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Newark Memorial Boys Basketball Wins; Will Play for Nor Cal Title

Cougars edge Serra, 48-46, and will face top seeded Archbishop Mitty in Saturday's championship

The Newark Memorial High boys basketball team will play for the Northern California championship on Saturday afternoon.

Second seeded Newark Memorial defeated third seeded Serra High, 48-46, in the boys Division II semifinal on Tuesday evening.

Newark (28-4) will play top seeded Archbishop Mitty High (29-3) at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento. The winner will play the Southern California champion for the state title.

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The Cougars have now won 22 games in a row. They lost to Archbishop Mitty, 60-40, on Dec. 16.

In the boys Division I bracket, top seeded De La Salle was upset by fourth seeded Jesuit-Carmichael High of Sacramento County, 44-41, in the Northern California semifinals.

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Jesuit (27-6) will play second seeded Sheldon-Sacramento (28-5) in the Nor Cal finals on Saturday night.

In the girls' Division II bracket, second seeded Carondelet also went down to defeat, losing to third seeded Archbishop Mitty High, 54-51, in their semifinal match.

Archbishop Mitty will play top seeded St. Mary's High of Stockton (30-3) on Saturday.

For more scores, go to the Contra Costa Times prep sports website.


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