BOD over Sacramento 57-50

It was the Dragons versus the Dragons and the Bay Area firebreathers finished ahead at the end:

Bishop O'Dowd overcomes turnovers, shooting woes to beat Sacramento, win NorCal Division III boys title
Jimmy Durkin
Oakland Tribune
3/20/2010

SACRAMENTO — Early foul trouble for Brandon Ashley, poor free throw shooting and 25 turnovers isn't typically a good sign for the Bishop O'Dowd High boys basketball team.

A dominant effort on the glass was the great equalizer though as O'Dowd beat Sacramento 57-50 Saturday in the California Interscholastic Federation Division III Northern regional championship game.

"You try not to take it for granted because it's a hard thing to do," O'Dowd coach Doug Vierra said of his team's 57-28 rebounding advantage. "For us to win that battle, it's huge. It's the difference in the game..."

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Here's Bill Paterson/Sacramento Bee with his early game report.

Here are a number of game photos from the Sacramento Bee.