Oakland High Girls Win Division III State Basketball Championship
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) -- Oakland High School has won the California state championship in girls basketball, the first state title in the school's history.
The Wildcats defeated the McFarland (Kern County) Cougars 51-35 Friday at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento in the California Interscholastic Federation Division III championship game.
Oakland High is the first team from the Oakland Athletic League to win a state title since 2005 and is one of three Oakland schools playing in the CIF girls basketball championships.
A second OAL team, Oakland Tech, will play for the Division IV girls state basketball championship Saturday against Northview (Los Angeles County), while Bishop O'Dowd will play for the girls Division I state title Friday against Rosary Academy of Fullerton.
Oakland are the Girls @CIFState D3 Champions. Wildcats beat McFarland 51-35.@McfarlandHigh @TheOaklandHigh @trevhorn @MitchMashMax @OALAthletics @MaxPreps pic.twitter.com/ObkpYbMcHP
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