The game, which was expected to happen a week ago, will finally take place on Saturday night, with state champion Harvard Westlake playing Southern Section Open Division champion East Valle Roosevelt, the two-time defending state champion.
“It’s going to be fun,” said Joe Sterling, a security guard at Harvard Westlake.
Harvard Westlake (31-2), who was upset by Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in the Southern Section playoffs, set up a matchup by beating St. John Bosco 70-55 in the Southern California region on Wednesday night.
The guard duo of Sterling and Amir Jones were both juniors, and were both epic for Wolverine, finishing with 23 and 20 points respectively. They combined to make nine threes.
“They were big,” coach David Levivo said.
Nicholas Hamenia was a facilitator. He finished with 15 points, eight assists and eight rebounds. Harvard Westlake has committed 20 turnovers, which will need to be corrected against the Roosevelt team that will turn the turnover into a breaking news bucket.
Brandon McCoy scored 21 points at St. John Bosco (26-7).
Harvard Westlake opened a 33-22 halftime lead with a 12-0 win in the second quarter. Jones and Sterling each made three pairs. Wolverines took the lead despite 11 turnovers. St. John Bosco had few attempts at a second shot.
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 76, San Diego Montgomery 56: The Knights began slowly, falling behind in the first half before dominating in an Open Division victory, sending them down the road for a Saturday night showdown with second-seeded Santa Maria St. Joseph.
Navorro Bowman scored 20 points, 17 points for Zachary White, 16 points for Tyran Stokes and 16 rebounds.
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Sierra Canyon 71, Mission Hills 26: Emilia Krstevski scored 28 points for the Trailblazers, and The Trailblazers won the Open Division semi-final rematch at Ontario Christian.
My mother is 76 years old, Bishop Montgomery 40: Monarch will win an opener for the Open Division Region and have a rematch with Etiwanda.
