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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONALS

TUESDAY’S RESULTS

FIRST ROUND

DIVISION I
#1 Fairmont Prep 81, #16 Birmingham 61
#9 Harvard-Westlake 60, #8 Francis Parker 57
#5 Rancho Christian 58, #12 Oak Park 51
#4 Windward 66, #13 North Torrance 49
#14 Westview 45, #3 Hamilton 42
#6 Brentwood 74, #11 La Jolla Country Day 63
#7 Moreno Valley 78, #10 Santa Maria St. Joseph 54
#2 Sage Hill 67, #15 Westchester 35

DIVISION II
#1 Monache, bye
#8 Palos Verdes 47, #9 Rolling Hills Prep 37
#5 Portola 62, #12 Victory Christian Academy 46
#4 El Capitan 62, #13 Rancho Buena Vista 54
#3 Cathedral Catholic 53, #14 Oak Hills 52
#6 Arroyo Grande 64, #11 Burbank Burroughs 45
#7 Rancho Bernardo 38, #10 Rosary Academy 35
#15 Mark Keppel 51, #2 Grossmont 46

DIVISION III
#1 Palisades 59, #16 El Toro 45
#8 El Cajon Christian 67, #9 Cerritos 58
#5 Chula Vista Mater Dei 66, #12 Bakersfield Liberty 40
#4 Carlsbad 73, #13 Escondido Charter 63
#3 Garfield 64, #14 Chaparral 59
#11 King/Drew 46, #6 Otay Ranch 44
#10 Culver City 10, #7 La Jolla Bishop’s 39
#2 El Camino Real 54, #15 Shafter 50

DIVISION IV
#1 Cantwell-Sacred Heart 63, #16 La Mirada 49
#8 Tesoro 45, #9 Savanna 43
#5 Gahr 57, #12 Wilmington Banning 54
#4 Verdugo Hills 70, #13 Leuzinger 62
#3 Granada Hills 60, #14 Harbor Teacher 20
#6 Santa Ynez 44, #11 Gardena Serra 40
#10 Chatsworth 81, #7 Washington Prep 60
#2 Cerritos Whitney 74, #15 Pilibos 32

DIVISION V
#1 La Palma Kennedy 55, #16 Santana 47
#8 St. Pius X-St. Matthias 52, #9 Northridge Academy 25
#12 Gabrielino 46, #5 RFK Community 25
#4 Rosamond 46, #13 Rosemead 17
#3 Hillcrest 54, #14 Pasadena Marshall 30
#11 Crawford 49, #6 Nordhoff 36
#7 Santa Ana 42, #10 Lindsay 41
#2 University Prep Value 38, #15 Bolsa Grande 30

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
(All games at 7 p.m. unless noted)

OPEN DIVISION

FIRST ROUND
#1 Ontario Christian, bye
#5 Mission Hills at #4 Sierra Canyon
#6 Bishop Montgomery at #3 Santa Ana Mater Dei
#2 Etiwanda, bye

Note:
Quarterfinals in Division I-V are Thurs., March 6 at higher seeds;
Semifinals in all divisions are Sat., March 8 at higher seeds;
Finals are Tues., March 11 at higher seeds.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONALS

TUESDAY’S RESULTS

FIRST ROUND

DIVISION I
#1 Sierra Canyon 73, #16 Corona Centennial 48
#8 Santa Barbara 72, #9 Mission Bay 60
#5 Carlsbad 59, #12 Fairmont Prep 55
#4 JSerra 80, #13 San Marcos 56
#3 Redondo Union 77, #14 OC Pacifica Christian 54
#6 Los Alamitos 84, #11 San Diego Cathedral 72
#7 Mira Costa 61, #10 Crean Lutheran 48
#15 Torrey Pines 66, #2 Santa Margarita 59

DIVISION II
#1 Riverside Poly 80, #16 Sage Creek 52
#8 St. Augustine 60, #9 Canyon Country Canyon 40
#5 Bakersfield Christian 67, #12 Oak Park 53
#4 Santa Fe Christian 55, #13 Victory Christian Academy 50
#3 Chatsworth 81, #14 Knight 60
#6 Francis Parker 63, #11 Irvine 62
#7 Cleveland 73, #10 St. Bonaventure 62
#2 Westchester 70, #15 La Jolla Country Day 47

