Rogers Printup scored a game-high 17 points to lead second-ranked Orange Lutheran to a 59-45 victory over fourth-ranked Foothill in the semifinals of the Orange Holiday Classic, Monday night at Hope International.
CJ Hankins added 10 and Joseph Riley and Chris Williams adding nine apiece.
The Lancers led 26-21 at halftime. Their lead reached double digits (41-29) in the third period on a three-point play from Hankins.
Orange Lutheran will face La Mirada in the finals, Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. The teams met earlier this year at the Diablo Inferno with La Mirada winning 70-61.
In the other semifinal:
La Mirada 61, Canyon 56: The Comanches led by nine at the end of the first period and eight at halftime (34-26).
The second half belonged to the Matadores. La Mirada outscored Canyon 21-11 in the third period to take a 47-45 lead into the fourth.
Canyon retook the lead twice in the fourth, the final time at 51-50, but La Mirada regained the lead for good on a basket from Dezmon Murphy.
Nick Anderson led Canyon with 16 points. Jordan Rohan added 12.
Canyon will face Foothill in the third-place game at 6:50 p.m.
In other action:
Tesoro 57, Long Beach Jordan 56: Nic Vucurevic drilled the go-ahead three-point field goal with less than 15 seconds remaining to lead the Titans to the victory.
Adrease Jackson led Tesoro with 18 points. Nick Pallas had 16.
Arroyo Grande 69, Esperanza 65: The Eagles outscored the Aztecs 14-3 over the final 4:19 of the game to pick up the victory.
Jarrett Brodbeck led the Aztecs with 20 points. Tyler Thomas added 15.
Cobe Williams led Arroyo Grande with 27 points.
