SACRAMENTO — With LeBron James sitting courtside in front of a raucous crowd at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento,
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) defeated
Lincoln (Stockton) 58-53 in the California Division I championship game.
Sierra Canyon trailed 50-47 with three minutes left before going on a 9-1 run to put the game and the state title away.
Four-star junior
Maximo Adams scored a basket to give Sierra Canyon a 52-51 lead with 1:52 left. Then with a 53-51 lead and 40 seconds left, Adams got a block to stop a Lincoln possession. On the other end, he converted a three-point play with 17.7 seconds to give the Trailblazers a two-possession lead.
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) senior Bryce Cofield holds up the California Division I championship trophy after the Trailblazers defeated Lincoln (San Diego) 58-53 on Friday at Golden 1 Center. (Photo: David Steutel)
"That was a great play, Maxi always shows up when he's needed," senior
Bryce Cofield said. "That was a super energizing play and it was just a great feeling to see that happen for him."
Adams finished with 14 points, eights rebounds and three blocks.
Gavin Hightower scored 15 points and Cofield chipped in 11 for Sierra Canyon, including one basket on a feed from Arizona pledge
Bryce James.
James, the son of LeBron, had three points, five rebounds and two assists.
Moore, a Weber State pledge, scored the basket to put Lincoln up 49-47 midway through the fourth quarter and added six rebounds and three assists.
LeBron James reacts during Sierra Canyon's state championship victory Friday night. His youngest son Bryce helped the Trailblazers win their first state title since 2019. (PHOTO: David Steutel)
When the final buzzer went off, Moore was on the ground near where LeBron was sitting and the King helped him up.
"In my head that was crazy," Moore said. "When LeBron first came out, my whole team, they all looked, including me."
Lindsey had two buzzer-beating shots for the Trojans. First he hit a bucket to end the first half and send Lincoln into halftime with a 27-23 lead. Then with the game knotted up 44-44 and the third quarter coming to a close, he drilled a 3-pointer to give the Trojans a 47-44 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
"Lincoln gave us everything that we can handle," Sierra Canyon head coach Andre Chevalier said. "They challenged us in every way."
