How locals match up
Open Division girls Archbishop Mitty vs. Clovis West-Fresno
Records: Archbishop Mitty 28-2; Clovis West 33-2.
Game time: Saturday, 6 p.m. at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento TV: CSN Bay Area
Storylines: In MaxPrep’s computer rankings, Mitty is No. 1 and Clovis West is No. 2 in the nation.… The teams played Dec. 10 at the Iolani Classic. Mitty defeated Clovis West 76-75 in overtime. Krissy Miyahara scored 24 points and teammate Haley Jones had 16 points for the Monarchs, who led 58-49 at the end of the third quarter.… This is the first CIFOpen Division state final for both teams.… Mitty won Division II state titles in 2007, ’08, ’12 and ’15, a Division I championship in 1999 and a Division III title in 1995.… Clovis West has never played in a girls basketball state final.… Clovis West sank 28 of its 35 free-throw attempts to defeat Long Beach Poly 53-44 in the CIF Southern regional championship game. Arizona State-bound Bre’yanna Sanders, a 6-foot-1 forward, grabbed 12 rebounds and scored seven points in the game for Clovis West.… Other ClovisWest seniors headed to NCAA Division I colleges include Sarah Bates (UC Santa Barbara), Megan Anderson (San Jose State) and Danae Marquez (San Jose State).
Division I boys James Logan vs. Roosevelt-Eastvale
Records: James Logan 28-5; Roosevelt 25-8
Game time: Friday, 8 p.m. at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento TV: CSN Plus
Storylines: A state championship basketball game is a new level for both teams— James Logan has not reached a state final since 1985 and has never won a title; Roosevelt has never played in a boys state final.… Cal State Fullerton-bound Matt Mitchell and Cal-bound Jemari Baker are the stars for Roosevelt. Mitchell, a 6-foot-6 senior wing, is averaging 25.5 points per game and more than nine rebounds per game this season.… Both teams have not suffered an upset this season— all of their California opponents reached at least the regional tournaments. In fact, three of Logan’s five losses are to teams that are playing for a state championship this weekend in other divisions.… Four Logan seniors (Ryan Parilla, Noah Conner, Edra Luster and Jordan McGlory) are all double-digit scoring threats.
Division II boys Moreau Catholic vs. Esperanza-Anaheim
Records: Moreau Catholic 25-9; Esperanza 29-3.
Game time: Saturday, 4 p.m. at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento TV: CSN Bay Area
Storylines: Both teams are aiming for their first boys basketball state championship … Moreau has two players (Jullen Ison and Damari Milstead) who were freshmen on the Mariners’ last team to reach a state final. In 2014, Moreau lost to Bishop Montgomery-Torrance 85-44 in the Division IV title game.… Esperanza has never played in a boys basketball state final. … Esperanza is powered by Stanford-bound Kezie Okpala. The 6-foot-8 senior guard is averaging 30.7 points per game and 10.6 rebounds per game and is rated as a four-star small forward by scout.com and rivals. com… Moreau has a dynamic offensive punch in Grand Canyon University-bound Milstead and super freshman KyreeWalker. The 6-2 Milstead is averaging 25.9 points and 5.3 assists per game; the 6-6 Walker averages 21.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.
Division III girls Campolindo vs. Rosary Academy-Fullerton
Records: Campolindo 27-6; Rosary Academy 29-5
Game time: Friday, 2 p.m. at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento TV: CSN Bay Area
Storylines: Campolindo has not played in a state championship girls basketball game since it won three Division IV titles from 1995-97. Rosary Academy has never played in a state final.… Rosary has won its past 11 games. The Royals defeated Serra-San Diego 63-43 in the CIF Southern regional championship game. … Rebekah Obinma, a 6-foot-1 junior, is very strong in the post for Rosary, and teammate Kate Goostrey is a long-range shooter to watch.… In a jaw-dropping performance, Campolindo’s Haley Van Dyke set CIF Northern regional championship-game records for all divisions for most points scored (46) and field goals made (20) in a 78-56 victory over St. Mary’s-Berkeley on Saturday. The 6-foot junior also set a Division III girls record for most rebounds (20) in a CIF Northern regional championship game.… Van Dyke is averaging 23.9 points and 15.4 rebounds per game this season. Teammate Ashley Thoms averages 15 points a game.
Division V girls Eastside Prep vs. Rolling Hills Prep-San Pedro
Records: Eastside Prep 22-8; Rolling Hills Prep 32-3
Game time: Friday, 10 a.m. at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento TV: CSN Bay Area
Storylines: Defending Division V state champion Eastside returns a pair of players who scored a total of 31 points in the team’s 57-50 victory over Village Christian-Sun Valley in last year’s state championship game— Zion Gabriel (16 points) and Kayla Tahaafe (15 points).… Rolling Hills Prep has never played in a girls basketball state title game. … Rolling Hills has a 29-game winning streak, with its last loss occurring Dec. 20. .… Rolling Hills’ top scorers are a pair of freshmen guard/forwards — Alyssa Maxey and Macy Pakele. In the Huskies’ 68-56 win over BellarmineJefferson-Burbank, Maxey scored 20 of her game-high 23 points in the second half, including 11 of the team’s final 13 points. Pakele had 18 points in the victory. Tahaafe is averaging 14.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game; Gabriel is averaging 14.2 points per game.
Other finals at Golden 1 Center Open Division boys Saturday:
(32-2) vs. Bishop Woodcreek-RosevilleMontgomeryTorrance (30-2), 8 p.m. TV: CSNBA Division I girls Friday: McClatchy-Sacramento (31-4) vs. Windward-L.A. (29-4), 6 p.m. TV: CSN Plus Division II girls
Saturday: Vanden-Fairfield (305) vs. Mater Dei-Santa Ana (24-8), 2 p.m. TV: CSNBA Division III boys Friday: Mission-San Francisco (34-1) vs. Villa Park (27-6), 4 p.m. TV: CSNBA; CSN Plus Division IV girls Saturday: West CampusSacramento (29-4) vs. Los Osos-Rancho Cucamonga (27-3), 10 a.m. TV: CSNBA Division IV boys Saturday: St. Patrick-St. Vincent (27-7) vs. No. 2 Helix-La Mesa (315), noon. TV: CSNBA Division V boys Friday: St. Francis-Watsonville (29-2) vs. Rolling Hills Prep-San Pedro (28-2), noon. TV: CSNBA