Mater Dei's effectuation this period had shown that it wasn't invincible, that a tickety-boo antagonist could hang with the Monarchs. On Friday, it showed that a best contestant could pommel them. Orange Lutheran scored a 59-56 winning over Mater Dei, the No. 1 ranked tandem in Orange County and No. 12 in the ESPN Rise citizen ranking.
In winning, the fourth-ranked Lancers handed the chronic state might its prime shrinkage in Trinity League entertainment -- ever. OLu (13-4, 2-0) had never beaten Mater Dei (14-2, 1-1), but the Lancers were tied at halftime and after three quarters, and with a overflowing gymnasium behind them, James Douglas scored on a layup with 58 seconds surviving for a 57-56 lead. Mater Dei had a uncontaminated moment to retake the lead, but freshman Stanley Johnson missed two charitable throws with 30 seconds left. They also got three more authorize crack attempts, the closing by Xavier Johnson, who scored 27; Lutheran younger Gabe York got the reflex and was fouled with two seconds left. York made two untie throws to wind-up with 24 points.
York's carrying out was half of a great 1-2 paste to censure out Mater Dei. Douglas scored 25 as the two guards accounted for 49 of their team's 59 points. According to the Orange County Register, it was Mater Dei's pre-eminent confederacy harm since Jan. 21, 2005 against Santa Margarita in the Serra League. The charming stroke spanned 50 games.
Lutheran joined Mater Dei in the Trinity League in 2006. The only other party to surpass Mater Dei this age was Elizabeth (NJ) St. Patrick's, the No. 2 body in the nation.
However, the Monarchs had been pushed magisterial twice by Anaheim Canyon, which was ranked No. 3 in Orange County by ESPNLA. In fact, Canyon even led Mater Dei in the fourth quarter.
Lutheran, though, led at the end of the fourth.
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