HS boys basketball playoff scores: Folsom wins thriller to set up Sheldon showdown
The top four seeds in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I field held up their end of the bargain Friday night with victories to set up two large-school boys basketball semifinal showdowns, including a whopper between Sacramento-area powerhouse programs.
No. 2-seeded Sheldon thumped No. 7 Inderkum 54-26 in one quarterfinal and No. 3 Folsom nipped No. 6 McClatchy 65-63 in another to set up a meeting of The Sacramento Bee’s top-ranked teams.
Sheldon will host Folsom on Tuesday night for a shot to play for the section championship on Feb. 28 at Golden 1 Center, a game that will cap two days of finals competition for girls and boys. Sheldon was The Bee’s No. 1-ranked team for all but two weeks this season when Folsom was the top dog. Sheldon is Bee No. 1 and Folsom, the defending section champion, is No. 2.
In the other D-I semifinal, Modesto Bee top-ranked Modesto Christian raced past No. 8 Vanden 81-51 to remain unbeaten in section play this season and will on Tuesday host the Franklin Wildcats, a rival of Sheldon in the Elk Grove Unified School District.
Franklin beat No. 5-seeded Lincoln of Stockton 61-50 to extend its best seasons in the 23-year history of the Elk Grove school at 27-3.
How Folsom won thriller
In Folsom’s dramatic win over upstart McClatchy, Will Hakes had the game of his life. The 6-foot-4 junior post scored at the end of regulation after nifty team ball movement to force overtime, and Hakes had the game-turning block in the closing seconds the extra period to advance.
After his block in the McClatchy lane, Joven Dulay scooped up the loose ball and fired a pass to Parks Weaver, who laid it in at the buzzer as Folsom’s side of the gym celebrated and the full McClatchy side slumped, the program’s best season since 2001 suddenly over.
One of the top sophomore guards in Northern California, Weaver scored all 7 of his team’s overtime points and finished with 16.
Dulay, a 6-foot-7 senior wing headed to Idaho State on scholarship, scored 11, Jack Shull had 16 and Alec Day had a superb first half and finished with 13 for Folsom (25-5), which has won 11 consecutive games, last losing a nonleague thriller by 2 points to Modesto Christian.
Sheldon, Franklin advance
For Sheldon, Baron Sabir scored 22 points and had seven rebounds, Tae Carter had 15 points and four assists, KJ Brooks snagged 13 rebounds and blocked three shots, and Zech Beatty produced 9 points.
Inderkum did not have any players reach double figures as the Huskies put on the defensive clamps to move to 26-4 overall in winning their 18th game in 19 outings.
For Franklin, Aiden Rollins scored 20 points and fellow guard Ben Sandy 13 to advance. Ranked third by The Bee, the Wildcats have suffered only two local losses, both to Sheldon in Delta League play.
A four-year starter and the program’s all-time career scorer with 1,997 points, Rollins missed the last stretch of the regular season with a groin injury but has been back to his old self in the playoffs. Sandy became the third Franklin player to score 1,000 career points this season and had 1,097.
“Phenomenal leader, student, human being, and yes, he’s pretty good at hoop,” Franklin coach Ken Manfredi said.
All section semifinalists advance to CIF Northern California Regional rounds that start March 3. Semifinal games are 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Division I
Modesto Christian 81, Vanden 51
Folsom 65, McClatchy 63 (OT)
Franklin-Elk Grove 61, Lincoln-Stockton 50
Sheldon 56, Inderkum 26
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 4 Franklin at No. 1 Modesto Christian
No. 3 Folsom at No. 2 Sheldon
Division II
Jesuit 74, Tracy 50
Woodcreek 82, Whitney 68
Sacramento 73, Antelope 63
Destiny Christian 66, Del Oro 59
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 4 Woodcreek at No. 1 Jesuit
No. 3 Sacramento at No. 2 Destiny Christian
Division III
Placer 80, Central Catholic 58
Christian Brothers 72, Pioneer 37
East Union 57, Twelve Bridges 56
Beyer 68, Casa Roble 50
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 8 Central Catholic at No. 1 Placer
No. 7 Beyer at No. 6 East Union
Division IV
Natomas 108, Union Mine 50
Colfax 62, Escalon 50
Marysville 72, Sutter 68
Venture Academy 58, Calaveras 33
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 4 Colfax at No. 1 Natomas
No. 3 Marysville at No. 2 Venture Academy
Division V
Bret Harte 71, Adams Academy-EDH 44
Woodland Christian 45, Bradshaw Christian 44
Fortune 66, Stone Ridge 58
Argonaut 73, Westlake Charter 60
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 5 Woodland Christian at No. 1 Bret Harte
No. 6 Fortune at No. 2 Argonaut
Division VI
Valley Christian 71, Elite 65
Victory Christian 65, Sacramento Country Day 53
Sacramento Waldorf 55, Forest Lake Christian 44
Sacramento Adventist vs. Turlock Christian, Saturday
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 5 Valley Christian vs. SAA/Turlock Christian
No. 3 Victory Christian at No. 2 Sacramento Waldorf
This story was originally published February 20, 2026 at 10:40 PM.