Approximately 24 hours after Arenas and five-star junior
Jason Crowe Jr. put on a show and combined for 89 points, Arenas was involved in another high-scoring individual scoring battle.
Arenas put up 56 points in the loss, breaking the event scoring record that was set by Crowe the previous night when he went off for 54 points.
After scoring 34 points and dishing out 10 assists last night, Alijah Arenas exploded for a Classic at Damien record 56 points Friday. (File photo: Kevin Ballton)
The back-and-forth affair saw Tenette knock down the game-tying basket late in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime tied at 78.
Tenette had 50 points in regulation before finishing with 54 points in the game while Arenas had 48 points in the the first four quarters before adding eight more in the overtime session.
Arenas, the son of three-time NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, is rated as
the No. 5 overall player in the Class of 2026, although he is expected
to reclassify to the Class of 2025.
In the first game of the season, Arenas eclipsed 2,000 career points. He averaged 31.8 points per game over his first two years at
Chatsworth. Last season, he led the Chancellors to an appearance in the state championship game as a sophomore where he scored 44 points in a loss.
Arenas is averaging 45 points per contest through two games at the Classic at Damien.
Tenette also recently reached the 2,000-point milestone for his career as the high-scoring senior is averaging over 30 points per contest for the second consecutive season. The 5-foot-10 guard averaged 31.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.7 steals per outing as a junior last season.
Tenette was also the starting quarterback for the football team. He completed 104 of 188 passes for 2,117 yards and 21 touchdowns while adding 927 yards and 15 scores on the ground, helping the Badgers reach the state quarterfinals.
