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Mater Dei wins 10th state title
Stanley Johnson has 26 points, 12 rebounds in Santa Ana's 50-45 victory over San Jose Mitty in the Boys' Open Division State Championship.
Jeremiah Headley helps Redondo slam way to boys' basketball state title
Sophomore's dunk with only a few seconds to play accents the Sea Hawks' 54-47 victory over Pleasant Hill College Park in Division II final. Pacific Hills wins Division IV championship.
Bishop O'Dowd ends Windward's winning streak
Dragons win the CIF Open Division state girls' basketball championship in convincing fashion, 60-45.
Santa Monica loses battle for Division I state title to Pleasant Grove
Eagles take control and defeat the Vikings, 73-57, in the CIF state basketball championships Friday at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento.
Mission Hills Alemany girls win state Division III title
Leslie Lopez-Wood has 16 points, including four three-pointers, in a 46-40 victory over San Francisco Sacred Heart Cathedral.
State basketball championship capsules
Mater Dei-Mitty in the Boys' Open Division caps a full day in Sacramento. Eric Sondheimer predicts a Southern California sweep.
Mater Dei, Santa Monica stars in spotlight at state championships
High school basketball title games will feature Stanley Johnson and Jordan Mathews, plus Jordin Canada of Windward and San Jose Mitty's Aaron Gordon.
Coach Mike Brown has a hand in son's Mater Dei basketball team
Former Lakers coach has been working with son Elijah, a guard on the Santa Ana team playing San Jose Mitty in the CIF Open Division championship game Saturday.
Windward High's Courtney Jaco is No. 1 when it comes to threes
She enters the Open Division state championship game Saturday against Oakland Bishop O'Dowd as the single-season Southern Section record-holder with 142 three-pointers this season.
Pacific Hills' Herman Nash has made the most of time at the helm
The assistant basketball coach has helped lead the boys' team to the state Division IV championship game while Coach Ivan Barahona led the El Salvador national team.
Windward wins Open Division regional girls' basketball title
The Wildcats remain unbeaten with an 81-71 victory over the Monarchs and will play Bishop O'Dowd for the state title.
Mater Dei wins CIF Southern California Open Division final
Monarchs defeat Etiwanda, 60-37, and will play for their 10th state title next Saturday against San Jose Mitty.
Santa Monica nips Loyola, 53-50, to win Southern California Regional Division I title
Jordan Mathews makes a three-point basket with two seconds to play and the Vikings reach the boys' state championship game.
Windward-Mater Dei girls' matchup is something special
Both teams have outstanding three-point shooters as they vie for a berth in state title game.
Long Beach Poly coach takes school out on a limb for player
Sanctions could follow boys' basketball Coach Sharrief Metoyer's statement-making decision to put ineligible player Kameron Chatman in a state playoff game.
