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Damien boys basketball team celebrates its CIF State Division I championship at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Friday, March 13, 2026.

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Below is a score list and full stats from the CIF State 2026 high school boys and girls basketball champions on March 13-14 at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

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Damien boys basketball team celebrates 58-55 win over Folsom to take the CIF Division 1 boys championship March 13 at Golden 1 Center.

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Damien coach Mike LeDuc wins his 1,127th game and second state title with bitterly-fought win over host Folsom; Centennial's bigs plus Cal-bound Armanyie Reed led Centennial to first title

Cornerstone Christian Benjamin Lukacs with two of his game-high 26 points lifting the Cougars to a 74-64 CIF State Division 3 title win over Birmingham at Golden 1 Center on March 13, 2026

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SACRAMENTO — The final horn had sounded, his players celebrated wildly on the floor and 73-year-old coach Chris Lavdiotis, after giving a quick group hug with a

Ontario Christian's Kaleena Smith drives to the hoop against a Sierra Canyon defender in the CIF Southern Section Open Division final on Feb. 28, 2026. She leads her team into the state finals 6 p.m. Saturday against Mitty with a possible mythical national championship on the line.

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Sierra Canyon, Ontario Christian, Mitty play for national titles; Central Section takes center stage; Kaleen Smith makes debut; Jelani McCoy, McKenna Woliczko offer swan songs

Elias Obenyah lifted Salesian over the top with 16 of his game-high 20 points after the third quarter in a 59-54 overtime win at Riordan in the NorCal Open championship on March 10, 2026

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Rested Salesian stifles St. Ignatius, plays dominating Riordan for Open championship; Mitty girls roll, Clovis West edges St. Mary's

Carlton Perrilliat Jr. puts the finishing touches in the middle of the fourth quarter on Salesian's 61-41 win over St. Ignatius for the CIF Northern California Open Division semifinal victory at Contra Costa College on March 7, 2026

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Rested Salesian stifles St. Ignatius, plays dominating Riordan for Open championship; Mitty girls roll, Clovis West edges St. Mary's

Riordan's Emmanuel Ahamefule ready to lead the Crusaders into Saturday's home semifinal against the Crusaders of Modesto Christian

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St. Ignatius-Riordan, Modesto Christian-Riordan boys, San Ramon Valley-Mitty, St. Mary's-Clovis West girls are the Open Division semifinal pairings on Saturday

Notre Dame's NaVorro Bowman Jr. handles the ball in a game against Sierra Canyon at the Intuit Dome.

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Heading into the postseason — more than half the state is done with the regular season — here's the best of the best in the Golden State

Sierra Canyon's Maxi Adams gave an impressive performance in a victory over Columbus (FL) in the 2026 Hoophall Classic. The Trailblazers are the No. 1 team in California's Top 25 boys basketball rankings for Jan. 27.

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With the regular season winding down in parts of the state, here's the latest high school rankings in the Golden State

Modesto Christian’s Trevor Dickson went for 22 points including four three-pointers but it wasn’t quite enough against a determined Riordan squad in the 10th Crush in the Valley Showcase Saturday at Napa Valley College

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Florida national power Prolific Prep returns to home base in Napa to host star-studded event that also includes showdown of future Stanfords stars Julius Price, Elias Obenyah

Prolific Prep junior guard Nasir Anderson with a throw down early in the 2025-26 season.

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Florida national power Prolific Prep returns to home base in Napa to host star-studded event that also includes showdown of future Stanfords stars Julius Price, Elias Obenyah

Stanford-signee Julius Price with two of his 16 points helping the Knights to a 19-point victory over host De La Salle at the 28th MLK Classic on Monday. St. Joseph moved up a sport this week in the High School On SI California rankings.

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The state's elite and its order taking shape after busy, competitive, MLK Jr. Holiday week

King's Academy senior Claxton Ladine (11) goes up to contest a shot by Xane Machle of Riverside Poly in the second game of the MLK Classic at De La Salle on Monday.

