{"id":214539,"date":"2026-03-11T08:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/214539\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:23:08","slug":"fresno-teams-head-to-cif-state-finals-in-sacramento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/214539\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno teams head to CIF state finals in Sacramento"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three Fresno-area high school basketball teams are headed to the CIF State Championships, setting up a big weekend for the Central Section at Sacramento\u2019s Golden 1 Center.<\/p>\n

Clovis (Division I girls), San Joaquin Memorial (Division II boys) and Sierra Pacific (Division II girls) each won regional finals to earn a chance to play for state titles.<\/p>\n

Division I girls<\/p>\n

Northern California\u2019s top-seeded No. 6 Clovis quickly took care of business, jumping out to a 21-10 first-quarter lead and rolling to a 76-59 victory over Central East in front of a packed gym.<\/p>\n

The Cougars were led by Milly Rojas, who knocked down nine 3-pointers and finished with 29 points.<\/p>\n

Clovis went 4-0 against the Bengals this season.<\/p>\n

The Cougars will face Centennial-Corona for the state championship at 6 p.m. Friday at the Golden 1 Center.<\/p>\n

Division II boys<\/p>\n

San Joaquin Memorial\u2019s slow start didn\u2019t last long.<\/p>\n

Northern California\u2019s top-seeded No. 6 Panthers turned things around quickly, pulling away for a 74-44 victory over Oakland Tech.<\/p>\n

The win sends Memorial into a state championship matchup with Southern California\u2019s No. 3 seed Bakersfield Christian in a rematch of the Central Section playoffs.<\/p>\n

Memorial dominated from the second quarter onward and proved too athletic for the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n

Sajjin Sidhu led the Panthers with 20 points.<\/p>\n

Memorial lost to Bakersfield Christian 61-59 in the Central Section Division I quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

Tip-off for the state title game is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n

Division II girls<\/p>\n

First came the Central Section Division II championship. Now Sierra Pacific will try to add a CIF state title.<\/p>\n

Northern California\u2019s No. 2-seeded Golden Bears gutted out a 66-62 victory over No. 4 Oakland Tech to advance to the championship game.<\/p>\n

Sierra Pacific will face Southern California\u2019s No. 2 seed St. Joseph at 2 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Golden Bears have put together an impressive postseason run, first capturing a section title and now advancing through the state playoffs.<\/p>\n

Now they\u2019ll try to cap the journey with a state championship.<\/p>\n

Other results<\/p>\n

The night didn\u2019t go as planned for several other Central Section teams hoping to reach the state finals.<\/p>\n

In the girls Open Division, No. 2 Clovis West fell to No. 1 Archbishop Mitty 71-42.<\/p>\n

In boys action, No. 1 Tulare lost to No. 3 San Juan Hills 74-66 in the Southern California regional, while Coalinga \u2014 the No. 1 seed in Southern California\u2019s Division V bracket \u2014 lost to No. 2 Sylmar 66-58.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published March 10, 2026 at 9:37 PM.<\/p>\n

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