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Bryce James leads Sierra Canyon (Calif.) past No. 4 Grayson (Ga.) at Hoophall Classic

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Bryce James by Dan Fritz
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On one of the biggest stages of his high school basketball career, Bryce James delivered.

The new Arizona commit was lights-out on Saturday night at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass. James put up 16 points to help lead Sierra Canyon (Calif.) to a 60-46 win over No. 4 Grayson.

James shot 6-10 from the field, including 4-7 from 3-point range. He had the Hoophall crowd in the palm of his hands with every made basket and also finished five rebounds and a whopping four steals:

Junior four-star small forward Maximo Adams led all scorers with 17 for the Trailblazers. He also had a team-high seven rebounds. Sierra Canyon forced 16 turnovers and shot 44 percent from the field.

Grayson was handicapped by a 34-percent shooting performance. Despite winning the rebound battle 37-30, the Rams failed to reach the 10-point mark in the first and third quarter. KJ Garris had a team-high 14 points. Star junior shooting guard Caleb Holt had six points on 2-13 shooting, nine rebounds and a game-high seven turnovers.

Sierra Canyon, the No. 41 team in the nation per the On3 Composite Ranking, is now 17-3 this season. The loss drops Grayson, the top-ranked team in Georgia, to 16-2 overall.

Remaining Hoophall Classic Schedule

The boys basketball schedule for the final three days of the event can be found below:

Saturday, Jan. 18: Holy Innocents (Ga.) vs. St. Joseph (Calif.) – 10:30 a.m. ET
Saturday, Jan. 18: Brewster Academy (N.H.) vs. IMG Academy (Fla.) – Noon ET
Saturday, Jan. 18: Paul VI (Va.) vs. St. John Bosco (Calif.) – 4 p.m. ET
Saturday, Jan. 18: Columbus (Fla.) vs. Notre Dame (Calif.) – 5:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Jan. 18: Grayson (Ga.) vs. Sierra Canyon (Calif.) – 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Jan. 18: La Lumiere (Ind.) vs. Wasatch Academy (Utah) – 9 p.m. ET

Sunday, Jan. 19: Sidwell Friends (D.C.) vs. Owyhee (Idaho) – 8:30 a.m. ET
Sunday, Jan. 19: DeMatha Catholic (Md.) vs. Whitney Young (Ill.) – 10 a.m. ET
Sunday, Jan. 19: Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.) vs. Richmond Heights (Ohio) – 11:30 a.m. ET
Sunday, Jan. 19: Brewster Academy (N.H.) vs. Oak Hill Academy (Va.) – 1 p.m. ET
Sunday, Jan. 19: Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) vs. Arizona Compass Prep (Ariz.) – 3:15 p.m. ET
Sunday, Jan. 19: Montverde Academy (Fla.) vs. Utah Prep (Utah) – 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, Jan. 19: Highland (Va.) vs. Prolific Prep (Calif.) – 8:45 p.m. ET

Monday, Jan. 20: Gonzaga (D.C.) vs. Roosevelt (Calif.) – 11 a.m. ET
Monday, Jan. 20: Columbus (Fla.) vs. Perry (Ariz.) – 1 p.m. ET
Monday, Jan. 20: Montverde Academy (Fla.) vs. Arizona Compass Prep (Ariz.) – 3 p.m. ET
Monday, Jan. 20: Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) vs. La Lumiere (Ind.) – 5 p.m. ET

More on the event from the Hoophall Classic website:

“The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Hoophall Classic annually features the top high school players and teams from around the country. The event is held over the Martin Luther King Day Weekend at Springfield College’s Blake Arena and has hosted NBA Champions and All-Stars, many NBA First Round Draft Picks, College All-Americans and McDonald’s All-Americans.”