It doesn't get much better than two storied rivals in a championship game.

And on Friday, on the historic stage of Martz Hall, Marian will take on Shenandoah Valley in the District 11 Class 2A championship.If you're a believer of momentum, then Marian might have it.The Colts surged in a second-half rally against Moravian Academy on Tuesday in the semifinals en route to a double overtime victory."It was a huge win for the program,' said Marian head coach John Patton. "I think it's a big boost for us. I told the kids some of them were in third grade the last time we were in this position."During the regular season, the Colts (20-4) swept top-seeded Shenandoah Valley (20-4), but only by a total of 15 combined points."We throw all of the regular season games out," said Patton. "This is a new season and it doesn't matter what happened then. Those were big wins, but they are in the past. We need to focus on what we need to do Friday."The Devils are led by a pair of veteran guards in Joel Santana (20.1 ppg) and Jermaine McNeil (15.7 ppg). The duo does much of the ball handling and leads the Shenandoah attack, which loves to run, run, and run some more."There's more territory to cover in Martz Hall," explained Patton. "Guys like Joel (Santana) and Jermaine (McNeil) are tough to guard on a small court, and much harder to defend at Martz Hall because there's so much more room to operate. They're experienced and they may start five seniors. They've been through the ring and it's different than me staring a freshman, a junior, and some guys that didn't start last year."It really is a difference maker when you have that much experience on your side. They have guys that can do everything. They have good complementary players. You can't win if you just stop their guards, they have so many guys that can hurt you."Marian's Brandon Mohammed leads the Times News area with 16.13 points per game. He was battling an injury over the past few weeks, but was able to play a majority of the contest against Moravian. While the Colts don't have quite as much experience throughout the rotation as the Devils do, the team has bought into the "next man up" approach.For example, senior Jacob Paluck, who comes off the bench, has battled plenty of adversity throughout his varsity career. And according to Patton, he's always ready for the challenge when his number is called. When teammate Ryan Karchner fouled out against Moravian, Paluck was plugged in to play during the extra sessions. His only basket of the contest happened to be the game-winner."You don't have to make all the plays, you just have to make the right play at the right time," said Patton. "Whoever gets the ball is our main option at that time."Both Marian and Shenandoah have clinched state playoff berths. However, Patton said his program is focused on one thing - the D11 title game."We will look at that whenever it is," he said. "I think the state does a good job of giving you a week off in between. Right now, we're focused on the district championship. We'll worry about the rest on Saturday."The last time the Colts earned a state playoff berth, they also won the District 11 championship in 2011."I think they're well coached and they have the experience," said Patton of Shenandoah. "Those are two things that we really needed to focus on the past couple of days."