A week and a half after losing in the City Section Division I championship basketball game, Westchester has regained its swagger and shooting touch, moving to within one victory of reaching the state championship game in Sacramento.<\/p>\n
With Elijah Stewart scoring 30 points and the Comets making 10 three-pointers, Westchester knocked off host Redondo, 76-67, on Tuesday night in a semifinal game of the Southern California Regional Open Division playoffs. <\/p>\n
The Comets (30-6) will play Santa Ana Mater Dei on Saturday at 8 p.m. in a regional final at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario. <\/p>\n
Mater Dei defeated Etiwanda, 67-64, in double overtime. <\/p>\n
There were no guarantees when the regional playoffs began that Westchester would be able to move forward after its disappointing 58-56 loss to Woodland Hills El Camino Real on March 8. <\/p>\n
\"You can't dwell on it,\" Coach Ed Azzam said. \"Our practices the week after were not good. They're kids. They're resilient. We're capable of beating anybody and losing to anybody.\" <\/p>\n
Against Redondo, the Comets made nine three-pointers in the first half <\/p>\n
to open a 16-point halftime lead. They outscored Redondo 25-9 in the second quarter. Stewart, who <\/p>\n
has signed with Loyola Marymount, made four threes. <\/p>\n
Redondo (25-6) closed to within seven points in the third quarter, but Westchester built the lead back to 20 points in the fourth. <\/p>\n
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