DIVISION III
#1 Palisades 82, #16 Righetti 50
#8 Bakersfield North 60, #9 Aquinas 45
#5 San Gabriel Academy 77, #12 Norte Vista 64
#4 Mission College Prep 70, #13 Venice 64
#14 Washington Prep 46, #3 Olympian 45
#6 Maranatha 66, #11 Mark Keppel 44
#7 Mira Mesa 60, #10 San Dimas 57
#15 Birmingham 56, #2 Sage Hill 48

DIVISION IV
#1 Fresno Christian 76, #16 Citrus Hill 56
#9 Ramona 64, #8 Southwest SD 62
#5 Van Nuys Grant 76, #12 Elsinore 65
#4 Maranatha Christian 55, #13 Garden Grove Pacifica 50
#3 Sun Valley Poly 60, #14 Tri-City Christian 54
#11 Bernstein 59, #6 Garden Grove Santiago 47
#7 Granada Hills 79, #10 Monache 57
#2 Fairfax 80, #15 California 55

DIVISION V
#1 Hacienda Heights Wilson, bye
#8 Strathmore 60, #9 La Puente 49
#5 Diamond Ranch 85, #12 New West Charter 57
#4 Kaiser 56, #13 Rosemead 40
#3 Alhambra 63, #14 South El Monte 43
#6 Sierra Vista 78, #11 Downtown Magnets 42
#7 Math & Science College Prep 69, #10 Arroyo 48
#2 Pacific Ridge 65, #15 Saddleback 48

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
(All games at 7 p.m. unless noted)

OPEN DIVISION

FIRST ROUND
#1 Eastvale Roosevelt, bye
#5 St. John Bosco at #4 Harvard-Westlake
#6 Montgomery at #3 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
#2 Santa Maria St. Joseph, bye

Note:
Quarterfinals in Division I-V are Thurs., March 6 at higher seeds;
Semifinals in all divisions are Sat., March 8 at higher seeds;
Finals are Tues., March 11 at higher seeds.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PAIRINGS

Open Division

Wednesday
#1 Ontario Christian, bye
#5 Mission Hills at #4 Sierra Canyon
#6 Bishop Montgomery at #3 Santa Ana Mater Dei
#2 Etiwanda, bye

Division I

Tuesday
#16 Birmingham at #1 Fairmont Prep
#9 Harvard-Westlake at #8 Francis Parker
#12 Oak Park at #5 Rancho Christian
#13 North Torrance at #4 Windward
#14 Westview at #3 Hamilton
#11 La Jolla Country Day at #8 Brentwood
#10 Santa Maria St. Joseph at #7 Moreno Valley
#15 Westchester at #2 Sage Hill

Division II

Tuesday
#1 Monache, bye
#9 Rolling Hills Prep at #4 Palos Verdes
#12 Victory Christian Academy at #5 Portola
#13 Rancho Buena Vista at #4 El Capitan
#14 Oak Hills at #3 Cathedral Catholic
#11 Burbank Burroughs at #6 Arroyo Grande
#10 Rosary Academy at #7 Rancho Bernardo
#15 Mark Keppel at #2 Grossmont

Division III

Tuesday
#16 El Toro vs. #1 Palisades, 5 p.m. at Birmingham
#9 Cerritos at #8 El Cajon Christian
#12 Bakersfield Liberty at #5 Chula Vista Mater Dei
#13 Escondido Charter at #4 Carlsbad
#14 Chaparral at #3 Garfield
#11 King/Drew at #6 Otay Ranch
#10 Culver City at #7 La Jolla Bishop’s
#15 Shafter at #2 El Camino Real

Division IV

Tuesday
#16 La Mirada at #1 Cantwell-Sacred Heart
#9 Savanna at #8 Tesoro
#12 Wilmington Banning at #5 Gahr
#13 Leuzinger at #4 Verdugo Hills
#14 Harbor Teacher at #3 Granada Hills
#11 Gardena Serra at #6 Santa Ynez
#10 Chatsworth at #7 Washington Prep
#15 Pilibos at #2 Cerritos Whitney

