The former Corona Centennial High star has 30 points and seven assists with no turnovers in an 81-62 victory over USC and looks like the player Mick Cronin thought he was getting all along.
Corona del Mar has trouble with Crespi's size advantage and loses for just the second time this season. The Sea Kings have another tough matchup next week in the CIF-SS playoffs.
Girls water polo roundup: Corona del Mar opens a five-goal lead in the first half and holds off JSerra to advance to the crossover stage for a spot in the Open Division semifinals.
Santa Margarita is the No. 2 seed in the Open Division, Crean Lutheran is No. 1 in the Division 1 bracket and Mater Dei is among the teams to receive an at-large berth.
Santa Margarita will play Santiago in a home-and-away series to begin the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs. The schools met in the finals the past two seasons.