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CIF Central Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: Scores, matchups — Clovis West, St. Joseph to meet in D1 finals (2-22-2024)
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CIF Central Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: Scores, matchups — Clovis West, St. Joseph to meet in D1 finals (2-22-2024)

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CIF Central Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: Scores, matchups — Clovis West, St. Joseph to meet in D1 finals (2-22-2024)
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CIF Central Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: Scores, matchups — Clovis West, St. Joseph to meet in D1 finals (2-22-2024)

There were few surprised during the every round of the 2023 CIF Central Section girls basketball playoffs. Most of the low seeds cruised right to the final.  No

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CIF North Coast Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups — San Ramon Valley, Newman to meet for Open title (2-21-2024)
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CIF North Coast Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups — San Ramon Valley, Newman to meet for Open title (2-21-2024)

Four of the top girls basketball in the state were left to battle Wednesday in the North Coast Section Open Division semifinals.  Though the margins seemed to

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CIF Northern Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups, brackets, game times (2-17-2024)
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CIF Northern Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups, brackets, game times (2-17-2024)

The 2023 CIF Northern Section girls basketball playoffs continue Tuesday after few surprises in quarterfinal play.  The top four seeds advanced in Division 3

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CIF Southern Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: scores, matchups, brackts game times
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CIF Southern Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: scores, matchups, brackts game times

The brackets for the 2024 CIF Southern Section girls basketball playoffs are updated. Opening-round play of the Open Division went all as planed on Friday as

Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
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Top 25 California high school girls basketball rankings (2/7/2024): No. 3 Sierra Canyon earns top seed in CIF-SS playoffs
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Top 25 California high school girls basketball rankings (2/7/2024): No. 3 Sierra Canyon earns top seed in CIF-SS playoffs

Somehow, it's already playoff time in much of California. As the Southern Section playoffs begin this week, roughly half the teams in our statewide rankings

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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SBLive's Central Section Top 10 girls basketball rankings: Heading into section playoffs
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SBLive's Central Section Top 10 girls basketball rankings: Heading into section playoffs

After much debate and discussion the Central Section playoff brackets have been released and there’s a few differences in how they shook out compared to our

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Top players to watch in the CIF Southern Section girls basketball Open Division playoffs
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Top players to watch in the CIF Southern Section girls basketball Open Division playoffs

The CIFSS Open Division girls basketball playoffs kick off on Saturday evening. As usual, the field is star-studded, so here's what you need to know about the

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SBLive's California Girls Basketball Top 25 (Feb. 6-12): CIF playoffs begin in much of state; Christian Brothers debuts
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SBLive's California Girls Basketball Top 25 (Feb. 6-12): CIF playoffs begin in much of state; Christian Brothers debuts

It's officially time for playoff basketball in a lot of California. And all the sections that don't start the postseason this week will start next week. Take it

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Top stars, best performances Regional & State finals week in Northern California high school basketball (March 7-13)
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Top stars, best performances Regional & State finals week in Northern California high school basketball (March 7-13)

(Lead photo by Dennis Lee) The California high school basketball season came and went in the blink of an eye. But the CIF State finals are officially back for

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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California (CIF) State Girls Basketball Championships 2022: Scores, game stories, photos, video highlights
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California (CIF) State Girls Basketball Championships 2022: Scores, game stories, photos, video highlights

The 2022 California (CIF) State Girls Basketball Championships wrapped up Saturday night in Sacramento.  For the first time since 2019, true boys and girls

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Juju Watkins leads Sierra Canyon to rout of Mitty in CIF State Open Division girls basketball championship
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Juju Watkins leads Sierra Canyon to rout of Mitty in CIF State Open Division girls basketball championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Juju Watkins put on a show Saturday night.  The No. 1 player in the country in the class of 2023, Watkins dominated from the opening tip,

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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Sage Hill rallies to beat San Joaquin Memorial in CIF State Division II girls basketball championship
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Sage Hill rallies to beat San Joaquin Memorial in CIF State Division II girls basketball championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sage Hill came back from a 22-9 second quarter deficit on Saturday to beat San Joaquin Memorial 51-47 the CIF State Division II girls

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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Branson puts on dominant defensive performance in CIF State Division IV girls basketball championship
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Branson puts on dominant defensive performance in CIF State Division IV girls basketball championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Defense wins championships. That sentiment was on full display Saturday morning at the Golden 1 Center as the Branson girls basketball team