Division V

Tuesday
#16 Santana at #1 La Palma Kennedy
#9 Northridge Academy at #8 St. Pius X-St. Matthias
#12 Gabrielino at #5 RFK Community
#13 Rosemead at #4 Rosamond
#14 Pasadena Marshall at #3 Hillcrest
#11 Crawford at #6 Nordhoff
#10 Lindsay at #7 Santa Ana
#15 Bolsa Grande at #2 University Prep Value

Note:
Quarterfinals in Division I-V are Thursday at higher seeds;
Semifinals in all divisions are Saturday at higher seeds;
Finals are Tuesday, March 11, at higher seeds.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PAIRINGS

First Round

(All games at 7 p.m. unless noted)

Open Division

Wednesday
#1 Eastvale Roosevelt, bye
#5 St. John Bosco at #4 Harvard-Westlake
#6 San Diego Montgomery at #3 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
#2 Santa Maria St. Joseph, bye

Division I

Tuesday
#16 Corona Centennial at #1 Sierra Canyon
#9 Mission Bay at #8 Santa Barbara
#12 Fairmont Prep at #5 Carlsbad
#13 San Marcos at #4 JSerra
#14 Newport Beach Pacifica Christian at #3 Redondo Union
#11 Cathedral Catholic at #6 Los Alamitos
#10 Crean Lutheran at #7 Mira Costa
#15 Torrey Pines at #2 Santa Margarita

Division II

Tuesday
#16 Sage Creek at #1 Riverside Poly
#9 Canyon Country Canyon at #8 St. Augustine
#12 Oak Park at #5 Bakersfield Christian
#13 Victory Christian Academy at #4 Santa Fe Christian
#14 Knight at #3 Chatsworth
#11 Irvine at #6 Francis Parker
#10 St. Bonaventure at #7 Cleveland
#15 La Jolla Country Day at #2 Westchester

Division III

Tuesday
#16 Righetti vs. #1 Palisades, 7 p.m. at Birmingham
#9 Aquinas at #8 Bakersfield North
#12 Norte Vista at #5 San Gabriel Academy
#13 Venice at #4 Mission College Prep
#14 Washington Prep at #3 Olympian
#11 Keppel at #6 Maranatha
#10 San Dimas at #7 Mira Mesa
#15 Birmingham at #2 Sage Hill

Division IV

Tuesday
#16 Citrus Hill at #1 Fresno Christian
#9 Elsinore at #8 Southwest SD
#12 Ramona at #5 Grant
#13 Garden Grove Pacifica at #4 Maranatha Christian
#14 Tri-City Christian at #3 Sun Valley Poly
#11 Bernstein at #6 Garden Grove Santiago
#10 Monache at #7 Granada Hills
#15 California at #2 Fairfax

Division V

Tuesday
#1 Hacienda Heights Wilson, bye
#9 La Puente at #8 Strathmore
#12 New West Charter at #5 Diamond Ranch
#13 Rosemead at #4 Kaiser
#14 South El Monte at #3 Alhambra
#11 Downtown Magnets at #6 Sierra Vista
#10 Arroyo at #7 Math & Science College Prep
#15 Saddleback at #2 Pacific Ridge

Note:
Quarterfinals in Division I-V are Thursday at higher seeds;
Semifinals in all divisions are Saturday at higher seeds;
Finals are Tuesday, March 11, at higher seeds.

Tommy Leach has resigned as football coach at Jurupa Valley. He will be replaced by Cade Sparks, a former quarterback at Summit.

Carson Palmer is returning to high school to be the head football coach at Santa Margarita. He was a volunteer freshman quarterback coach for the Eagles last season when his son played quarterback for the team.

In another big coaching announcement, Malcolm Manuel has resigned after four years as football coach at Narbonne, which won the City Section Open Division championship but was also placed on probation and made ineligible for next season’s playoffs after seven ineligible players were discovered.

Stephen Barbee has resigned after seven years as football coach at Long Beach Poly. That opens one of the top public school coaching positions in the Southland.

