Redondo Union (Redondo Seashore, Calif.) makes a nationwide assertion with a convincing 70-56 victory over FAB 50 No. 26 Timpview (Provo, Utah) within the championship recreation of the Platinum Division of the 2025 Tarkanian Traditional. Sea Hawks use constant defensive strain to leap throughout a gifted staff to develop into the fourth consecutive CIF Southern Part membership to win the celebrated match.
Coming into the 2025 Tarkanian Traditional, the traditional considering was Redondo Union (Redondo Seashore, Calif.) had a terrific likelihood to make noise or even perhaps seize the Platinum Division discipline. Its first recreation versus Rangeview (Aurora, Col.) was going to be powerful, and the Sea Hawks pulled out a 65-60 win. From there, coach Reggie Morris Jr.’s membership performed with extra confidence and consistency every passing spherical till it crested in Tuesday’s championship recreation in opposition to its greatest opponent.
That championship opponent was the best ranked staff within the discipline, FAB 50 No. 26 Timpview (Provo, Utah), and Redondo Union used its strain protection and unselfish staff play to roll to a 70-56 win over the Thunderbirds on Tuesday afternoon at Bishop Gorman Excessive College in Las Vegas. The margin of victory over Timpview, which defeated FAB 50 No. 29 Santa Margarita (Rancho S.M., Calif.) in a two-point semifinal contest, was truly the biggest of its 4 victories.
The Redondo Union upped its season won-loss file to 11-2, whereas Timpview fell to 11-1.
Redondo Union got here out with unbelievable ball strain that Timpview’s ball-handlers have been simply not prepared for. The Sea Hawks have been capable of soar out to a giant lead early due to that strain, their nostril for unfastened balls and due to an unbelievable first half by unsigned senior guard Chace Holley. The 6-foot-2 guard scored on a dunk to make it 4-0 and blew by his defender to attain on a number of events. As soon as Holley received going, he appeared sooner with the ball every time and his play additionally energized his teammates. Redondo Union led by 19 factors with seven minutes remaining within the first half and was up, 38-19, earlier than a mini surge by Timpview within the closing minute of the primary half gave the boys from Utah a carry going into the second half.
The rating was 38-26 at halftime and Holley had 17 factors and was 7-of-8 from the sphere. Redondo’s Chris Sanders, a bullish junior ahead, had 11 factors, whereas nobody on Timpview had greater than eight.
Redondo Union regarded like a FAB 50 ranked staff on this match, however got here in unranked due to two losses, together with one to San Gabriel Academy (Calif.), which misplaced within the semifinals of the Nike (second) Division. Redondo Union additionally had a lead going into the fourth interval of its loss to Bullis (Potomac, Md.) and the skin pictures weren’t falling in these video games. After Tuesday’s title recreation victory, Morris Jr. didn’t level to 3-point taking pictures when speaking in regards to the offender of these losses. The main target was being constant defensively and never stress-free and letting groups get comfy after taking a lead.
“We didn’t need to decelerate the depth and strain,” Morris Jr. stated. “The losses haven’t been predicated on what number of pictures we miss.”
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Platinum Division Champs: REDONDO UNION
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Timpview tried to makes issues fascinating late within the recreation, however the Sea Hawks didn’t let up, though the Thunderbirds’ ball-handling and decisiveness with their decision-making improved barely. To Morris’ level, Holley slowed down offensively within the second half (he completed with a team-high 20 factors plus 5 assists) however with just below three minutes to play, he got here up with the defensive play that maybe sealed Timpview’s destiny. Timpview had an open path to the basket on a lay-up try, however Holley’s pin block excessive on the backboard with Redondo Union main 63-52 killed a majority of the Thunderbird’s momentum ,as Sanders scored on the opposite finish.
Sanders completed with 17 factors and averaged 14.5 ppg for the occasion. Nevada-bound guard S.J. Madison added 14 factors and cleared the defensive glass with authority, ending with eight rebounds. Junior Kaiden Wilson added 9 rebounds, together with three on the offensive finish.
Regardless of leaving the sport due to harm late within the first half, BYU-bound ahead Dean Rueckert led Timpview with 18 factors. For the match, the full of life ahead with a candy taking pictures stroke averaged 24.2 ppg. BYU-bound massive Will Openshaw added 13 factors and 7 rebounds whereas senior guard Mason Ford added 11 factors and 6 assists.
The Timpview trio was chosen to the all-tournament staff, because the snake-bit Thunderbirds completed 3-1 within the tourney for the second consecutive season.
Redondo Union, which was sitting at No. 38 within the FAB 50 earlier than the losses to San Gabriel Academy and Bullis, turned the second program to win the Platinum Division multiple time, becoming a member of Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), which gained in 2012 and 2013, together with host Bishop Gorman, which captured main division titles in 2017, 2018 and 2021.
The final time Redondo Union gained the championship in 2014 behind the play of Leland Inexperienced (Hawaii) and Billy Preston (abroad professional), co-MVPs have been named. Sarcastically, Madison and Holley share tourney MVP honors 11 years later. Madison averaged 15 ppg for the occasion, whereas the lightening-fast Holley averaged 15.5 ppg. Madison has a D1 scholarship and faculty coaches on the low D1 stage can be silly to not give Holley an extended look.
“We wished it greater than everybody else,” Madison stated. “Final season, we have been an ignored staff and I believe it’s occurring once more this season. We’re merely not going to let that occur once more. This staff has nice comraderie off the court docket.”
Added Madison: “My teammates at all times encourage me to go exhausting to the basket. After I get like three in a row, I begin feeling it and preserve going.”
