Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson shine in Chipotle Nationals quarterfinals

The Chipotle Nationals semifinal matchups are set for Friday as Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) takes on Dynamic Prep (Irving, Texas) at 2:30 p.m. eastern before top-ranked Columbus (Miami, Fla.)  faces Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) tomorrow at 4:30.

The first quarterfinal contest on Thursday was a back-and-forth thriller that saw the score tied 11 times with 15 lead changes; as Prolific Prep outlasted Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) 81-80 in overtime behind 28 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists from five-star Kansas signee Darryn Peterson.

Regarded as the No. 2 prospect in the Class of 2025, Peterson sank a go-ahead 3-pointer from the top of the key with under 10 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Crew a 70-68 lead before five-star junior Dylan Mingo converted a pair of free throws with 0.3 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime. Peterson and top 100 Michigan signee Winters Grady combined to score all 11 points in the overtime session for California powerhouse as they built their lead to four points in the final seconds before Mingo heaved a shot in from his opponents' free throw line as time expired to cut the final deficit to one.

Grady added 21 points in the win for Prolific Prep (35-5) while top 40 Syracuse signee Kiyan Anthony and Mingo each scored a game-high 22 points apiece in the loss for Long Island Lutheran (24-7).

The second game of the day saw Dynamic Prep run away with a lopsided 74-55 victory over Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) led by 22 points and seven rebounds from four-star SMU signee Jaden Toombs.

In a game that Link Academy led for just 21 seconds of game action, Dynamic Prep (33-4) jumped ahead 18-16 after the first quarter before extending the margin to 31-25 at the half. The Lone Star State power ran away with things in the third quarter as they increased the margin to 57-33 entering the fourth quarter.

Legend Smiley was the only player to score in double-figures for Link Academy (22-9) in the loss as the 6-foot-5 senior guard scored 14 points on 5 of 8 from the field and 4 of 6 from 3-point range.

The four-seed versus five-seed matchup saw Brewster Academy take down CIA-Bella Vista (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 70-60 in a game that was closer than the final score indicates.

Top 40 junior Sebastian Wilkins led the way with 22 points and 14 rebounds for the Bobcats while four-star Stanford pledge Ebuka Okorie contributed 20 points and six rebounds in the win.

Top 40 junior Miles Sadler scored a game-high 25 points in the loss and under-the-radar junior Rokiem Green added 22 points for CIA-Bella Vista (21-7).

After falling behind 42-38 at the halftime intermission, Brewster Academy (28-4) took a 51-50 lead into the fourth quarter before methodically stretching their lead over the final minutes of the contest.

The final game of the day saw MaxPreps Top 25 No. 1 Columbus knock off Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) 76-60 in a wire-to-wire victory.

Columbus (28-3) was led by 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and four blocked shots from top 3 Duke signee Cameron Boozer while fellow five-star Duke signee Cayden Boozer contributed 24 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in the impressive win.

Underrated junior guard Mariano Manciel finished with a team-high 16 points in the loss for Wasatch Academy (25-5). Although the Tigers trailed by as many as 26 points in the third quarter, they were able to cut the deficit to six mid-way through the fourth period.