Dave Ramos, the football coach at Schurr for 10 years, has resigned.

Garfield has named former quarterback Patrick Vargas as its replacement for Lorenzo Hernandez. Vargas served as the Bulldogs’ offensive coordinator, is a teacher on campus and has lots of support. He’s 33 and is getting his dream job after years of training under Hernandez.

SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

DIVISION 1
#8 Rancho Christian 58, #2 Brentwood 48

DIVISION 2AA
Oak Park 68, #2 North Torrance 57

DIVISION 2A
Rolling Hills Prep 51, #2 Rosary 49

DIVISION 3AA
Mark Keppel 49, Cerritos 39

DIVISION 4A
#15 Pilibos 55, #8 La Mirada 40

DIVISION 5A
Gabrielino 38, #9 Rosemead 23

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

OPEN DIVISION
#1 Ontario Christian 65, #2 Etiwanda 63

DIVISION 3A
El Toro 52, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 48

DIVISION 4AA
#5 Tesoro 59, Gardena Serra 46

DIVISION 5AA
#8 Hillcrest 39, #10 Santa Ana 36


CITY SECTION FINALS

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

DIVISION II
#1 Banning 57, #2 San Fernando 36

DIVISION III
#2 Harbor Teacher 68, #8 Sylmar 44

DIVISION IV
#2 Northridge Academy 36, #1 Hawkins 24

DIVISION V
#15 RFK Community 51, #20 WISH Academy 35

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

DIVISION I
#1 Verdugo Hills 50, #3 Washington Prep 43

OPEN DIVISION
#1 Hamilton 63, #3 Westchester 52

SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

DIVISION 2A
#1 Canyon Country Canyon 89, St. Bonaventure 86

DIVISION 5A
Arroyo 50, Rosemead 38

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

OPEN DIVISION
#2 Eastvale Roosevelt 74, #5 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 67

DIVISION 1
#5 Los Alamitos 63, #2 Mira Costa 60

DIVISION 2AA
Fairmont Prep 64, Orange County Pacifica Christian 60

DIVISION 3AA
#12 Knight 64, Sage Hill 43

DIVISION 3A
#4 Aquinas 59, #6 San Dimas 41

DIVISION 4AA
Garden Grove Santiago 64, Ramona 49

DIVISION 4A
California 63, #15 Citrus Hill 47

DIVISION 5AA
Kaiser 61, Diamond Ranch 48


CITY SECTION FINALS

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

OPEN DIVISION
#2 Westchester 65, #1 Chatsworth 55

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

DIVISION I
#5 Poly 50, #7 Grant 49

DIVISION II
#2 Bernstein 55, #9 Marquez 42

DIVISION III
#1 Math & Science College 88, #7 Animo Venice 52

DIVISION IV
#2 Downtown Magnets 78, #1 Sylmar 59

DIVISION V
#12 New West 46, #2 Angelou 45

By Jacob H. Pollon

It was Ariza vs. Arenas Friday night at LA Southwest College.

Not Trevor vs. Gilbert.

But Tajh vs. Alijah.

Tajh's Westchester team came out on top in a 65-55 victory to claim the LA City Section Open Division championship before a 1,600 sellout crowd.
Tajh Ariza scored 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dashed out four assists to lead Westchester, which won its first city title in the post-Ed Azzam era.
Ariza shot 5-16 from the field but made plays and set up his teammates for good looks at the basket.

Alijah Arenas scored 33 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Chatsworth, the top-seed in the playoffs. Arenas shot 13-33 from the field.

The game was tied at 28-28 at halftime before Westchester took a 39-30 lead with an early third quarter run. Chatsworth had the deficit down to five points late in the game when Taj Unuakhalu made a slam dunk.

However, Unuakhalu did a chin up using the rim and was whistled for a technical foul. Another technical foul on a Chatsworth player gave Westchester more free throws and ball possession.

Westchester is likely headed to the Div. 1 state regionals. Chatsworth could be Div. 1 or slip to Div. 2

Brackets come out Sunday.

