HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

By ERIC SONDHEIMER

March 2, 2001 12 AM PT

In other Southern Section finals:

Encino Crespi 71, Santa Fe Springs St. Paul 57--Kingsley Anyanwu scored 18 points, Andrew Moore had 15 points and Allan Ellis 11 for Crespi, which won the IV-AA championship, the first section title in the school’s 42-year history.

“I don’t know if we’re a Cinderella story or a success story,” Crespi Coach Dick Dornan said. “I hope everyone can experience this.”

Crespi led by eight points at halftime and by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter.

St. Paul (18-14) never led.

Crespi’s Charlie Shiebler followed St. Paul’s three-point specialist, Rudy Serna, everywhere on the court. Serna, who made six three-pointers in the semifinals, hit his first shot but didn’t score again. He went one for seven.

“Every time he caught the ball, my hand was up,” Shiebler said.

Added Moore: “If Serna goes off, then it’s a whole different team. Charlie stepped it up to a championship level.”