Pleasant Grove Wins High School Division I Basketball State Championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Hayes scored 19 points to lead Pleasant Grove past Santa Monica, 73-57, to win the California Division I boys' championship at Sleep Train Pavilion in Sacramento Friday.

Malik Thames had 16 and Colfax Norquist added 13 for Pleasant Grove (28-6), which took a 9-8 lead midway through the first quarter and never trailed again.

Chris Smith led Santa Monica (29-7) with 20 points. The team's leading scorer Jordan Mathews played only 12 minutes before fouling out with 7:15 left in the game and finished with just nine points.

The victory gave Pleasant Grove its first state title.

The win was the first for a Northern California team out of the six games played Friday.

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