By David A. Willauer-Friday, February 28, 2025-Frontwave Arena-Oceanside, CA-

After the first 2 tries in the CIF Open Division Boys Basketball finals after losses to St. Augustine's 85-63 score in 2023, 85-53 to the Lancers of Carlsbad in 2024, the third time was the charm for Aztecs charm as these 2 schools met last season but the story was a bit different as the top ranked Aztecs of Montgomery at 29-2 made school history and won their first CIF Open Division San Diego Section Boys Basketball Title behind the 21 points of Sports ship Award winner Xair Mendez 13 by teammate Devin Hamilton defeated the 2nd ranked Lancers of Carlsbad at 25-6 ranked 2nd in San Diego by a 53-45 score.

Montgomery Aztecs Boys Head Basketball Coach Edwin Martin: "Just an incredible game, I give credit to the kids, it was such a struggle shooting the ball at the beginning here in Frontwave Arena but their determination and will as I was impressed with them so nervous but this game went over the top as Carlsbad's toughness and grit showed it in today's game and they have an outstanding team but this game was back and fourth in the latter part as we made a run at the end." "When we led 51-46 our defense was connected and focused on how we played as the shots were going to fall in that's part of basketball I knew eventually it would happen as long as we kept defending." " At the half the game was 20-19 in favor of us it is like trying to squeeze water out of a rock it made me laugh but we showed it tonight they did the same thing to us I knew on the defensive side out offense stepped up."

For the Lancers at 25-6 Jake Hall led with 15 points followed by Jayden Garner with 10.

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Frontwave Arena-Oceanside, CA-Friday, February 28,2025-The Lady Grizzlies at 22-8 behind the 23 point performance from Sportsmanship Award winner Maleena Nava, 12 points each by Bay Cordova and HC Harding defeated the Lady Lancers from Francis Parker School by a 60-51 score for the San Diego Section Girls Open Division Title.

Mission Hills Veteran Girls Basketball Coach Christopher Kroesch: "Maleena is a big strong guard and will play at a Division I school. "I love her mentality on the court halfway through the season, she has been a good teammate for years and has contributed to our squad."

Maleena Nava on her performance for Mission HIlls : "In tonight's game no one wasn't guarding me while taking the ball to the rim with my athleticism." When I shoot the ball I use my forearm form so I will feel better using it a lot to score my points "

For the Lady Lancers of Francis Parker at 20-9 Kaitlyn Raagas led with 14 points, Isabella Riddle contributerd with 13 points and Brianna Mendez 11

This is Mission Hills 6th overall title in girls basketball history. The other years they won other CIF San Diego Section titles were in Division I when they defeated Mount Carmel 62-43 in 2014 and 2015 played Mount Carmel and won 58-41, 2016 defeated LaJolla Country Day School 68-64, 2017 defeated Bishop's School 65-47, 2024 defeated LaJolla Country Day School 63-56.

With the win the Lady Grizzlies improve to 22-8, along with other schools throughout San Diego will wait who they will play in the CIF State Tournament pairings on Sunday.

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Thursday, February 27th, 2025-Sage Creek High School-Carlsbad, CA: The 20-9 Eagles from Tri City Christian behind Dre Cleeves 22 point performance defeated the Firebirds of Del Lago Academy at 17-15 by a 53-49 score to take the CIF San Diego Section Division IV Boys Basketball Title their 3rd title in school history.

"Dre Cleaves is really special as he stepped up tonight in the contest for doing his role on the court in a big moment like this he kept on working at our school last summer to improve on his skills and showed it on the floor tonight, he is very mature since this is last season at TCC as he took over knowing what he is supposed to do. " said Coach Darrick Jones.

Jack Bush from Tri City Christian received the Sportsmanship Award for the Eagles. The CIF State Pairings will be out on Sunday, March 2 2026

Crawford Colts win first 2025 San Diego CIF Section Title in School History with a 38-37 victory over Escondido Cougars

For the first title in the history of Crawford High School at 16-14 after a defeat in the 2016 by Grossmont High by a 38-31 score, the Lady Colts showed what they proved on the Sage Creek HIgh School Gymnasium before a capacity crowd look on behind the 22 point performance of Fatuma Abid as she won the game with 1:27 left as she sank a 3 point basketball to put the Lady Colts over the Lady Cougars of Escondido 11-15 for the final score of 38-37.

