State basketball: Clovis West girls land top seed in Open Division regional
Fresh off its Central Section five-peat, the Clovis West High girls basketball team on Sunday was awarded with the No. 1 seed in the CIF Open Division’s SoCal Regional.
The Golden Eagles will host No. 8-seed Troy-Fullerton in Friday’s first round.
Archbishop Mitty took the top seed in NorCal – paving the way for a potential rematch between the state’s top two teams at the CIF championships set for the weekend of March 24-25 at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center.
The Golden Eagles lost 76-75 in overtime to the Monarchs earlier this season at the Nike Iolani Classic. It was one of just two losses for Clovis West, and its only one to an in-state opponent.
No Central Section boys teams were chosen in the Open Division. Instead, the section’s D-I champion Central High was given the No. 16-seed in the SoCal Division I bracket. The Grizzlies will see top-seed Damien-La Verne in the first round.
Other first-round games in the area: boys – No. 5 Memorial vs. No. 12 Las Lomas-Walnut Creek in D-II, No. 6 Selma vs. No. 11 Van Nuys in D-III, No. 5 Immanuel vs. No. 12 Hesperia in D-IV, and No. 6 Chavez vs. No. 11 Pacifica Christian/Orange County-Newport Beach in D-V; girls – No. 5 Mission Oak vs. No. 12 Glendora in D-III, No. 7 Sierra Pacific vs. No. 10 Cleveland-Reseda in D-IV, and No. 6 Memorial vs. No. 11 Mariposa County in D-V.
State playoffs begin Wednesday with the first round of regionals taking place for Divisions I-IV. The second round will take place on Saturday at host schools. The Open Division and NorCal’s Division VI will commence Friday, March 10.
Tipoff times for most games is 7 p.m. Schools with both their boys and girls teams in regionals, like Memorial, will play first-round games in a doubleheader with the girls playing first at 6 p.m.
Regional semifinals are scheduled for 7 p.m. March 14 at host schools.
Single-game tickets for state playoff games are $9 for adults and $5 for seniors (65+), children (5+) and students with a valid ASB card.
CIF State basketball playoffs
Girls
- Open: NORCAL – No. 1 Archbishop Mitty-San Jose vs. No. 8 Sacred Heart Cathedral-San Francisco, No. 4 St. Mary’s-Stockton vs. No. 5 Salesian College Prep-Richmond, No. 3 Pinewood-Los Altos Hills vs. No. 6 Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland, No. 2 Carondelet-Concord vs. No. 7 Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa. SOCAL – No. 1 Clovis West vs. No. 8 Troy-Fullerton, No. 4 Harvard-Westlake-Studio City vs. No. 5 Bishop’s-La Jolla, No. 3 Mission Hills-San Marcos vs. No. 6 Etiwanda, No. 2 Long Beach Poly vs. No. 7 Fairfax-Los Angeles
- Division I: NORCAL – No. 1 Menlo Atherton vs. No. 16 McClymonds-Oakland, No. 8 Castro Valley vs. No. 9 Folsom, No. 5 Berkeley vs. No. 12 Los Gatos, No. 4 Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills vs. No. 13 Lincoln-San Francisco, No. 3 Heritage-Brentwood vs. No. 14 Oakland Tech, No. 6 James Logan-Union City vs. No. 11 St. Francis-Sacramento, No. 7 Lincoln-Stockton vs. No. 10 Palo Alto, No. 2 McClatchy-Sacramento vs. No. 15 Washington-San Francisco. SOCAL – No. 1 Windward-Los Angeles vs. No. 16 Narbonne-Harbor City, No. 8 La Jolla Country Day-La Jolla vs. No. 9 Palisades-Pacific Palisades, No. 5 Sierra Canyon-Chatsworth vs. No. 12 Granada Hills Charter-Granada Hills, No. 4 Brea Olinda-Brea vs. No. 13 Eastlake-Chula Vista, No. 3 Ventura vs. No. 14 Clovis, No. 6 Serra-Gardena vs. No. 11 El Camino Real-Woodland Hills, No. 7 Fairmont Prep-Anaheim vs. No. 10 Lakeside-Lake Elsinore, No. 2 Alemany-Mission Hills vs. No. 15 Central
