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  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's James Thomas...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's James Thomas (23) is fouled by Menlo School's Miles Hester (21) in the first period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris (35) dunks the ball against Menlo School in the second period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris (35) dunks the ball against Menlo School in the second period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris (35) dunks the ball against Menlo School in the second period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Menlo School's Chris Cook...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Menlo School's Chris Cook (12) grabs the rebound against Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris (35) in the second period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris (35) steals the ball from Menlo School's Daniel Solomon (25) in the second period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Menlo School's Chris Cook...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Menlo School's Chris Cook (12) shoots a layup against Archbishop Mitty's Mikey Mitchell (1) in the first period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Owen Browne...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Owen Browne (2) shoots the ball against Menlo School's Davis Mead (4) and Justin Sellers (2) in the first period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris (35) shoots a layup against Menlo School in the first period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Mikey Mitchell...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Mikey Mitchell (1) and Aidan Burke (33) defend against Menlo School's Cole Kastner (11) in the first period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris (35) grabs a rebound against Menlo School in the fourth period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Archbishop Mitty would go onto beat Menlo School 69-38. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Menlo School's Davis Mead...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Menlo School's Davis Mead (4) pulls down a rebound against Archbishop Mitty in the third period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Archbishop Mitty would go onto beat Menlo School 69-38. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Mikey Mitchell...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Mikey Mitchell (1), left, dribbles against Menlo School's Justin Sellers (2) and Cole Kastner (11) in the fourth period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Archbishop Mitty would go onto beat Menlo School 69-38. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Menlo School's Cole Kastner...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Menlo School's Cole Kastner (11) shoots a jumper against Archbishop Mitty in the fourth period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Archbishop Mitty would go onto beat Menlo School 69-38. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty takes on...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty takes on Menlo School in the fourth period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Archbishop Mitty would go onto beat Menlo School 69-38. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Nigel Burris (35) shoots a layup against Menlo School's Cole Kastner (11) in the fourth period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Archbishop Mitty would go onto beat Menlo School 69-38. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

  • SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Aidan Burke...

    SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Archbishop Mitty's Aidan Burke (33) scores a basket against Menlo School in the fourth period of a Central Coast Section Open Division boys basketball quarterfinals game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Archbishop Mitty would go onto beat Menlo School 69-38. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

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Anda Chu, staff photographer for the Bay Area News Group, is photographed for a Wordpress profile in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. (Laura Oda/Bay Area News Group)
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SANTA CLARA — Archbishop Mitty has a lot to love about its basketball history, one steeped in tradition and championships.

But one game last February isn’t among its greatest hits.

Friday night, the Monarchs made sure there would be no repeat as they avoided a second consecutive upset in the first round of the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs with a 69-38 rout of No. 8 seed Menlo School at Santa Clara High.

Full story by Darren Sabedra: https://bayareane.ws/2HHMddW