David Lockett Crawford Girls Basketball Head Coach: "It was one of the tightest games I have coached in my career at Crawford " "I give Fatuma the green light I call her Coach when she is out on the court playing the game along with telling her players what to do."

Fatuma Abid on her performance vs. Escondido: "It was a great performance we started off kind of slow we looked good in the fourth quarter as we hung in well with Escondido we locked up tight on our defense that is how we won the game." First half we turned the ball over along with not playing our defense that is how they drilled their shots in the second half we picked our momentum up for us to win the game." "When we trailed 37-35 my shots were falling in a lot of the games we played but today I am glad that I made the basketball then we got the win." It is good tonight as I played for Crawford for the last 4 years and never made it past the second round of the CIF San Diego Section but I feel good about tonight."

The Lady Cougars of Escondido were led by Naomi Gutierrez with 23 points, Anaya McGlory with 14.

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

FINALS

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE

At Toyota Arena, Ontario

GIRLS

DIVISION 2A
Rolling Hills Prep vs. #2 Rosary, 2 p.m.

DIVISION 3AA
Mark Keppel vs. Cerritos, 4 p.m.

DIVISION 1
#8 Rancho Christian vs. #4 Brentwood, 6 p.m.

DIVISION 2AA
Oak Park vs. #2 North Torrance, 8 p.m.

At Azusa Pacific

BOYS

DIVISION 5A
Arroyo vs. Rosemead, 6 p.m.

DIVISION 2A
#1 Canyon Country Canyon vs. St. Bonaventure, 8 p.m.

GIRLS

DIVISION 4A
#15 Pilibos vs. #8 La Mirada, 2 p.m.

DIVISION 5A
Gabrielino vs. #9 Rosemead, 4 p.m.

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE

At Toyota Arena, Ontario

BOYS

DIVISION 4AA
Ramona vs. #2 Garden Grove Santiago, 9:30 a.m.

DIVISION 3A
#6 San Dimas vs. #4 Aquinas, 11:15 a.m.

DIVISION 2AA
Orange County Pacifica Christian vs. Fairmont Prep, 1 p.m.

DIVISION 1
#5 Los Alamitos vs. #2 Mira Costa, 4:30 p.m.

OPEN DIVISION
#5 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame vs. #2 Eastvale Roosevelt, 6:30 p.m.

GIRLS

OPEN DIVISION
#2 Etiwanda vs. #1 Ontario Christian, 8 p.m.

At Edison High

BOYS

DIVISION 5AA
Kaiser vs. Diamond Ranch, 12 p.m.

DIVISION 4A
#15 Citrus Hill vs. #4 California, 4 p.m.

DIVISION 3AA
Sage Hill vs. #12 Knight, 8 p.m.

GIRLS

DIVISION 5AA
#10 Santa Ana vs. #8 Hillcrest, 10 a.m.

DIVISION 4AA
#5 Tesoro vs. Gardena Serra, 2 p.m.

DIVISION 3A
El Toro vs. Cantwell Sacred Heart, 6 p.m.

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

FINALS

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE

At Toyota Arena, Ontario

GIRLS

DIVISION 2A
Rolling Hills Prep vs. #2 Rosary, 2 p.m.

DIVISION 3AA
Mark Keppel vs. Cerritos, 4 p.m.

DIVISION 1
#8 Rancho Christian vs. #4 Brentwood, 6 p.m.

DIVISION 2AA
Oak Park vs. #2 North Torrance, 8 p.m.

At Azusa Pacific

BOYS

DIVISION 5A
Arroyo vs. Rosemead, 6 p.m.

DIVISION 2A
#1 Canyon Country Canyon vs. St. Bonaventure, 8 p.m.

GIRLS

DIVISION 4A
#15 Pilibos vs. #8 La Mirada, 2 p.m.

DIVISION 5A
Gabrielino vs. #9 Rosemead, 4 p.m.

