NORWALK – Junior Jaden Hardy scored an evening-high 36 points, including two free throws with 12.7 seconds to go, as Henderson (NV) Coronado rallied from an 11-point, second-half deficit to knock off Mater Dei, 73-72, Saturday night in the last of the four Ron Massey Memorial Fall Hoops Classic quarterfinals at Cerritos College.
Coronado will take on Rancho Christian at 11:20 a.m. Sunday, on Court 2, in the second Challenge of Champions Bracket championship semifinal.
In the first semi, set to tip at 10:10, Bishop Montgomery plays Las Vegas Bishop Gorman.
The championship is set for 2:50 p.m.
In other CCB first-round games Saturday, Bishop Gorman dropped Corona Centennial, 63-45, as sophomore Max Allen (15), senior Noah Taitz (15) and junior Will McClendon (14) accounted 44 of the Gaels’ points; Rancho Christian rolled past Las Vegas Trinity and future UCLA point guard Daishen Nix, 81-51, as 7-footer Evan Mobley – who will sign with USC in November – had 17 points; and Bishop Montgomery outlasted Taft, 53-48, behind senior forward Isaiah Johnson’s 15 points.
Sunday schedule
Challenge of Champions
Consolation semifinals
9 a.m., Court 1: Trinity vs. Mater Dei; Court 2: Taft vs. Centennial
Championship semifinals
10:10 a.m., Court 2: Bishop Montgomery vs. Bishop Gorman
11:20 a.m., Court 2: Coronado vs. Rancho Christian
Seventh place
12:30 p.m., Court 1: Trinity-Mater Dei loser vs. Taft-Centennial loser
Fifth place
12:30, Court 2: Trinity-Mater Dei winner vs. Taft-Centennial winner
Third place
1:40, Court 2: Bishop Montgomery-Bishop Gorman loser vs. Coronado-Rancho Christian loser
Championship
2:50, Court 2: Bishop Montgomery-Bishop Gorman winner vs. Coronad0-Rancho Christian winner
Showcase games
Court 1: 10:10 a.m., Newport Pacifica Christian vs. Brentwood; 11:20, Gardena vs. Leuzinger; 1:40, St. Anthony vs. San Gabriel Academy; 2:50, Rancho Verde vs. Dominguez
Court 3: 9 a.m., St. Francis vs. Serra; 10:10, St. Pius X/St. Matthias vs. Fountain Valley; 11:20, Pasadena vs. St. Joseph-Santa Maria; 12:30 p.m., Morningside vs. Crossroads; 1:40, St. Joseph-Santa Maria vs. Westminster; 2:50, Fremont vs. Riverside Poly.
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