The Trailblazers couldn't buy a bucket early, falling behind 10-0 to start the contest before
Isaiah Elohim's alley-oop dunk gave them their only points of the first quarter with 3:21 to go in the quarter.
Sierra Canyon (20-3) shot 1-of-12 from the field and turned the ball over eight times in the opening frame, falling behind 15-2.
A back-and-forth second quarter saw 42 points between the two teams as five-star UCLA signee
Amari Bailey led the Trailblazers with 12 of his game-high 23 points in the period.
Jeremiah Nyarko provided a spark on the defensive end with three of his game-high four blocks in the second stanza.
Despite the frenzied scoring in the second period, Sierra Canyon cut the Panthers' lead by two points to 35-24 as the Trailblazers were unable to slow down Wagner, the top-ranked junior, who scored nine of his team-high 21 points in the quarter.
Bronny James provided a spark out of the half for the Trailblazers, scoring the first two points on a layup before a thunderous block of 7-foot center
Aaron Bradshaw resulted his assist to
Dylan Metoyer for a wide open 3-pointer on the other end.
Sierra Canyon chipped away at the deficit in the third quarter, winning the period 17-14 to give Camden a 49-41 advantage entering the final period of play.
The fourth quarter began with a quick 7-2 run to cut the Camden lead to 52-48 before Wagner crossed over James and left him his back as the Camden star nailed the mid-range jumper to get the sellout crowd of nearly 10,000 on its feet.
After a, Elohim corner 3-pointer cut the deficit to 54-51, the Panthers responded with a decisive 6-0 spurt to extend their lead to 60-51 mid-way through the final period before both teams traded mostly free-throws for the final three minutes.
Bradshaw made an impact on the game down low, chipping in 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks in the victory for Camden (12-2).
Camden's D.J. Wagner scored a team-high 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting in the Panthers' 66-62 win over Sierra Canyon on Saturday.
Photo by Dan Zimmerman
Sierra Canyon's Amari Bailey led the Trailblazers with 23 points in the losing effort.
Photo by Dan Zimmerman