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE

At Toyota Arena, Ontario

BOYS

DIVISION 4AA
Ramona vs. #2 Garden Grove Santiago, 9:30 a.m.

DIVISION 3A
#6 San Dimas vs. #4 Aquinas, 11:15 a.m.

DIVISION 2AA
Orange County Pacifica Christian vs. Fairmont Prep, 1 p.m.

DIVISION 1
#5 Los Alamitos vs. #2 Mira Costa, 4:30 p.m.

OPEN DIVISION
#5 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame vs. #2 Eastvale Roosevelt, 6:30 p.m.

GIRLS

OPEN DIVISION
#2 Etiwanda vs. #1 Ontario Christian, 8 p.m.

At Edison High

BOYS

DIVISION 5AA
Kaiser vs. Diamond Ranch, 12 p.m.

DIVISION 4A
#15 Citrus Hill vs. #4 California, 4 p.m.

DIVISION 3AA
Sage Hill vs. #12 Knight, 8 p.m.

GIRLS

DIVISION 5AA
#10 Santa Ana vs. #8 Hillcrest, 10 a.m.

DIVISION 4AA
#5 Tesoro vs. Gardena Serra, 2 p.m.

DIVISION 3A
El Toro vs. Cantwell Sacred Heart, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE

FINALS
At Southwest College

DIVISION III
#8 Sylmar vs. #2 Harbor Teacher, 3:30 p.m.

DIVISION II
#2 San Fernando vs. #1 Banning, 5:30 p.m.

At Hawkins

DIVISION IV
#2 Northridge Academy at #1 Hawkins, 7 p.m.

At RFK Community

DIVISION V
#20 WISH Academy vs. RFK Community, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
At Pasadena City College

DIVISION I
#3 Washington Prep vs. #1 Verdugo Hills, 2 p.m.

OPEN DIVISION
#3 Westchester vs. #1 Hamilton, 6 p.m.

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

SEMIFINALS

DIVISION IV
#1 Sylmar 85, # Legacy 70
#2 Downtown Magnets 57, #3 Triumph Charter 51

DIVISION V
#13 New West 51, #17 Orthopaedic 37
#2 Angelou 49, #11 Animo Watts 32

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE

FINALS
At Southwest College

OPEN DIVISION
#2 Westchester vs. #1 Chatsworth, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE

FINALS
At Pasadena City College

DIVISION III
#7 Animo Venice vs. #1 Math & Science College, 10 a.m.

DIVISION II
#9 Marquez vs. #2 Bernstein, 12 p.m.

DIVISION I
#7 Grant vs. #5 Poly, 4 p.m.

At Sylmar

DIVISION IV
#2 Downtown Magnets vs. #1 Sylmar, 7 p.m.

At Maya Angelou

DIVISION V
#12 New West vs. #2 Angelou, 7 p.m.

Per Rivals' Penn State writing staff:

One of the country's true premier players, Mount Miguel (CA) athlete Brandon Arrignton has set an official visit to Penn State. His official visit has been set for May 2. As of now, he'll be the first prospect this cycle to take an official visit to Happy Valley.

The 6-foot-3, 175-pound athlete plays wide receiver and cornerback for Mount Miguel and is being recruited to Happy Valley as a cornerback. Also a track star, Arrington has personal records of 10.43 in the 100m and 20.76 in the 200m. His most recent personal record is a 6.67 in the 60 meter dash.

His official visit to Penn State is the fourth that he has set so far in his recruitment as he'll also visit Texas A&M, Oregon, and USC. More official visits are likely to be scheduled as he released a top-12 earlier this month which included Alabama, Oregon, Georgia, Oklahoma, LSU, Texas A&M, Michigan, USC, Nebraska, Florida State, Penn State, and UCLA.

Per Rivals' Alabama writing staff:

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Per Rivals Ohio State writing staff:

Ohio State is still looking to round out its 2026 cornerback haul but Tim Walton and the Buckeyes aren't waiting around in the Class of 2027 and, to that end, offered Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) High School standout Havon Finney Jr. on Tuesday.

Finney, a 6-foot-3, 170-pound soon-to-be-junior, is an early five-star prospect according to Rivals.com and a top-five overall prospect in his class. He's a star in Southern California but he's got roots in the Midwest with family in Michigan and Ohio.

