Boys’ basketball: Chino Hills proves too much for Mater Dei, 84-73

Las Vegas was the site on Tuesday night for a championship basketball game between two unbeaten high school teams from Southern California, Chino Hills and Santa Ana Mater Dei.

It was the first meeting between the two schools since Chino Hills won by 48 points in a playoff game last season. The Monarchs were not intimidated this time, engaging in a back and forth fire away strategy with the running Huskies.

In the end, Chino Hills had two much Ball power, as in LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball. LiAngelo scored 25 points and LaMelo 21 as Chino Hills defeated Mater Dei, 84-73, to win the the Platinum Division of the Tarkanian Classic. Eli Scott and LiAngelo were named tournament co-MVPs. He had 10 points. Onyeka Okongwu had 14 points and Phaquan Davis 12. Scott had 19, 13 and 16 rebounds in his last three games.

Chino Hills is 11-0 and has won 46 consecutive games after going 35-0 last season. Mater Dei dropped to 11-1.

Chino Hills led by as many as 10 points in the first half before leading at halftime, 36-31. Mater Dei had issues with turnovers. The Monarchs got as close as three points before Chino Hills pulled away.

Justice Sueing had a big game for Mater Dei, scoring 27 points. Spencer Freedman had 10 assists. Michael Wang had 17 points.

It’s a great start for first-year Coach Stephan Gilling, who has adopted the tactics of former Coach Steve Baik with a fast-paced attack. And it shows that Chino Hills hasn’t lost much even though last year’s star, Lonzo Ball, has moved on to UCLA.

Bishop Gorman won the third-place game, defeating Eastvale Roosevelt, 66-64, on a last-second shot. Westchester defeated Crossroads, 44-40. DJ Houston had 17 points for Crossroads.

Bryce Hamilton scored 35 points to help Pasadena defeated Nevada Sierra Vista, 75-71. Villa Park defeated Camarillo, 66-39. Caleb Banuelos made six threes and finished with 22 points for Villa Park. Jaime Jaquez had 23 points for Camarillo.

Village Christian advanced to the finals of the San Fernando Valley Invitational with a 69-56 win over Viewpoint. Elijah Scranton scored 20 points and Jaylen Riley 19. Javon Jones added 16. Andrew Reyes had 19 points for Viewpoint. Village Christian will play Utah Wasatch Academy at 7 p.m. at Kennedy.

Grant defeated Nipomo, 81-39. Anthony McIntyre had 20 points in Saugus’ 78-72 win over Granada Hills.

Peninsula defeated Fremont, 90-68. Wony’a Singleon had 22 points. Peninsula had five players in double figures. El Camino Real defeated Seattle Prep, 56-51. Troy Biglow scored 24 points. Bishop Montgomery defeated Mission Prep, 74-38, to advance to championship game. Ethan Thompson scored 25 points and David Singleton 19.

Rancho Mirage defeated Palo Verde, 81-53. Marques Prior scored 5 points, as did Bryan Talley. Rancho Mirage is 9-1.

Santa Margarita defeated Firebaugh, 96-21. Jake Kyman had 16 points. Taft defeated Palos Verdes, 61-43. Kihei Clark scored 17 points.

In Hawaii, Alemany defeated Orange Glen, 61-43. Fred Odhiambo had 20 points and DJ McDonald 16.

In a Heritage League game, Valley Torah defeated Lancaster Baptist, 75-47. Ryan Turrell had 28 points and 13 rebounds. Max Leibowitz had 27 points.

Oxnard defeated Westlake, 79-65. Mason Johnson scored 42 points. Adam Hess scored 24 points for Westlake.

Paraclete is 9-0 after 89-40 win over Littlerock. Sean Larimore had 26 points and 11 rebounds. Tommy Manko had 19 points.

Ventura defeated Simi Valley, 74-62. Jacob Grebeta had 22 points for Simi.

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