Daijah Teague scored 15 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Oakland to its second state title in five years
Oakland celebrates after defeating Montgomery during the CIF State Basketball Championship Division V Girls game at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday, March 8, 2024. Oakland defeats Montgomery 56-50. The No. 13 seed in the Division V bracket was a heavy underdog against top-seeded Montgomery-San Diego, but the Wildcats didn’t come into the game looking to just pull an upset.
Players congratulate Oakland’s Daijha Teague after defeating Montgomery during the CIF State Basketball Championship Division V Girls game at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday, March 8, 2024. Oakland defeats Montgomery 56-50. “The strategy was to contain the shooters,” Simpson said about stopping Montgomery’s third quarter run. “The goal was to have them play our game. We slowed the tempo down at times when they wanted to run in the third quarter.”
The East Bay school relied on freshman Kyla Smith who anchored the middle of the defense and totaled seven rebounds and a crucial steal in the fourth quarter. Oakland’s Daijha Teague drivdes past Montgomery’s Susanna Paliza in the first quarter of the CIF State Basketball Championship Division V Girls game at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday, March 8, 2024.
Oakland’s Tyliana Velasquez shoots and makes a basket against Montgomery in the second quarter of the CIF State Basketball Championship Division V Girls game at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday, March 8, 2024. “Obviously you don’t want to hear the city being all about one school,” Teague said. “No knock on Oakland Tech, but it feels good to have a bigger name like we did a few years ago. Hopefully Oakland High wins more championships.
Montgomery head coach Bracy Smith instructs his players while playing against Oakland in the first quarter of the CIF State Basketball Championship Division V Girls game at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday, March 8, 2024.
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