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Santa Margarita Edges St. John Bosco for Trinity League Tournament Title

The one-point win positions the Eagles for a top-four seed in the CIF Southern Section Open Division.

Overview

  • Santa Margarita beat St. John Bosco 57-56 on Wednesday night at Hope International to claim the inaugural Trinity League tournament championship.
  • Drew Anderson led the Eagles with 24 points and Brayden Kyman hit six three-pointers, with Markee White scoring the go-ahead layup with 1:02 remaining.
  • Christian Collins scored 32 for St. John Bosco, which had a final inbounds look to Max Ellis in the key that did not fall with 1.5 seconds left.
  • The result follows Bosco’s 74-73 double-overtime win on Jan. 9, with Santa Margarita now 26-3 and Bosco 20-7 entering playoff selection.
  • CIF-SS playoff pairings will be released Saturday, and in the third-place game JSerra topped Mater Dei 87-66 behind Godschoice Eboigbodin’s 46 points and 17 rebounds.