California state finals are set
Mater Dei defeated Canyon Springs in the Southern regional Division I final, and Berkeley beat Concord Carondelet in the Northern final.
In Division IV, Windward and Imani Stafford will advance to the state final for SoCal.
Rialto beat Buena with a buzzer shot for the Division II title. But there is controversy.
St. Bernerds upset Santa Clara in Division V.
Santa Maria St. Joseph will play Bishop O’Dowd in the Division III final.
Complete scores and championship schedule:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL BASKETBALL
Regional finals, Saturday
Girls
Division I: Mater Dei 59, Canyon Springs 44
Division II: Rialto 44, Buena 42
Division III: Santa Maria St. Joseph 54, Serra 45
Division IV: Windward 68, La Jolla Country Day 58
Division V: St. Bernard 60, Santa Clara 45
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL BASKETBALL
Regional finals, Saturday
Girls
Division I: Berkeley 68, Concord Carondelet 57
Division II: Stockton St. Mary’s 56, Loomis Del Oro 48
Division III: Oakland Bishop O’Dowd 57, Sacramento 46
Division IV: Albany St. Mary’s 70, Modesto Christian 42
Division V: Los Altos Hills Pinewood 41, Alameda St. Joseph Notre Dame 36
State championships, March 25-26 at Power Balance Pavilion, Sacramento (formerly Arco Arena)
Friday, March 25
Division V Girls: St. Bernard vs. Los Altos Hills Pinewood, 3:30 p.m.
Division II Girls: Rialto vs. Stockton St. Mary’s, 6 p.m.
Saturday, March 26
Division IV Girls: Windward vs. Albany St. Mary’s, 9:30 a.m.
Division III Girls: Santa Maria St. Joseph vs. Oakland Bishop O’Dowd, 1 p.m.
Division I Girls: Mater Dei vs. Berkeley, 6 p.m.
Seventeen out of 20 teams in the state finals are private schools. That makes me feel like cussing.
