Making deep runs within the postseason is attending to be an everyday incidence for the Oakland Tech ladies basketball staff.
The Bulldogs went on the highway Tuesday and beat No. 1 seed Lincoln of Lincoln 51-46 to seize the CIF Northern California Division III championship.
They advance to play a 31-2 La Salle of Pasadena staff on Friday at 2 p.m. for the state D-III title on the Golden 1 Heart in Sacramento.
Tech was the state Division IV champion in 2019 and NorCal Division II champion in 2020, earlier than the onset of the coronavirus pandemic halted the state event.
In opposition to Lincoln, Oakland Tech (20-11) grabbed an early lead as Erin Sellers, who scored 16 of her team-high 22 factors within the first half, knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers. Tech was up 16-9 on the finish of the primary quarter and 30-19 at halftime.
However photographs that went down within the first half began lacking the mark, and Lincoln, with the house crowd offering encouragement, got here again to take a 39-37 lead late within the third quarter.
“We missed lots of photographs we’ve been making,” Oakland Tech coach Leroy Damage stated. “Our protection saved us.”
Trailing 43-40 two minutes into the fourth quarter, Tech responded. A Sellers free throw, which broke a streak of six consecutive Oakland Tech missed photographs from the road, began a 7-0 run that turned the sport round.
A 3-point play by Taliyah Logwood put the guests again on high. One other free throw by Sellers and a putback by Sophia Askew-Goncalves, who completed with 14 rebounds, gave the Bulldogs a 47-43 lead.
After a Lincoln basket made it 47-45, a jumper by Nia Hunter gave the Bulldogs a four-point lead they usually made it get up.
Oakland Tech’s ball-hawking protection (16 steals) was an enormous issue.
“Our stress was incredible,” Damage stated. “I’ve received six guards who're interchangeable. We are able to put on groups down.”
Division V boys
Stuart Corridor hit its free throws down the stretch and pulled away to beat Priory 44-37 at Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco.
“We had been simply off,” Priory coach David Moseley stated. “We had three of our 5 starters miss observe as a result of meals poisoning. I don’t prefer to make excuses, however we simply didn’t have our vitality.”
After a primary half that ended with Stuart Corridor up 14-13, the scoring picked up a bit within the second half. Corridor opened a nine-point lead within the third quarter and was by no means significantly threatened because it went 9 of 10 on the foul line whereas Priory (19-12) was going 6 of 16.
“Hit a few these they usually wouldn’t have had that cushion,” stated Moseley, the previous Stanford ahead. “This season was actually particular. We went right into a hostile setting at Cloverdale, the No. 1 seed, and received a win. Then we needed to play Stuart Corridor at Kezar. Their rooting part behind the basket affected us on the free throw line. It takes some getting used to.”
Tayo Sobomehin led Priory (19-12) with 13 factors. Rostand Olama Abanda scored seven and Steve Emeneke had six factors and 7 rebounds. All three return subsequent season.
Emeneke, a 6-9 sophomore from Cameroon, was in his first 12 months taking part in basketball.
“He received roughed up slightly tonight, however what is that this child going to be after he places on 20 kilos of muscle?” Moseley stated. “He’s going to be a power.”
Brandon Lum scored 21 factors to guide Stuart Corridor (21-12), which is able to play Chaffey of Ontario on Friday at midday for the state Division V championship.
“Hopefully that might be us subsequent 12 months,” Moseley stated.