Video: LaMelo Ball to Elizjah Scott for dunkChino Hills teammates hooked up for this highlight last week against Crespi.The greatest show in high school basketball continued Tuesday night in the Entertainment Capital of the World.
No. 8
Chino Hills (Calif.) extended its win streak to 46 games with an 84-73 win over No. 3
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) in the championship game of the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas.
Brothers
LiAngelo and
LaMelo Ball led the way for Chino Hills by combining for 46 points. Both
Elizjah Scott and
Onyeka Okongwu notched double-doubles.
Chino Hills (11-0) has become a bit of a foil to Gary McKnight's juggernaut at Mater Dei (11-1), also thrashing the Monarchs by 48 points in the Southern Section Open Division semifinals last February.
The Tarkanian Classic title was on the verge of slipping away from Chino Hills in two earlier games at the event. The Huskies overcame double-digit leads in the second half against
Clark (Las Vegas) and
Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.).
Sophomore LaMelo Ball put up 21 points and dished out 11 assists in Tuesday's win over Mater Dei.
File photo by Jann Hendry
