The San Diego Section playoffs are closing in on the winter sports season. That means boys and girls basketball teams, boys and girls soccer teams, boys and girls wrestling teams and girls water polo teams are scrambling to get a leg up on their opponents for in the seeding brackets.
Mat attack
Girls wrestling starts off the championship run with divisional tournaments on Saturday, Feb. 4. Steele Canyon High School will host the Division I tournament while Holtville High School will host the Division II tournament.
Division I teams include Bonita Vista, Calexico, Canyon Crest Academy, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Del Norte. Eastlake, El Camino, Escondido, Fallbrook, Granite Hills, Grossmont, Helix Charter, Hoover, Mira Mesa, Mission Hills, Olympian, Orange Glen, Otay Ranch, Patrick Henry, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Buena Vista, San Marcos, San Diego, San Pasqual, San Ysidro, Scripps Ranch, Steele Canyon, Sweetwater, Torrey Pines, Valhalla, Vista and Westview.
Division II teams include Brawley, Calipatria, Canyon Hills, Castle Park, Cathedral Catholic, Central Union, Christian, Clairemont, Coastal Academy, Crawford, El Cajon Valley, El Capitan, Guajome Park Academy, High Tech High Chula Vista, High Tech High North County, Holtville, Imperial, Kearny, La Costa Canyon, La Jolla, Lincoln, Madison, Mar Vista, Monte Vista, Montgomery, Morse, Mt. Miguel, Mt. Carmel, Mountain Empire, Oceanside, Palo Verde Valley, Point Loma, Ramona, Sage Creek, Santana, Southwest El Centro, Southwest San Diego, University City, Valley Center and West Hills.
The section’s state qualifying Masters tournament is scheduled Feb. 18 at Mission Hills High School. The top four place-finishers in each weight class at the Division I and Division II tournaments advance to the Masters tournament. The top four place finishers in each weight class at Masters advance to the state tournament.
The boys wrestling championships will include four divisional tournaments and a state-qualifying Masters tournament.
Rancho Bernardo High School will host the Division I tournament while San Pasqual High School will host the Division II tournament. Brawley High School will host the Division III tournament while Lincoln High School will host the Division IV tournament – all on Feb. 11.
The Masters tournament is scheduled Feb. 17-18 at Mission Hills High School. Medals will be awarded to the top seven place-finishers in each of the Division I and Division II tournaments, the top six in Division III and the top four in Division IV.
The top four place-finishers in the Masters tournament will receive medals.
Division I schools include Bonita Vista, Calexico, Canyon Crest Academy, Del Norte, Eastlake, El Camino, Helix Charter, Hoover, Otay Ranch, Patrick Henry, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, San Marcos, Sweetwater, Torrey Pines and Westview.
Division II schools include Carlsbad, Central Union, Chula Vista, Escondido, Fallbrook, Granite Hills, Grossmont, Hilltop, Mira Mesa, Olympian, Orange Glen, Rancho Buena Vista, San Pasqual, San Ysidro, Scripps Ranch, Steele Canyon, Valhalla and Vista.
Division III schools include Brawley, Castle Park, Cathedral Catholic, El Cajon Valley, El Capitan, La Costa Canyon, Monte Vista, Montgomery, Morse, Mt. Carmel, Oceanside, Point Loma, Ramona, Santana, Southwest El Centro, Southwest San Diego, St. Augustine, University City and West Hills.
Division IV schools include Army-Navy Academy, Calipatria, Canyon Hills, Christian, Clairemont, Coastal Academy, Crawford, Guajome Park Academy, High Tech High Chula Vista, Holtville, Imperial, Kearny, La Jolla, Lincoln, Madison, Mar Vista, Mater Dei Catholic, Mountain Empire, Mt. Miguel, Palo Verde Valley, Sage Creek and Valley Center.
Hooping it up
First-round play in the basketball playoffs tips off Feb. 14-15, with the Open Division quarterfinals starting Feb. 17.
Finals sites for the Open Division and Division I have yet to be determined. However, Mira Mesa High School will host the boys and girls Division III finals on Feb. 23 and the Division II finals on Feb. 24.
Meanwhile, Otay Ranch High School will host the boys and girls Division V finals on Feb. 23 and the boys and girls Division IV finals on Feb. 24.
The playoffs will consist of six divisions. The Open Division will include eight teams while the remaining divisions will include 16 teams each for a full bracket.
All eight Open Division teams qualify for the Southern California regionals while semifinalists and finalists from Division I will do so. The champion and runner-up from the Division II and Division III finals advance to the regionals while only the champion in Division IV and Division V will qualify to extend their seasons beyond the section level.
Getting their kicks
The soccer playoffs will also feature six divisions. The Open Division will consist of eight teams while all other divisions will include 12 teams (with the top four-seeded teams receiving a bye in the first round).
Girls teams will kick off postseason play on Feb. 14 and Feb. 15 for boys teams. The Open Division quarterfinals kick off Feb. 14 for girls teams and Feb. 15 for boys teams.
Championship game locations have yet to be determined for the Open Division and Division I playoffs while Bonita Vista High School’s new stadium complex will host the Division III finals on Feb. 23 and the Division II finals on Feb. 24.
