Prep talk: Your guide to CIF state basketball and soccer championships

It’s time for the CIF State Championships in basketball and football (first time for football) in Sacramento Friday and Saturday. Basketball will be played at Golden 1 Center. Football is at Natomas High.

Here is basketball ticket and schedule information.

Here is the information on tickets and times for football.

Here’s a look at the Natomas High athletic fields.

Near Golden 1 Center are many places to eat and a shopping center. Yard House is one of the most popular places to eat with plenty of TVs for watching sporting events.

If you can’t make it to Sacramento, Spectrum will broadcast all 12 games. Friday’s games will be broadcast on SportsNet, the Lakers’ channel. The final three games on Saturday will be broadcast on SNLA, the Dodgers’ home channel. The first three games are on SportsNet.

The forecast calls for cloudy skies Friday and sunny Saturday with temperatures in the 70s.

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