2021-22 Week 16: Imperial Girls, Scripps Ranch Boys Seek State No. 1’s.
The Imperial Girls, who have become road favorites of Triple-A, having amassed about 670 miles of travel in their last three playoff games, and the long-range shooters from Scripps Ranch will be in Sacramento on Saturday, each with a chance to come home with a state championship.
Max Preps, the computer outlet which coordinated the CIF state playoff pairings, does not favor the San Diego Section entries.
The Tigers from the Imperial Valley face another long ride, 590 miles to the Golden Center in Sacramento, from which their opponent from the community of Ross is about 70 miles away.
The big computer ranks The Branson Bulls from the North Coast Section 100th in the state in girls’ Division-IV and Imperial 152nd.
Imperial, however, has won 21 of its last 22 games and took advantage of its tournament selection as a No. 6 seed despite losing, 29-23, to Fallbrook in the San Diego Section finals.
NICOLAS CAGE SIGHTING?
It’s possible, I guess, if the renowed movie actor happens to be in Sacramento and wants to check out his alma-mater, Napa Justin-Sienna, against Scripps Ranch.
The Braves, located about 60 miles from Sacramento, also are favored by Max Preps, which gave them a state rating of 191 this week to the 219 received by the Falcons.
GIRLS
| DIVISION | TEAM | OPPONENT | SCORE |
| IV | Imperial (28-6) | Ross Branson (North Coast, 23-8) |
BOYS
| IV | Scripps Ranch (25-11) |
Napa Justin-Sienna (Sac-Joaquin, 21-11) |