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CIF-SS Boys Division V-AA Bracket Updated:
Finals Preview--(Mar. 6, 2003)

	What:	CIF-SS Finals, Division IV-AA
	Where:	Loyola Marymount
	When:	Friday, March 7, 2003
	How Much:	$8 (at the door), $4 pre-sale
	Who:	Rolling Hills Prep vs. Apple Valley Christian
	Time:	4:45 p.m.

Rolling Hills Prep (20-8) is the defending CIF-SS champion, and knows the way to LMU.   Apple Valley Christian (23-2) is a team that was knocking on the door last year, but this is their first trip ever to a CIF-SS finals.  Both teams played last season in one of the semifinals, but Rolling Hills Prep prevented Apple Valley from getting to Gersten.  That was last year and this is now, and while most people don't know a thing about Apple Valley, if any team in this division has a shot at knocking off the Huskies, it's the Warriors.  RHP features juniors Curtis Allen, Jason Daley and DJ Wright, who have led the team all season long, and for those who followed them last year, those will be familiar names.   Tristan Smith, a 5'-10 So. G played last year as well, but this year has become a solid starter, as has Kris Stricklin, the team's lone senior starter.  RHP has pretty much rolled through the playoffs, not really getting a challenge yet.     The same is true for No. 2 seed Apple Valley Christian in terms of challenges, and they've won all their playoff games thus far by 20 or more points.   The Warriors are led by Marcus Miller (5'-9" Sr. G) and Kevin Dillon (6'-1" Sr. G/F), as well as Ryan Manahl, a 6'-1" Sr. F, and Justin Nunes, a 6'-4" So. F.  Dillon had 26 points in a semifinal, and Miller had 20 in the win over Pac Hills in the semis, so these two guys know how to fill it up.

Here are the rosters, followed by the bracket.....See you there.

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