2021-22 Week 14-A: Girls Regionals Quarterfinals Results

The ladies delivered.  Five of seven San Diego teams won their quarterfinals matches.

Joining the others in the semifinals is The Bishop’s, a 13th seed and the only state Division II club still in play.  The Knights ushered out Los Angeles Brenwood, 74-69.

DIVISION TEAM OPPONENT
Open 2 La Jolla Country Day (25-2) 3 Chatsworth Sierra Canyon (27-2) Will meet in semifinals
II 9 Bonita Vista (18-12) @1 Corona Santiago (23-9) Barons finished 18-12 after 88-75 loss.
II 13 The Bishop’s (17-7) @12 L.A. Brentwood (22-12). The Bishop’s moved on, 74-69.
III 5 Scripps Ranch (24-6) 13 Hanford Sierra Pacific (24-9) Falcons outlasted Central Section visitors, 56-52.
III 8 Rancho Bernardo (19-11) @1 Pasadena La Salle (29-2) Broncos ousted, 47-35.
V 2 Victory Christian (19-11) 7 L.A. Price (16-3) Sade Wiley-Greenwood has Knights looking for second straight championship berth, 81-30.
V 3 Rancho Buena Vista (19-11) 11 Laguna Beach (21-13). Longhorns routed Artists, 74-28.
IV 6 Imperial (26-6) @3 Santa Barbara San Marcos (22-7) Tigers, runners-up in San Diego, advanced again, 43-30.

 



2021-22 Week 14-A: Boys Regionals Quarterfinals Results

DIVISION TEAM OPPONENT SCORE
II 8 Carlsbad (22-12) @1 Santa Ana Foothill (29-3) Lancers, up 20 points in third quarter, beaten in epic, triple overtime, 97-96.
III 10 Mt. Carmel (25-9) 15 Harbor City Narbonne (17-11) SunDevils scorching 16×26 from 3-point arc in 80-59 victory over L.A. City Section’s Gauchos.
IV 2 Scripps Ranch (23-11) 10 L.A. Center for Enriched Studies (19-14) Falcons  in control, 66-54.


2021-22 Week 14: Girls Southern California Regionals First-Round Results

San Diego Section girls won eight of 16 first-round games, including 14th-seeded The  Bishop’s knocking off host No. 3 Rancho Santa Margarita, 67-53.

La Jolla Country Day, Rancho Bernardo, Scripps Ranch, Victory Christian, Imperial, and Carlsbad were favored and won.

My hunch “Should Win” clubs, Scripps Ranch, Carlsbad, Rancho Buena Vista, Victory Christian, all moved on.

I was 44 points off when I chose Cathedral as an upset winner over Sierra Canyon.

DIVISION TEAM OPPONENT SCORE
Open 7 Santa Ana Mater Dei (26-5) @2 La Jolla Country Day (25-2) Torreys overcome 10×24 from free-throw line, 53-45.
Open 6 Cathedral (22-6) @3 Chatsworth Sierra Canyon (27-2) 94-50, ouch!
I 14 El Camino (21-7) @3Torrance Bishop Montgomery (18-6) Wildcats declawed, 57-43.
I 15 Mount Miguel (19-9) @2 Garden Grove Orangewood (22-9) Matadors out, 62-48.
II 9 Bonita Vista (17-12) @8 Irvine Crean Lutheran (23-4) Barons win in can-do-either-way seed game, 51-40.
II 13 The Bishop’s (16-7) @4 Rancho Santa Margarita (17-8) Big San Diego Section win and for The Bishop’s, 67-53
II 15 Del Norte (22-11) @2 Ontario Christian (30-4) Nighthawks out, 67-53.
II 9 Westview (18-13) @8 L.B. Poly (24-5) Wolverines led, 18-12, after 1/4 but fell, 59-51.
III 9 Capistrano Christian (17-7) @8 Rancho Bernardo (19-10). Bronchos winner, 47-44, in another 8-9 game.
III 12 Newhall Hart (21-8) @5 Scripps Ranch (23-6) Falcons move on impressively, 57-37.
III 6 Carlsbad (19-13) 11 Cerritos (24-8) Lancers girls join boys in loss column, 62-48.
III 10 Fallbrook (24-7) @7 Indio Shadow Hills (27-4) Coachella Valley team wins, 50-44.
IV 15 Maranatha (18-11) @2 Valencia Trinity (20-10) Eagles battle but fall short, 71-63.
V 14 Santa Ana (16-18) @3 Rancho Buena Vista (18-11) Longhorns roll, 64-40.
V 10 Blythe Palo Verde Valley (18-12) @L.A. Price (16-2) What Price defeat, 53-43.
V 15 Costa Mesa Estancia (14-14) @2 Victory Christian (18-11). On to victory, 71-25.

