Highlights: Watch Bishop Montgomery strike early, beat Bishop O'Dowd for CIF State title

Jordin Blackmon strikes for 11 points in first 3 minutes, 30 seconds which prove the difference in a 52-40 win for the Division 1 crown at Golden 1 Center

Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports | Mar 8, 2024

SACRAMENTO — With one quick Jordin Blackmon flurry, this one was essentially over.

The junior shooting guard scored 11 points in the first 3 minutes, 30 seconds, lifting Bishop Montgomery to a 13-3 lead en route to a 52-40 CIF Division 1 girls basketball victory Friday at Golden 1 Center.

Blackmon finished with a game-high 15 points and Cyria Coleman added 14 as the Knights (23-5) won their seventh state title (against one defeat), but their first since 2003.

Bishop Montgomery girls basketball rides hot start to Division 1 State (CIF) title win over Bishop O'Dowd: 5 takeaways

Jayla Stokes had 11 points for O'Dowd (24-7), which battled back all night but cold shooting (15 of 57) cost the Dragons.

(See video highlights from Brian Kimoto at top of the page)

Photos: California (CIF) Division 1 state girls basketball championship

Published Mar 8, 2024

MITCH STEPHENS, SBLIVE SPORTS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.