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Etiwanda girls basketball team achieves historic three-peat by sweeping trilogy with Archbishop Mitty in Open Division state finals
SACRAMENTO – In the heavyweight trilogy that has showcased two of the best girls basketball programs in California prep history squaring off for supremacy in the Open Division state championship, Etiwanda earned a last-second knockdown of Archbishop Mitty two years ago, followed by an early flurry of offense in... Read more
Brayden Burries brilliant in 44-point effort to elevate Eastvale Roosevelt boys basketball team to 80-60 win against Archbishop Riordan in Open Division state final
SACRAMENTO – Relentless, but not reckless. Explosive, while still remaining efficient. And dynamic, without sacrificing discipline. It didn’t matter to the Eastvale Roosevelt High boys basketball team that its debut in the Open Division state final Saturday was against one of the elite programs in CIF-Central Coast Section history... Read more
Etiwanda embraces all challenges and excels despite adversity to enjoy familiar ending with exceptional third consecutive Open Divison girls basketball state title
Etiwanda High girls basketball coach Stan Delus takes each season as its own entity. It’s not about defending a title, it’s about winning a new championship with a slightly different team. Even so, coming off a year in which the Eagles went 32-3, won a second straight CIF State... Read more
Archbishop Riordan boys basketball team thrives in third quarter to knock off Concord De La Salle in Northern California Regional Open Division final
SAN FRANCISCO – Archbishop Riordan won the CIF Northern California Regional Open Division championship Tuesday night in two five-minute windows. First came the five minutes the top-seeded Crusaders spent at halftime shoring up their defense and rebounding. Then came the opening five minutes of the third quarter, where they... Read more
Etiwanda girls basketball team emerges victorious against Ontario Christian in Southern California Regional championship to reach third straight Open Division state final, Archbishop Mitty awaits again
ONTARIO – Defending national champions don’t go down easily. The No. 1-nationally ranked Ontario Christian girls basketball team found that out the hard way Tuesday night. Chasity Rice sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:08 left and No. 2 Etiwanda went on to defeat the top-seeded Knights 67-62 in the... Read more
Brayden Burries comes up big in fourth quarter, scores 37 points to lead Eastvale Roosevelt boys basketball team to 79-76 win against Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in Southern California Regional Open Division final
Brayden Burries’ final career performance on his home court left a lasting impression in Eastvale Roosevelt High boys basketball program history Tuesday night, giving the McDonald’s All-American and the top-seeded Mustangs an opportunity to play for an Open Division state championship following a 79-76 victory against No. 3 Sherman... Read more
Eastvale Roosevelt boys basketball team knocks off two-time Open Division state champion Harvard-Westlake to reach Southern California Regional final; Sherman Oaks Notre Dame edges Tounde Yessoufou, Santa Maria St. Joseph to earn rematch
Brayden Burries scored 19 of his game-high 29 points in the second half, including 13 in the third quarter for the McDonald’s All-American, and top-seeded Eastvale Roosevelt earned a measure of revenge Saturday night against No. 4 Harvard-Westlake with a 71-59 victory in the Southern California Regional semifinals of... Read more
Aliyahna “Puff” Morris and Etiwanda girls basketball team have enough depth to offset Addie Deal and returning Kaeli Wynn for Mater Dei in Southern California Regional semifinals of Open Division state playoffs
Even the inspiring return of one of the state’s top 3-point shooters wasn’t enough Saturday night for Mater Dei to keep pace with the depth of perimeter options showcased by Etiwanda. Despite another remarkable postseason performance by Iowa-bound guard Addie Deal for the No. 3 Monarchs, fellow McDonald’s All-American... Read more
Ontario Christian girls basketball team outlasts Sierra Canyon in overtime to reach Open Division regional final in state playoffs
ONTARIO – With four minutes left Saturday, the No. 1 girls basketball team in the country was on the brink of having its season end prematurely. Seventeen consecutive points later, Ontario Christian was firmly in control. Alanna Neale made the tying 3-pointer with 1:27 to play in regulation and... Read more
Mater Dei girls basketball team gets big lift with return of Devyn Kiernan in win against Bishop Montgomery in Southern California Regional quarterfinals in Open Division state playoffs; Sierra Canyon also advances
Mater Dei welcomed the return Wednesday night of Southern Utah-bound senior Devyn Kiernan to the lineup, helping the third-seeded Monarchs cruise to a 76-40 victory against No. 6 Bishop Montgomery in the opening round of the Southern California Regional in the Open Division girls basketball state playoffs. Kiernan was... Read more
Harvard-Westlake boys basketball team goes deep to prevail against St. John Bosco in Southern California Regional opener in Open Division state playoffs
STUDIO CITY – A showdown involving reigning California state champions turned into a showcase of efficient and effective 3-point shooting Wednesday night for host Harvard-Westlake in the opening round of the Southern California Regional in the Open Division boys basketball state playoffs. The fourth-seeded Wolverines knocked down 10 3-point... Read more
Archbishop Riordan, Eastvale Roosevelt secure No. 1 regional seeds in Open Division boys basketball state playoffs
Harvard-Westlake is attempting to become the first boys basketball team in California prep history to win three consecutive Open Division state titles, but it will be a challenging journey for the Wolverines (30-2) in the Southern California Regional in order to return to the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.... Read more