2024-25 Weeks 3-4: Leave the Regionals to the Girls
Two San Diego Section girls teams are still standing: Number seven seed Rancho Bernardo and No. 5 Mater Dei. The Bronchos and Crusaders will take underdog status on the road again in the State CIF Southern Regional Division II and III finals Tuesday, March 11. R.B. (25-7), after a five-hour, 287-mile jaunt and 44-37 victory […]
Read More2024-25 Week 3A Boys and Girls Playoffs: Torrey Pines & St. Augustine Boys, Westview Girls Regionally Impressive
Highs and lows in the San Diego Section’s opening round foray into the state regional playoffs. The highs: Torrey Pines coach John Olive maintained a genial presence despite three straight losses in December to San Diego Section teams Mission Bay, San Marcos, and La Jolla Country Day. A 14-1 finish for a 23-6 record, with […]
Read More2024-25 Boys Playoffs Week 3: Section Champion Montgomery Draws Tough Seed
Coach Ed Martin thought he should get a home game for his San Diego Section champion Montgomery Aztecs (29-2) in the first round of the state regional Open Division playoffs Wednesday, March 5. The No. 6 Aztecs got a decidedly less attractive assignment, a road test at 3 seed and Cal-Hi Sports state second-ranked Sherman […]
Read More2024-25 Basketball Week 2A: Hats Off! Girls and Boys Section Champions
Eighty San Diego Section basketball teams began the playoffs 12 days ago, boys and girls each seeking championships in seven divisions. Basketballs were rolled out for a total of 216 games and in only 25 did the seeded favorite not win, but three No. 1’s were defeated on the final weekend of play. Seven teams, […]
Read More2024-25 Basketball Girls & Boys Playoffs Week 2: Three No. 1’s Out; Championships Begin Tonight
It’s the week that matters most. Semifinal playoffs have advanced into championship games, which begin tonight, Thursday, February 27, with finals in Boys and Girls Divisions IV, V and VAA. D-IV Games tonight will be at Sage Creek, beginning with 6 seed Del Lago and 1 seed Tri City in Boys , followed by Girls […]
Read More2024-25 Boys & Girls Basketball Playoffs Week 1-A: Most No. 1 Seeds Survive
One week and 96 playoff games in the rear view mirror, San Diego Section playoff teams move into semifinals and championship rounds this week, all six Boys’ and five of six Girls’ No. 1 seeds still standing. The outlier is in Girls’ Division IV, where Escondido, a No. 9 seed, stunned number one Patrick Henry, […]
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