Grind Session Crush in the Valley saw three teams from The Sporting News Boys Basketball Top 25 in action over the weekend, including No. 8 Prolific Prep, No. 18 St. John Bosco, and No. 20 Salesian College Prep.
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The last full session of the 2026 Grind Session Crush in the Valley wrapped up Sunday evening with the Prolific Prep [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Crew running Mode Prep of Washington off the court in a 79-25 drubbing.
Prolific Prep entered the event ranked No. 8 in the most recent edition of The Sporting News Boys Basketball Top 25, and the Crew finished the weekend in California with three wins. That included a 69-61 victory over BV Academy of Arizona on Saturday one day after throttling DNA Prep of California in a 91-52 blowout on Friday.
Prolific Prep was one of three teams from SN's Top 25 competing at the event, including the No. 18 St. John Bosco [Bellflower, CA] Braves and No. 20 Salesian College Prep [Richmond, CA] Pride who were upset Saturday evening in a 67-63 loss to the St. Joseph [Santa Maria, CA] Knights. St. John Bosco then won the nightcap late Saturday in a 61-40 win over the Saint Mary's [Albany, CA] Panthers.
Technically, one game remains before the 2026 Grind Session Crush in the Valley officially comes to a close as Elev8 Elite of California will face the Golden State Prep Grey squad on Thursday, February 5.
The event tipped off late last week with five games on Friday and Sunday sandwiched around a seven-game slate on Saturday. Complete results for the 2026 Grind Session Crush in the Valley so far are listed below.
Grind Session Crush in the Valley schedule and final results
Friday, January 23
- Golden State Prep Grey [CA] 87, Phoenix Prep Hood [AZ] 82
- Golden State Prep Black [CA] 91, Elev8 Elite [CA] 55
- Albquerque Prep [NM] 82, Mode Prep [WA] 79
- No. 8 Prolific Prep [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Crew 91, DNA Prep [CA] 52
- Southeastern Prep Academy [Orlando, FL] Falcons 81, BV Academy [AZ] 54
Saturday, January 24
- Fremont [Oakland, CA] 79, Fortune Early College [CA] 35
- Vanden [CA] 79, Brave Christian [CA] 57
- Moreau Catholic [CA] 70, Clovis North [CA] 61
- Southeastern Prep Academy [Orlando, FL] Falcons 62, DNA Prep [CA] 45
- Archbishop Riordan [CA] 64, Modesto Christian [CA] 58
- No. 8 Prolific Prep [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Crew 69, BV Academy [AZ] 61
- St. Joseph [CA] 67, No. 20 Salesian College Prep [Richmond, CA] Pride 63
Sunday, January 25
- No. 18 St. John Bosco [Bellflower, CA] Braves 61, Saint Mary's [CA] 40
- Phoenix Prep Hood [AZ] vs. Golden State Prep Black [CA]
- Southeastern Prep Academy [Orlando, FL] Falcons 97, Albuquerque Prep [NM] 91
- BV Academy [AZ] 80, DNA Prep [CA] 77
- No. 8 Prolific Prep [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Crew 79, Mode Prep [WA] 25
Thursday, February 5
- 12:45 p.m. EST — Elev8 Elite [CA] vs. Golden State Prep Grey [CA]
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