RIVERSIDE – How stacked is the CIF Southern Section’s basketball Open playoff division?
It’s so deep in quality teams that two squads that came into Saturday night’s semifinals at Cal Baptist University with a combined one loss will be playing for third place Tuesday night.
That Etiwanda at Bishop Montgomery contest came about as a result of Saturday night victories by No.5 seed Sierra Canyon over unbeaten- and top-seed Bishop Montgomery (77-74 in double overtime) and No. 3 Mater Dei over once-beaten and No. 2 seed Etiwanda (76-66).
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