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DIVISION I-AA

Lakewood Artesia 90, Long Beach Poly 74--Freshman forward Jack Martinez scored 27 points and had 16 rebounds as the top-seeded Pioneers (30-1) won the Division I-AA championship at the Pond by defeating the defending champion Jackrabbits for the third time this season.

Artesia, which had defeated Long Beach Poly by two points last month, turned a 45-40 halftime lead into a relatively easy victory behind Martinez and junior center Jason Kapono, who scored 18 points.

Senior center Ricky Anderson scored 24 points for Poly (25-7).

DIVISION III-AA

Huntington Beach Ocean View 59, Barstow 47--Although the bigger, stronger Seahawks (25-4) struggled at times with the small, yet scrappy Aztecs, Ocean View never trailed and, after blowing out to a 19-3 lead five minutes into the game, was never seriously threatened in the Southern Section Division III-AA final at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim.

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Barstow (25-4) could not contain 6-foot-10 Seahawk center Kevin Hanson, who finished with 21 points and 16 rebounds. He also blocked five shots.

It was a big day for Ocean View Coach Jim Harris. His daughter, Kim, coaches the Cypress Brethren Christian girls’ team, which won the Division III-AA title with a 44-37 overtime victory over Cerritos Valley Christian.

DIVISION III-A

West Hills Chaminade 80, Torrance Bishop Montgomery 66--Senior Scott Long, a 6-4 forward, scored a season-high 35 points to lead Chaminade in the Southern Section Division III-A final at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim.

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Chaminade (27-1), Mission League champions and winners of 24 straight, won it’s first section title since its small-school division title in 1971.

Bishop Montgomery is 21-7.

DIVISION IV-A

Los Angeles Verbum Dei 56, Gardena Serra 48--Marlon Parmer scored 32 points as the Eagles (19-5) won the championship in the first year under former Verbum Dei and UCLA star David Greenwood. Parmer, a junior guard, made nine of 14 shots.

Serra (20-9) got 20 points from Earl Lewis.

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