For the third straight season No. 5 Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) and No. 6 Etiwanda will battle for the California Open Division title.
The Monarchs beat No. 19 Clovis West (Fresno) 64-60 on Tuesday in the Northern California regional final while the Eagles upset No. 1 Ontario Christian (Ontario) 67-62 in the SoCal regional final.
The third round of the Etiwanda-Mitty trilogy happens at 6 p.m. Saturday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
It wasn't easy for either squad to get back to the final as Clovis West went toe-to-toe with Mitty from the opening tip. But head coach Sue Phillips' squad got huge 3-pointers from Ze'Ni Patterson and Devin Cosgriff in the fourth quarter as the Monarchs turned a 46-45 deficit to start the period into a 62-56 lead with 70 seconds left.
Freshman Maliya Hunter had a team-high 17 points for the Monarchs. ...
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