, 4.8 RPG 12U Silver Championship Colossal Athletics (MX) def. Lakeshow Tillman, 41-36 MVP Jesus Amancio Davis Medina (Colossal Athletics MX) — 15.2 PPG, 2.4 SPG All-Tournament Team Alec Zabridis (Magic Elite) — 18.5 PPG, 4.0 FTM Kaydon Golden (Invictus UT) — 16.5 PPG, 5.8 RPG Macoy Zajac (SD Sharks Michael) — 18.8 PPG, 6.8 RPG Owen Jacobwitz (Lakeshow Tillman) — 11.2 PPG, 5.0 RPG 12U Bronze Championship Team Vegas (NV) def. Titanium Hoops, 48-33 MVP Julian Akioyame (Team Vegas NV) — 9.3 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.7 APG All-Tournament Team Emilio Sepulveda-Villalobos (Team Vegas NV) — 8.3 PPG, 4.5 RPG Everett S. Kong (HB Baller4Life) — 11.3 PPG, 3.5 RPG Rayane Alansari (NBBA Gray) — 5.8 PPG, 6.3 RPG Reagan Lucas Tanihaha (Titanium Hoops) — 12.3 PPG, 3.8 RPG 12U Copper Championship Team 22 Dre def. Corona Nation Blue, 44-34 MVP Hunter Showalter (Team 22 Dre) — 22.5 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 5.0 3PM All-Tournament Team Biel Covas (EMA L.E.A.D.E.R.S) — 15.5 PPG, 4.8 RPG Cam Catibayan (Team 22 Dre) — 10.3 PPG, 3.0 APG, 3.3 SPG Hakim Malik (Corona Nation Blue) — 7.3 PPG Liam Mysin (Aliso Warriors) — 11.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG 11U Gold Championship #14 Leverage Bulldogs def. IE Sixers Black, 63-54 Notable Ranked Teams in the Field No. 14 West — Leverage Bulldogs Jr. 3SSB No. 24 West — FRO MVP David Agamegwa Jr. (Leverage Bulldogs) — 18.3 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.3 APG, 2.3 SPG All-Tournament Team Aaron Lavi (JSK Black) — 11.2 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 3.5 APG Elijah Lovett Thaniel (Together on 3) — 19.5 PPG, 12.3 RPG Hosea Mujanay (FRO) — 9.6 PPG, 5.8 RPG Jayhair Jean-Baptiste (IE Sixers Black) — 9.3 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.8 APG Kobe Denson (JSK Black) — 11.3 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 SPG Landon Ochoa (FRO) — 10.6 PPG, 3.4 RPG Lasir Ford (Long Beach Soldiers) — 14.5 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 3.0 SPG Sheldon Peng (IE Sixers Black) — 11.4 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 3.0 3PM Stephen Vo (Leverage Bulldogs) — 8.5 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 1.5 APG 11U Silver Championship NLBC Black def. Relentless, 50-24 MVP James Gabriel (NLBC Black) — 13.8 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.5 APG All-Tournament Team Amari Peters (Relentless) — 9.5 PPG, 6.0 RPG Becket Walker (Magic Elite Black) — 11.0 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3.0 SPG Mason Aziz (JSK Blue) — 14.3 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.3 APG Mateo Escobedo Hernandez (Colossal Athletics MEX) 11U Bronze Championship SD Sharks (Michael) def. Young Dons Green, 50-48 MVP Trent Perry (SD Sharks Michael) — 11.8 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 2.5 SPG All-Tournament Team Gisele Morris (Hoopaholix) — 15.3 PPG, 4.5 RPG Hudson Mauger (SD Sharks Michael) — 12.5 PPG, 6.0 RPG Liam Lam (Young Dons Green) — 13.0 PPG, 2.3 RPG Travis Tang (Yorba Linda Black) — 10.8 PPG, 2.0 3PM 11U Copper Championship Young Dons Grey def. Magic Elite Blue, 51-31 MVP Nicolas Alteet (Young Dons Grey) — 16.4 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.8 SPG All-Tournament Team Hank Hammer (NLBC Green) — 13.8 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 2.0 APG Jacob Arellano (Cal Storm SGV) — 12.8 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.0 APG Jacob Yan (Magic Elite Blue) — 10.8 PPG Rohan Shah (Young Dons Grey) — 13.2 