CBSSPORTS.COM
247SPORTS
MAXPREPS
FOLLOW MAXPREPS
Football
Football Home
Teams
States
Scores
Rankings
Stat leaders
Photos
Playoffs
Videos
Record Book
News
Baseball
Baseball Home
Teams
States
Scores
Rankings
Stat leaders
Photos
Playoffs
Record Book
News
B. Basketball
B. Basketball Home
Teams
States
Scores
Rankings
Stat leaders
Photos
Playoffs
Videos
Record Book
News
G. Basketball
G. Basketball Home
Teams
States
Scores
Rankings
Stat leaders
Photos
Playoffs
Videos
Record Book
News
G. Volleyball
G. Volleyball Home
Teams
States
Scores
Rankings
Stat leaders
Photos
Playoffs
Record Book
News
...
POPULAR SPORTS
All sports
Boys
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball
Water Polo
Wrestling
Girls
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Golf
Gymnastics
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball
Water Polo
SEARCH
APPS
MaxPreps
Follow your favorite high school teams and players
MP Stats for iPad
Stat keeping for basketball teams
PRO PHOTOGRAPHY
Photo Galleries
Explore and purchase photos of your local teams
WATCH
Video Center
See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports
SIGN IN
High school girls basketball: CIF Southern Section playoff results — Mater Dei wins thriller over Centennial
Nalani White's 3-pointer at the buzzer lifts the Monarchs to a overtime victory in a battle of unbeaten Open Division squads.
By
Mitch Stephens
Jun 10, 2021, 7:45pm
Double Double vs orangewood
2,456 views
0:54
The 2021 Southern Section girls basketball season was memorable even before the Open Division championship game on Thursday night. But second-seed Mater Dei's thrilling 83-80 overtime win at top seed Centennial made it memorable for all the right reasons.
Nalani White
drilled a wide-open 3-pointer from the right wing at the buzzer lifting the Monarchs to a fantastic victory in a game that lived up to all the hype between undefeated teams.
A putback gave Centennial a 78-77 lead with 50 seconds left, a three-pointer by the Monarchs'
Alyssa Durazo-Frescas
10 seconds left gave them an 80-78 lead before the Huskies tied it 10 seconds later.
Rather than call timeout, legendary coach Kevin Kiernan decided to let his girls work the ball around. Centennial covered tenaciously and paid particularly attention to Stanford bound
Brooke Demetre
, who had 32 points. As the clock approached five seconds, Demetre had the ball near the top of the key but found White all alone.
The 5-foot-11 junior took her time, took a dribble and drained the game-winner finishing off one of 10 division title games Thursday. Mater Dei improved to 20-0, while Centennial dropped to 22-1. The Huskies have a shot at redemption in next week's Southern California regional.
Both teams won their pools to advance to the final.
The Monarchs edged Etiwanda (64-56), Lynwood (78-70) and Harvard-Westlake (61-56) to win Pool B. Centennial used its high-octane offense to breeze to Pool A wins over West Torrance (100-68), Windward (97-71) and Orangewood Academy (92-56).
The Huskies were actually held below their state state-best 83.9 points per game average. They are led by the duo of senior guard
Jayda Curry
(21.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 4.0 steals per game) and junior guard
Londynn Jones
(21.3 points per game).
Mater Dei have been led all season by the duo of 5-9 point guard Durazo-Frescas (17.5 ppg) and 6-3 senior Demetre (16.7 ppg).
All of California's basketball seasons were pushed back at least five months due to the pandemic. For a second straight year, the CIF State Championships were cancelled, but five of the 10 sections held championships, including all four in the South.
All eight Open teams advance to the Southern California Regional, which takes place June 14-19.
Mater Dei junior Nalani White made the game-winning 3-pointer in Thursday's 83-80 win over Centennial for the Southern Section Open Division title.
File photo by Gint Federas
Southern Section Girls Basketball Championships
OPEN
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
@
Centennial (Corona, CA)
Thursday 5:30pm (Local time)
83
Mater Dei
80
Centennial
6/10 Final
Division 1A
Esperanza (Anaheim, CA)
@
Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, CA)
Thursday 7:00pm (Local time)
52
Esperanza
80
Long Beach Poly
6/10 Final
Division 2A
Eisenhower (Rialto, CA)
@
Paloma Valley (Menifee, CA)
Thursday 7:00pm (Local time)
75
Eisenhower
53
Paloma Valley
6/10 Final
Division 2AA
Cajon (San Bernardino, CA)
@
Bishop Alemany (Mission Hills, CA)
Thursday 7:00pm (Local time)
48
Cajon
57
Bishop Alemany
6/10 Final
Division 3A
San Dimas (CA)
@
Ayala (Chino Hills, CA)
Thursday 7:00pm (Local time)
54
San Dimas
57
Ayala
6/10 Final
Division 3AA
Sage Hill (Newport Beach, CA)
vs.
Ontario Christian (Ontario, CA)
Friday 7:00pm (Local time)
Sage Hill
Ontario Christian
6/11 Missing score
Division 4A
Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, CA)
vs.
Rancho Christian (Temecula, CA)
Thursday 7:00pm (Local time)
58
Newport Harbor
45
Rancho Christian
6/10 Final
Division 4AA
Agoura (CA)
@
Mary Star of the Sea (San Pedro, CA)
Thursday 7:00pm (Local time)
50
Agoura
54
Mary Star of the Sea
6/10 Final
Division 5A
Louisville (Woodland Hills, CA)
vs.
Pacifica Christian/Orange County (Newport Beach, CA)
Thursday 7:00pm (Local time)
57
Louisville
49
PCOC (CO-OP)
6/10 Final
Division 5AA
Faith Baptist (Canoga Park, CA)
@
Trinity Classical Academy (Valencia, CA)
Friday 5:00pm (Local time)
24
Faith Baptist
41
Trinity Classical Academy
6/11 Final
BRACKETS:
1
|
2A
|
2AA
|
3A
|
3AA
|
4A
|
4AA
|
5A
|
5AA
Related Content
California Girls Basketball Scores
California Girls Basketball Stat Leaders
California Girls Basketball Playoffs
California Girls Basketball Rankings