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St. Joseph, Riordan and Salesian among the top squads at the longstanding event to honor the civil rights leader

Julius Price, of No. 3 St. Joseph-Santa Maria, swoops in for two of his 16 points in Saturday's 76-67 win over No. 9 Salesian in the Crush in the Valley Showcase in San Pablo Calif. Price and his brother Malcolm are at least two Knights on the list as well as three Salesian players heading into Monday's MLK Classic at De La Salle.

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Five top 20 senior prospects in California are among the players to watch at the longtime showcase that features seven games on MLK Day

De La Salle junior Davit Pachulia, oldest son of former NBA veteran Zaza Pachulia, is the Spartans leading scorer after slim playing time last season on De La Salle's North Coast Section Open Division championship team.

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Beyond all-around offensive skills, Davit Pachulia's biggest contributions may be 'engaging, warm, fun' personality says his coach, whose inexperienced team is a surprising 17-2

Jan 9, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (7) defends on Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (32) in the second quarter at Ball Arena. Gordon may be the best player under any criteria to ever play in the Martin Luther King Classic presented by De La Salle. The 28th annual event takes place Monday at the Concord campus. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

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Always room for debate when looking over the last 27 boys basketball showcases in Northern California's Bay Area, but no questioning these 28 players have been something special

St. Joseph-Santa Maria senior guard Julius Price has been a starter for one of the state's top teams for four seasons and after this season is headed to Stanford to play. St. Joseph takes on the host team De La Salle in one of the prime matchups of Monday's 28th Martin Luther King Jr. Classic.

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St. Joseph, Riordan and Salesian among the top squads at the longstanding event to honor the civil rights leader

Brandon McCoy Jr. throws down a dunk in his Sierra Canyon debut against JSerra at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, November 22.

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Southern Section dominates as usual with 18 of the top 25, including the five best led by Sierra Canyon, which doesn't exactly breeze in the first week of the Mission League

File photo of McKenna Woliczko during first-quarter action of last season's Jan. 6 game against Ontario Christian, the game she tore her ACL and MCL. The nation's No. 6 recruit from the Class of 2026 returned to the court Friday in a nonleague home game with Clovis.

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California girls basketball national power Mitty welcomes two-time national player of the year back and her performance offers a surprise

Santa Margarita poses after winning the CIF State Open Division championship with a 47-13 win over De La Salle at Saddleback College.

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Remaining section champions will be crowned this week after another wild week of playoff action

Fresno's Central East wins the CIF State Division 1-A final after beating Oxnard Pacifica 42-28 at Saddleback College.

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Brandon Smith rushes for 144 yards and three touchdowns, Jelani Dippel passes for 293 and accounts for three as Central East wins second state title after losing in finals last season.

St. Mary's senior and UCLA commit Kenneth Moore III (3) leads the Rams into the CIF State Division 2-AA game. Moore has 56 catches, 858 yards and 10 touchdowns heading into the game.

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First meeting between the two longstanding outstanding programs from the Sac-Joaquin and Central sections

Dominic Davis breaks free for a 70-yard touchdown run in the 2025 Silver Bowl win over Oakland Tech at Castlemont High School

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Quiet on the field, the versatile 1,750-yard rusher gives insights on his teammates, coaches, Oakland and the late John Beam

What will Santa Margarita senior Trent Mosley do for an encore after going for more than 300 reception yards in his team's surprisingly lopsided Southern Section finals win over Corona Centennial. The Eagles go for their second state title Saturday at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. Check out how to watch, history, top players and predictions below from all 15 CIF California State football championships.

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One stop shop for all 15 games at three different Southern California sites Friday and Saturday (Dec. 12-13)

There's no looking back at last season's failure in the state finals, the Central East Bengals are now looking straight ahead to their state-title date at Saddleback College on Dec. 13 against unbeaten Pacifica Oxnard. Bayon Harris had touchdown catches of 49 and 30 yards on Saturday night in Pittsburg and now has 25 on the season. Central East moved inside the Top 25 in the state rankings this week.

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Remaining section champions will be crowned this week after another wild week of playoff action