Four No. 1 seeds in six divisions, will be on the floor as finals take place beginning tonight in the San Diego Section.
That Foothills Christian, Cathedral, Rancho Buena Vista, and San Diego Southwest made their way through the rounds is testimony to the ratings system created by Max Preps, the entity favored by section coaches and bosses.
Other than Division V, which will match 8 seed San Pasqual and 6 seed Clairemont, there will be two 2 seeds, three 3 seeds, and one 4 seed in the finals.
D-V San Pasqual (8) and Clairemont (6) may have been underrated. Each school has considerably larger enrollment and a pool from which to chose players but apparently competed against similarly ranked opposition as other D-V squads.
Enrollment figures no longer count in seedings or division placement.
All teams in the original, eight-team Open bracket will move on to the Southern California regionals next week. The four semifinal teams in D-I will also advance.
FINALS PAIRINGS
OPEN (8 p.m. Saturday, UC-San Diego RIMAC Arena)
1 Foothills Christian (23-5) vs. 3 Torrey Pines (23-6).
DIVISION I (8 p.m. Friday, UC-San Diego RIMAC Arena)
3 Francis Parker (21-9) vs. 1 Cathedral (22-9).
DIVISION II (1 p.m. Saturday, UC-San Diego RIMAC Arena)
1 Rancho Buena Vista (27-4). vs. 3 Carlsbad (25-6).
DIVISION III (7:30 p.m. Thursday, Mira Mesa High)
4 San Diego (21-8) vs. 2 Valhalla (27-3).
DIVISION IV (7:30 p.m. Thursday, Serra High)
1 San Diego Southwest (24-7). vs. 2 Mt. Carmel (15-14).
DIVISION V (7:30 p.m. Thursday, Montgomery High)
8 San Pasqual (12-18) vs. 6 Clairemont (15-15).
FINALS
OPEN
3 Torrey Pines 51,1 Foothills Christian 47.
DIVISION I
1 Cathedral 47, 3 Francis Parker 46.
DIVISION II
3 Carlsbad 72, 1 Rancho Buena Vista 54.
DIVISION III
4 San Diego 75, 2 Valhalla 56
DIVISION IV
1 San Diego Southwest 63, 2 Mt. Carmel 46.
DIVISION V
8 San Pasqual 49, 6 Clairemont 42.
