2023-2024 Boys Week 8B : Playoffs Enter Semifinals Round of 4
Two rounds of San Diego Section playoffs produced at least four shockers, sending power ratings analysts diving for cover.
No. 8 seed Scripps Ranch defeated No. 1 Santa Fe Christian in a second-round game, 60-51, in Division I in the week’s most significant reversal. There were others: A 6 seed over an 11, a 12 over a 5, and a 15 over a 2.
No. 6 Lincoln beat 11 Mater Dei, 65-55 in D-I. No. 12 Imperial knocked off 5 Point Loma, 73-68, in D-III, and, rivaling what Scripps Ranch did, 15 El Centro Central nosed out 2 La Jolla, 63-60, in D-III.
Scripps and El Centro continue in the hunt. The Falcons meet 4 El Camino and the Spartans of the Imperial Valley, after a second round upset, 61-57 over 7 Calexico Vincent Memorial, take on 3 Monte Vista in featured semifinals Wednesday, Feb. 21.
The most attractive matchup is 3 Montgomery (27-2) at 2 St. Augustine (25-4) in an Open Division semifinal. The top-ranked Carlsbad Lancers, whose 104-64 rout of Cathedral marked the highest playoff score since St. Augustine raced past El Centro Central, 104-66, in a 2004-05, takes on 5 La Jolla Country Day.
See below for all scores.
All games at higher (lower number) seed.
| Open Division | Saturday, February 17 | Wednesday, Feb 21 | Saturday, Feb 24 |
| 8 Cathedral (19-9) 64 1 Carlsbad 104 | 1 Carlsbad 77 5 La Jolla Country Day (23-6) 65 | 3 Montgomery (28-3) 47 1 Carlsbad (29-2) 56 @ U.C. San Diego |
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| 5 La Jolla Country Day 46 4 Torrey Pines (21-8) 45 |
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| 3 Montgomery 49 6 Mission Hills (21-8) 41 | 3 Montgomery 56 2 St. Augustine (25-5) 39 |
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| 7 La Costa Canyon (19-8) 48 2 St. Augustine 67 |
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| Division I Wednesday, February 14 | Saturday, February 17 | Wednesday, February 21 | Friday, Feb 23 |
| 16 San Ysidro (6-23) 44 1 Santa Fe Christian 74 | 8 Scripps Ranch 60 1 Santa Fe Christian (21-9) 51 | 8 Scripps Ranch 64 4 El Camino (16-15) 62 | 8 Scripps Ranch (20-12) 43 2 Mission Bay (21-11) 57 @ Otay Ranch |
| 9 Francis Parker (15-14) 62 8 Scripps Ranch 64 |
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| 12 Bonita Vista (14-15) 37 5 Hoover 65 | 5 Hoover (18-12) 65 4 El Camino 67 |
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| 13 Otay Ranch (10-18) 66 4 El Camino 81 |
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| 11 Lincoln 65 6 Mater Dei (16-13) 55 | 11 Lincoln (11-19) 52 3 San Marcos 73 | 3 San Marcos (24-7) 42 2 Mission Bay 54 |
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| 14 Madison (9-20) 39 3 San Marcos 86 |
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| 10 San Diego (9-20) 44 7 Del Norte 59 | 7 Del Norte (16-13) 44 2 Mission Bay 52 |
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| 15 Poway (10-19) 44 2 Mission Bay 74 |
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| Division II Wednesday, February 14 | Saturday, February 17 | Wednesday, February 21 | Friday, February 23 |
| 16 Calexico (12-14) 52 1 Rancho Buena Vista 87 | 8 Mt. Carmel (17-13) 57 1 Rancho Buena Vista 84 | 1 Rancho Buena Vista 62 5 Sage Creek (17-14) 59 | 1 Rancho Buena Vista (24-8) 57 3 University City (24-8) 72 @ San Marcos |
| 9 Patrick Henry (18-11) 62 8 Mt. Carmel 73 |
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| 12 Ramona (12-16) 52 5 Sage Creek 56 | 5 Sage Creek 55 4 Vista (20-10) 51 |
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| 13 San Dieguito (5-22) 45 4 Vista 85 |
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| 11 Helix (13-16) 49 6 Eastlake 69 | 6 Eastlake (17-13) 51 3 University City 57 |
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| 14 Canyon Crest (11-18) 63 3 University City 74 |
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| 10 The Bishop's (13-15) 52 7 Christian 56 | 7 Christian (19-8) 50 2 Victory Christian 84 | 3 University City 66 2 Victory Christian (20-10) 63 |
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| 15 Coronado (7-23) 54 2 Victory Christian 91 |
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| Division III Wednesday, February 14 | Saturday, February 17 | Tuesday, February 20 | Friday, February 23 |
