CIF basketball: Two Fresno-area teams set to meet in the regional semifinals
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- San Joaquin Memorial vs. Clovis West, Saturday regional semifinal, 7 p.m.
- Priory at Clovis in girls Division I regional semifinal, Saturday 7 p.m.
- Multiple regional semifinals across divisions are scheduled Saturday statewide.
Familiar opponents will face off in Saturday’s CIF regional semifinals.
Top-seeded San Joaquin Memorial advanced with a 60–57 victory over No. 9 Woodcreek.
No. 13 Clovis West also moved on, knocking off No. 5 University with a convincing 84–69 win.
That sets up a matchup between two of the top teams in the Fresno area on Saturday.
Tip-off between the Panthers and Golden Eagles is scheduled for 7 p.m. at SJM.
The teams met earlier this season in a thrilling contest that the Panthers won 65–64 in overtime.
CIF state playoffs
Boys basketball
Division I
NorCal
No. 13 Oakland 77, No. 5 Clovis North 75
Division II
NorCal
No. 1 San Joaquin Memorial 60, No. 9 Woodcreek 57
No. 13 Clovis West 84, No. 5 University 69
No. 6 Oakland Tech 69, Clovis 67
Regional semifinals
Saturday
No. 13 Clovis West at No. 1 San Joaquin Memorial. 7 p.m.
Division IV
NorCal
No. 5 Half Moon Bay 56, No. 13 Sanger West 54
SoCal
No. 1 Tulare Union 71, No. 8 Valencia 53
Regional semifinals
Saturday
No. 12 Vasquez at No. 1 Tulare Union, 7 p.m.
Division V
No. 1 Coalinga 55, No. 9 Verdugo Hills 33
No. 4 Rowland 41, No. 5 Orosi 40
Regional semifinals
Saturday
No. 4 Rowland at No. 1 Coalinga, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Open
Regional semifinals
Saturday
No. 3 St. Mary’s at No. 2 Clovis West, 7 p.m.
Division I
NorCal
No. 1 Clovis 62, No. 9 St. Ignatius College 55
No. 6 Central East 51, No. 3 Piedmont 49
Regional semifinals
Saturday
No. 5 Priory at No. 1 Clovis, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Saint Francis at No. 6 Central East, 7 p.m.
Division II
NorCal
No. 2 Sierra Pacific 66, No. 10 Folsom 57
Regional semifinals
Saturday
No. 6 Woodcreek at No. 2 Sierra Pacific
Division IV
SoCal
No. 3 Tulare Union 37, No. 6 Kennedy 35
Regional semifinals
Saturday
No. 3 Tulare Union at No. 2 Godinez Fundamental, 7 p.m.
This story was originally published March 5, 2026 at 9:52 PM.
