Mater Dei back on top in CIF-SS with victory in Open Division final

LONG BEACH – Mater Dei won its 23rd CIF-Southern Section boys basketball championship Friday with a 55-53 win over Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth in the Open Division final at Long Beach State.
Sierra Canyon had a chance to at least tie the score in the final seconds. Three chances, actually.
After sophomore Aidan Prukop made one of two free throws with eight seconds left to put the Monarchs ahead by two points, Sierra Canyon’s Duane Washington took the inbounds pass, dribbled the lengt