UConn-bound guard doing it all for Salesian

There couldn’t be a better high school basketball tournament in the state, Salesian-Richmond boys basketball coach Bill Mellis said.

Especially when you win it.

The Chronicle’s top-ranked team won three games at last week’s 64th Gridley Invitational Basketball tournament, including a 69-43 defeat of Capital Christian-Sacramento for the championship. Capital Christian began the season ranked No. 8 in the state by Cal-Hi Sports.

Connecticut-signee James Akinjo was held to 18 points in the final for Salesian and was named tournament MVP.