 



2021-22 Week 14: Boys’ Southern California Regionals First-Round Results

It was not pretty.  San Diego Section teams posted a 3-15 record in the opening round of the Southern California regional playoffs.

My “should win” hunches, San Ysidro, Torrey Pines, San Diego, Monte Vista, and St. Joseph, were 0-5.  Most upper level seeds were ousted in a disappointing finish to an arguably mediocre season.

Division I No. 10 seed La Costa Canyon, D-II No. 10 Mt. Carmel, and D-IV No. 2 Scripps Ranch all came through and moved on to the semifinals Friday.

 DIVISION TEAM OPPONENT  SCORE
Open 6 St. Augustine (23-8) @3 Chatsworth Sierra Canyon (26-4) Saints fell, 80-74, to team that beat them by six in season opener.
I 16 Mission Hills (21-8) @1 La Verne Damien (28-4) Grizzlies routed, 81-50.
I 12 Sun Valley Village Christian (28-4) @5 San Ysidro (23-10)  Cougars stunned, 88-76.
I 14 San Marcos (22-7) @3 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (21-7) Grizzlies outclassed, 75-50.
I 11 L.B. St. Anthony (19-9) @6Torrey Pines (23-8)  Another favorite falls, 64-52.
I 10 Bellflower St. John Bosco (22-12) @7 La Costa Canyon (22-7) Mavericks live up to seeding, 67-55.
I 15 Cathedral Catholic (19-11) @2 Irvine Crean Lutheran (23-6) Dons come close to upset, 63-60.
II 16 Francis Parker (18-8) @1 Santa Ana Foothill (28-3) Lancers battle but lose, 67-59.
II 8 Woodland Hills Taft (17-7) @9 Carlsbad (22-11) Carlsbad pulls away, 67-55.
II *6 Mission Bay (19-10) @11 Huntington Beach Edison (27-5) Buccaneers almost pirate win but fall short, 66-63.
15 La Jolla Country Day (19-11) @2 Hacienda Heights Los Altos (23-7) Torreys not close, 64-35.
III 13 Woodland Hills El Camino Real (12-14) @4 San Diego (19-13) Unlikely disappointment for Cavers, 67-65.
III 14 San Dieguito (21-7) @3 Calabasas Viewpoint (19-6) Mustangs close but denied, 64-59.
III 11 Otay Ranch (18-13) @6 Santa Barbara Bishop Diego (24-7) It was 48-46 and ride of more than 200 miles home for Otay.
III 10 Mt. Carmel (24-7) @7 Dana Point Dana Hills (19-11). SunDevils looking good, 66-52
IV 13 Fullerton Sunny Hills (25-8) @4 Monte Vista (24-6) Ugly finish for Monte Vista, 68-51; tied at 34 at half.
IV 15 Goleta Dos Pueblos (23-10) @2 Scripps Ranch (22-11) Closer than expected for Falcons, 75-70.
V 10 Malibu (156-6) @2 St. Joseph (20-10). Beach Boys make it look easy, 54-41.

*Seedings should have been reversed. Mission Bay really was No. 11 and home-team Edison No. 6.

 

 

 



2021-22 Week 13: Top Seeds Reign in 7 of 10 Boys’ and Girls’ Championships

Seven of the No. 1 seeds in the San Diego Section boys’ and girls’ playoff divisions of five each made it through the four rounds to championships.

Most of the surprises were in boys Division V, a distant bracket appealing mostly to friends and relatives of the competing teams. The computer, from which most pairings are determined, obviously wasn’t tuned in.

Consider: Valley Center, a No. 11 seed, which ended the season with a 10-20 record, beat three teams with combined records of 45-15 before finding its level in a 68-36 loss in the finals to No. 1 seed St. Joseph.

The Jaguars topped No. 6 Ocean View, 54-42, No. 3 San Diego Jewish, 83-57, and No. 2 Southern California Yeshiva, 73-31.

THERE WERE OTHERS

La Jolla Country Day, a 4 seed, clipped No. 1 Francis Parker, 63-59, in the boys’ D-I semifinals.  Mt. Carmel, another 4, edged No. 1 Montgomery, 68-67, in the D-II semis.

