Boys’ basketball: Mater Dei romps, 88-55
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With the possibility of his team playing four games in six days, Mater Dei Coach Gary McKnight substituted liberally as the No. 3-seeded Monarchs (31-1) cruised to an 88-55 victory over Chino Hills in a first-round game of the Division I Southern California Regional playoffs at Mater Dei.
Tyler Lamb and Travis Wear scored 19 points apiece, Gary Franklin Jr. had 18 and David Wear 16. Chino Hills (25-8) scored the game’s first basket on a three-pointer by Michael Rodriguez.
Mater Dei then went on a 20-0 run. Mater Dei will be the home team in a doubleheader Tuesday night, with its girls’ team playing at 6 p.m. and the boys’ team at 7:30.
McKnight changed his starting lineup, removing Connor Hughes and replacing him with another guard, Michael Pierce. It was a response to the Monarchs’ 71-56 loss to Riverside King on Saturday and an attempt to change things up.
-- Eric Sondheimer