No. 8 Bishop O'Dowd won the Northern California title, now it awaits Windward in Saturday's state championship game.
Photo by Gary Jones
It's not Marion County's fault that Kentucky overall was down this year, but it still made it hard for the Knights to prove themselves on the national scene.
*7. (7) St. Mary's (Phoenix) 29-1Season complete. State champions.
8. (8) Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 29-3Bishop O'Dowd did not play well in a 58-50 win over previously ranked St. Mary's of Stockton, but coach Malik McCord says the team played one of its worst games of the year in an earlier loss to No. 3 Windward. The Dragons will need to play better Saturday night in the Windward rematch.
*9. (9) Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis) 33-0Can you say "in-state dominance?" Incarnate Word won the Class 4 semis and the Class 4 finals by 41 points — and no, not 41 points total, but 41 points in each game.
*10. (11) Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford, Ind.) 28-0Bedford North Lawrence just keeps climbing as teams above it lose. Like Duncanville, the record is impressive, but the out-of-state competition was lacking.