- Division II: NORCAL – No. 1 Vanden-Fairfield vs. No. 16 Concord, No. 8 Montgomery-Santa Rosa vs. No. 9 Roseville, No. 5 Sacramento vs. No. 12 Newark Memorial-Newark, No. 4 Saint Francis-Mountain View vs. No. 13 Antelope, No. 3 Valley Christian-San Jose vs. No. 14 Bear Creek-Stockton, No. 6 Modesto Christian vs. No. 11 Acalanes-Lafayette, No. 7 Elk Grove vs. No 10 Presentation-San Jose, No. 2 Miramonte-Orinda vs. No. 15 Whitney-Rocklin. SOCAL – No. 1 Orangewood Academy-Garden Grove vs. No. 16 Carson, No. 8 Canyon-Canyon Country vs. No. 9 Bishop Montgomery-Torrance, No. 5 Independence-Bakersfield vs. No. 12 Legacy-South Gate, No. 4 Millikan-Long Beach vs. No. 13 La Costa Canyon-Carlsbad, No. 3 Chaminade-West Hills vs. No. 14 Westview-San Diego, No. 6 Valencia vs. No. 11 Bakersfield, No. 7 Poway vs. No. 10 Huntington Beach, No. 2 Mater Dei-Santa Ana vs. No. 15 Eagle Rock-Los Angeles
- Division III: NORCAL – No. 1 St. Ignatius-San Francisco vs. No. 16 Sanger, No. 8 Shasta-Redding vs. No. 9 Patterson, No. 5 Aptos vs. No. 12 Moreau Catholic-Hayward, No. 4 Saint Mary’s-Albany vs. No. 13 Rio Linda, No. 3 Pleasant Valley-Chico vs. No. 14 Eureka, No. 6 Christian Brothers-Sacramento vs. No. 11 Soquel, No. 7 San Marin-Novato vs. No. 10 Kimball-Tracy, No. 2 Campolindo-Moraga vs. No. 15 Placer-Auburn. SOCAL – No. 1 Rosary Academy-Fullerton vs. No. 16 Venice, No. 8 Thousand Oaks vs. No. 9 Righetti-Santa Maria, No. 5 Mission Oak vs. No. 12 Glendora, No. 4 Leuzinger-Lawndale vs. No. 13 San Marcos, No. 3 Marlborough-Los Angeles vs. No. 14 Madera, No. 6 Serra-San Diego vs. No. 11 Westchester-Los Angeles, No. 7 Mater Dei Catholic-Chula Vista vs. No. 10 JSerra Catholic-San Juan Capistrano, No. 2 Camarillo vs. No. 15 Golden Valley-Bakersfield
- Division IV: NORCAL – No. 1 West Campus-Sacramento vs. No. 16 Willows, No. 8 Lassen-Susanville vs. No. 9 St. Patrick-St. Vincent-Vallejo, No. 5 Half Moon Bay vs. No. 12 Kerman, No. 4 Arcata vs. No. 13 Bear River-Grass Valley, No. 3 Foothill-Sacramento vs. Kelseyville, No. 6 Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton vs. No. 11 Union Mine-El Dorado, No. 7 Marin Catholic-Kentfield vs. No. 10 University Prep-Redding, No. 2 St. Joseph Notre Dame-Alameda vs. No. 15 Live Oak. SOCAL – No. 1 Los Osos-Rancho Cucamonga vs. No. 16 Lincoln-San Diego, No. 8 Beverly Hills vs. No. 9 Viewpoint-Calabasas, No. 5 Valley Christian-Cerritos vs. No. 12 Knight-Palmdale, No. 4 Rancho Bernardo-San Diego vs. No. 13 Torres-Los Angeles, No. 3 Village Christian-Sun Valley vs. No. 14 Strathmore, No. 7 Sierra Pacific vs. No. 10 Cleveland-Reseda, No. 2 Lancaster vs. No. 15 Immanuel
