Clovis West to play in regional final, plus which other Fresno-area teams remain alive?
The Clovis West girls basketball survived a CIF Open Division NorCal regional semifinal with a 69-62 victory over San Ramon Valley.
The second-seeded Golden Eagles moved on to the regional final against nemesis Archbishop Mitty in San Jose on Tuesday with the winner advancing to the state championship game in Sacramento.
No. 3 San Ramon Valley had the lead in the fourth quarter, but the Golden Eagles stifling defense made things problematic and took advantage of the mistakes.
Alexis Swillis led the way for Golden Eagles with a team-high 23 points.
San Ramon Valley had come into the game on an impressive run beating Acalanes 76-43 and Pinewood 56-32
'There's a couple of more talented teams coming in and they blew out two Open Division teams,' Clovis West coach Craig Campbell said. 'They shoot well and are a well-coached team. That's a great win.'
Clovis West was aided by a buzzer-beater just before halftime when Riley Walls nailed a 3-pointer. She finished with 10 points.
Clovis West will try to knock off Archbishop Mitty for the first time in three previous meetings. Mitty won 53-45 (2022), 63-43 (2023) and 71-34 (2024).
Campbell knows it will be tough but his team will be ready.
'I wish it was here in the nest,' he said. 'Time to lace them up and see what we can do.'
CIF state playoffs
Boys basketball
Division II
NorCal
Saturday's regional semifinal
No. 3 Jesuit 63, No. 7 Clovis East 60
Division IV
SoCal
Saturday's regional semifinals
No. 1 Fresno Christian 68, No. 5 Grant-Van Nuys 64
Tuesday's regional championship
No. 7 Granada Hills Charter at No. 1 Fresno Christian, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Open Division
Saturday
No. 2 Clovis West 68, No. 3 San Ramon Valley 62
Tuesday's regional championship
No. 2 Clovis West at No. 1 Archbishop Mitty-San Jose, 7 p.m.
Division II
NorCal
Round 2
NorCal
Saturday's regional semifinals
No. 1 Caruthers 64, No. 5 California 41
No. 6 Salesian College Prep 61, No. 2 Sierra Pacific 51
Tuesday's regional championship
No. 6 Salesian College Prep at No. 1 Caruthers
SoCal
Saturday's regional semifinals
No. 1 Monache 55, No. 5 Portola 43
Tuesday's regional championship
No. 7 Rancho Bernardo at No. 1 Monache, 7 p.m.
Division III
NorCal
Saturday's regional semifinal
No. 4 Justin-Siena 48, No. 1 Immanuel 43
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