Nine teams that played in the Dec. 26-29, 2018 Classic at Damien will be competing in boys’ basketball CIF sectional championships games Saturday.
Six of those are playing in three of the Southern Sectional matchups:
*Defending champion Chino Hills, led by 2018 State Player of the Year and USC-bound Onyeka Okongwu (PICTURED), takes on Santa Margarita at 3 o’clock at Cal Baptist for the Division I crown;
*Rolling Hills Prep and Santa Clarita Christian (the 2018 champions in the 4A and 5AAA divisions, respectively, a year ago) hook up in the 3AA title game, at 4 o’clock, at Godinez High;
*And, at 8:30, Colony and La Canada meet for the 2A championship.
Eight other Classic at Damien teams will join those nine clubs in the State Southern Regional competition that gets underway on Tuesday (in divisions I-thru-V) and Wednesday (Open).
Saturday’s complete schedule (* equals Classic at Damien participant):
CIF Southern Section
At Riverside Cal Baptist University
Division 1: 3 p.m., *Chino Hills vs. *RSM Santa Margarita
Open: 7:30, Torrance Bishop Montgomery vs. Chatsworth Sierra Canyon
At Azusa Pacific University
3A: 12:30 p.m., *Palm Springs vs. SJC Capistrano Valley Christian
2AA: 4:30, *Rancho Cucamonga vs. Lakewood Mayfair
2A: 8:30, *Ontario Colony vs. *La Canada
At Santa Ana Godinez High
5A: Noon, Oxnard Santa Clara vs. Newport Coast Sage Hill
3AA: 4, *San Pedro Rolling Hills Prep vs. *Santa Clarita Christian
4AA: 8, Anaheim Fairmont Prep vs. Newport Pacifica Christian
At Ontario Colony High
4A: 12:15 p.m., Burbank Providence vs. L.A. Ribet Academy
5A: 3:45, North Hollywood Oakwood vs. Upland Western Christian
L.A. City Section
At L.A. Southwest College
I: 3 p.m., L.A. University vs. Granada Hills Charter
Open: 7:30, *Fairfax vs. Westchester
San Diego Section
At UC San Diego
II: 1 p.m., Carlsbad vs. Vista Rancho Buena Vista
Open: El Cajon Foothills Christian vs. Torrey Pines
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