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Highlights: Caruthers girls basketball edges Granada Hills for second CIF State crown

Emmi Almeida led Caruthers to the program's second CIF State title

Tarek Fattal

SACRAMENTO - Caruthers girls basketball defeated Granada Hills Charter 54-48 in the CIF State Division III final at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento Friday afternoon.

Caruthers won its second state championship in its second appearance all-time led by Emmi Almeida's game-high 21 points. 

Almeida scored a pivotal basket with just under two minutes to play that extended the Caruthers lead from six to eight when it seemed like Granada Hills was inching closer to a comeback bid.

Granada Hills made its first appearance ever and is the first LA City Section team to make a CIF State final since 2001 (Narbonne).

Karma Paez led the Highlanders with 15 points.

Photo by Dennis Lee
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Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
TAREK FATTAL

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.

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