| 16 Mission Vista (9-18) 35 1 Olympian 81 | 8 St. Joseph (19-10) 59 1 Olympian 78 | 1 Olympian 60 4 Mira Mesa 21-10) 33 | 1 Olympian (28-3) 50 3 Monte Vista (23-9) 36 @ Clairemont |
| 9 Steele Canyon (15-14) 68 8 St. Joseph 71 |
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| 12 Imperial 73 5 Point Loma (18-9) 68 | 12 Imperial (14-16) 68 4 Mira Mesa 77 |
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| 13 Escondido Charter (16-13) 55 4 Mira Mesa 70 |
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| 11 Oceanside (11-16) 56 6 Westview 60 | 6 Westview (18-12) 41 3 Monte Vista 53 |
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| 14 Granite Hills (13-12) 43 3 Monte Vista 62 |
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| 10 Maranatha (11-18) 47 7 Calexico Vincent Memorial 65 | 7 Calexico Vincent Memorial (18-8) 57 15 El Centro Central 61 | 3 Monte Vista 74 15 El Centro Central (16-13) 67 |
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| 15 El Centro Central 63 2 La Jolla (15-12) 60 |
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| Division IV Wed February 14 | Saturday, February 17 | Tuesday, February 20 | Thursday, February 22 |
| 16 Santana (9-20) 55 1 San Diego Southwest 67 | 8 Valley Center (16-14) 34 1 San Diego Southwest 50 | 1 San Diego Southwest 74 4 Canyon Hills (20-9) 69 | 1 San Diego Southwest (28-3) 48 2 Mount Miguel (23-8) 70 @ Otay Ranch |
| 9 Rock (16-10) 53 8 Valley Center 58 |
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| 12 Crawford 79 5 El Capitan (20-9) 68 | 12 Crawford (12-16) 42 4 Canyon Hills 56 |
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| 13 Escondido (10-19) 29 4 Canyon Hills 54 |
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| 11 Mar Vista (10-15) 37 6 Fallbrook 75 | 6 Fallbrook (14-15) 55 3 High Tech Chula Vista 62 | 2 Mount Miguel 80 3 High Tech Chula Vista (23-5) 72 |
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| 14 Blythe Palo Verde Valley (8-15) 45 3 High Tech Chula Vista 62 |
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| 10 Brawley (15-14) 46 7 Clairemont 71 | 7 Clairemont (17-11) 69 2 Mount Miguel 89 |
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| 15 Sweetwater (11-14) 57 2 Mount Miguel 76 |
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1 Calipatria | 8 Chula Vista (9-18) 15 1 Calipatria 60 | 1 Calipatria 69 4 Coastal (15-6) 25 | 1 Calipatria (21-4) 43 2 Del Lago (21-10) 59 @ Clairemont |
| 9 Bayfront Charter (14-9) 36 8 Chula Vista 43 |
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| 12 High Tech North County (13-14) 44 5 O'Farrell 59 | 5 O'Farrell (16-11) 26 4 Coastal 37 |
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4 Coastal |
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| 11 High Tech Mesa 56 6 Holtville (10-13) 53 | 11 High Tech Mesa (10-19) 66 3 El Cajon Valley 72 | 3 El Cajon Valley (15-15) 58 2 Del Lago 67 |
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3 El Cajon Valley |
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| 10 Mountain Empire (15-8) 33 7 Castle Park 53 | 7 Castle Park (11-17) 30 2 Del Lago 66 |
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2 Del Lago |
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| Division V-AA Wednesday, February 14 | Saturday, February 17 | Tuesday, February 20 | Thursday, February 22 |
1 Tri-City | 8 Julian (15-10) 20 1 Tri-City 74 | 1Tri-City 65 4 Bonsall (9-9) 36 | 1 Tri-City (21-10) 75 3 San Diego Jewish (15-12) 57 @ Canyon Crest |
| 9 Escondido Adventist (6-19) 33 8 Julian 43 |
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| 12 Borrego Springs (10-13) 32 5 Monarch 53 | 5 Monarch (17-9) 52 4 Bonsall (17-9) 69 |
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4 Bonsall | 3 San Diego Jewish 67 1 The Cambridge (19-3) 47 |
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| 11 San Diego Academy (8-9) 29 6 Southern California Yeshiva 40 | 6 Southern California Yeshiva (12-12) 34 3 San Diego Jewish 71 |
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3 San Diego Jewish |
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| 10 Ocean View (7-13) 55 7 Warner Springs Warner 57 | 7 Warner Springs Warner (17-13) 35 2 The Cambridge 57 |
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2 The Cambridge |