"There are ore Michigan fans [in his family] because I have more family there," Finney told Dotting the 'Eyes. "But I’m just blessed to have this Ohio State offer, as it means a lot to me. It's DBU..

"I haven’t been to the Midwest in a few years, but my family comes to California often. So I see this part of my family 3-4 times a year."

Finney's Ohio family—which is in Cleveland—should get to see him in the Midwest soon. There's a plan to make visits to both Michigan and Ohio State in the spring and he's looking forward to doing that so he can see up-close-and-personal how Tim Walton handles his position group. It was Walton who offered Finney on Tuesday.

"We've been talking for a while now," he said. "I've spoken with multiple coaches and they've been to my school. I’m familiar with Coach Tim Walton and he’s the person that offered me. I like the way he motivates his players, but I think I will get to see how he coaches his players better when I come out to the spring practices.

"I'm looking forward to visiting in March."

It's never too early to get involved with top-of-the-line prospects like Havon Finney and getting him on campus early, to experience everything that makes Ohio State a special place is pivotal if the Buckeyes want to be a player in his recruitment long term.

Per the Rivals Florida State writing staff:

2026 OT Tommy Tofi (Riordan), a Rivals top 250 prospect, was offered by FSU on Monday. The Seminoles are playing from behind in Tofi's recruitment. He has held offers from a group of schools, including Ohio State, Miami, UCLA, Florida, USC, Arizona State, BYU and Oregon since his junior year.

What sprang Tennessee to the top over UCLA, USC, Washington, and Missouri?

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Per CIF press release:

Tie Breaker System

1. Win/Loss Record in Pool
2. Head-to-head
3. Point Differential (max 15)
4. Points Allowed
5. Points Scored
6. Higher Seed Advances

Outcome

1. JSerra, Santa Margarita, La Mirada tie in Pool A with a record of 1-3.
2. Tie cannot be broken from 1st 2 tie breakers, record & head-to-head.
3. JSerra advances via tie breaker #3, point differential.
4. La Mirada & Santa Margarita tied at point differential.
5. Santa Margarita advances on next tie breaker, points allowed.

Eastvale Roosevelt advances to Open Division championship game by outlasting St. John Bosco, 58-51, behind Brayden Burries' 33 points

Harvard-Westlake got a 60-51 win over Santa Margarita and earned an Open Division state playoff berth. Joe Sterling scored 20 points and Nikolas Khamenia had 13 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.

Redondo Union knocked off Heritage Christian 75-64. La Mirada picked up its first win in the Open Division by defeating JSerra 64-58. Of the 10 teams in the Open Division playoffs, La Mirada and Heritage Christian will be the two teams not going to the state playoffs.

CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS

TUESDAY’S RESULTS

QUARTERFINALS

DIVISION IV
#8 South Gate at #1 Sylmar, Wednesday at 7 p.m.
#13 Legacy 77, #5 San Fernando 70
#3 Triumph Charter 61, #6 Canoga Park 49
#2 Downtown Magnets 55, #7 Huntington Park 52

DIVISION V
#17 Orthopaedic 52, #9 East Valley 51
#12 New West 51, #4 Horace Mann UCLA 46
#11 Animo Watts 49, #3 Panorama 46
#2 Angelou 50, #10 New Designs University Park 42

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
(All games at 7 p.m. unless noted)

SEMIFINALS

DIVISION I
#5 Poly at #1 Granada Hills
#7 Grant at at #6 Jordan

DIVISION II
#13 Franklin at #9 Marquez
#11 Carson at #2 Bernstein

DIVISION III
#4 SOCES at #1 Math & Science College Prep
#14 Los Angeles at #7 Animo Venice

THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
(All games at 7 p.m. unless noted)

SEMIFINALS

DIVISION IV
#13 Legacy at #1 Sylmar/#9 South Gate
#3 Triumph Charter at #2 Downtown Magnets

DIVISION V
#17 Orthopaedic at #12 New West
#11 Animo Watts at #2 Angelou, 5 p.m.