Marysville junior guard Demi Boykin (3) makes ties the game with this three-point shot in the Lady Indians 40-39 loss to West Campus in the second round of the CIF SJS Division IV playoffs on Thursday, February 15.

YUBA-SUTTER REGION, CA (MPG) - The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section girls and boys basketball playoffs began on Tuesday, February 13 and the local region had six teams that made it into the postseason, this is how they fared.

The Faith Christian boys’ basketball team lost their first-round matchup for the second consecutive season as they fell 62-55 to Vacaville Christian on Feb. 13

The Lions lose their top-three scorers and six players to graduation this spring as head coach Rick Daugherty will attempt to make it into the SJS playoffs for a 13th year in his tenure at Faith Christian.

The Marysville boys’ basketball team was beaten in a 63-53 loss to Escalon in the opening round of the playoffs on Feb. 13. The Indians trailed by 15 at the end of the first half and had a strong second half, but couldn’t overcome the deficit as their season ended.

Sutter senior guard Naseem Bhatti (23) shoots a jumper in the Huskies 83-50 loss to Natomas on Thursday, February 15 in the second round of the CIF SJS Division IV playoffs.

Marysville will lose three key players to graduation off of this season's roster that includes senior guard Bradford Pietz and forwards Anthony Walker and Josiah Arrington. The Indians have a ton of 2025 players that will return to the roster next season, including 2025 guard Dennis Syders and forward Elias Delozier.

This was Marysville’s fifth consecutive season of a .500 winning percentage under head coach Stan Easter and ninth playoff appearance in his 11 years at the helm of the program.

After a 63-60 first-round victory over Casa Roble on Feb. 13, the Sutter Union boys’ basketball season ended on Thursday, February 15 after they lost 83-50 to Natomas.

The Huskies started the game great in the first few minutes against Natomas as they came out with a high intensity and had the game tied at 10 early on. Natomas was able to build a lead and continuously make shots as nothing wanted to fall for Sutter.

The playoff victory against Casa Roble was the first for the Huskies basketball program since the 2016-17 season, but the first in the SJS since they transferred over last season.

Sutter head coach Nabeel Bhatti told the Dispatch that the six departing seniors (Naseem Bhatti, Jagger Beck, Gannon Deal, Jordan Lee, Daniel Ward and Diego Belmont) have been together the last six years and were a huge reason the Huskies had the most wins (19) in the program since the 2008-09 season.

The Sutter Lady Huskies basketball program had their season end on the road for the second consecutive year as they lost in the first round of the playoffs in a 77-39 defeat to Riverbank on Feb. 13.

Sutter junior forward Torrence Harter had a quadruple-double in the game, which included 11 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals and 12 blocks. Harter ended her junior season with leading the Pioneer Valley League in five categories (rebounds, free throws made, steals, blocks and double doubles), according to the latest statistics on MaxPreps as of Sunday, February 18.

The Lady Huskies returners along with Harter, include 2025 guards Sydney Meagher, Grace Ketterling, and the experience level that 2027 forwards Mia Bautista and Sissy Luttrell gained this season at the varsity level give Sutter an experienced roster next season.

Faith Christian sophomore guard Lauren Harris (5) shoots a shot in the Lady Lions 76-26 win over Vacaville Christian on Thursday, February 15 in the second round of the CIF SJS Division VI playoffs.

The Marysville Lady Indians had their season shortened in the second round as they fell 40-39 to West Campus on Feb. 15 Marysville head coach Ike Prince told the Dispatch defensively, they played gritty tough “Marysville” basketball.

Prince added they missed a lot of shots in close proximity to the basket throughout the game and West Campus was able to make their shots count.

The Lady Indians’ guards were given a lot of fouls throughout the night, but Prince expressed to the Dispatch he is proud of his team for accomplishing the first league title in program history in a long time and wants his returners to keep working.

Marysville loses a great group of senior players including senior forwards Krystal Briggs, Maya McNeal, Taliyah Edwards, Michelle Smith and guard Kaliyah Henry.

Prince has 2025 guard Demi Boykin and 2026 guard Abigail Pietz returning next year as the leaders of the team and aim to keep the continuous success of the program alive.

The only basketball team remaining in the local area in the postseason is the Faith Christian girls basketball team as they won their second-round playoff game over Vacaville Christian 76-26.

The Lady Lions were led by sophomore guard Lauren Harris as she scored 41 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. It was Harris’ fourth 40-point game of the season.

Faith Christian head coach Geoff Harris kept his team humbled as he told them the night prior at practice on Wednesday, February 14 that anyone can beat anybody. He used the example of how Liberty Ranch was upset in the first round of the CIF SJS D-IV bracket on February 13.

The Lady Lions victory over Vacaville Christian was their ninth in a row and they hosted Stone Ridge Christian of Merced this past Tuesday night.

If Faith Christian was able to win Tuesday night, they would have played in their second consecutive CIF SJS D-VI Championship today, February 23 at UC Davis with tipoff at 10 a.m.