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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Salesian rolls to 62-51 win over Windward in CIF State Division I girls basketball championship
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Salesian rolls to 62-51 win over Windward in CIF State Division I girls basketball championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Via Fonongaloa racked up 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Salesian College Prep to a 62-51 win over Windward in the CIF State Division I

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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Oakland Tech holds off La Salle to win CIF State Division III girls basketball championship
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Oakland Tech holds off La Salle to win CIF State Division III girls basketball championship

The game ended on an electrifying sequence with Oakland Tech scoring the final five points

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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Lily Reeser leads San Domenico over Shalhevet in CIF State Division V girls basketball championship
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Lily Reeser leads San Domenico over Shalhevet in CIF State Division V girls basketball championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - San Domenico became the first CIF State champion of the 2021-22 California high school basketball season on Friday, beating Shalhevet 38-27

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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Sierra Canyon gets revenge and Southern Region Open Division title with 60-51 win against Etiwanda
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Sierra Canyon gets revenge and Southern Region Open Division title with 60-51 win against Etiwanda

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – On Tuesday night, Sierra Canyon knocked off an undefeated national title contender, avenged a painful loss, and made itself the

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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Watch: Juju Watkins scores 29 points to lead Sierra Canyon to Regional title over Etiwanda
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Watch: Juju Watkins scores 29 points to lead Sierra Canyon to Regional title over Etiwanda

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – Sierra Canyon defeated Etiwanda 60-51 on Tuesday to avenge a 69-57 loss in the Southern Section championship and advance to the CIF

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Watch: Hannah Stines, Juice Brown, Orangewood Academy put on a show in State playoff win against Bishop Montgomery
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Watch: Hannah Stines, Juice Brown, Orangewood Academy put on a show in State playoff win against Bishop Montgomery

GARDEN GROVE– In a brilliant display of passing and uptempo offense on Saturday, Orangewood Academy punched its ticket to the CIF Southern Region Division 1

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Watch: Lev Feiman, Brentwood School upset Orange Lutheran in tense state playoff battle
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Watch: Lev Feiman, Brentwood School upset Orange Lutheran in tense state playoff battle

ORANGE– After falling short in the Southern Section 2A semifinals last week, Brentwood School rebounded to play one of its best games of the season, opening the

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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Photos: Makayla Moore sparks second-half rally as Archbishop Mitty beats Pinewood in Central Coast Section Open Division girls basketball championship
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Photos: Makayla Moore sparks second-half rally as Archbishop Mitty beats Pinewood in Central Coast Section Open Division girls basketball championship

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Makayla Moore scored 25 points - including 10 straight during a game-changing third-quarter run - to lift Archbishop Mitty to a 66-54

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Watch: Janna Holley & Birmingham defeat Westchester in thriller for L.A. City Section title
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Watch: Janna Holley & Birmingham defeat Westchester in thriller for L.A. City Section title

LOS ANGELES– Birmingham defeated Westchester 51-46 at Roybal on Friday to win the CIFLACS Open Division title. Janna Holley led all scorers with 18 points for

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Watch: Orange Lutheran clinches CIFSS 2AA finals birth with impressive win over Crean Lutheran
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Watch: Orange Lutheran clinches CIFSS 2AA finals birth with impressive win over Crean Lutheran

IRVINE– Orange Lutheran put together yet another dazzling postseason win on Wednesday, defeating Crean Lutheran 72-52 on the road in a CIFSS 2AA semifinal that

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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Orange Lutheran rolls to 72-52 win over Crean Lutheran to reach Southern Section 2AA finals: 5 takeaways
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Orange Lutheran rolls to 72-52 win over Crean Lutheran to reach Southern Section 2AA finals: 5 takeaways

IRVINE – Orange Lutheran set the tone with a dominant first quarter on Wednesday and never looked back in an impressive 72-52 victory at Crean Lutheran.  The

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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Madison vs. East Bakersfield: Cameron Smith the X-factor in CIF State Southern California girls basketball Division V finals
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Madison vs. East Bakersfield: Cameron Smith the X-factor in CIF State Southern California girls basketball Division V finals

Cameron Smith is a winner. She has been a big part of CIF Section titles in two of her three high school campaigns.

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