Uncategorized

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA – The CIF’s Southern and L.A. City Sections’ hoops playoffs are into the quarterfinal- and semifinal-stages.

Here are my observations about how some (not all) of the divisions are playing out:

SOUTHERN SECTION

IAA

  Games tonight: No. 1 seed Mater Dei at Foothill; No. 4 Loyola at Upland; Santa Monica at No. 3 Etiwanda; Eisenhower at No. 2 L.B. Poly.

Comments: There were no significant surprises, obviously, in the first two rounds of play. Call this the “Can anyone beat Mater Dei?” division.

[Click to continue reading]

Sorry for the delay in posting this link from NBA Draft.net!

[Click to continue reading]

L.A. City

Div. I

Upper bracket: Taft over West Adams; Birmingham over University; Crenshaw over Sylmar; Palisades over Manual Arts

Lower bracket: Westchester over L.A. Poly; Washington over Fremont; Dorsey over Cleveland; Fairfax over Roybal

Quarterfinals: Taft over Birmingham; Crenshaw over Palisades; Westchester over Washington; Fairfax over Dorsey

Semifinals: Taft over Crenshaw; Westchester over Fairfax

Final: Taft over Westchester

Div. II

Upper bracket: El Camino over Van Nuys; L.A. Jordan over San Pedro; Narbonne over Torres; Kennedy over South Gate

Lower bracket: Granada Hills over Gardena; Venice over Reseda; Carson over Verdugo Hills; Garfield over Belmont

Quarterfinals: El Camino over L.A.

[Click to continue reading]

5-AA

First Round: St. Bernard-bye; San Gabriel Academy over Cate; Aquinas over Silver Valley; Saddleback Valley Christian over Vistamar; Santa Clara over Flintridge Prep; Bloomington Christian over Arrowhead Christian; Desert over Pilibos; Mission Prep over Nuview Bridge; Ribet Academy over Webb; Bishop Diego over Lennox Academy; Thacher over Yeshiva; Calvary Chapel over Academy of Academic Excellence; Brethren Christian over Animo Leadership; Linfield Christian over Chadwick; Mojave over Public Safety; Village Christian over Bell-Jeff.

Second Round: St. Bernard over San Gabriel Academy; Saddleback Valley Christian over Aquinas; Santa Clara over Bloomington Christian; Mission Prep over Desert; Ribet Academy over Bishop Diego; Calvary Chapel over Thacher; Brethren Christian over Linfield Christian; Village Christian over Mojave.

[Click to continue reading]

4-AA

First Round: Serra over Salesian; Workman over Bosco Tech; JSerra over Laguna Beach; Harvard-Westlake over Whitney; Windward over La Salle; Maranatha over Twentynine Palms; Sherman Oaks Notre Dame over Paraclete; Price over Blair; Bishop Montgomery over Templeton; Morningside over University Prep; Sierra Canyon over Malibu; Crespi over Rosamond; Oaks Christian over Besant Hill; Chaminade over Morro Bay; Big Bear over Banning; La Verne Lutheran over Marshall.

Second Round: Serra over Workman; JSerra over Harvard-Westlake; Windward over Maranatha; Price over Sherman Oaks Notre Dame; Bishop Montgomery over Morningside; Crespi over Sierra Canyon; Chaminade over Oaks Christian; La Verne Lutheran over Big Bear.

[Click to continue reading]