Redondo Union will return to the SoCal basin after Christmas and can look the seize the Plantinum Division title at The Traditional at Damien (Dec. 26-30). The sector additionally contains FAB 50 No. 25 Salesian (Richmond, Calif.), No. 38 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), and No. 46 Sunnyslope (Phoenix, Ariz.). All three of these groups reside on the alternative aspect of the bracket of Redondo Union.
“We’re trying ahead to Damien and being again house,” Morris stated. “It’s a special set of groups that current a special set of challenges. Hopefully we don’t have a let down.”
Santa Margarita Takes Third Place
Within the third place recreation, Santa Margarita bounced again from its two-point loss within the semifinals with hard-fought victory over a Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) membership the Eagles are fairly accustomed to.
Santa Margarita led 42-34 with 12:35 to go and led 52-45 with 6:25 after well timed 3-pointer by Washington St-bound Brayden Kyman. Two extra 3-pointers by Kyman gave the Eagles a cushion they usually rolled to a 75-67 victory.
It was the second win this season for FAB 50 No. 29 Santa Margarita over Notre Dame. Coach Justin Bell’s staff defeated the Blue Knights, 77-73, on the Trinity-Mission League Showcase on Nov. 22 at UCLA.
Kyman scored a game-high 18 factors, whereas Oregon St.-bound Drew Anderson added 17 factors. Notre Dame was led by Ilan Nikolov, a junior switch from Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) with 18 factors, whereas all-tourney choice NaVorro Bowman Jr. added 18 factors. The highly-regarded junior guard averaged 22.3 ppg for the match.
Nike Division: La Mirada Toughs It Out
This divisional ultimate included two gifted groups which have performed powerful schedules and entered the ultimate with loads of confidence. For La Mirada coach Randy Oronoz, he figured Lone Peak would come out on an emotional excessive after that staff’s unbelievable and hard-to-believe double time beyond regulation victory over beforehand unbeaten Desert Pines (Las Vegas, Nev.).
Certain sufficient, Lone Peak jumped out to a 23-8 lead after a 3-pointer by Crew Fotheringham, a terrific junior ahead and all-tourney selection, however La Mirada was ready battle again. The Mats tied the sport on a standard 3-point play by junior Gene Roebuck, and used a 19-2 run to take a 27-25 lead.
After main 29-27 at halftime, Lone Peak (7-6) was capable of take a 36-29 lead on some terrific performs by level guard Saxon Younger and Fotheringham, a pair of juniors finally headed to the D1 ranks. La Mirada (7-4), nevertheless, picked up its defensive depth big-time down the stretch to file the 58-53 win.
The Mats took a 48-47 lead on a lay-up by Roebuck and went up 51-47 on a lay-up by King Riley-Owens after he compelled a Younger turnover on protection. With 53 seconds remaining, Roebuck gave La Mirada a 56-50 lead through a clutch 3-pointer after a key bucket by Fotheringham gave the Knights hope.
After scoring 29 factors in La Mirada’s 66-53 semifinal victory over San Gabriel Academy (Calif.), Roebuck led the cost in opposition to Lone Peak with 26 factors and two steals. He was named divisional MVP. Level guard Cisco Munoz had terrific moments all through La Mirada’s 4 victories and was named all-tourney after netting 12 factors and 4 assists within the title recreation.
“I do know they (Lone Peak) have been going to come back out and punch us within the mouth and I knew we have been going to battle again,” Oronoz stated. “We’re fairly resilient; have to present our guys credit score. We talked about staying collectively.”
Spalding Division: JSerra Outlasts Native Membership
JSerra, which competes in SoCal’s highly effective Trinity League, figured to be one of many favorites within the third hardest division. Certain sufficient, JSerra powered its means by the primary two video games. Within the semifinals, JSerra (9-5) downed Edgewater (Orlando, Fla.), 60-57, regardless of committing 28 turnovers.
Within the title recreation in opposition to upset minded Democracy Prep (Las Vegas, Nev.), JSerra led 27-23 at halftime and went up 36-29, however Demo Prep received inside 38-35 on a 3-pointer by Zyon Harris, a 6-foot-3 senior and all-tourney choice. Demo Prep saved in vary and eventually tied the sport at 43-43 on a discipline purpose by senior Mario Allen. When Harris made a 3-pointer, it put Demo Prep up, 48-47.
All-tourney choice Earl Bryson made some massive performs down the stretch to place JSerra in place to win, however the greatest was made by Grid-Hoop jumbo ahead Lincoln Fa’alafi with 36 seconds remaining. Demo Prep trailed 61-60, when Bryson made one free throw and that’s when Fa’alafi tipped within the second miss along with his left hand off the carom. The JSerra bench and trustworthy went nuts for the hustle play because the Lions led 64-60.
JSerra went up 66-60 after two free throws by senior Jaiden Bailes that made it 66-60, however Redding transformed a 4-point play to make it 66-64 with 11 seconds to go. Demo Prep, nevertheless, couldn’t get another break it wanted.
Democracy Prep was wanting to show its standing amongst Sin Metropolis’s greatest groups with a signature victory over a staff fairly able to competing within the Nike (second) Division. Democracy Prep (5-3) defeated Southwind (Memphis, Tenn.), 64-53, in its semifinal contest. Demo Prep’s different losses are to Rolling Hills Prep (San Pedro, Calif.) and Platinum Division champ Redondo Union.
Bailes completed with 22 factors and 10 rebounds for JSerra and was named divisional MVP, whereas Bryson added 23 factors, 5 assists and a boatload of hustle performs.
Redding, who’s shortly changing into one of many higher 2028s within the West Area, completed with a team-high 22 factors, together with 5-of-10 3-pointers. Harris added 13 factors.
JSerra out-rebounded Democracy Prep, 45-29.
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