SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – It was a Trinity League showdown that included two major college-bound, senior centers and two of Southern California’s better juniors.
But it was a freshman who proved the difference as host JSerra knocked off Mater Dei Wednesday night, 60-52.
Six-foot-eight Ryan Doane came off the bench to score 11 points and grab 11 rebounds, with eight and three of those, respectively, coming in the fourth quarter to help the Lions hold off the Luke Barnett-led Monarchs.
Barnett – and 6-3 junior and one of the better jump shooters in the state – missed 11 of 12 shots from the field as the hosts took a nine-point lead into the fourth quarter.
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