SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 10 — The Archbishop Riordan [San Francisco, CA] Crusaders and Salesian College Prep [Richmond, CA] Pride both cracked The Sporting News High School Boys Basketball Top 25 this week for the first time.
But one of them is guaranteed to lose in their debut game on that list.
That’s because the No. 20 Crusaders and the No. 21 Pride will meet Tuesday night to settle Northern California’s regional championship in California’s CIF Open Division, and the winner will advance to the state championship game against the other semifinal winner.
That game will be played concurrently between the No. 6 Sierra Canyon [Chatsworth, CA] Trailblazers and the No. 22 Harvard-Westlake [Studio City, CA] Wolverines.
Both games are available for streaming live on the NFHS Network with both games set for a 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local) tip.
STREAM: Watch California’s CIF boys basketball Open Division regional final game on the NFHS Network
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SECOND QUARTER
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Riordan matches its biggest lead with another trey, 23-14.
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Riordan with a breakaway dunk to get the scoring started in the second stanza around the 6:30 mark.
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And the second quarter is under way!
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END OF FIRST QUARTER — Archbishop Riordan 18, Salesian College Prep 12
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Salesian hits three to trim Riordan’s lead to 18-12, and the Crusaders miss a shot just before the buzzer. That’s where the first quarter ends.
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Riordan 18-9 at the 1:13 mark. They’ve controlled the flow of this one so far.
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Riordan 14-9 at the 2:34 mark.
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10-7 Riordan at the halfway mark of the first quarter.
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5-all at the 6:23 mark of the opening quarter.
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Riordan gets the scoring started with a big three pointer. Salesian answers with a triple at the other end, and that’s how this thing starts.
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They’re under way in San Francisco!
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Coming soon!
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