Saturday's championship basketball recaps (3/5)

Look below for recaps from all of Saturday's Sac-Joaquin Section championship basketball games.

DIVISION 4 GIRLS
Modesto Christian 71, Calaveras 52
The Crusaders (23-8) rode their pressure defense and a big game from freshman Charise Holloway to their third consecutive D4 title. Holloway, playing on the Power Balance Pavilion floor for the first time, didn't show the nerves as she led MC with 16 points and 22 rebounds. Her rebounds were a D4 title game record and tie her for tops overall in the Section record book.
All five of the Crusaders' starters scored in double figures; the other four were: Danielle Thompson (12) and 11 points apiece from Vanessa Cagle, Mariah Brown and Alexus Tillman.
Nikki Gleason led Calaveras with 21 points and teammate Maddy Cox added eight rebounds.
It's the third straight victory over a Mother Lode League team in the finals for the Crusaders, their last two victims were Argonaut and Linden.

DIVISION 2 GIRLS
St. Mary's 70, Del Oro 65
In what turned out to be a dynamite game, the Rams (25-2) got a hige 3-pointer from senior guard Ali Gibson with 1:35 left and held on for the victory over the Golden Eagles. Gibson finished with 25 points and seven rebounds.
The teams traded the lead throughout the game, with Del Oro holding a nine-point advantage at one point early. But the Rams kept battling back behind their full-court pressure defense.
Sophomore point guard Onome Jemirigbe spearheaded the St. Mary's defense and also scored 23 points. She added five steals.
Madeline Campbell and Crystal Sewell each led Del Oro with 23 points. Sewell also led the Golden Eagles with eight rebounds.
It was the fourth Section title in a row for the Rams, and the program's 12th overall.

DIVISION 4 BOYS
Colfax 53, Amador 44
The Falcons (22-9) suffered a major setback early in the game when leading scorer Chase Mosier went down with a leg injury, but they received contributions from several players en route to the victory. Mosier was averaging 20 points a game, but only played for 4 minutes, scoring two points. In his place, Austin Oberg scored 15 points and center Ben Buell added 10 points and five rebounds.
The Buffaloes were led by Clinton Tremelling (15 points, three assists), Max Perry (10 points) and Austin Johnson (eight points, 13 rebounds).
It was the fourth boys basketball Section title in Colfax history, all of those championships coming since 2004. In the last eight years, Colfax is 24-4 in the postseason.

DIVISION 2 BOYS
St. Mary's 61, Antelope 50
In a matchup between one of the most successful programs in Section boys basketball history and a school in the playoffs for the first time, experience ruled the day.
The Rams (21-10) pulled away for the victory thanks to an 18-10 fourth quarter. Alex Simmons scored 20 points to lead the Rams, and he also grabbed 11 rebounds. Teammate Chris Magalotti added 14 points and 14 rebounds and Justin Cox pitched in with 14 points.
Antelope stayed with St. Mary's for most of the game, pulling to within one at 43-42, but was never able to take the lead. The Titans, in the playoffs for the first time, were led by Jarvis Watkins and Isaiah Ellis (11 points apiece).
It was the eighth Section title in St. Mary's history; the Rams are 8-5 in championship games.

DIVISION 1 GIRLS
St. Francis 57, Lincoln-Stockton 49
The St. Francis girls basketball program has won more than its share of Section titles. But until this year, the Troubadours had never won a D1 crown. That all changed after they held off a talented and tenacious Trojans team.
The senior guard tandem of Jolise Limcaco and Briana Charles each scored 12 points to lead St. Francis to the victory. The Troubadours couldn't miss in the first quarter, jumping out to a 24-16 lead. But the Trojans chipped away, getting to within two points several times late in the game.
The Trojans were led by junior forward Nyre Harris' 14 points and 12 points from senior guard Devyn Weymouth. Lincoln, in the playoffs 22 times, was seeking its first Section title.
It was the eighth Section title for St. Francis, which won D3 crowns in 1991-94 and 2002 and won D2 banners in 2007 and 2008.

DIVISION 1 BOYS
Sheldon 84, Jesuit 69
The Huskies (23-7) won their second consecutive Section title behind 27 points and 14 rebounds from senior forward Darius Nelson. Sheldon is coached by Joey Rollings, who won a Section title with the Huskies' girls team in 2006 as well.
Sheldon received 18 points apiece from Ramon Eaton and D'Erryl Williams and 10 points form Dakarai Allen.
Jesuit, the DRL runner-up to Sheldon, got 17 points apiece from Akachi Okugo and Parker Uu. Broan Glodowski added 15 points.
It was the third meeting between the DRL rivals, and Sheldon won all three. Both advance to the CIF NorCal Tournament, which begins next week. NorCal brackets for all divisions will be released Sunday afternoon.