- Division V: NORCAL – No. 1 Eastside College Prep-East Palo Alto vs. No. 16 Ripon Christian-Ripon, No. 8 Durham vs. No. 9 Urban-San Francisco, No. 5 International-San Francisco vs. No. 12 St. Francis-Watsonville, No. 4 Argonaut-Jackson vs. No. 13 Cloverdale, No. 3 St. Bernard’s-Eureka vs. No. 14 Mt. Shasta, No. 6 Memorial vs. No. 11 Mariposa County, No. 7 Capital Christian-Sacramento vs. No. 10 Clear Lake-Lakeport, No. 2 Woodside Priory-Portola Valley vs. No. 15 Hamilton-Hamilton City. SOCAL – No. 1 Heritage Christian-Northridge vs. No. 16 Vaughn-San Fernando, No. 8 Bakersfield Christian vs. No. 9 Westridge-Pasadena, No. 5 Rolling Hills Prep-San Pedro vs. No. 12 Maranatha Christian-San Diego, No. 4 Chadwick-Palos Verdes Peninsula vs. No. 13 Valor Academy-Van Nuys, No. 3 Bellarmine-Jefferson-Burbank vs. No. 14 Kern Valley, No. 6 Grace Brethren-Simi Valley vs. No. 11 Caruthers, No. 7 Escondido Adventist Academy-Escondido vs. No. 10 Carnegie Schools-Riverside, No. 2 Crean Lutheran-Irvine vs. No. 15 Pacific Ridge-Carlsbad
- Division VI (Norcal only): No. 1 Fall River-McArthur vs. No. 8 El Sobrante Christian-El Sobrante, No. 4 Valley Christian-Roseville vs. No. 5 Mendocino, No. 3 Loyalton vs. No. 6 Emery-Emeryville, No. 2 Rincon Valley Christian-Santa Rosa vs. No. 7 Victory Christian-Carmichael
Boys
- Open: NORCAL – No. 1 Woodcreek-Roseville vs. No. 8 Capital Christian-Sacramento, No. 4 De La Salle-Concord vs. No. 5 Salesian College Prep-Richmond, No. 3 St. Joseph Notre Dame-Alameda vs. No. 6 Archbishop Mitty-San Jose, No. 2 Sheldon-Sacramento vs. No. 7 Bellarmine College Prep-San Jose. SOCAL – No. 1 Bishop Montgomery-Torrance vs. No. 8 Torrey Pines-San Diego, No. 4 Chino Hills vs. No. 5 Birmingham-Lake Balboa, No. 3 Sierra Canyon-Chatsworth vs. No. 6 St. Augustine-San Diego, No. 2 Mater Dei-Santa Ana vs. No. 7 Westchester-Los Angeles
- Division I: NORCAL – No. 1 Dublin vs. No. 16 Lowell-San Francisco, No. 8 Fremont-Oakland vs. No. 9 Palo Alto, No. 5 St. Mary’s-Stockton vs. No. 12 Antioch, No. 4 Sequoia-Redwood City vs. No. 13 Folsom, No. 3 James Logan-Union City vs. No. 14 Modesto Christian, No. 6 San Leandro vs. No. 11 West-Tracy, No. 7 Menlo-Atherton vs. No. 10 Oakland Tech, No. 2 Heritage-Brentwood vs. No. 15 Granite Bay. SOCAL – No. 1 Damien-La Verne vs. No. 16 Central, No. 8 Long Beach Poly vs. No. 9 Fairfax-Los Angeles, No. 5 Redondo Union-Redondo Beach vs. No. 12 Ridgeview-Bakersfield, No. 4 Centennial-Corona vs. No. 13 Narbonne-Harbor City, No. 3 Taft-Woodland Hills vs. No. 14 JSerra Catholic-San Juan Capistrano, No. 6 Santa Margarita-Rancho Santa Margarita vs. No. 11 Vista, No. 7 Foothills Christian-El Cajon vs. No. 10 Oak Park, No. 2 Roosevelt-Eastvale vs. No. 15 El Camino Real-Woodland Hills
- Division II: NORCAL – No. 1 Saint Francis-Mountain View vs. No. 16 Grant-Sacramento, No. 8 Burbank-Sacramento vs. No. 9 Tamalpais-Mill Valley, No. 5 Memorial vs. No. 12 Las Lomas-Walnut Creek, No. 4 Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland vs. No. 13 Del Oro-Loomis, No. 3 Moreau Catholic-Hayward vs. No. 14 Rio Linda, No. 6 Beyer-Modesto vs. No. 11 Mountain View, No. 7 Serra-San Mateo vs. No. 10 Montgomery-Santa Rosa, No. 2 Whitney-Rocklin vs. No. 15 Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa. SOCAL – No. 1 Alemany-Mission Hills vs. No. 16 Independence, No. 8 Mater Dei Catholic-Chula Vista vs. No. 9 Harvard-Westlake-Studio City, No. 5 Rancho Verde-Moreno Valley vs. No. 12 Mission Hills-San Marcos, No. 4 Heritage Christian-Northridge vs. No. 13 Pasadena, No. 3 Crossroads-Santa Monica vs. No. 14 Crenshaw-Los Angeles, No. 6 George Washington Prep-Los Angeles vs. No. 11 La Jolla Country Day-La Jolla, No. 7 Maranatha-Pasadena vs. No. 10 Bakersfield, No. 2 Esperanza-Anaheim vs. No. 15 Dorsey-Los Angeles
