These are the best high school basketball teams, girls and boys, the area has to offer.

It's the Sac-Joaquin Section 2010 championships.

As I sit and watch and more importantly listen to the comments and reactions of teams' supporters, one question comes to mind.

Can each team in every game be getting cheated?

The obvious answer is "Of course not."

Granted, the obvious biases belong to the parents, friends and relatives of the participants.

Generally, officials could care less which teams win or lose.

Officials are likely to have a slant toward a playing style more so than a team.

Indeed, because humans are involved, should officials run into a team with consistency, there is the possibility that one person (player, coach, official) could have a personal beef with another.

That's part of life.

However, officials more often than not do their best to cleanly officiate games.

If at all possible, think about the jobs they do.

Practically each game is spent on the move, making split-second decisions that even the camera's shutter speed often cannot catch.

And while they are doing that, you think they are skilled enough to cheat, too?

hey aren't that talented or skilled, no disrespect intended.

This is coming from a person who has covered basketball on all levels for 33 years and has criticized officiating relentlessly.

They miss calls. Players miss shots. Writers misspell words and mess up stories.

Once again, it's part of life. There are no perfect teams, coach, parents, kids or officials.

Jim Jorgensen is the director of the Northern California Officials Association and, following a couple of articles regarding officiating, an offer to officiate some games came soon after.

He must have thought he'd seen "stupid" on my head.

Officiating is the most thankless job I can imagine.

Even for fun, it takes a special personality to officiate. And I'm not that special one. Enjoying the games always is the object here.

The second day of these high-school sectional playoffs at Arco Arena consisted of six games and basketball from 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The Nos. 1 (Modesto Christian) and 2 (Argonaut) seeded teams met in the 11:30 a.m Division IV girls game that became a crushing end to the Mustangs' season in a 64-39 decision. Argonaut (30-1) was undefeated, while Modesto Christian (27-4) won its second straight Division IV section title.

Brandi Henton scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Crusaders, who also received strong contributions from Danielle Thompson (18 points, seven rebounds) and Taryn Garza (12 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks).

The Division II girls title game between No. 1 seeded St. Francis (22-9) and No. 3 seed Vallejo (26-6) went down to the wire, with Ashley Moore and Rechel Carter leading the lower-ranked Apaches to a 67-64 victory. Moore scored a game-high 32 points, while Carter (15 points, game-high 15 rebounds) made a pair of free throws with 11.9 seconds left to give Vallejo its second title in five years.

Moore scored 31, 27, 26 and 32 points in four playoff games this season.

The first boys game was a continuation of Modesto Christian dominance. The Crusaders (22-8) won their record 11th straight section title and 44th consecutive section playoff game with an 88-80 decision over Colfax High (26-5). Senior guard Isaiah Burse dominated the game with 29 points, five steals, four rebounds and four assists. Colfax's Chase Mosier scored 21 to lead his squad.

The Division II boys title was a Roseville neighborhood battle moved to Arco with No. 2 Woodcreek (27-5) facing No. 4 Oakmont (20-8). The schools are approximately five miles apart and this was the fourth time the teams met this season.

Woodcreek won the first three times, but missed nine of 10 first-quarter shots to trail 12-2. However, coach Burnel Pinkerton's Timberwolves persisted and rallied for a 45-44 victory. Nik Milani made four of six three-pointers and scored 16 points, while 6-foot-11 Mike Kurtz added 10 points, 13 rebounds and seven to lead Woodcreek.

The Oak Ridge girls won last season's Division II girls section title and Saturday added a Division I section championship with a 64-50 victory over Kennedy High.

Sheldon High School coach Joey Rollings completed a unique double by adding a boys section title to the girls section championship he won in 2006 as the Huskies outlasted the Franklin Wildcats, 78-72, in the night's finale. Junior Darius Nelson scored a game-high 29 points in a high-flying, physical contest. Both teams showed strong athleticism combined with offensive execution and determination.