So close! The King’s Academy’s miraculous comeback bid falls short as Knights lose to San Gabriel Academy in D3 state title game

SACRAMENTO — As Karan Kolappa laid the ball into the basket, there was a burst of excitement from the large The King’s Academy student section at Golden 1 Center. 

The TKA senior cut the San Gabriel Academy lead to just one point after the Knights trailed by as much as 10 with just under a minute left in the game. A jubilated TKA bench cheered as it looked like the Knights were on the verge of something special at the end of Friday’s game. 

That excitement was short-lived.