Video: California Open Division girls championship one of the best ever
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Mater Dei and St. Mary's battle it out for state supremacy.
It didn't go to double overtime like three other California state championship games last weekend at Haas Pavilion.
Photo by David Stuetel
Mi'Cole Cayton, St. Mary's
And it didn't even go overtime like the much-anticipated boys Open state title game.
But for those who watched No. 3 St. Mary's (Stockton) defeat No. 7 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 75-69 in the California Open Division championship game — and there were more than 7,000 there on the campus of the University of California — all came away impressed.
Very impressed.
It was probably the best girls game I've ever witnessed in terms of skills, back-and-forth action and talent. Not counting an All-Star game, though there was a lot more defense in this one.
See game action with photos
Read the game report and watch MaxPreps videographer Chris Spoerl's fantastic game footage — only if you like fantastic high school basketball action.
Here's the box score from the game:
St. Mary's 76, Mater Dei 69
MATER DEI (31-3)
Jayda Adams 1-4 0-0 2, Andee Velasco 8-15 0-2 20, Ally Rosenblum 8-12 4-4 20, Katie Lou Samuelson 8-15 1-2 19, Emma Torbert 4-4 0-0 8. Totals 29-58 5-8 69.
ST. MARY'S (34-1)
Naje Murray 2-5 0-0 5, Kat Tudor 4-7 1-3 13, Sierra Smith 0-1 1-2 1, Mi'Cole Cayton 7-17 6-12 21, Aquira Decoste 7-14 1-2 15, Carlissa Shipp 3-8 1-2 10, Sydney Fadal 1-2 0-0 2, Neenah Young 2-2 0-0 6, Ariel Johnson 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 27-60 10-22 76.
Mater Dei 17 21 18 12 — 76
St. Mary's 11 22 21 22 — 69
3-point goals: Velasco 4, Samuelson 2, Tudor 4, Shipp 3, Young 2, Murray, Cayton, Johnson. Rebounds: Mater Dei 41 (Rosenblum 11), St. Mary's 27 (Cayton 7). Turnovers: Mater Dei 19, St. Marys' 10.
