San Joaquin Memorial boys basketball squeaks by to win D-II state championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Division-II authorities title was the tract for the 3rd rematch betwixt San Joaquin Memorial and Bakersfield Christian.

The Panthers defeated the Eagles 46-45 successful Sacramento connected Saturday to seizure their 2nd authorities title successful schoolhouse history. It was the archetypal clip this play San Joaquin Memorial bushed Bakersfield Christian this season.

The Panthers were down 2 with conscionable nether 4 minutes near successful the 4th until elder co-captain Parker Spees dunk tied the crippled astatine 44.

Neither squad would people until the last infinitesimal wherever elder co-captain Sajjin Sidhu enactment the panthers up with a two-pointer.

San Joaquin Memorial's pb is chopped down to 1 with 4 seconds to spell aft Bakersfield Christian missed 1 of 2 escaped throws.

Spees would drawback the 50-50 heave to fractional tribunal to seal the triumph for the Panthers.

"The mode we mislaid that quarterfinal playoff crippled inactive stung with us. We had to hold 2 weeks to get our authorities bid," San Joaquin Memorial caput manager Brad Roznovsky said. "I deliberation it's the mode we lost, kinda it was connected our shoulders a spot but we got it done."

"Speaking of maine and Sajjin, earlier we were freshman that didn't truly get playing clip successful the authorities run, we were inactive portion of it but it was large to spot outselves turn arsenic players," Spees said. "I'm conscionable blessed to spot the progression. it's ever bully to spell into a assemblage programme with 2 authorities rings nether your belt."

Spees had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks and present heads to UC Irvine adjacent season.

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