Redondo Union boys basketball team snaps Volcano Vista’s 28-game winning streak to reach Nike Tournament of Champions Saguaro Bracket final; Harvard-Westlake and Concord De La Salle set to clash

MESA, Ariz. – Redondo Union might not have earned the rematch it desired in the Saguaro Bracket at the Nike Tournament of Champions featuring Hoophall West, but the Sea Hawks boys basketball team did advance to the final of the inaugural event after snapping a significant streak Friday at Skyline High.

SJ Madison scored 16 of his game-high 19 points in the second half to lift Redondo Union to a 69-60 victory against Volcano Vista from New Mexico, halting the Hawks’ run of 28 consecutive victories, including eight in a row to open this season.

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The Sea Hawks (15-2) advanced to the Saguaro Bracket final Saturday against Basha High of Arizona (12-3) – a 72-67 semifinal winner Friday against La Mirada (14-4) – at 7:30 p.m. MST at Skyline High.

Redondo Union was hoping to square off again with La Mirada following an 82-72 loss Dec. 27 to the Matadores in the Platinum Division at The Classic at Damien.

But the Sea Hawks still have an opportunity to capture their first tournament championship of the season after also losing Dec. 20 to Eastvale Roosevelt – the top-ranked team in California – by a 78-74 margin at the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas.

Volcano Vista (8-1), which hadn’t lost to an opponent from outside New Mexico in more than two years, cut the fourth-quarter deficit to three points twice in the final five minutes, but the Hawks never got any closer.

Madison, who also grabbed seven rebounds, had nine fourth-quarter points Friday for Redondo Union after scoring 18 of his team-high 23 points in the second half Thursday in an 81-65 opening-round victory against St. Mary’s Catholic from Arizona, including 11 in the final quarter.

Hudson Mayes added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Sea Hawks, with Chace Holley contributing 15 points – including nine of 11 free-throw attempts – and Chris Sanders scoring 11 points for Redondo Union, which led 32-30 at halftime.

David Lunn had 17 points, Kenyon Aguino added 15 points and Rian Gonzales scored 12 points for Volcano Vista, which faces La Mirada at 4:30 p.m. MST Saturday in the third-place game.

Basha (Arizona) 72, La Mirada 67: The Matadores couldn’t protect an 11-point lead with five minutes remaining and suffered a semifinal loss in the Saguaro Bracket at Skyline High.

Julien Gomez led La Mirada with a game-high 21 points, but Mason Magee scored 13 of his team-high 20 points in the fourth quarter for Basha to help the Bears advance to the final.

MJ Smith’s free throw with 3:15 remaining gave La Mirada a 60-55 advantage, before Magee scored eight consecutive points during the next two minutes to give Basha its first lead since the opening quarter.

Gene Roebuck, who battled foul trouble throughout the contest and finished with 12 points for the Matadores, converted a three-point play with one minute left to tie the score at 63-63.

Magee then responded again with a three-point play of his own to help the Bears take the lead again at 66-63 with 33 seconds remaining.

Roebuck’s layup with 23 seconds left pulled La Mirada within a point, but that was as close as the Matadores would get, with Drew Alexander making all four free-throw attempts down the stretch and Magee also adding a pair of free throws to help Basha secure the win.

Alexander scored 11 points, with freshman Kingston Montague adding 17 points and junior DeSean Middlebrook contributing 14 points for the Bears.

Smith had 12 points and King Riley-Owens produced 10 points for La Mirada, which led 32-23 at halftime.

Brophy College Prep 84, Corona Centennial 71: Cornell commit Ryan Burbach scored a game-high 37 points for Brophy College Prep (7-4) in a Saguaro Bracket consolation semifinal contest at Skyline High.

Burbach had 19 points in the first half to give the Broncos a 43-39 advantage at the break.

Daylen Sharper added 15 points, Luke Wieskamp had 12 points and Ayden Madi contributed 11 points for Brophy College Prep, which extended its advantage to 68-55 entering the fourth.

CJ Richardson had 20 points for the Huskies (6-13), with Isaiah Rogers contributing 15 points and Matt Mendias adding eight points for Centennial, which led 25-24 following the opening quarter.

Hoophall West Bracket

Harvard-Westlake 66, Gonzaga College Prep (Washington D.C.) 63: Duke signee Nikolas Khamenia and Joe Sterling made timely 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Wolverines (17-1) prevail Friday in the Hoophall West Bracket semifinals at Highland High.

Gonzaga College Prep (11-2) built a nine-point lead in the third quarter, but couldn’t maintain momentum against Harvard-Westlake, which shot 16 of 26 (61.5 percent) from the field in the second half.

