Photos: Bakersfield Christian celebrates state finals birth in postgame award ceremony

PACIFIC PALISADES– Bakersfield Christian defeated Palisades 57-43 on the road to win the CIF Division IV Southern Region. Levi Latu led both teams with 16 points for the Eagles. They will take on Brookside Christian in Sacramento for the state title.
Here are our photos from the postgame celebration. You can also check out our full-game photo gallery for our game photos.

Lance Smith is a veteran high school sports reporter who worked previously with SBLive Sports covering basketball, football, and softball in California's Southern Section and LA City Section and has returned as contributor to High School On SI in 2025. He also covers Nevada and National Girls Basketball. A graduate of The USC Marshall School of Business, Smith dabbles in linear algebra and football and basketball computer rankings.