Get ready for a rematch in the Class 5A championship game.

It will be Southeast Polk-Dowling Catholic, Part II, at 8 p.m. Saturday after both advanced with semifinal victories over higher ranked opponents.

No. 9 Southeast Polk, the defending champion, knocked off third-ranked Waterloo West 54-46. Fifth-ranked Dowling Catholic then shook off a sluggish start to stun top-ranked Iowa City High 49-44, handing the Little Hawks their first loss.

Dowling Catholic trailed 13-2 before turning up its defense and climbing back into it behind sophomore Becca Hittner and junior Aubrey Faber. Hittner finished with 19 points and seven rebounds while going against City High star Haley Lorenzen. Faber added 14 points, six rebounds and six assists and Marin Daniel chipped in with seven points.

Kiera Washpun, who scored 31 points in a first-round victory over Cedar Rapids Kennedy, led City High with 15 points and Courtney Joens scored 14 with eight steals. Lorenzen, who'll play at Florida next season, finished an outstanding high school career with eight points and 11 rebounds.

Dowling Catholic trailed by as many as 12 points before closing the first half with seven straight points to trail 23-18 at the break. City High stayed ahead well into the second half before the Maroons hit the Little Hawks with an 11-0 run to go up 41-36. Hittner finished that burst by taking a pass from Faber on a nice cut to the basket and banking in a layup.

Hayden Butler's two free throws put Dowling Catholic up 45-38 with 1:04 left and the Maroons soon were headed for their rematch with Southeast Polk, which beat Dowling Catholic 43-34 in last year's title game.

Dowling Catholic ran its usual efficient offense and took only 32 shots, making 15. The Maroons were even more efficient at the free throw line, sinking 15 of 16, including six straight in the final 64 seconds.

Dowling Catholic is now 22-3 and will be going for its fifth title. City High, the 2008 state champion, finishes 24-1.