- Division III: NORCAL – No. 1 St. Ignatius-San Francisco vs. No. 16 Rio Americano-Sacramento, No. 8 Placer-Auburn vs. No. 9 Analy-Sebastopol, No. 5 Manteca vs. No. 12 Foothill-Palo Cedro, No. 4 Mission-San Francisco vs. No. 13 San Marin-Novato, No. 3 Vanden-Fairfield vs. No. 14 Pleasant Valley-Chico, No. 6 Monterey vs. No. 11 Miramonte-Orinda, No. 7 Campolindo-Moraga vs. No. 10 Sanger, No. 2 Vista del Lago-Folsom vs. No. 15 Saratoga. SOCAL – No. 1 Colony-Ontario vs. No. 16 Rancho Christian-Temecula, No. 8 Santa Fe Christian-Solana Beach vs. No. 9 Vista Murrieta, No. 5 Brentwood School-Los Angeles vs. No. 12 West-Bakersfield, No. 4 Oxnard vs. No. 13 Chavez, No. 3 Capistrano Valley-Mission Viejo vs. No. 14 Orange Glen-Escondido, No. 6 Selma vs. No. 11 Van Nuys, No. 7 La Costa Canyon-Carlsbad vs. No. 10 Carnegie Schools-Riverside, No. 2 Villa Park vs. No. 15 Gardena
- Division IV: NORCAL – No. 1 Palma-Salinas vs. No. 16 West Valley-Cottonwood, No. 8 University-San Francisco vs. No. 9 Menlo School-Atherton, No. 5 Stuart Hall-San Francisco vs. No. 12 Half Moon Bay, No. 4 Central Catholic-Modesto vs. No. 13 Kerman, No. 3 St. Patrick-St. Vincent-Vallejo vs. No. 14 Pierce-Arbuckle, No. 6 Corning vs. No. 11 Ripon, No. 7 West Campus-Sacramento vs. No. 10 Marin Catholic-Kentfield, No. 2 Lick-Wilmerding-San Francisco vs. No. 15 Liberty Ranch-Galt. SOCAL – No. 1 Burbank vs. No. 16 Madera South, No. 8 Blair-Pasadena vs. No. 9 Palisades-Pacific Palisades, No. 5 Immanuel vs. No. 12 Hesperia, No. 4 Twentynine Palms vs. No. 13 Sage Creek-Carlsbad, No. 3 Carson vs. No. 14 Lincoln-San Diego, No. 6 St. Paul-Santa Fe Springs vs. No. 11 San Bernardino, No. 7 West-Torrance vs. No. 10 Millikan-Long Beach , No. 2 Helix-La Mesa vs. No. 15 Granada Hills Charter-Granada Hills
- Division V: NORCAL – No. 1 St. Francis-Watsonville vs. No. 16 Fresno Christian, No. 8 Argonaut-Jackson vs. No. 9 St. Bernard’s-Eureka, No. 5 Bentley-Lafayette vs. No. 12 Trinity-Weaverville, No. 4 Head-Royce-Oakland vs. No. 13 Ripon Christian-Ripon, No. 3 Branson-Ross vs. No. 14 Williams, No. 6 Woodside Priory-Portola Valley vs. No. 11 Brookside Christian-Stockton, No. 7 Envision Academy-Oakland vs. No. 10 Redwood Christian-San Lorenzo, No. 2 Elliot Christian-Lodi vs. No. 15 Mt. Shasta. SOCAL – No. 1 Notre Dame-Riverside vs. No. 16 Guajome Park Academy-Vista, No. 8 Sherman Indian-Riverside vs. No. 9 Hesperia Christian-Hesperia, No. 5 Desert Christian-Lancaster vs. No. 12 Olympian-Chula Vista, No. 4 Brawley vs. No. 13 New Designs Watts-Los Angeles, No. 3 Holy Martyrs Armenian-Encino vs. No. 14 Caruthers, No. 6 Chavez vs. No. 11 Pacifica Christian/Orange County-Newport Beach, No. 7 California City vs. No. 10 Foothill Tech-Ventura, No. 2 Rolling Hills Prep-San Pedro vs. No. 15 Health Sciences-San Diego
- Division VI (Norcal only): No. 1 Fall River-McArthur vs. No. 8 Rincon Valley Christian-Santa Rosa, No. 4 Rio Lindo Adventist-Healdsburg vs. No. 5 Sacramento Waldorf-Fair Oaks, No. 3 Sacramento Adventist-Carmichael vs. No. 6 Laytonville, No. 2 California School for the Deaf-Fremont vs. No. 7 Liberty Christian-Redding
This story was originally published March 5, 2017 at 6:09 PM with the headline "State basketball: Clovis West girls land top seed in Open Division regional."