Mater Dei sends Long Beach Poly home

It's hard to classify any win by No. 21 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) – arguably Southern California's most storied high school program – as a shocker.

But the way the Monarchs (30-3) ended the season of No. 6 Long Beach Poly (Long Beach) in the CIF Division I regional semifinals Saturday night was surprising, to say the least.

Mater Dei's super junior duo of Katin Reinhardt and Xavier Johnson combined for 39 points while racing past the Jackrabbits (31-2) for a 72-55 win. Head coach Gary McKnight's club advances to the regional finals where they get a rematch with Centennial (Corona), who knocked off the Monarchs in last week's Southern Section Division I-AA semifinals.

Centennial piled up the points in a 94-81 win over No. 18 Taft (Woodland Hills). The Huskies have downed three of SoCal's traditional powers over the past 12 days, beating two-time defending state champion Westchester (Los Angeles) in addition to Mater Dei and Taft.

No. 4 Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas), No. 11 Wichita Heights (Wichita, Kan.), No. 16 Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa) and No. 23 Kimball (Dallas, Texas) all captured state championships. Check back later for more from MaxPreps.com's Matt Wixon on the Texas title games.



Xcellent 25 state tournament scoreboard

New Jersey Non-Public B final
No. 2 St. Anthony (Jersey City) 75, Cardinal McCarrick (South Amboy) 28
Kyle Anderson, St. Anthony: 22 points

Texas Class 5A state championship
No. 4 Marcus (Flower Mound) 40, No. 12 Lakeview Centennial (Garland) 38
Marcus: Led 29-9 at halftime

California Division I regional semifinal
No. 21 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 72, No. 6 Long Beach Poly (Long Beach) 55
Katin Reinhardt, Mater Dei: 24 points

California Division II regional semifinal
No. 7 Lincoln (San Diego) 83, Gahr (Cerritos) 52

Kansas Class 6A state championship
No. 11 Wichita Heights (Wichita) 58, Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) 51
Wichita Heights: 44th straight win



Iowa Class 4A state championship
No. 16 Linn-Mar (Marion) 56, Hoover (Des Moines) 42
Marcus Paige/Matt Bohannon, Linn-Mar: 24 points

California Division I regional semifinal
Centennial (Corona) 94, No. 18 Taft (Woodland Hills) 81
Gelaun Wheelwright, Centennial: 27 points

Indiana Class 4A regionals
No. 19 Munster 52, Riley (South Bend) 48
No. 19 Munster 40, Valparaiso 38
Munster: Beat both Riley and Valparaiso on Saturday to advance to semi-state vs. Kokomo

Texas Class 4A state championship
No. 23 Kimball (Dallas) 78, La Marque 64
Shannon Lilly, Kimball: 23 points

Pennsylvania Class AAAA first round
No. 25 Chester 69, Dallastown 56
Maurice Nelson, Chester: 21 points