No. 4 Scripps Ranch girls overcame No. 1 Carlsbad, 66-62, in the D-I semifinals.  No. 4 Rancho Buena Vista ousted No. 1 Oceanside in D-II, 75-68, and No. 9 Calipatria, with a historically strong program, took a 13-16 record into a 63-31, opening-round win over No. 1 and 19-5 Bayfront Charter.

The most impressive boys run was by Coach Terry Tucker and the San Ysidro Cougars.  The seventh-ranked South Bay squad toppled No. 2 San Marcos, 66-52, and No. 3 Torrey Pines, 69-67, and made a second-half run in the final against St. Augustine, losing, 81-76, after trailing, 56-39, at the break.

SAN DIEGO SECTION CHAMPIONS

BOYS
Number before team names represents bracket seeding.

DIV WINNER RUNNER-UP SCORE NOTABLE
OPEN 1 St. Augustine
(23-7)		 7 San Ysidro
(23-8)		 81-76 Saints’ Dixon won a title 3 seasons ago at San Ysidro.
D-I 2 Carlsbad (21-11) 4 La Jolla Country Day (19-10) 52-42 Lancers’ fifth title, third this century, first since 2019.
D-II 4 Mt. Carmel (23-9) 2 Otay Ranch
(18-12)		 77-61 SunDevils broke away with 47-29 second half.
D-III 1 San Dieguito
(20-7)		 3 Scripps Ranch (21-11) 57-46 John Hapgood, 25 points
D-IV 1 Monte
Vista (24-5)		 2 Victory Christian (21-11) 54-36 Isaiah Hilke 26 points, 19 rebounds.
D-V 1 St. Joseph (20-9) 11 Valley Center (10-20) 68-36 Mikey Moore, 31 points.

GIRLS

DIV WINNER RUNNER-UP SCORE NOTABLE
OPEN 1 La Jolla Country Day (24-2) 2 Mission Hills (24-7) 68-53 Bamford’s Torreys on 16-game wining streak.
D-I 2 Del Norte
(22-10)		 4 Scripps Ranch (22-6) 68-59 Nighthawks’ all-time best record.
D-II 1 Fallbrook
(24-6)		 3 Imperial (24-6) 29-23 Warriors’ first title since 1982.
D-III 3 Maranatha
(18-10)		 4 Rancho Buena Vista (17-11) 65-45 Emmy Stout, 34 points, 22 rebounds.
D-IV 1 Victory Christian (17-11) 3 Steele Canyon (17-14) 44-20 Knights won D-V title in 2021
D-V 4 Blythe Palo Verde Valley
(18-11)		 6 Sweetwater (11-9) 55-45 Dagnino sisters, 23 points combined.


2021-22 Week 12: Regular-Season League Champions and Rankings

Playoffs begin Wednesday, February 16, for boys, Tuesday, February 15, for girls.

BOYS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

LEAGUE TEAM LEAGUE OVERALL AVERAGE
Avocado San Dieguito 7-1 16-7 66.1-56
Central *Kearny 5-3 14-6 66-52.9
Citrus Victory Christian 6-0 18-10 63.3-51.5
City Patrick Henry 6-2 16-11 55.9-51.8
Coastal Santa Fe Christian 11-1 19-9 64.8-56.4
Desert Imperial 7-2 14-8 54.6-50.9
Eastern Morse 8-0 20-6 54.9-44.3
Grossmont Hills *Grossmont 8-2 16-12 54.9-52
Grossmont Valley *Monte Vista 7-1 20-5 63.4-48.4
Imperial Valley *Calexico 7-1 18-6 62.8-47.8
Manzanita Warner Springs Warner 4-0 7-9 34.8-42.2
Mesa San Ysidro 12-0 21-7 79.1-62.3
Ocean San Diego Jewish 10-0 14-4 63.5-43.8
Pacific Escondido Charter 9-1 18-9 55-48
Palomar Mission Hills 9-1 21-6 64.7-53.3
Patriot Southern California Yeshiva 8-0 15-4 63.9-39.3
Pioneer Mountain Empire 7-1 16-5 41.2-35
Sierra Gompers Prep 6-2 8-4 47.3-40.8
South Bay San Diego Southwest 9-1 17-11 56.1-49.6
Summit Mabel O’Farrell 5-1 7-11 50.7-53.2
Valley Mt. Carmel 10-0 19.9 76.8-63.1
Western St. Augustine 8-0 20-7 74-55.9

North County Coastal       Torrey Pines                 10-0           22-5                66.2-51

*Other teams had similar league records but were not seeded as high for the playoffs. Records are according to Max Preps.

