Askew, Stanley set Fairfax final table for Saturday

June 30, 2018 By Frank Burlison Leave a Comment

LOS ANGELES – Strong Friday night semifinal efforts propelled the Mater Dei and Sierra Canyon squads to Saturday’s 6 p.m. championship game of the 32^nd Fairfax Summer Classic.

Sophomore point guard Devin Askew scored 24 points and dictated the tempo of the Monarchs’ 72-63 win against Sierra Canyon.

And spectacular senior-to-be Cassius Stanley dropped in 30 points as Sierra Canyon broke open what had been a tight affair late in the first half and then cruised in the second half to come away with an 81-51 dismantling of Taft – which could prove to be the best team in the L.A. City Section in 2018-19.

Taft and Rancho Christian (which got 23 points from USC-bound Isaiah Mobley Friday night) play for third at 4:30, following the 3 o’clock fifth-place clash between Rolling Hills Prep and Fairfax and the 1:30 meeting of Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks and Loyola.

Consolation games begin at 9 a.m.

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