OCVarsity has the pairings and analysis for all of the CIF-SS boys basketball divisions.
DIVISION 1A
Top four seeds: 1. Harvard-Westlake; 2.Pasadena; 3. Los Altos; 4. La Canada.
O.C. teams in this division: Tesoro (16-10); Canyon (16-11); Huntington Beach (17-11); San Clemente (19-8); Corona del Mar (20-7); El Toro (18-9).
Playoff dates: First round (Feb. 15), Second round (Feb. 17), Quarterfinals (Feb. 21), Semifinals (Feb. 24), Championship game (March 3 or 4).
FRYER’S OUTLOOK: This division gives us an attractive Orange County game in the first round: El Toro at Corona del Mar. El Toro finished fourth in the five-team South Coast League, perhaps the best league with O.C. teams in it outside of the Trinity League. Corona del Mar won the championship of the Pacific Coast League. That’s a game well-rounded Corona del Mar should win. … Canyon is one of the county’s more-improved teams, from December to now. The Comanches got a first-round home game against M.L. King of Riverside. … South Coast League champion San Clemente, if it wins a first-round game against Downey on Wednesday, would have to play at fourth-seeded La Canada in the second round Friday. La Canada received a first-round bye. That’s a tough set up for a league champion like San Clemente.
All games 7 p.m. unless noted.
FIRST ROUND
FEB. 15
West Ranch at Harvard-Westlake
Riverside Poly at Kaiser
Tesoro at Bonita
King at Anaheim Canyon
Loyola at Walnut
Huntington Beach at Millikan
Downey at San Clemente
La Canada, bye
Los Altos, bye
Thousand Oaks at Peninsula
Long Beach Jordan at Redlands East Valley
Chaminade at Mayfair
Dominguez, bye
El Toro at Corona del Mar
Rancho Cucamonga at Beaumont
Pasadena, bye
St. John Bosco at Santa Barbara