GIRLS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

LEAGUE TEAM LEAGUE OVERALL AVERAGE
Avocado Oceanside 8-0 20.5 50.8-39.5
Central Patrick Henry 9-0 10-9 35.7-35.9
Citrus St. Joseph 5-1 14-14 45.8-39.6
City San Diego 7-1 19-8 39.4-34.3
Coastal La Jolla Country Day 4-0 21-2 66.3-43.8
Eastern Lincoln 9-1 20-6 56.5-39.3
Grossmont Hills Mount Miguel 8-0 19-7 62.3-41.1
Grossmont Valley Steele Canyon 7-2 14-13 38.9-42.1
Imperial Valley Imperial 8-0 21-5 51.3-27.9
Manzanita Salton City West Shores 7-1 9-6 NA
Metropolitan Bonita Vista 10-0 17-10 53.4-47.9
Ocean Escondido Charter 11-0 16-7 42.2-29.3
Pacific Maranatha 11-1 14-10 54-48
Palomar Mission Hills 10-0 20-6 61.7-48.9
Patriot Bayfront 8-0 18-4 33.8-21.4
Pioneer *Ocean View 7-1 12-4 NA
South Bay Montgomery 9-2 16-7 51.6-35.2
Summit Liberty 6-0 15-10 38.2-34.5
Valley Fallbrook 10-0 20-6 54.8-39.1
Western Cathedral 8-0 21-4 68.4-46.2

North County Coastal El Camino                        10-0             20-3               60.6-35.3

Records are according to Max Preps.

BOYS

John Maffei’s final regular-season The San Diego Union-Tribune  poll.  First-place points in parenthesis.  Points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS LAST WEEK
1. St. Augustine (16) 20-7 160 1
2. Torrey Pines 22-5 139 3
3. Mission Hills 21-6 128 4
4. San Ysidro 21-7 116 6
5. San Marcos 22-5 113 2
6. La Costa Canyon 19-6 87 5
7. Cathedral 19-9 60 7
8. Francis Parker 16-6 36 10
9 Mission Bay 21-8 31 8
10. Carlsbad 17-11 25 9

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Santa Fe Christian (19-9, 6 points), Montgomery (22-6, 5), Del Norte (19-9, 1).

VOTING PANEL

  • John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune.
  • Aaron Burgin Fulltime Hoops.com.
  • Nick Pollino, Fox 5 San Diego.
  • John Kentera, Braden Suprenant, 97.3-FM The Fan.
  • Adam Paul, ECPreps.com.
  • Bodie DeSilva, scorebooklive.com.
  • Rick Smith, Partletonsports.com.
  • Terry Monahan, Eric Williams, Steve Brand, Freelance correspondents.
  • Brad Enright, LA Court Report.
  • Ramon Scott, Eastcountysports.com.
  • Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country, 107.9-FM. 
  • Christian Pedersen, San Diego Sports Association.
  • Max Preps.

INCLUDING STATE RANKINGS                                      Rankings for boys and girls by The San Diego Union-Tribune, Max Preps, and Cal-Hi Sports.  Records may be inaccurate as teams play daily.  Cal-Hi Sports‘ rankings stop at 25.  San Diego Section girls’ team rankings are coordinated by Terry Monahan.

BOYS

TEAM WON-LOST SAN DIEGO SECTION MAX PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
St. Augustine 20-7 1 32 21
San Marcos 22-5 5 24 NR
Torrey Pines 22-5 2 57 NR
Mission Hills 21-6 3 49 NR
La Costa Canyon 19-6 6 54 NR
San Ysidro 21-7 4 67 NR
Cathedral 19-9 7 91 NR
Mission Bay 21-8 9 102 NR
Carlsbad 17-11 10 143 NR
Francis Parker 16-6 8 124 NR

GIRLS

TEAM WON-LOST SAN DIEGO SECTION MAX PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
La Jolla Country Day 21-2 1 6 2
Mission Hills 22-6 2 11 9
Cathedral 21-4 3 14 10
The Bishop’s 15-6 4 84 NR
Mount Miguel 19-7 5 63 NR
El Camino 20-3 6 39 NR
Scripps Ranch 19-5 7 170 NR
Del Norte 18-10 8 106 NR
Westview 18-10 9 92 NR
Carlsbad 17-11 10 113 NR