Keala King scored 18 of his 23 points in the first half to help Mater Dei roll to a 94-57 victory over La Habra Monday night in the quarterfinals of the Orange Holiday Classic at Chapman University.
The Monafrchs (9-1) will face Tustin in the semifinals Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m.
Just kidding.
The top-ranked Monarchs opened up the Orange Holiday Classic with a 101-30 victory over Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Montebello and the game wasn’t even that close. The Monarchs went on a 39-0 run and led 48-7 at halftime. Yes, the game was 9-7 at one point in the first quarter.
Here are some numbers:
Cantwell shot 11.1 percent (3 for 27) from the field in the first half. Cantwell shot 28 percent in the second half.
Mater Dei shot 63.5 percent in the first half and 59.5 in the second half. Five Monarchs hit double figures. Gary Franklin, Katin Reinhardt and Keala King had 14, Tyler Lamb scored 13 and Josh Cook had 10. Twelve players scored at least one point
Next up for the Monarchs will be La Habra. The Highlanders defeated Orange, 69-33 in a first round game.
Can the Highlanders slow the Monarchs? Where’s Josh Quezada?
Here is the complete schedule for Monday’s championship and consolation games.
All start today (Nov. 30) and continue through Dec. 5 …
Loara Tournament (Mater Dei in this one) at Loara; championship game Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Diablo Inferno (Capistrano Valley, Mission Viejo top teams here) at Mission Viejo; championship game Saturday, 7 p.m.
Coyote Classic at Buena Park; championship game Saturday, 7 p.m.
Here is my live blog from Saturday night’s Nike Extravaganza boys basketball game between Mater Dei and St. Benedict’s of New Jersey …the extended version.
If you’re a basketball fan, then you’re in for a treat this weekend at Mater Dei for the annual Nike Extravaganza.
The action starts Friday with four girls games, including the Mater Dei-Cajon tilt (which Carlos Arias tells me is a big game), and there is also one boys game (JSerra-Dos Pueblos).
I’m going to allow Carlos, our resident girls basketball guru, to analyze the girls schedule.
Here is my list of players you should watch for in the 10 boys games.
Friday
There’s only one boys game and there is one player you should watch: JSerra senior center Alec Williams.
Mater Dei’s game with St. Benedict’s of New Jersey Saturday night at the Nike Extravaganza will be televised live on ESPNU at 9 p.m.
Los Alamitos jumps up one spot, Long Beach Poly falls two … Mater Dei is Mater Dei.
CIF-SS Division I-AA
(Voting by the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association)
1. Mater Dei
The new and improved county top 10 will be released shortly, but in the meantime, between time, here is a look at how I voted in this week’s poll.Enjoy.
The second half of league play has started and we also have the big Nike Extravaganza coming up.
Here is s quick snapshot of the schedule … circle these dates:
Each week, I will take a look at top-ranked Mater Dei on its road to a possible undefeated season.
Here is the fourth installment:
Los Alamitos beat Etiwanda but dropped in the poll. How is that possible? Who has an answer? Is Long Beach Poly’s portfolio greater than Los Alamitos’? Does any of this even matter since McKnight’s crew is holding down the No. 1 spot.
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