Westchester High Seeks State Title

SACRAMENTO — Westchester High will try to win its first state basketball championship when the Comets play Alameda St. Joseph Notre Dame for the Division I boys’ title tonight at Arco Arena.

Westchester (29-3) has been regarded as the favorite to win the championship since the start of the season. The Comets are led by USC-bound forward David Bluthenthal, who averages 21 points, and Syracuse-bound swingman Tony Bland, who averages 14. Westchester, making its first appearance in a state final, is trying to become the 11th City Section team to win a boys’ state title. Crenshaw has won a record eight.

St. Joseph (29-4) is seeking its third state title, its first under Gordon Johnson, who took over after longtime coach Frank LaPorte died in September.

Today’s schedule:

Division V girls--San Luis Obispo Mission Prep (28-3) vs. Alturas Modoc (28-1) at 10 a.m.; Division V boys--Pacific Hills (27-7) vs. Stockton Brookside Christian (31-1) at 11:45; Division III girls--Mission Hills Alemany (27-6) vs. San Francisco Sacred Heart Cathedral (21-10) at 1:15 p.m.; Division III boys--San Diego University (25-4) vs. Redding Enterprise (23-7) at 3 p.m.; Division I girls--Harbor City Narbonne (28-4) vs. Berkeley (30-3) at 6 p.m.; Division I boys--Westchester (29-3) vs. Alameda St. Joseph Notre Dame (29-4), 7:45 p.m.