The second coming of Mater Dei vs. Etiwanda was the most highly anticipated matchup of the year for more reasons than one. Mater Dei was looking for their third consecutive CIF State Championship appearance and only the Eagles stood in their way.

Etiwanda knocked off the Monarchs to claim the CIFSS Championship, and a rivalry was born. Tonight, Mater Dei was victorious in dominating fashion and advanced with a 60-37 win.

Mater Dei Wins vs Etiwanda: Game Highlights

The Santa Monica Vikings pulled out a hard-fought 53-50 victory over the Loyola Cubs on a last second three-pointer from star senior Jordan Matthews.

Loyola and Santa Monica faced off for the third time this season for a right to advance to Sacramento for the CIF Division I State Championship game.

Loyola won both earlier meetings in close contests. However, Santa Monica came out strong in the opening quarter with suffocating defense and fast break buckets. The Vikings led 11-5 heading to the second quarter.

Jordan Matthews Game-Winning Shot for SaMo

In the CIF Division I Girls Regional Championship , the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits defeated the Canyon Springs Cougars 63-40 to advance to the state title game in Sacramento next week.

It was a highly competitive first quarter. Jordyn Penniman led the Cougars with five points in the quarter while Tania Lamb and Arica Carter each scored five for the Jackrabbits. Poly held a 15-11 advantage after the first quarter.

Arizona-bound Parker Jackson-Cartwright led the Loyola Cubs to a 93-71 victory over the visiting Crenshaw Cougars in front of a sold-out crowd. The game was tied 15-15 towards the end of the first, until Loyola senior guard Tre Mason's bucket plus the foul gave the Cubs an 18-15 lead.

The Cubs walked into halftime holding onto a comfortable lead and never looked back. Parker Jackson-Cartwright controlled the offense for Loyola and finished the game notching a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists, to go along with 5 rebounds.

The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits pulled out a heart-stopping 61-59 victory over the St. John Bosco Braves in front of a packed house at Cerritos College to advance in the CIF Open Division Championships.

With the game tied at 59 and 11 seconds to play, Poly senior Roschon Prince drove into the lane and barreled over a Braves defender. It was a close play but the officials chose to swallow their whistles and the ball bounced right to senior Jordan Bell for the game-winning lay up as time expired.

LB Poly vs Bosco: Full Game Highlight Mix

The Loyola Cubs overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to defeat the Taft Toreadors 76-68 in front of a raucous home crowd to advance in the 2013 CIF Open Division 1 Championships.

It was a tale of two halves as Taft came out of the gate strong and built an early double digit advantage. The Toreadors were led by the stellar play of seniors Kris Yanku and Usama Zaid. Yanku drilled a buzzer beater to end the first quarter and give Taft a 19-13 lead.

Loyola relied heavily on big man Thomas Welsh. The 7-foot junior had 14 points in the first half to lead the Cubs.

The Etiwanda Eagles staved off a furious rally from the Mater Dei Monarchs to capture the CIFSS 1AA Championship in a thrilling 54-51 classic.

Etiwanda jumped out to an early lead with lights out shooting from behind the arc. Standout junior Jordan McLaughlin, senior Darryl Adigwu and sophomore Delewis Johnson knocked down two three-pointers apiece.

The long range barrage helped the Eagles build a 29-13 advantage late in the second quarter.

Etiwanda Wins 54-51: Game Highlights