2016-17 Regionals: 17 Remain in Play into Quarterfinals
With Open Division play beginning with quarterfinals tonight, seventeen of 31 San Diego Section teams still are in the Southern California regionals of the state playoffs.
Boys teams won seven of Wednesday’s 13, opening-round games, were 6-1 in road games, and 3-3 at home.
Four lower seeds, Vista, Orange Glen, Olympian, and Mission Hills won and three higher seeds, Foothills Christian, Mater Dei, and La Costa Canyon lost.
Girls teams won 6 of 14, opening-round games Wednesday, were 6-1 at home, and 0-7 on the road. Favored Poway was beaten by Huntington Beach, 52-43, in the only upset.
Biggest surprises so far were No 11 seed Vista’s remarkable, double-overtime, 97-94 win at No. 6 Rancho Santa Margarita and, just a few miles South, No. 13 Orange Glen’s 66-65, overtime victory at No. 4 Capistrano Valley.
Going into tonight’s four Open Division contests, San Diego Section clubs are 13-14 overall, 9-4 at home, and 6-8 on the road.
San Diego teams will be visitors in 11 of the 16 quarterfinals games.
BOYS FRIDAY, MARCH 10
| Open | 6 St. Augustine (27-4) | @3 Chatsworth Sierra Canyon (27-4) |
| 8 Torrey Pines (28-4) | @1 Torrance Bishop Montgomery (27-2) |
BOYS SATURDAY, MARCH 11
| Div. | Team | Opponent |
| I | 11 Vista (29-3) | @3 Woodland Hills Taft (26-10) |
| II | 12 Mission Hills (22-8) | 13 Pasadena (25-6) |
| III | 8 Santa Fe Christian (21-10) | @1 Ontario Colony (28-5) |
| 13 Orange Glen (22-9) | @6 Selma (30-4) | |
| IV | 2 Helix (28-5) | 7 West Torrance (23-8) |
| V | 4 Brawley (27-7) | 13 Olympian (29-3) |
GIRLS FRIDAY, MARCH 10
| Open | 3 Mission Hills (29-2) | 6 Rancho Cucamonga Etiwanda (26-2) |
| 5 The Bishop’s (29-3) | @4 Studio City Harvard-Westlake (25-4) |
GIRLS SATURDAY, MARCH 11
| Div. | Team | Opponent |
| I | 8 La Jolla Country Day (18-11) | @1 L.A. Windward (26-4) |
| III | 6 Serra (21-10) | @3 L.A. Marlboro (22-8) |
| 7 Mater Dei (22-11) | @2 Camarillo (29-4) | |
| IV | 4 Rancho Bernardo (26-6) | 5 Cerritos Valley Christian (22-9) |
| 6 Scripps Ranch (27-5) | @3 Sun Valley Village Christian (29-3) | |
| V | 7 Escondido Adventist (23-3) | @2 Irvine Crean (19-11) |