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Mater Dei posts strong showing

By Chris Lawlor
ESPNRISE.com

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The nation's top-ranked team solidified its status Tuesday. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), No. 1 in the ESPN RISE Top 50 boys' basketball rankings, received 25 points from junior Gary Franklin in a 52-45 win over No. 2 St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) in the final of the 36th Bank of America City of Palms Classic at Bishop Verot High. Mater Dei led by as many as 10 points twice in the second half, but St. Patrick made it 46-43 on Dexter Strickland's driving layup with 3:2 ...

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