HS Fall Invite 2026 Day 3 Recap: Top Performances and Thrilling Finishes at Village Christian
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Day 3 of the 2026 HS Fall Invite at Village Christian brought another loaded slate of high school basketball to Southern California, featuring programs and prospects from California, Arizona, Utah, Canada and beyond. From nationally recognized teams such as AZ Compass Prep to talented California programs including CBC, The Hall, The Cru and Encino Elite, the day provided several competitive matchups and individual performances worth following as the 2026-27 high school basketball season approaches.
The action at Village Christian featured everything from dominant defensive stretches to late-game heroics. Will Conroy Jr. erupted for 41 points in a near-comeback against Orangeville Prep, while The Hall escaped Sequoia Prep on a buzzer-beating finish. CBC's pressure defense created problems for Utah Prep, and Warriors Basketball Club closed the day with a one-point victory over WCPA.
Here is the Gamebook Stats recap of Day 3 of the HS Fall Invite at Village Christian, including game results, top performers and scouting observations from throughout the day.
AZ Compass Prep 65, Encino Elite 50
One of the early matchups of HS Fall Invite Day 3 featured Encino Elite against a talented AZ Compass Prep team. Encino Elite returned a familiar core from last season, including the Barnes twins, Nickon Daei, Rodney Mukendi and Jasiah Williams, with former NBA guard Derek Fisher coaching the group.
The opening portion of the game was competitive, with both teams receiving contributions throughout their lineups. AZ Compass looked to take advantage of its size, while Encino Elite countered by collapsing the defense, pushing the pace and moving the basketball to generate open looks.
The separation came late in the first half. Encino Elite went cold offensively, allowing AZ Compass to close the final three minutes on an 11-2 run and enter halftime with a 36-22 advantage. The struggles continued after the break as Encino Elite didn't record its first basket of the second half until the 9:30 mark. By then, AZ Compass had opened the half with a 12-0 run and pushed its advantage to 26.
But Encino Elite didn't go away.
A 14-0 Encino Elite run, fueled by consecutive AZ Compass turnovers, brought the deficit down to 12 with 6:40 remaining. Kur Lual responded at an important moment for AZ Compass, scoring six straight points with a three-pointer and an and-one to help his team regain control.
From there, the teams traded baskets, but AZ Compass had created enough separation to secure a 65-50 victory.
SoCal Academy 51, Wolf Pack 47
SoCal Academy and Wolf Pack delivered one of the more competitive games of the day, with the matchup remaining close from the opening minutes.
Wolf Pack was led by 2028 guard Jakobi Oware, who generated significant interest over the summer playing with Team CPSA, while SoCal Academy featured Georgian point guard Mate Khatiashvili.
Oware immediately took control offensively.
The junior scored 13 of Wolf Pack's first 15 points, helping his team maintain an early advantage. As the first half progressed, however, Darrellreon Morris caught fire for the Wolf Pack after. Morris knocked down three consecutive three-pointers over the final five minutes, including a buzzer-beating three to send the teams into halftime tied at 30.
Oware remained productive after halftime, scoring another seven points during the opening seven minutes of the second half. Eventually, SoCal Academy's balanced attack began to make the difference.
Khatiashvili's playmaking helped get Hunter Caplan, Cameron Crenshaw, Jerrell Copeland and Julian Cunningham involved as SoCal Academy built a six-point advantage. Wolf Pack stayed within striking distance, but SoCal Academy held on for the 51-47 win.
Oware finished with 20 points, while Morris ended with 14 points.
CBC 61, Utah Prep 47
The highly anticipated matchup between CBC and Utah Prep featured plenty of athleticism, transition opportunities and defensive pressure.
CBC established its identity immediately.
As has become typical for the Southern California program, CBC pressured the basketball, forced turnovers and turned those mistakes into opportunities in transition. CBC controlled the first half from the start, but Utah Prep's Evan Willis provided an offensive spark with 12 first-half points, scoring on pull-ups and finishing above the rim in transition.
