LAGUNA NIGUEL – The State Regional playoffs get underway Tuesday evening, with games spread across five divisions – No.’s 1-V.
Open play tips off Wednesday night in Southern California, with quarterfinal games at CIF Southern Section Open semifinalist Sierra Canyon (vs. Central Section runner-up St. Joseph) and San Diego Open champion Carlsbad at home to CIF SS Open semifinalist St. Pius X/St. Matthias Academy.
With 39 boys’ games set for Tuesday in the Southern portion of the regionals, there are a multitude of viewing options, based upon your location and interest – “rooting” or otherwise.
Some of those include, in Orange County:
*CIF SS Division 2AA champion St. Anthony (25-7) at CIF SS Open participant Mater Dei (26-5)/Division I.
*CIF SS 2AA runner-up Rolling Hills Prep (26-6) at CIF SS Open participant JSerra (25-6)/Division I.
*San Diego Section D-I champion Mission Bay (21-11) at CIF SS D-2A semifinalist Corona del Mar (25-7)/Division II.
In the San Fernando Valley:
*San Diego Open team Torrey Pines (21-8) at CIF SS D-1 champion Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (29-3).
*San Diego D-III champion Chula Vista Olympian (28-3) at CIF SS D-3A champion Alemany (20-15)/Division III.
In the San Gabriel Valley:
*San Diego D-II runner-up Rancho Buena Vista (24-8) at CIF SS D-3A runner-up Bosco Tech (23-9)/Division III.
Based on Tuesday night’s results, there could be a boatload of terrific second-round games in Division’s I-V.
Among those are possible showdowns of the CIF SS D-1 champion and runner-up, Notre Dame and Windward, traveling to CIF SS Open participants JSerra and St. John Bosco (the No. 1 seed with a Tuesday night bye), respectively.
All games are set to tip off at 7 o’clock, unless otherwise noted.
And where am I head Tuesday night?
To Newport Beach, for the Mission Bay-Corona del Mar clash.
Each squad is led by a terrific guard, Caleb Newton for the visitors and Maxwell Scott – each among the best of the western classes of 2026 and ’27, respectively.
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