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Photos: Etiwanda outlasts Mater Dei in huge Southern Section Open Division girls basketball clash

Kennedy Smith and Aliyahna "Puff" Morris combined for 46 points in a fantastic 71-58 Pool B game.
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Photos: Etiwanda outlasts Mater Dei in huge Southern Section Open Division girls basketball clash
Photos: Etiwanda outlasts Mater Dei in huge Southern Section Open Division girls basketball clash

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – Etiwanda girls basketball is one win away from going back-to-back in the Southern Section Open Division.

5-star junior Kennedy Smith led the way with 26 points on Saturday as the second-seeded Eagles overpowered a strong effort from No. 3 Mater Dei to win 71-58. Aliyahna "Puff" Morris scored 20 points for Etiwanda, and Sa'lah Hemingway and Mykelle Richards added 9 points and 8 points, respectively.

Addie Deal led Mater Dei with 16 points, and Shaena Brew scored 14.

With the win, Etiwanda won the Pool B Division with a 3-0 record and now faces national No. 1 Sierra Canyon, which won Pool A with a 3-0 mark, for the Southern Section crown on Saturday at the Honda Center. 

See more fantastic photos below from Nick Koza: 

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Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
LANCE SMITH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Lance Smith is a veteran high school sports reporter who worked previously with SBLive Sports covering basketball, football, and softball in California's Southern Section and LA City Section and has returned as contributor to High School On SI in 2025. He also covers Nevada and National Girls Basketball. A graduate of The USC Marshall School of Business, Smith dabbles in linear algebra and football and basketball computer rankings.

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