When No. 2 St. Frances (27-3) meets No. 3 Calvert Hall (27-4) in Sunday's Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title game, we can only hope the championship resembles the Jan. 29 regular-season game between the two.

That was a 90-84 triple overtime St. Frances win at Calvert Hall. Far and away, it was the best game of the season.

The Panthers rallied from a 59-49 deficit with 2:19 left in regulation and then were finally able to prevail after three overtimes.

St. Frances vs. Calvert Hall also means 6-foot-7 senior forward Terrell Vinson vs. 6-8 junior forward Jonathan Graham.

In the same game, it's rare to find two teams best players playing at their very best but that was the case in the January meeting as the two often engaged in isolated, one-on-one battles that defined true competition.

Graham finished with 29 points and 18 rebounds before fouling out in overtime, while Vinson (26 points, 22 rebounds) had the final say with 11 of his points coming in the extra time.

Sunday will be an all-day affair at UMBC's RAC Arena with Sts. Peter & Paul taking on Key School in the "C" Conference at 1 p.m.; Pallotti meets St. Mary's in the "B" final at 3 before the main event at 5 p.m.

-- Glenn Graham