La Verne Lutheran falls to Serra in Division 4AA boys basketball title game, 70-52

By Tim Dutton, correspondent
Anaheim
Serra High’s boys basketball program had been here before. On paper, so had La Verne Lutheran, making it look like Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 4AA boys basketball championship game was a rematch of a year ago.
It clearly wasn’t, though, as defending champion Serra (25-6) used its superior size and athleticism to roll to a 70-52 victory at Anaheim Arena.
It was the Cavaliers’ seventh CIF sectional title and third in four years.
Serra beat La Verne Lutheran 69-59 last season, but the Trojans had only one starter and two players back from that team.
It showed in the early going Saturday as La Verne Lutheran (25-7) gave up the first six points and played catch-up the rest of the way.

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