CIF San Diego Section boys basketball championships
When: Saturday
Tickets: $17 for adults, $10 for students and seniors. Tickets available on GoFan.co. Site will also take credit/debit cards.
Division 1: (4) Victory Christian (18-13) vs. (2) St. Augustine (17-14), 4 p.m.
Where: Mater Dei Catholic High School
Preview: Victory Christian beat Del Norte by 13 points in the first round and Mission Hills by 16 in the quarterfinals. La Jolla Country Day, seeded No. 1, gave the Knights all they could handle in the semis before falling 59-54. … St. Augustine, which won back-to-back Open Division titles in 2022 and ’23, opened this season 2-11. The Saints have gone 15-2 since, winning three playoff games by 84 points.
Division 2: (2) Mira Mesa (26-6) vs. (1) Olympian (25-6), 4 p.m.
Where: Canyon Crest AcademyPreview: Mira Mesa beat Canyon Crest Academy by 19 points in the first round and Steele Canyon by 22 in the quarterfinals. The semis were much tougher, with Mira Mesa edging Bishop’s 65-61. … Olympian beat Ramona by 23 in the first round and Poway by 15 in the quarterfinals. Madison gave Olympian a test in the semis before Olympian prevailed 64-59.
Division 3: (3) Maranatha Christian (16-15) vs. (1) Southwest-San Diego (25-6), 4 p.m.
Where: Otay Ranch High School
Preview: Maranatha Christian has been tested in every round, beating Clairemont 54-47 in the first round, Canyon Hills 65-59 in the quarterfinals and Coronado 54-48 in the semis. … Southwest raced by Valley Center 75-55 and Fallbrook 63-50 before edging Rancho Bernardo 59-56 in the semis.
CIF San Diego Section girls basketball championships
When: Saturday
Tickets: $17 for adults, $10 for students and seniors. Tickets available on GoFan.co. Site will also take credit/debit cards.
Division 1: (2) Victory Christian (17-13) vs. (1) Rancho Buena Vista (23-8), 7 p.m.
Where: Mater Dei Catholic High School
Preview: Victory Christian made it a boys-girls Division 1 championship doubleheader by beating Del Norte, San Marcos and Mater Dei Catholic by a combined 72 points. … RBV had a little tougher time, breezing past Bonita Vista 62-28, then edging Oceanside 45-40 in the quarterfinals and Carlsbad 64-52 in the semis.
Division 2: (3) Otay Ranch (25-5) vs. (1) Bishop’s (19-11), 7 p.m.
Where: Canyon Crest Academy
Preview: Otay Ranch beat Vista 63-23 in the first round, then had to dig in to beat West Hills 41-38 in the quarterfinals and No. 2-seeded Imperial 49-45 on the road. … Bishop’s won its first two games by 42 points over Calexico and University City. Montgomery gave the Knights a battle before Bishop’s prevailed 63-55 in the semis.
Division 3: (2) Escondido Charter (23-8) vs. (1) Christian (23-4), 7 p.m.
Where: Otay Ranch High School
Preview: Escondido Charter beat three playoff opponents — Valhalla, Hoover and Central Union — by 91 points to run its winning streak to 11. … Christian was equally successful, beating Canyon Crest Academ, Mission Vista and La Jolla by a combined 93 points.
JOHN MAFFEI