CBC had plenty of answers.
JJ Sati-Grier scored 11 first-half points, while Josh Lowery added 12, helping CBC take a 37-20 advantage into halftime.
The second half followed a similar formula: fast pace, turnovers and athletic finishes around the basket. CBC eventually stretched its lead as high as 21.
Sati-Grier's impact went beyond his scoring. His physicality and defensive pressure made life difficult for Utah Prep guards Jayden Cecil and Noah Darden, helping force turnovers and preventing Utah Prep from consistently settling into its offense. Cecil finished with eight points.
CBC closed out a 61-47 victory, with Sati-Grier finishing with 17 points and Jordan Mize adding 14. Willis led Utah Prep with 28 points.
Orangeville Prep 67, The Cru 61
The matchup between Orangeville Prep and The Cru had a strong case for game of the day at the HS Fall Invite.
Orangeville Prep entered with guards Kyree Taylor and Praise Badejo, along with towering 7-foot-6 center Jongkuach Mach. The Cru countered with one of the top players in the Class of 2029, Will Conroy Jr.
Initially, Orangeville controlled the game.
The Cru managed just eight points through the first 10-plus minutes of the opening half, while Orangeville scored 18 over the first five and a half minutes. Orangeville eventually carried a 35-19 lead into halftime, with Conroy limited to 10 first-half points. Taylor's facilitating helped Orangeville generate contributions throughout its lineup.
Then Conroy completely changed the game.
The 2029 guard caught fire after halftime, reaching 23 points by the midpoint of the second half. The defensive efforts of Conroy, Deion Lewis and Mateus Kuhnen Silveira also helped The Cru cut into a deficit that had grown as large as 18.
What followed was one of the best individual scoring stretches of Day 3.
Conroy scored 16 consecutive points over approximately three minutes, attacking Orangeville from multiple levels and repeatedly pulling The Cru closer. With two minutes remaining, Conroy scored his 41st point to cut Orangeville's lead to just one.
Orangeville answered by leaning on its size.
Against The Cru's full-court pressure, Taylor found Mach on consecutive possessions, helping Orangeville maintain a three-point advantage with 1:30 remaining. Conroy later had an opportunity to tie the game from three but couldn't convert.
The Cru then produced a defensive stop with approximately 45 seconds remaining, only to turn the ball over on the ensuing inbound. Badejo capitalized with a layup, extending the lead to five. Another late turnover effectively sealed the game as Orangeville Prep survived, 67-61.
Taylor was outstanding in the win, finishing with 22 points and eight assists. Mach added 14 points and six blocks, while Badejo scored 12.
Despite the loss, Conroy's 41-point performance was one of the defining individual efforts of HS Fall Invite Day 3. Mateus also made a major defensive impact during The Cru's second-half comeback, recording six steals and three blocks.
The Hall 69, Sequoia Prep 67
If Orangeville Prep-The Cru had a case for game of the day, The Hall vs. Sequoia Prep certainly had a case for finish of the day.
The matchup featured two relatively evenly matched teams and never produced a lead larger than 10 points. Chris Paul II led The Hall into the matchup against an Arizona-based Sequoia Prep team featuring Wisconsin commit Jalen Brown.
The Hall continued to compete defensively despite giving up size. Sequoia eventually found some momentum behind Brown, who scored 13 first-half points, and New Zealand shooter Cooper Lepou, who connected on three first-half three-pointers for nine points.
The Hall received eight first-half points from Paul and three triples from freshman Cuneyt Demirozu, who had nine at the break. The Hall carried a narrow 37-35 advantage into halftime.
Sequoia took control early in the second half and held the lead until the final two minutes.
That's when Rogers took over.
Rogers attacked the basket and tied the game with approximately 1:46 remaining. Then, with 40 seconds left, he found Shane Kwizera for a three-pointer that gave The Hall a three-point lead.
Sequoia wasn't finished.
