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CIF Sac-Joaquin Section 2024 boys basketball playoff: Updated scores, matchups, bracket, game times (2-19-2024)

Lincoln of Stockton pulls another upset, now faces top-seed Modesto Christian in the final; Del Oro shocks top-seed Jesuit in D1 semifinal, Vanden crushes Capital Christian

Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports

There were stunners abound in three divisions of the 2023 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section boys basketball playoff semifinals on Monday. 

The biggest may have been Lincoln of Stockton, which for the second consecutive round went on the road to defeat a higher seed, in this case the Trojans defeated a 28-2 Rocklin squad three days after it rocked second-seed Monterey Trail. 

Lincoln now hopes to stun the top three seeds when it faces top-seed Modesto Christian, a 64-56 win over visiting Inderkum, in Wednesday's championship game at Golden 1 Center. Both teams enter with 26-5 records. 

Modesto Christian senior guard Jeremiah Bernard.  / Photo: Dennis Lee

In D2, fourth-seed Del Oro (24-7) went on the road to beat top-seed Jesuit-Carmichael, 66-62 and will now face third-seed Vanden (23-8) which pulled off a surprisingly lopsided 78-59 win at second-seed Capital Christian (23-8). 

Top seed Sacramento (24-7) will faced sixth-seed Christian Brothers (19-8) in the Division 3 championship starting at noon at Golden 1 Center Wednesday. 

Semifinal play continues Tuesday in Division 4-6. 

Top seeds in each divisions were Modesto Christian (D1), Jesuit (D2), Sacramento (D3), Venture Academy (D4), Ripon Christian (D5) and Stone Ridge Christian (D6).

Defending champions are: Modesto Christian (D1), Whitney (D2), Sacramento (D3), Marysville (D4), Ripon Christina (D5) and Valley Christian (D6).

Check the brackets below for the latest matchups, game times and scores:

2023 CIF SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION BOYS BAKSETBALL BRACKETS

Judah Flores, a 6-7 senior, goes up for a dunk at the De La Salle MLK Classic last month.  / Dennis Lee, SBLive Sports
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Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.

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