Plenty of Wednesday CIF SS boys basketball playoff viewing options

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LAGUNA NIGUEL – Twenty terrific viewing options are on tap during Wednesday’s opening night of CIF Southern Section Open and Division 1 boys’ basketball playoff action.

The No.’s 5 (St. John Bosco), 6 (Harvard-Westlake), 7 (Corona Centennial) and 11 (Corona del Mar) teams in the BurlisonOnBasketball SoCal Top 50 drew byes in the Open play with their openers coming Friday night.

But No.’s 1 Sierra Canyon (vs. 9 Crespi), 2 Redondo Union (vs. 12), 3 Santa Margarita (vs. 10 Damien) and 4 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (vs. 7 La Mirada) are the hosts in the four Open games played Wednesday at 7 o’clock.

Crean Lutheran (No. 13 in the Top 50), JSerra (15), Inglewood (14) and St. Francis (23) are the top four seeds in Division 1 and have home games Wednesday night vs. Santa Barbara (47), Pasadena (31), Tesoro and Rancho Christian (38), respectively.

A “fit” St. Francis – meaning, a healthy 7-foot-3 junior Cherif Millogo (pictured) is on the floor for the Golden Knights – would translate into Coach Todd Wolfson’s team having a more than reasonable shot at winning each playoff game, regardless of the opponent and location.

The L.A. City Section playoffs also begin Wednesday night, with No. 22 Palisades – opening at home against El Camino Real – the heavy favorite in the eight-team Open Division.

SoCal Top 50

(Records as of Feb. 6)

School                          Record                 Previous#

1. Sierra Canyon/22-1/1

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 9 Crespi, 7 p.m; Friday, vs. No. 11 Corona del Mar 7. CIF SS playoffs/Open.

2. Redondo Union/25-3/2

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 12 Etiwanda, 7. CIF SS playoffs/Open.

3. Santa Margarita/26-3/3

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 10 Damien, 7. CIF SS playoffs/Open.

4. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame/19-6/4

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 7 La Mirada, 7. CIF SS playoffs/Open.

5. St. John Bosco/20-7/5

Next: Friday, vs. No. 7 La Mirada, 7. CIF SS playoffs/Open.

6. Harvard-Westlake/22-5/6

Next: Friday, vs. No. 10 Damien, 7. CIF SS playoffs/Open.

7. La Mirada/22-6/7

Next: Wednesday, at No. 4 Notre Dame, 7; Friday, at No. 5 St. John Bosco, 7. CIF SS playoffs/Open.

8. Corona Centennial/25-5/8

Next: Friday, vs. No. 12 Etiwanda, 7. CIF SS playoffs/Open.

9. Crespi/18-11/11

Next: Wednesday, at No. 1 Sierra Canyon, 7; Friday, at No. 11 Corona del Mar 7. CIF SS playoffs/Open.

10. Damien/26-5/8

Next: Wednesday, at No. 3 Santa Margarita, 7; Friday, at No. 6 Harvard-Westlake, 7. CIF SS playoffs/Open.

11. Corona del Mar/27-1/10

Next: Friday, vs. No. 9 Crespi, 7. CIF SS playoffs/Open.

12. Etiwanda/26-2/13

Next: Wednesday, at No. 2 Redondo Union, 7; Friday, at No. 8 Centennial, 7. CIF SS playoffs/Open.

13. Crean Lutheran/21-7/12

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 47 Santa Barbara, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

14. Inglewood/25-5/14

Next:  Wednesday, vs. Tesoro, at Morningside High, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

15. JSerra/19-12/16

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 31 Pasadena, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

16. Rolling Hills Prep/21-6/17

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 46 St. Monica, at North Torrance High, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

17. Bishop Montgomery/24-2/18

Next: Wednesday, vs. Windward, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

18. Village Christian/22-6/20

Next: Wednesday, No. 44 Newport Pacifica Christian, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

19. Mira Costa/23-5/21

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 43 Oaks Christian, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

20. Brentwood/25-3/23

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 41 Long Beach Poly, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

21. Millikan/22-6/24

Next: Wednesday, vs. Thousand Oaks, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

22. Palisades/17-11/UR

Next: Wednesday, vs. El Camino Real, 7. CIF L.A. City playoffs/Open.

23. St. Francis/20-8/28

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 38 Rancho Christian, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

24. Heritage Christian/22-6/29

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 37 Corona Santiago, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

25. Los Alamitos/19-9/25

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 27 Loyola, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

26. Arcadia/23-5/24

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 33 Orange Lutheran, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

27. Loyola/15-15/27

Next: Wednesday, at No. 25 Los Alamitos, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

28. San Gabriel Academy/19-8/30

Next: Wednesday, vs. Cypress, Jefferson MS 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

29. St. Bernard/17-11/UR

Next: Wednesday, at No. 36 La Habra, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

30. Crossroads/17-11/UR

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 35 Fairmont Prep, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

31. Pasadena/19-8/UR

Next: Wednesday, at No. 15 JSerra, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

32. Mater Dei/17-14/23

Next: Wednesday, vs. Providence, 7. CIF SS playoffs/2.

33. Orange Lutheran/18-9/26

Next: Wednesday, at No. 26 Arcadia, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

34. Servite/18-11/UR

Next: Wednesday, vs. Maranatha, 7. CIF SS playoffs/2.

35. Fairmont Prep/17-11/29

Next: Wednesday, at No. 30 Crossroads, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

36. La Habra/21-7/UR

Next: Wednesday, vs. No. 29 St. Bernard, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

37. Corona Santiago/25-5/UR

Next: Wednesday, at No. 24 Heritage Christian, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

38. Rancho Christian/19-9/UR

Next: Wednesday, at No. 23 St. Francis, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

39. Legacy Christian Academy/18-10/UR

Next: Season completed.

40. Eastvale Roosevelt/16-13/UR

Next: Wednesday, vs. Santa Monica, 7. CIF SS playoffs/2.

41. Long Beach Poly/19-9/UR

Next: Wednesday, at No. 20 Brentwood, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

42. Hesperia/20-8/UR

Next: Wednesday, vs. San Clemente, 7. CIF SS playoffs/2.

43. Oaks Christian/23-5/UR

Next: Wednesday, at No. 19 Mira Costa, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

44. Newport Pacifica Christian/20-7/UR

Next: Wednesday, at No. 18 Village Christian, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

45. Chino Hills/23-8/UR

Next: Wednesday, vs. Mayfair, 7. CIF SS playoffs/2.

46. St. Monica/17-10/UR

Next: Wednesday, at No. 17 Bishop Montgomery, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

47. Santa Barbara/19-8/UR

Next: Wednesday, at No. 13 Crean Lutheran, 7. CIF SS playoffs/1.

48. Chaminade/21-7/UR

Next: Season completed.

49. Rancho Verde/20-7/UR

Next: Wednesday, vs. Great Oak, 7. CIF SS playoffs/2.

50. Cleveland/18-9/UR

Next: Wednesday, vs. Narbonne, 7. CIF L.A. City playoffs/Open.