Mater Dei standout Stanley Johnson shined at the 2013 Nike Global Challenge in Washington D.C. over the weekend, leading USA West to the gold medal and earning MVP and All-Tournament Team honors.

Ohio State commit D'Angelo Russell was also named an MVP while Canadians Montaque Gill-Caesar and Christopher Egi were named International MVP's.

"It was fun. Every year's a new challenge," Stanley Johnson told CLA Sports yesterday.

Winning state championships should be fun and the Mater Dei Monarchs are beginning to build a monopoly on post-season celebrations in Sacramento. Stanley Johnson led the Monarchs to their 10th CIF State Championship under Head Coach Gary McKnight last week.

Believe it or not, Mater Dei wasn't projected to be a championship-caliber team this season.

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The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits pulled out a heart-stopping 61-59 victory over the St. John Bosco Braves in front of a packed house at Cerritos College to advance in the CIF Open Division Championships.

With the game tied at 59 and 11 seconds to play, Poly senior Roschon Prince drove into the lane and barreled over a Braves defender. It was a close play but the officials chose to swallow their whistles and the ball bounced right to senior Jordan Bell for the game-winning lay up as time expired.

LB Poly vs Bosco: Full Game Highlight Mix

The Etiwanda Eagles staved off a furious rally from the Mater Dei Monarchs to capture the CIFSS 1AA Championship in a thrilling 54-51 classic.

Etiwanda jumped out to an early lead with lights out shooting from behind the arc. Standout junior Jordan McLaughlin, senior Darryl Adigwu and sophomore Delewis Johnson knocked down two three-pointers apiece.

The long range barrage helped the Eagles build a 29-13 advantage late in the second quarter.

Etiwanda Wins 54-51: Game Highlights

The high school elite open run brought crazy competition! Kids were going at each other harder than ever. I’m not sure if it was because we had the cameras on hand (which we always do) or if players had something to prove. After a small dunk session and the facility director coming out to tell the players to go hard or go home, the players never looked back from that point.

Four teams have survived the madness and booked a trip to New Orleans for the 2012 NCAA Final Four. The first national semifinal will feature an in-state clash between bitter rivals Kentucky and Louisville. The nightcap will feature the Ohio State Buckeyes against the Kansas Jayhawks.

Louisville (4) vs. Florida (7)