Sterling had 19 points, five assists and four rebounds, with Khamenia contributing 16 points for the Wolverines, who will square off against Concord De La Salle (14-0) – a 58-48 semifinal winner Friday against Chaminade College Prep of Missouri (6-3) – at 9 p.m. MST Saturday in the Hoophall West Bracket final at Highland High.

Nikolas Khamenia of Harvard-Westlake, right, against Gonzaga College Prep’s Saxton Smiley | Photo courtesy of Nike Tournament of Champions

Isaiah Carroll added 10 points, with Dominique Bentho and Barron Linnekens each scoring eight points apiece for the Wolverines, who won their eighth in a row.

Derek Dixon scored 18 points, Nykolas Lewis had 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists, with Christian Gurdak contributing 10 points and 15 rebounds for Gonzaga College Prep, which led 44-43 entering the fourth quarter.

Concord De La Salle 58, Chaminade College Prep (Missouri) 48: Oklahoma commit Alec Blair had 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Spartans (14-0), who sank 15 of 20 free-throw attempts to secure a semifinal victory in the Hoophall West Bracket at Highland High.

David Balogun added 14 points, nine rebounds and three steals for Concord De La Salle, which squares off against Harvard-Westlake in the Hoophall West Bracket final at 9 p.m. MST Saturday.

Ibrahim Monawar also contributed 14 points, with Braddock Kjellesvig scoring eight points for the Spartans, who led by a 32-25 margin at halftime.

Jonny Jordan, Jr. led Chaminade College Prep (6-3) by scoring 12 points, with Jamison White and Jahidi White, Jr. both contributing nine points apiece.

Roosevelt 77, Sandra Day O’Connor 51 (Arizona): The top-ranked Mustangs made 29 of 57 (50.9 percent) of their field-goal attempts in the Hoophall West Bracket round-robin victory Friday at Highland High.

Brayden Burries led Roosevelt (17-1) with 24 points and 10 rebounds, Issac Williamson contributed 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals, with Myles Walker adding 14 points, seven assists and three steals for the Mustangs, who pulled away after leading 35-23 at halftime.

Ryan Parsley scored 12 points for Sandra Day O’Connor (10-5).

St. John Bosco 61, Layton Christian Academy (Utah) 32: Despite the Eagles (8-7) holding a one-point lead following the first quarter, St. John Bosco outscored Layton Christian Academy by a 38-13 margin in the second half in the Hoophall West Bracket round-robin game Friday at Highland High.

Chris Komin scored 17 points for the Braves (17-1), with Christian Collins adding 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Max Ellis also had 14 points, Elzie Harrington contributed six points and seven assists, with Gavin Dean-Moss producing six points for St. John Bosco, which shot 15 of 27 (55.6 percent) from the field in the second half.

Tyrin Jones led Layton Christian Academy with 15 points.

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 84, Coronado (Nevada) 40: The Knights scored 24 of the first 28 points in the Hoophall West Bracket round-robin contest and built a 48-10 halftime advantage Friday at Highland High.

Zachary White led Notre Dame (14-2) with 22 points, with Tyran Stokes adding 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.

Josiah Nance contributed 15 points and six rebounds, with Micah Tannenbaum scoring 10 points and Caleb Ogbu scoring nine points for the Knights, who limited Coronado to 3-of-22 shooting (13.6 percent) in the first half.

Lantz Stephenson had 11 points for the Cougars (4-8).

Sonoran Bracket

Santa Margarita 73, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 42: The Eagles (13-3) only held a one-point lead after the first quarter, but outscored St. Pius X-St. Matthias by a 62-32 margin the rest of the way in the consolation semifinal matchup at Skyline High.

Kaiden Bailey scored 21 of his game-high 23 points in the first three quarters for Santa Margarita, which is scheduled to meet Campbell Hall at 12 noon MST Saturday in the consolation final.

Drew Anderson and Brayden Kyman both had 11 points apiece, with Dallas Washington contributing nine points for the Eagles.

Saul Anaya had nine points, Jaden Erami produced eight points, with Omari Cuffe and Douglas Langford, Jr. each contributing five points for St. Pius X-St. Matthias (9-5).

Campbell Hall 77, Ironwood (Arizona) 55: The Vikings (11-4) received 21 points from Deuce Newt, including three 3-pointers, in the consolation semifinal victory at Skyline High.

Nikita Kochnev added 16 points, with Isaiah Johnson scoring 15 points, James Bass contributing nine points and Deuce Hamilton producing eight points for Campbell Hall, which also prevailed against Ironwood for the second time in less than a week after a 77-68 victory Dec. 30 in the Gold Bracket at The Classic at Damien.

Kory Head-Holbrook led Ironwood with 15 points and Landon Brownstein contributed 14 points for the Eagles (8-4).