Chaminade (NY) Guard Kyle Dillon
The penultimate day of the 2025 Governor’s Challenge saw thrilling finishes, more high-scoring performances and a slew of new teams as the action begins to wind down.
Here’s a look at some of the top notes from Monday’s action:
Dillon Brothers Key Chaminade (NY) Rally & OT Win
Chaminade (NY) siblings Kyle Dillon and Lucas Dillon are used to playing alongside one another, having done so for as long as they can recall.
“He’s two years younger than me,” Kyle, a 2026 guard said, “and we also have a brother who’s two years older than us, so we’ve played together our whole lives. CYO, I was in 3rd Grade and he was in 1st Grade playing up. And AAU, so we’ve been playing together since 2v2’s with our Dad.”
Those games weren’t always great for Lucas Dillon, a 2028 guard – “I was just, like, the underdog all the time” he recalled – which Kyle verified.
“Yeah, we beat him up,” he said with a smile.
On Monday, the siblings combined to beat up on defenders. Kyle Dillon had 24 points and Lucas Dillon 18 to help Chaminade rally from 8 points down in the fourth quarter to pick up a 77-69 overtime victory against Miller School (VA). Kyle was 8-of-12 from the field and 1-of-2 from 3-point range, while Lucas went 7-of-14 and 2-of-5 from deep while also grabbing a team-high 7 rebounds.
“It’s definitely about staying together,” Kyle Dillon said. “We do stuff like this in practice all the time: four minutes left, where we’re down by 8, 9 points. We’re used to stuff like this, and when our backs are against the wall, we don’t quit. We trust each other, and whoever has the ball in their hands we trust them to make the right play.”
Monday’s game was tight, featuring 11 ties and 13 lead changes. Both teams led by as many as eight, but it looked like Miller’s late advantage would hold up.
“We just had to stick together and move the ball,” Lucas Dillon said.
Kyle Dillon made the bucket to force overtime, driving and finishing a lay-up with 12 seconds remaining in regulation to cap the Flyers’ rally.
“Originally we were trying to get into an action where I come downhill for a handoff,” he said, “but it didn’t really work out and they did a good job defending. I came back around and then my coaches told me to get into the paint – we were trying to get into the paint to break down their defense – and I was able to get downhill. I had a lane, and I went to score.”
Nicholas Sweeney had 14 points and Michael Wede added 10 for Chaminade
Odita Aguolu had 25 points for the Mavericks, while Connor Lyons had 18 and Gabe D’Alessandro finished with 15.
LINCOLN PREP BOUNCES BACK
After a lengthy trip from Hamilton, Ontario – “10, 11 hours,” 2026 guard Jaylen Simmons estimated – the Lincoln Prep Huskies struggled in their Governor’s Challenge opener on Sunday, falling to The St. James Performance Academy, 90-66.
Less than a day later they were back on the floor against Virginia Academy, and this time the Huskies were more pleased with the result.
2027 wing Alessandro Acosta-Reyes and Simmons had 16 points apiece as the Huskies picked up a 69-57 win.
“I feel like this was a much-needed win,” Acosta-Reyes said. “We didn’t want to come here on a bad note. We’re expected to win – that’s what we come here to do, so I feel like we just got the job done, and we have to win tomorrow, too.”
All five starters in double figures for Lincoln Prep. In addition to Acosta-Reyes and Simmons, Joseph Botembo had 12 points, 2026 wing Dauntay Tonary 11 and Judah Price-Noel 10.
Simmons agreed that it was important for the Huskies to get back in the win column, and also to prove a point.
“[We want] Just to showcase that Canadian basketball can compete with the U.S basketball,” he said. “We take that very personal everywhere we go, just showing out for ourselves and showing what we can do. … I think we’re travelling three or four times this year, so we get to travel a good amount for our season and then we have a lot of games back home, so we get a lot of film outside of the U.S. and in the U.S.”
On Monday, Lincoln Prep found itself in an early hold as Virginia Academy took a 15-9 lead after one quarter. The Huskies controlled the second, though, outsourcing the Patriots 19-8 to take a 28-23 lead at the break. The second half was fairly even, with Lincoln Prep making enough plays down the stretch.
“I think our rebounding and trusting each other, I feel like that was a big piece,” Acosta-Reyes said. “Allowing each other to get our shots off was a big part of the game, and we hit big 3’s at the end, so it was chemistry.”
Tal Rose had 17 points for the Patriots, while RJ Jones had 15.
EVANS STAYS HOT
Seaford (DE) 2026 guard Vincent Evans III continued his torrid scoring, putting up 29 points in a 78-65 win over Colonel Richardson (MD). The performance came after he dropped 33 on Saturday in a 65-61 loss to Parkside. He wasn’t as efficient on Monday – going 9-of-23 from the field and 3-of-11 from 3-point range – but also dished out a game-high 10 assists ad went 8-for-8 from the foul line.
A three-sport standout – he also plays football and baseball – Evans is headed to play baseball at Division I Presbyterian. After Monday’s game, Evans – who boasts a 3.8 Grade Point Average – was named one of two recipients of the Butch Waller Scholarship, along with Wicomico (MD) girls standouts Se’Lah Foreman.
MORE NOTES
The Governor’s Challenge Dunk Contest again drew a packed house, and they left entertained after 18-year-old “Pro Dunker” Dylan Haugen took home the crown, beating out Prolific Prep 2026 MJ Madison in the final. … Pikesville (MD) guard Kyndall Richerson and Mt. Zion Prep (MD) guard Jasiah Cannady won the girls and boys 3-Point Contests, respectively. Richerson’s Pikesville teammate NyJae Malik-El won the Girls Skills Challenge, while Chaminade (NY) guard Ian Laurencin took home the boys’ title.
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