Large crowd greet winners at men's and women's state community college championships held at West Hills Lemoore

On the women’s side, in a game played shortly after the men played on Sunday afternoon, Orange Coast College held on for a 78-71 victory over Butte Community College earning the 2023 state community college title.

In the men’s contest, Fullerton took a big 43-27 lead into the halftime locker room but had to hold on as San Francisco CC outscored  Fullerton in the second half 46-40.

Leading Fullerton’s offense was Kobe Newton with 25 points. Shaquil Bender contributed 23 points to the state title win.

It was often tough going underneath the basket in Sunday's title game between City College San Francisco and Fullerton College.

City College San Francisco was led by Mezziah Oakman’s 14 points while Te’Jon Sawyer and EJ Neal each contributed 14 points.

On the women’s side Orange Coast College (32-1) held on for the 78-71 over a strong Butte College team to win the state women’s title. Leading Orange Coast’s scoring was Meghan McIntjre who poured in a game-high 32 points. Annie Trinh and Gabby Samly each scored 14 points to lead Orange Coast to victory.