Now we know. A published weekend report provided a good explanation for Etiwanda's beat-down of unbeaten Mitty, the nation's then No.1 prep team: The SoCal team's coaching staff spent months refining a 3-2 halfcourt zone defense that was kept under wraps until the CIF Open Division finale. They did not use it in any game prior to the title test. They wanted no film to give away the ploy. The result: They held Mitty to 16 halftime points. Sixteen. Think about that. Mitty scored 16 points (or more) in the first five minutes of any number of games this past season. By the time the Monarchs, whose vaunted press was literally no factor whatsoever, got any sort of handle on the 3-2, it was too late. Game over. Thanks for dropping by. Have a nice day. Wait until next year.
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