2018-19: La Jolla Country Day Boys & Girls in Finals
Three San Diego Section teams remain in play in the Southern California regional basketball playoffs, with La Jolla Country Day having representatives in Boys’ Division III and Girls’ D-I. San Diego Southwest also reached the finals in Boys’ D-V. The three local squads all face daunting tasks, as they will be on the road Tuesday […]
Read More2018-19 Week 15: 6 Teams Still Alive in Regional Semifinals
Two boys’ and four girls’ squads passed quarterfinals tests in the CIF state regional playoffs last night. Most significant was the 66-58 Division 1 win by the 5 seed La Jolla Country Day girls on the road at No. 4 Granada Hills. Cathedral, the top seed in Girls D-I, sustained a stunning loss, 49-44, to […]
Read More2018-19 Week 14: San Diego Clubs Win 16 in First Round
Sixteen of the 30 San Diego Section boys’ and girls’ teams remain in the Southern California regional playoffs, with quarterfinals putting everyone back on the court tonight. Girls squads won nine of 14 opening round contests, the boys seven of 16, with most of the successes coming in Division II through V. Three of the […]
Read More2018-19 Week 13: San Diego Section Powers Face Expected Early Exits
Seedings for the Southern California Regional playoffs that begin Tuesday reflected the San Diego Section’s strength in the lower divisions. But the big boys got no respect, as usual. San Diego teams are favored seeds in only two of nine Open, D-I or D-II contests. They are the choice in five of seven games in […]
Read More2018-19 Week 13: No. 1’s Go For No. 1 Finish
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 […]
Read More2018-19 Week 11A: Most Favored Seeds Escape Untouched
Thirty-one of the 36 first-round, San Diego Section playoff games in divisions I-V last night were won by team’s with the lower number (better) seeds and the upsets were won by teams on the road. The stunner was 15 seed Bonita Vista (11-17) kayoing 2 seed host Westview (21-8), 66-52. Other home team jolts were […]
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