Highlights: Palisades girls basketball beats Santa Monica in CIF Division II Southern Regional championship to advance to state finals
Palisades will play for a state title in Sacramento this weekend.

PACIFIC PALISADES– Pali pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat SaMo 51-36 to win the Southern Region and advance to the CIF Division II state title game at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
Demoni Lagway and Sammie Arnold led the Dolphins with 12 points each. Karen Garcia had 12 for Santa Monica.
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LANCE SMITH, SBLIVE SPORTS
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.