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  • San Clemente's Gage Shelmidire gets past all Aliso Niguel defenders...

    San Clemente's Gage Shelmidire gets past all Aliso Niguel defenders to make a layup during Friday's South Coast League win.

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    Aliso Niguel guard Nathan Zwieg shoots a difficult jump shot during Friday's league game at San Clemente High School.

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    San Clemente's James Paterson gets around Aliso Niguel center Harminder Dhaliwal to scoop the ball in during a South Coast League game between the two teams on Friday.

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    Aliso Niguel guard Christian Lee makes a layup during a league game at San Clemente High School on Friday.

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    Aliso Niguel center David Sullivan powers his way under the basket for a layup during a South Coast League game against San Clemente on Friday.

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    San Clemente center Dillon Waikle makes a layup during a South Coast League game against visiting Aliso Niguel on Friday. The Tritons clinched a share of the league title.

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    San Clemente's Gage Shelmidire, left, and Aliso Niguel's Christian Lee battle for a ball under the basket during Friday's South Coast League game between the two teams.

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    Aliso Niguel guard Christian Lee takes the ball to the basket during a South Coast League game at San Clemente High School on Friday night.

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    San Clemente's Gage Shelmidire gets past all Aliso Niguel defenders to make a layup during Friday's South Coast League win.

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    San Clemente High School students celebrate a Triton three-pointer during Friday's home league game against Aliso Niguel.

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    San Clemente guard Jake Cameron shoots a floater in the lane during a league win against Aliso Niguel on Friday night.

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SAN CLEMENTE – Not that long ago, San Clemente’s boys basketball team had gone 35 years without a league title. All of a sudden, the Tritons are establishing a legacy in the South Coast League.

San Clemente pressured Aliso Niguel from the tip and surged to a 77-64 victory on its home floor Friday to clinch at least a share of the league championship in back-to-back seasons for the first time in school history and third time in four seasons.

“We came out and played our best,” San Clemente senior Dillon Waikle said. “We knew this was a league-decider. It feels really good.”

San Clemente (18-6, 6-1) bolted to a 10-0 advantage and forced Aliso Niguel (13-12, 4-2) to take two timeouts in the early minutes of the first quarter.

“I think (the game) turned in the first 30 seconds,” Aliso Niguel coach Keith Barnett said. “I thought we played horrible. I was very disappointed with our mindset coming out. We came out soft.”

The Tritons pressured the Wolverines guards for turnovers and dominated the glass. Those two areas led to fastbreaks and transition 3-pointers, including four from beyond the arc in the first quarter.

“It’s something we talked about all day in practice yesterday and today during walkthrough,” San Clemente coach Marc Popovich said of his team’s pressure. “It was what we needed to get to 77 points tonight. We knew if we could get into the 70s we’d be all right.”

Waikle, the 6-foot-11 scorer, hit two of San Clemente’s six first-half 3’s and converted all three shots on another fouled 3-point attempt. Waikle led all scorers with 17 points.

The Tritons led by 17 at halftime and continued to push forward as Cole Fotheringham muscled in the first three San Clemente baskets of the second half. The Utah football signee added 12 points and seven rebounds, and San Clemente’s lead climbed to 22 points after three quarters.