PPG, 1.6 SPG 10U Gold Championship Left Coast Legends National def. #6 Jalen Suggs JSizzles (AZ), 67-44 Notable Ranked Teams in the Field No. 4 National — Left Coast Legends National No. 6 National – Jalen Suggs JSizzles (AZ) MVP Kai Fudge (Left Coast Legends National) — 15.1 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 1.8 APG, 2.3 SPG All-Tournament Team Aiden Swift (Left Coast Legends National) — 9.0 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.5 APG Benjamin Duarte (GG Hawk Hoops Jr. 3SSB) — 9.2 PPG, 3.4 RPG Cameron Wright (Left Coast Legends National) — 11.2 PPG, 6.8 RPG Cole Evans (Ladera Premier Blue) — 10.0 PPG, 4.8 RPG Kais Beverly (TQ Elite Green) — 16.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG Kohda Suggs (Jalen Suggs JSizzles AZ) — 9.0 PPG, 5.3 RPG Luke Deering (Jalen Suggs JSizzles AZ) — 12.7 PPG Nazir McCoy (Jalen Suggs JSizzles AZ) — 18.0 PPG, 2.2 APG Vincent Aghadi (Cali Kings) — 15.6 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.0 APG, 3.4 SPG 10U Silver / Bronze Championship Young Dons White def. Up Next Basketball, 48-27 MVP Mason Teran (Young Dons White) — 9.4 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 2.4 SPG All-Tournament Team Alec Saighani (Team 22B) — 15.7 PPG, 3.3 RPG Beckett Crawford (Magic Elite) — 13.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG Braeden Hans (Up Next Basketball) — 9.6 PPG, 7.0 RPG Dominic Mendenhall (Corona Nation Black) — 15.7 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 3.0 SPG 9U Bronze / 8U Gold Championship #2 Young Dons 8U Gold def. Ladera Premier Blue, 44-41 MVP Joshua H. Lee (Young Dons 8U Gold) — 17.0 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 1.8 APG, 4.2 SPG All-Tournament Team Juan Diaz Gabaldon (Team 22 Ced) — 12.3 PPG, 10.3 RPG Malakai Sparling (Ladera Premier Blue) — 13.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 3.5 SPG Martise Haugabrook (Corona Nation Black) — 11.0 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 2.0 APG, 4.3 SPG Theodore Post (Yorba Linda Black) — 6.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG 15U Gold / 16U Silver & Bronze Championship AZ Unity x SEB 2030 def. Anaheim Select Black 14U, 52-41 MVP Drew Alijah Scott (AZ Unity x SEB 2030) — 13.7 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.0 APG All-Tournament Team Adam Trujillo (GG Hawk Hoops Orange 16U) — 13.4 PPG, 2.8 3PM Brian McKay (Tribe Los Angeles) — 15.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG Kash Thigpen (AZ Unity x SEB 2030) — 10.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG Luka Vujicic (HB Baller4Life 16U Blue) — 12.4 PPG, 4.0 RPG 16U Gold / 17U Championship EMA L.E.A.D.E.R.S 16U Gold def. Windward JV, 71-52 MVP Rafael Ledesma (EMA L.E.A.D.E.R.S 16U Gold) — 16.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG All-Tournament Team Alejandro Perryman (EMA L.E.A.D.E.R.S 16U Gold) — 11.0 PPG, 4.0 APG Alexander Sutton (Windward JV) — 20.0 PPG, 5.0 3PM Isaac Goodman (Disciples Development Basketball) — 25.5 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 3.0 APG Samejay Thomas (GG Hawk Hoops Orange 17U) — 10.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 4.0 SPG The Grassroots 365 Finals once again showcased the depth of talent throughout the West Coast youth basketball landscape, with competitive championship brackets across every age division. Congratulations to all tournament champions, MVPs and All-Tournament Team selections for their outstanding performances throughout championship weekend in Anaheim and Ladera Ranch.
