SACRAMENTO -- Ja'Shon Hampton had 14 points to lead Fairfax ofLos Angeles past McClymonds 53-29 in the Division I boys statechampionship game Saturday at Arco Arena.
Chase Stanback, Chris Soloman and Ron Singleton added 10 pointsfor the Pioneers (28-5), who tied the modern record for fewestpoints allowed in a state championship game. The game also saw arecord for fewest total points in a Division I championship game,breaking the 83 scored last yearby De La Salle and Clovis.
William Cherry led McClymonds (28-4) with 11 points, all butthree in the first quarter. The Warriors didn't help their cause bygoing 3-for-14 from the free-throw line.
After a relatively tight first period, McClymonds went scorelessin the second quarter, missing all eight of its shots as Fairfaxtook an 18-12 lead. The Warriors shot 25 percent from the floor inthe first half and just 22 percent (11-for-49) for the game.
Fairfax, with 3,174 students, is ranked 25th in the nation bySports Illustrated and RISE. The much smaller McClymonds isunranked.
DIVISION I GIRLS
Long Beach Poly 58, Berkeley 52
Jasmine Dixon had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Long Beach Polywon its second straight state championship.
Candice Nichols added 17 points and eight rebounds for theJackrabbits (36-1), who are ranked No. 2 in the nation by SportsIllustrated and Full Court Press.
Alexandria Mitchell had 19 points for Berkeley (27-7), which lostto Long Beach Poly in the state finals for the second straightseason. Jennifer Gross had a double-double, with 10 points and 13rebounds.
The first quarter went back and forth, but after theYellowjackets tied the score at 15, Long Beach Poly went on a 15-2run that decided the game. Dixon had nine points in that burst and12 in the second period.
At the half, it was 35-23 Poly, and though Berkeley cut it to sixin the final 30 seconds, the issue was never in doubt.
The game was the final one in Berkeley coach Gene Nakamura's 24-year career, which included two California titles, the last in 1997,and five other trips to the state championship game.
DIVISION III BOYS
Artesia 91, Bishop O'Dowd 64
James Harden scored 24 points to lead Artesia of Lakewood overBishop O'Dowd, earning its second straight state championship.
The Pioneers set a Division III record for most points in a titlegame, and the teams' combined total was also a record. Other double-figure scorers for the Pioneers (33-2) were Renardo Sidney (18),Malik Story (14), A.J. Gasporra (13) and Lorenzo McCloud (13). Thewin gave Artesia its fifth California championship.
Brandon Walker had 24 points for Bishop O'Dowd (26-7), which haslost five straight state title games since winning the first modernDivision I championship in 1981. Shawn Lewis added 18.
Artesia took over the game early, jumping out to a 40-15 lead,but the gritty Dragons refused to buckle. Backed by an emotionalcrowd, O'Dowd eventually cut the lead to six in the third period, 55-49, but Artesia's talent -- the Pioneers are ranked seventh in thenation by Sports Illustrated and RISE -- was just too much for theDragons to overcome.
DIVISION IV GIRLS
Marlborough 67
St. Patrick-St. Vincent 54
Nikki Speed scored 25 points and had five steals as Marlboroughof Los Angeles overcame a 16-point second-half deficit against St.Patrick-St. Vincent of Vallejo to win the girls' Division IV statetitle, 67-52, at Arco Arena on Saturday.
The Mustangs (27-7) outscored the Bruins 41-12 in the secondhalf, when Speed scored 20 of her points in the final 16 minutes.
The title was the first for Marlborough, which was making itsdebut in the state championship game.
Alex Cowlings led St. Patrick-St. Vincent (30-4) with 32 points,but 24 came in the Bruin-dominated first half. The team led 40-26 atthe break and scored first in the third quarter, but after that itwas all Marlborough.
DIVISION III GIRLS
Sacred Heart Cathedral 60, Bishop Amat 54 (OT)
Jazmine Jackson scored 25 points as Sacred Heart Cathedral of SanFrancisco pulled off another miracle finish to beat Bishop Amat ofLa Puente.
The Irish (32-2) trailed by three with time running out, andTierra Rogers drove to the basket for a two-point layup but wasfouled with three seconds left.
Sacred Heart had no timeouts left, and had Rogers scored withoutbeing fouled, under high school rules, the clock would have run outbefore Bishop Amat would have had to inbound the ball. But Rogersthen made the free throw to tie the game, and in overtime, theLancers made just two of nine free throws, and the Irish pulledaway.
Kristen McCarthy topped Bishop Amat (27-6), the two-timedefending Division III champions, with 17 points.
DIVISION IV BOYS
Campbell Hall 70,
Cardinal Newman 34
Jrue Holiday scored 20 points as Campbell Hall of North Hollywoodrolled over Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa to win its second statetitle in the past three years.
Holiday also had seven rebounds and four assists for the Vikings(33-1), who are ranked 13th in the nation by Sports Illustrated andRISE. Justin Holiday and Robert Ford each had 15 points, and KeeganHornbuckle added 10.
Matt Wellen led Cardinal Newman (27-8) with 10 points.