After a missed opportunity and a turnover from The Hall, the ball eventually found Lepou, who buried a three-pointer to tie the game. The Hall had roughly 10 seconds remaining to produce a final answer.
They did.
Rogers pushed the ball up the floor, beat his defender and found Shwama Kwizera underneath the basket for a buzzer-beating layup, giving The Hall a dramatic 69-67 victory over Sequoia Prep.
Brown led Sequoia with 24 points, while Lepou finished with 15 points on five three-pointers.
For The Hall, Rogers finished with 16 points and seven assists, with 15 of those points coming after halftime. He had the game-tying layup and delivered assists on two of The Hall's biggest late baskets, playing a direct role in the team's final seven points.
Paul added 12 points, Demirozu scored 12, and the Kwizera twins combined for 13 points off the bench.
The Kwizera twins are two Class of 2029 guards worth monitoring this season. Their intensity, spacing and ball movement gave The Hall an important lift off the bench, while both brought energy on the defensive end as well.
Warriors Basketball Club 32, WCPA 31
The final matchup was completely different from the high-scoring affairs earlier in the day.
Warriors Basketball Club and WCPA played the lowest-scoring game of Day 3, with every possession becoming increasingly important down the stretch.
Warriors featured returning juniors Eli Simmons and Tyler Jackson, along with junior transfer Sho Evans. WCPA was led by senior point guard Zayne Hinkson.
The opening eight minutes produced just five combined points, with Warriors leading 4-1.
Then Hinkson got going.
Over a three-minute stretch, the senior guard sparked WCPA and helped build a 15-12 lead. By halftime, WCPA was ahead 22-15, with Hinkson responsible for an incredible 17 of his team's 22 first-half points.
Warriors made the necessary adjustments after halftime.
WCPA scored only three points over the first 11 minutes of the second half, while Coach Tait's defensive changes helped hold Hinkson to one second-half point. Warriors gradually erased the deficit before Evans connected from three around the 4:50 mark to give his team the lead.
From there, the game turned into a possession-by-possession battle with four lead changes over the final 3:40.
Junior transfer Edgar Agabekyan tied the game on a contested layup with approximately two minutes remaining. After another defensive stop, Simmons scored in transition to put Warriors ahead 30-28.
WCPA answered to retake a one-point lead.
The defining play came moments later.
With Warriors preparing to foul following an inbound, Tyler Jackson stole the basketball, went the length of the floor, spun through the defense and finished a layup to give Warriors the lead. WCPA turned it over again on its final possession, sealing a dramatic 32-31 Warriors Basketball Club victory.
Evans led Warriors with 14 points, Simmons finished with seven and Jackson added five, including the eventual game-winning basket. Hinkson finished with 18 points, but Warriors' second-half defense held him to just one point after the break.
HS Fall Invite Day 3 at Village Christian: Another Strong Day of Southern California High School Basketball
Day 3 of the 2026 HS Fall Invite at Village Christian showcased exactly why fall high school basketball in Southern California provides an early look at players and programs worth tracking heading into the regular season.
AZ Compass Prep used its size and timely runs to defeat Encino Elite. SoCal Academy survived a strong performance from Jakobi Oware. CBC's defensive pressure and physicality overwhelmed Utah Prep, while Will Conroy Jr.'s 41-point performance nearly powered The Cru to a massive second-half comeback against Orangeville Prep.
The final two games delivered the biggest late-game moments. The Hall defeated Sequoia Prep 69-67 on Shwama Kwizera's buzzer-beating layup, while Tyler Jackson's late steal and coast-to-coast finish gave Warriors Basketball Club a 32-31 victory over WCPA.
Beyond the final scores, Day 3 offered another opportunity to evaluate prospects from several classes before the 2026-27 high school basketball season begins. Players such as Conroy, Kyree Taylor, Jongkuach Mach, JJ Sati-Grier, Jakobi Oware, Jalen Brown, Cooper Lepou, Rogers, the Kwizera twins and Zayne Hinkson all produced stretches that stood out during a competitive day at Village Christian.
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