Seventeen teams begin one-week quests of Southern California championships and almost all eyes will be on the 29-0 Torrey Pines Falcons, seeded No. 1 in the Open Division and with a quarterfinals bye.
Corona Centennial, which the Falcons defeated at home early in the season, 65-62, bypassed a chance to turn the tables on coach John Olive’s team by opting for a college recruiting-oriented event in Arizona.
Centennial, with an all-underclass starting lineup, defeated Chatsworth Sierra Canyon, 80-72, for the Southern Section big school title last week.
Without Centennial, the Open Division still is loaded. Torrey Pines has to win two games, both of which will be played in the “Olive Garden”, their home court.
Also in the field are Santa Maria St. Joseph (27-2), La Verne Damien (28-3) Lake Balboa Birmingham (10-3), Etiwanda (11-2), Santa Ana Mater Dei (28-3), and Sierra Canyon (15-1).
Cathedral, which opted out of the tournament, and St. Augustine both played Santa Ana Mater Dei. The Dons lost, 63-60, and the Saints were beaten, 62-51.
Birmingham came South in the 2017-18 season with a 12-14 record and defeated St. Augustine, 62-45.
BOYS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PLAYOFFS
Seeds precede numbers in parenthesis, which represent the statewide rating of the team by Max Preps.
QUARTERFINALS
Tuesday, June 15.
OPEN DIVISION
1 (1) Torrey Pines (29-0), bye.
D-IAA
5 (29) L.A. Ribet (11-4) @4 (15) San Marcos (25-1).
7 (27) St. Augustine (14-6), @2 (6) Bellflower St. John Bosco (20-4).
D-IA
6 (31) Northridge Heritage Christian (20-7) @3 (30) Santa Fe Christian (17-4).
D-IIAA
5 (39) Hacienda Heights Los Altos (16-2) @4 (53) El Camino (24-5).
7 (70) Mission Hills (16-8) @2 (10) Â San Pedro Rolling Hills (12-2).
D-IIA
6 (38) Compton Dominguez (16-1) @3 (28) Mater Dei (15-4).
7 (81) Murrieta Valley (13-5) @2 (69) Carlsbad (13-9).
D-IIIAA
6 (154) Burbank (10-4) @3 (86) La Costa Canyon (11-10).
D-IIIA
(146) Francis Parker (10-8) @3 (132) Huntington Beach Marina (15-8).
D-IVAA
6 (105) San Ysidro (20-7) @3 (316) Arcadia (11-8).
D-IVA
8 (609) Long Beach Millikan (3-9) @1 (56) Coronado (21-5).
7 (422) Oxnard Rio Mesa (12-9) @2 (75) Orange Glen (23-6).
D-VAA
7 (275) Valley Village Valley Torah (13-2) @2 (242) Sage Creek (14-11).
D-VA
5 (211) Hoover (15-9) @4 (556) Canoga Park Faith Baptist (14-8).
D-VIAA
5 (652) Malibu (7-4) @4 (454) Crawford (12-7).
7 (756) West Covina Edgewood (7-7) @2 (155) Maranatha (22-5).
