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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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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

Rashod Cotton, shown here in the Santa Barbara TOC in December, had 22 points Thursday to lead Dougherty Valley to a 59-55 win at Clayton Valley Charter.

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After losing in North Coast Section Open semifinals, visiting Wildcats ride fast, fearless start to down the Eagles in coaching matchup of sons famous high school coaches

San Ramon Valley High School's girls basketball team finally celebrate in the final 10 seconds of their 51-44 win at Carondelet March 4 in the CIF Northern California Open Division first-round game just four days after being beat by the same Cougars for the North Coast Section Open championship.

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Freshman post Presley Uchikura gives career performance, now going to face national power Mitty and McDonald's All-American McKenna Woliczko

Salesian senior Elias Obenyah goes up for two of his game-high 26 points during a 74-62 win over Modesto Christian in the 28th MLK Classic at De La Salle on Jan. 19, 2026. Salesian plays Clayton Valley Feb. 28 in a North Coast Section Open Division title game at San Leandro High School.

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From San Leandro High School, Open Division boys and Division 1 boys and D2 girls meet for championships

Salesian's Carlton Perrilliat (21), shown here in a game last season vs. St. Joseph-Santa Maria, scored eight straight key points in the second quarter to help the Pride upend De La Salle Wednesday in North Coast Section Open Division semifinal action at Albany High School.

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Pride give up just five points in fourth quarter, get clutch play from Elias Obenyah and Leon Powe Jr. to outlast gritty, short-handed Spartans

San Ramon Valley star junior guard Ella Gunderson dribbles left against Carondelet sophomore Niylah Christopher in the Wolves' 70-49 win in the East Bay Athletic League playoff championship. The two teams are seeded one and two in the North Coast Section Open Division playoffs which continue on Wednesday. San Ramon Valley hosts Clayton Valley Charter while Carondelet hosts Piedmont.

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Redwood edges Acalanes in Division 1 semifinals, now faces seventh-seed Heritage which knocks off 11th seed Pinole Valley; Miramonte travels 300 miles to knock off top seed St. Bernard's

Ibrahim Monawar, shown here during De La Salle 28-5 season in 2024-25, led the Spartans to a big North Coast Section Open Division opening night win on Feb. 19, 2026 with a team-high 17 points, 15 coming after halftime.

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Fourth-year Spartan guard observing Ramadan leads his team to wild California playoff win despite improbable buzzer-beater, 32 points from Isaiah Clendinen

San Ramon Valley sophomore Kaitlyn Mills is a key starter for the top Open Division seed which have a first-round bye in the North Coast Section playoffs which opened on Feb. 17 and conclude Feb. 28

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First-round Division 1 winners include No. 2 Dublin, No. 3 Arcata, No. 4 Acalanes and No. 5 Alameda; No. 11 Pinole Valley pulls off only upset with win at No. 6 California

Salesian senior Elias Obenyah leads the top-seed Pride in Open Division play, which opens Thursday in North Coast Section playoff action. Salesian has earned a first-round bye. Here the Stanford-boudn Obenyah goes up for two of his game-high 26 points during a 74-62 win over Modesto Christian in the 28th MLK Classic at De La Salle on Jan. 19, 2026

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First-round Division 1 winners include No. 1 Bishop O'Dowd, No. 2 Amador Valley, No. 3 Granada and No. 4 Liberty; 10th seed Livermore upsets No. 7 California

A slam dunk of a season for Livermore High School and super sophomore Amare Chandler continued Tuesday in North Coast Section Division 1 playoff action. Chandler hit two three-point buzzer-beaters and scored 40 points leading Cowboys to a historic win.

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Amare Chandler sends game into overtime, then wins NCS road playoff game with two daggers en route to a 40-point outburst

San Ramon Valley's girls basketball team poses after winning their fourth straight EBAL title with a 70-49 home win over Carondelet

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A combined 51 points over two quarters lifts the public-school power to their 10th straight win overall and ninth consecutive over the defending California Division 1 champions

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