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Boys’ basketball: La’Vette Parker leads Mater Dei past Orange Lutheran

Joseph Riley, KJ Smith
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Orange Lutheran’s Joseph Riley drives to the hopp against Mater Dei defender KJ Smith during a game on Feb. 4.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Rex Pflueger
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Mater Dei’s Rex Pflueger scores on a breakaway dunk against Orange Lutheran on Feb. 4.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Zac Jervis, Matthew Weyand
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Orange Lutheran’s Zac Jervis (33) drives to the basket against Mater Dei’s Matthew Weyand (21) during a game Feb. 4.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Keisean Lucier-South, Bailey Stout
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Orange Lutheran’s Keisean Lucier-South goes for a steal on Mater Dei’s Bailey Stout during a game on Feb. 4.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Zac Jervis, MJ Cage, Kavaughn Scott
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Orange Lutheran’s Zac Jervis (33) reaches up to block the shot of Mater Dei’s MJ Cage (20) on Feb. 4.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
MJ Cage, Kavaughn Scott
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Mater Dei’s MJ Cage grabs a defensive rebound in front of Orange Lutheran’s Kavaughn Scott during a game on Feb. 4.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Gary McKnight
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Mater Dei Coach Gary McKnight walks the sideline during a game against Orange Lutheran on Feb. 4.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
EL SEGUNDO, CA-AUGUST 14, 2019: Eric Sondheimer, Prep Sports Columnist, Los Angeles Times
By Eric Sondheimer
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In a gym where there wasn’t a lot of long-range shots falling, La’Vette Parker separated himself on Wednesday night, making five threes and finishing with 24 points to help Santa Ana Mater Dei (20-3, 8-0) take a two-game lead in the Trinity League with a 64-50 road victory over Orange Lutheran.

MJ Cage added 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Monarchs, who face a difficult home game on Saturday night against unbeaten Fairfax in the Nike Extravaganza.

Orange Lutheran (19-4, 6-2) started slow and never could hit from outside. The Lancers made just two threes. Rogers Printup had 13 points, Christian Williams 11 and Kavaughn Scott 10.

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Mater Dei opened a 19-point lead after three quarters. Orange Lutheran got as close as 10 in the fourth quarter.

Mater Dei’s Trinity League record is 87-1 under Coach Gary McKnight.

In other Trinity League games, St. John Bosco defeated JSerra, 67-54. Jazz Parker had 17 points. Kaden Rasheed had 23 points in Santa Margarita’s 63-53 win over Servite.

Twitter:@LATSondheimer

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Eric Sondheimer is the prep sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He has been honored seven times by the California Prep Sportswriters Assn. for best prep sports column.

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