Photos: St. Mary's defeats Folsom 57-51 in Sac-Joaquin Section Division 1 girls basketball championship

It was a record 22nd Sac-Joaquin Section championship for the St. Mary's Rams girls basketball team Wednesday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

Remarkably though, it was a first for McDonald's All-American Jordan Lee.

The 6-foot senior who is headed to the University of Texas didn't have her best shooting night (5 of 18) — few did — but she had 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 57-51 SJD Division 1 victory over top-seeded Folsom, the team that defeated the Rams last year.

Lee had plenty of help from freshman Kori Rogers, who had a game-high 21 points with six rebounds and had four of her team's nine 3-pointers. Both teams are 25-5 heading into next week's Northern California Regional when both will likely be placed in the Open Division.

Who knows, they might face off again. Folsom came into the game ranked fifth in the state by SBLive, St. Mary's was No. 10. 

Folsom couldn't overcome cold shooting, making just 15 of 54 from the field. Ella Uriate was the only Bulldog with a hot hand, scoring 21 points and adding four steals. Dixie McClanahan added 12 points and six rebounds, but 6-foot-1 Cal commit Kamryn Mafua finished with just four points, but added a game-high 13 rebounds.

St. Mary's was upset in the last two SJS playoffs, including losing to Folsom in last year's final. This season the Rams turned that around. 

(Photos below by Ralph Thompson)