OCVarsity has the pairings and analysis for all of the CIF-SS boys basketball divisions.
DIVISION 2A
Top four seeds: 1. Oxnard; 2. Capistrano Valley; 3. Knight; 4. Vista Murrieta
O.C. teams in this division: Trabuco Hills (13-14); Valencia (15-11); Aliso Niguel (17-11); Sunny Hills (17-12); Capistrano Valley (21-6).
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: Valencia plays at Trabuco Hills in the first round. Trabuco Hills, which finished third in the South Coast League, is the pick here to win that one. … The Valencia-Trabuco winner has to play at top-seeded Oxnard in the second round. … Sea View League champion Capistrano Valley is seeded No. 2 and has a first-round bye. They play at home in the second round Friday against the winner of Palm Desert-Sunny Hills. … Sunny Hills would have a size advantage over Capistrano Valley. … Stuck in the middle of the lower half of the bracket is Rancho Christian of Temecula, which could be a team to watch in this division.
All games 7 p.m. unless noted.
FIRST ROUND
FEB. 15
Oxnard, bye
Valencia/Placentia at Trabuco Hills
Eisenhower at La Salle
Simi Valleyat Muir
Citrus Hill at Claremont
Lakewood at Leuzinger
Summit, bye
Redlands at Vista Murrieta
Knight, bye
Corona at Aliso Niguel
Cerritos Valley Christian at Palm Springs
Rancho Christian, bye
Dos Pueblos, bye
Keppel at Saugus
Palm Desert at Sunny Hills
Capistrano Valley, bye
