Five area teams advance to CIF NorCal Regional championship games
Five area teams remain in the CIF Northern California Regional championships, highlighted by two games pitting local rivals.
In the Open Division boys’ final, top-seeded Woodcreek will play No. 2 Sheldon on Saturday night at Santa Clara University’s Leavey Event Center at 8 p.m.
Woodcreek beat Sheldon 69-68 on two last-second free throws by junior center Jordan Brown to win the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship. The teams flip-flopped seeds for the NorCal tournament, going a combined 4-0.
Woodcreek on Tuesday night beat De La Salle of Concord 51-46 in a semifinal game in Roseville as the 6-foot-11 Brown had 20 points, 16 rebounds, seven blocked shots and five assists.
Sheldon eliminated Mitty of San Jose 56-43 in the other semifinal as Elishja Duplechan went for 25 points.
In the girls’ Division I finals Saturday, second-seeded McClatchy will play No. 4 Oak Ridge at 2 p.m. in another rematch in Santa Clara.
McClatchy eliminated Oak Ridge 62-54 in the section D-I semifinals and has gone 2-0 in the NorCal field. In Tuesday’s semifinal, the Lions crushed No. 3 Heritage of Brentwood 76-46 as Jordan Cruz scored 22 points and Nia Lowery had 15.
Oak Ridge beat Sierra Foothill League rival Folsom 43-34 in the other semifinal as Marie Olson had 17 points.
In girls Division IV semifinals, top-seeded West Campus will host No. 2 St. Joseph of Alameda on Saturday at 6 p.m. for the championship.
The Warriors beat visiting Arcata 47-41 in a semifinal behind guards Kiara Jefferson, Namiko Adams and sisters Nia and Nadia Johnson.
The CIF State championships are March 24-25 at Golden 1 Center.
Joe Davidson: 916-321-1280, @SacBee_JoeD
CIF Northern California Regional Championships
BOYS
Open Division
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 1 Woodcreek 51, No. 4 De La Salle 46
No. 2 Sheldon 56, No. 6 Mitty 43
Saturday’s final at Santa Clara University:
No. 2 Sheldon (30-3) vs. No. 1 Woodcreek (31-2), 8 p.m.
Division I
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 9 Palo Alto 75, No. 5 St. Mary’s-Stockton 63
No. 3 Logan 58, No. 2 Heritage 51
Saturday’s final at Santa Clara University:
No. 9 Palo Alto (26-4) vs. No. 3 James Logan (27-5), 4 p.m..
Division II
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 1 Saint. Francis (Mountain View) 75, No. 13 Del Oro 57
No. 3 Moreau Catholic 82, No. 15 Cardinal Newman 66
Saturday’s final
No. 3 Moreau Catholic (24-9) at No. 1 Saint. Francis (20-9), 6 p.m.
Division III
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 4 Mission-San Francisco (32-1) 64, No. 1 St. Ignatius 54
No. 3 Vanden 64 (29-3), No. 2 Vista del Lago-Folsom 52
Saturday’s final
No. 4 Mission-San Francisco (33-1) at No. 3 Vanden-Fairfield 64 (30-3), 8 p.m.
Division IV
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 1 Palma 64, No. 4 Central Catholic-Modesto 59
No. 3 St. Patrick-St. Vincent 73, No. 2 Lick-Wilmerding 55
Saturday’s final
No. 3 St. Patrick-St. Vincent (26-7) at No. 1 Palma (25-4), 6 p.m.
Division V
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 1 St. Francis-Watsonville 64, No. 5 Bentley 51
No. 2 Elliot Christian-Lodi 41, No. 3 Branson 34
Saturday’s final
No. 2 Elliot Christian-Lodi (29-4) at No. 1 St. Francis-Watsonville
(28-2), 6 p.m.
NorCal Division VI
Tuesday’s final
No. 1 Fall River-McArthur 75, No. 7 Liberty Christian-Redding 36
GIRLS
Open Division
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 1 Mitty 78, No. 4 St. Mary’s-Stockton 61
No. 7 Cardinal Newman 59, No. 3 Pinewood 57
Saturday’s final at Santa Clara University:
No. 7 Cardinal Newman (30-3) vs. No. 1 Mitty (27-2), 6 p.m.
Division I
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 4 Oak Ridge 43, No. 9 Folsom 34
No. 2 McClatchy 76, No. 3 Heritage 46
Saturday’s final at Santa Clara University:
No. 4 Oak Ridge (23-10) vs. No. 2 McClatchy (30-4), 2 p.m.
Division II
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 1 Vanden 77, No. 4 St. Francis-Mountain View 42
No. 2 Miramonte 69, No. 3 Valley Christian 63
Saturday’s final
No. 2 Miramonte (30-3) at No. 1 Vanden (29-5), 6 p.m.
Division III
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 4 St. Mary’s-Albany 68, No. 1 St. Ignatius 60
No. 2 Campolindo 67, No. 3 Pleasant Valley 58
Saturday’s final
No. 4 St. Mary’s-Albany (22-10) at No. 2 Campolindo (27-6), 6 p.m.
Division IV
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 1 West Campus 47, No. 4 Arcata 41
No. 2 St. Joseph Notre Dame 69, No. 6 Sacred Heart Prep 59
Saturday’s final
No. 2 St. Joseph Notre Dame (29-5) at No. 1 West Campus (28-4), 6 p.m.
Division V
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 1 Eastside Prep 63, No. 4 Argonaut-Jackson 25
No. 2 Woodside Priory 61, No. 14 Mt. Shasta 35
Saturday’s final
No. 2 Woodside Priory (20-9) at No. 1 Eastside Prep (21-8), 6 p.m.
NorCal Division VI
Saturday’s semifinals
No. 1 Fall River-McArthur 76, No. 4 Valley Christian-Roseville 49
No. 3 Loyalton 41, No. 2 Rincon Valley Chr.-Santa Rosa 34
Tuesday’s final
No. 1 Fall River-McArthur 60, No. 3 Loyalton 59
This story was originally published March 15, 2017 at 12:19 PM.