The four-star sophomore's bucket punctuated an 8-0 run to end the contest as freshman
Carter Barnes knocked down a trey before Sterling converted on field goal prior to his game winner.
Crespi head coach Derek Fisher is accustomed to winning big games as a member of five Los Angeles Lakers championship
teams alongside Kobe Bryant. Wednesday, he picked up the biggest
win of his brief high school coaching tenure.
Crespi sophomore Joe Sterling hit the game winning 3-pointer in overtime to propel the Celts to a 64-61 win Wednesday over No. 4 Sierra Canyon. The four-star Sterling finished with 18 points. (Photo: Gregory Fiore)
In a game of runs, Crespi held an 18-15 advantage at the end of the first quarter before stretching its lead to 35-24 at the half. Sierra Canyon closed the third quarter on a 19-4 run to take a 43-41 edge.
Three-star junior
Bryce Cofield tied the contest at 54 on a pair of free throws with 2.4 seconds remaining to force the extra period.
Sterling finished with a game-high 18 points, five rebounds, three assist and three steals, while junior forward
Peyton White flirted with a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in the signature victory.
Four-star senior
Justin Pippen had 17 points, eight assists, six rebounds and three steals in the loss for the Trailblazers.
Crespi (23-6) looks to follow up its big-time win on Friday in the Mission League championship game against No. 12 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.). The Wolverines won the previous meeting between the teams 70-55 on Jan. 10.
Sierra Canyon (24-2) closed out the regular season with a rapid rise in the rankings, moving from outside the MaxPreps Top 25 to No. 4 in the country within a two week span after knocking off No. 12 Harvard-Westlake and No. 9 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) in consecutive weeks. The Trailblazers now await their seeding in CIF postseason play.
Former Los Angeles Lakers point guard Derek Fisher picks up biggest win of high school basketball coaching career. (Photo: Justin Fine)
