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High school basketball: Who’s going to the Central Section championships? Latest scores

Clovis West and St. Joseph met in the Central Section Division I semifinals on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
Clovis West and St. Joseph met in the Central Section Division I semifinals on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. agalaviz@fresnobee.com

The stage is set for this weekend’s high school basketball championships at Selland Arena this week.

The boys’ side was decided Tuesday with top-seeded Clovis North taking care of business with a 74-50 victory over No. 5 Clovis East. The Broncos will face No. 3 St. Joseph.

The Knights defeated No. 2 Clovis West 88-73.

Clovis North and St. Joseph will meet in the Central Section championship at 8 p.m. Saturday at Selland Arena.

The girls semifinals will be played on Wednesday.

Here are the rest of the scores with the championship schedule.

Boys basketball

Central Section playoffs

Tuesday’s semifinals

Division I

No. 1 Clovis North 74, No. 5 Clovis East 50

No. 3 St. Joseph 88. No. 2 Clovis West 73

Saturday’s championship

No. 1 Clovis North vs. No. 3 St. Joseph, 8 p.m.

Division II

No. 1 Dinuba 38, No. 4 Sunnyside 35

No. 2 Mission Prep 67, No. 3 Hoover 56

Friday’s championship

No. 1 Dinuba vs. No. 2 Mission Prep, 8 p.m.

Division III

No. 1 North 64, No. 13 Atascadero 53

No. 2 Sierra 59, No. 6 South 51

Saturday’s championship

No. 1 North vs. No. 2 Sierra, 4 p.m.

Division IV

No. 5 Kerman 86, No. 8 Mission Oak 73

No. 11 Corcoran 85, No. 7 Monache 69

Friday’s championship

No. 5 Kerman vs. No. 11 Corcoran, 4 p.m.

Division V

No. 1 Coalinga 70, No. 4 Rosamond 42

No. 2 Mendota 58, No. 3 Taft 57

Saturday’s championship

No. 1 Coalinga vs. No. 2 Mendota, noon

Division VI

No. 5 Strathmore 64, No. 1 Firebaugh 55

No. 2 Caruthers 54, No. 3 California City 41

Friday’s championship

No. 2 Caruthers vs. No. 5 Strathmore, noon

Girls basketball

Central Section playoffs

Wednesday’s semifinals

Division I

No. 1 Clovis West 71, No. 4 Central 50

No. 2 St. Joseph 76, No. 3 Buchanan 57

Saturday’s championship

No. 1 Clovis West vs. No. 2 St. Joseph, 6 p.m.

Division II

No. 1 Monache 57, No. 4 Sierra Pacific 48

No. 3 Tehachapi 61, No. 10 Centennial 46

Friday’s championship

No. 1 Monache vs. No. 3 Tehachapi, 6 p.m.

Division III

No. 1 Bakersfield Christian 70, No. 4 Shafter 45

No. 2 Morro Bay 39, No. 3 Roosevelt 24

Saturday’s championship

No. 1 Bakersfield Christian vs. No. 2 Morro Bay, 2 p.m.

Division IV

No. 13 Mendota 47, No. 9 Arvin 27

No. 2 Immanuel 49, No. 3 Santa Maria 18

Friday’s championship

No. 2 Immanuel vs. No. 13 Mendota, 2 p.m.

Division V

No. 1 Hanford West 57, No. 4 Coalinga 51

No. 2 Rosamond 49, No. 3 Madera South 34

Saturday’s championship

No. 1 Hanford West vs. No. 2 Rosamond, 10 a.m.

Division VI

No. 5 Foothill 60, No. 1 Kern Valley 27

No. 2 Bishop Union 36, No. 6 Chowchilla 32

Friday’s championship

No. 2 Bishop Union vs. No. 5 Foothill, 10 a.m.

This story was originally published February 20, 2024 at 8:18 PM.

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