Look: Photo gallery of Modesto Christian's 68-63 win over Lincoln in Sac-Joaquin Section D1 boys basketball finals

Marcus Robinson, Myles Jones and Gavin Sykes combined to score 54 points as the Crusaders win their third straight and 22nd SJS overall

The winning never gets old. 

That was the sentiment revealed on the faces and reactions of the Modesto Christian boys basketball team that captured its third straight Sac-Joaquin Section Division 1 championship Wednesday with a 68-63 victory over league rival Lincoln-Stockton at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. 

The trio of Marcus Robinson, Myles Jones and Gavin Sykes combined to score all but 14 of Modesto Christian's points as the Crusaders improved to 27-5 while capturing the program's 22nd section crown. 

Robinson, a 6-foot-4 transfer from Valley Christian-San Jose, made 10 of 11 shots and scored a game-high 21 points. 

Donez Lindsey had 18 points for Lincoln (26-6), which lost for the third time this year to Modesto Christian. Teammates Quentin Thompson and Anthony Moore contributed 16 and 13 points, respectively. 

(Photos below by Ralph Thompson)

Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120241 (1)
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120240
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120240 (1)
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120241
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Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120242
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120243 (1)
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120242 (1)
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120243
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120244 (1)
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120244
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120245
Photo: Ralph Thompson
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120245 (1)
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120246 (1)
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120246
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120247
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120247 (1)
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120248 (1)
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120248 (2)
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120249 (1)
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120248
Modesto Christian 68, Lincoln 63 2024 SJS D1 title game 2 by Ralph Thompson 2-21-2024022120249

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Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
MITCH STEPHENS, SBLIVE SPORTS

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.