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WATCH: Mater Dei's Lani White hits buzzer-beating three in overtime to win CIFSS Open Division championship

White finished with 17 points, and a shot that will go down as legendary in California high school girls basketball history.

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports

WATCH: Mater Dei's Lani White hits buzzer-beating three in overtime to win CIFSS Open Division championship
WATCH: Mater Dei's Lani White hits buzzer-beating three in overtime to win CIFSS Open Division championship /

CORONA, CALIF. – With the game tied and the clock winding down in overtime, Mater Dei junior wing Lani White knocked down a cold-blooded, buzzer-beating three-pointer to lift the Monarchs to an 83-80 win over Corona Centennial on Thursday night. The last-second shot gave the undefeated Monarchs' their second straight CIF Southern Section Open Division girls basketball title.

White finished with 17 points, and a shot that will go down as legendary in California high school girls basketball history.

Watch the exciting finish to the Monarchs' championship run:

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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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