Done deal: Milpitas beats Los Gatos, wins CCS for first time since 1997

SANTA CLARA — After a cold-shooting first half, Milpitas got it going in a big way in the second half. The Trojans pulled away from Los Gatos over the final 16 minutes for a 49-36 victory in the Central Coast Section Division I championship game Saturday at Santa Clara High. It was the second boys basketball CCS championship for the school, and the first since 1997. “It’s been a long time coming,” Milpitas coach Champ Wrencher said. “I came close a couple times, but there were a lot of years I would be in the bleachers, watching. I remember one year after I first moved out here I saw Andrew Hill and Bellarmine play. “I had just started coaching JV at...