University City will host the Division IV finals on Feb. 23 and the Division V finals on Feb. 24.
The finals will include both genders at each site.
The top four teams from the Open Division advance to the state regionals while champions from the other divisions also qualify.
Making a splash
The Open Division will include eight teams and 12 each in Division I, Division II and Division III. Division I and Division III teams will open the playoffs on Tuesday, Feb. 7, while Division II teams will open the playoffs on Thursday, Feb. 9. The Open Division starts play on Wednesday, Feb. 8.
Should a play-in game be necessary, it will be played on Monday, Feb. 6.
The playoffs run quickly. Division III teams will advance to the quarterfinals on Friday, Feb. 10, at La Jolla high School while quarterfinals in Division I and Division II will be played on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the same site.
All semifinals will take place at La Jolla High School. Semifinals for Division III are scheduled on Monday, Feb. 13, followed by semifinals in the Open Division on Tuesday, Feb. 14, semifinals in Division I on Wednesday, Feb. 15, and semifinals in Division II on Thursday, Feb. 16.
The championship quintuple-header (five games) is scheduled for Feb. 18, also at LJHS. The five games will feature the four divisional finals plus a state play-in game.
San Diego Section Basketball Rankings
(MaxPreps through Jan. 29)
TOP 60 BOYS TEAMS
1. St. Augustine 20-4
2. Carlsbad 20-3
3. Montgomery 20-3
4. Torrey Pines 16-7
5. San Ysidro 13-10
6. Santa Fe Christian 20-4
7. Mission Bay 17-6
8. La Costa Canyon 12-10
9. Del Norte 14-6
10. El Camino 15-7
11. Mater Dei Catholic 17-7
12. San Diego 15-8
13. La Jolla Country Day 18-7
14. Otay Ranch 15-8
15. Lincoln 21-2
16. Mission Hills 12-11
17. Cathedral Catholic 13-11
18. Poway 15-9
19. Victory Christian Academy 15-8
20. Coronado 18-7
21. Rancho Bernardo 13-11
22. Scripps Ranch 12-10
23. Bonita Vista 13-11
24. Madison 15-8
25. Helix 14-11
26. Rancho Buena Vista 17-7
27. Bishop’s 15-9
28. Hoover 12-11.
29. Ramona 14-9
30. Eastlake 12-12
31. West Hills 20-3
32. San Marcos 9-14
33. High Tech High San Diego 15-7
34. University City 13-9
35. Sage Creek 10-11
36. Canyon Crest Academy 15-9
37. Mt. Carmel 11-13
38. Calexico 13-7
39. Olympian 11-10
40. Vista 9-15
41. Clairemont 20-4
42. Westview 11-13
43. Valhalla 14-9
44. Vincent Memorial 17-4
45. Mission Vista 14-7
46. Francis Parker 10-16
47. Christian 12-12
48. El Capitan 17-7
49. Central Union 15-8
50. Steele Canyon 12-12
51. St. Joseph Academy 13-12
52. San Dieguito Academy 7-11
53. Maranatha Christian 15-11
54. Canyon Hills 14-8
55. Mar Vista 17-7
56. Imperial 12-8
57. Kearny 10-9
58. Calvin Christian 11-7
59. Patrick Henry 3-17
60. Foothills Christian 9-18
TOP 60 GIRLSTEAMS
1. La Jolla Country Day 22-3
2. Westview 21-3
3. Bonita Vista 17-7
4. Mt. Miguel 16-6
5. Mission Hills 14-8
6. Poway 19-2
7. Mater Dei Catholic 15-6
8. Del Norte 16-7
9. Scripps Ranch 17-4
10. Rancho Bernardo 19-5
11. Imperial 19-4
12. Olympian 15-9
13. Mt. Carmel 17-7
14. Torrey Pines 17-7
15. Carlsbad 14-10
16. St. Joseph Academy 15-10
17. Francis Parker 14-6
18. Cathedral Catholic 10-13
19. Grossmont 12-4
20. San Diego 20-2
21. San Marcos 13-10
22. Our Lady of Peace 16-7
23. La Costa Canyon 11-11
24. Morse 16-5
25. Holtville 14-10
26. Granite Hills 19-5
27. Montgomery 16-6
28. Steele Canyon 20-4
29. Helix 14-7
30. El Capitan 14-10
31. Oceanside 13-6
32. Fallbrook 12-12
33. Classical Academy 12-4
34. Mission Vista 6-11
35. Monte Vista 14-7
36. Eastlake 8-11
37. Sage Creek 15-8
38. Palo Verde Valley 14-8
39. Christian 9-9
40. Rancho Buena Vista 11-10
41. Calexico 14-8
42. El Cajon Valley 12-10
43. Central Union 12-11
44. Ramona 10-11
45. San Dieguito Academy 7-12
46. Otay Ranch 5-15
47. Victory Christian Academy 9-15
48. Mira Mesa 8-15
49. Calipatria 17-8
50. Pacific Ridge 9-10
51. Vincent Memorial 9-3
52. Partrick Henry 12-12
53. University City 13-9
54. Vista 10-13
55. Crawford 11-12
56. Valley Center 13-11
57. Escondido 11-11
58. Bayfront Charter 13-6
59. Maranatha Christian 9-15
60. Hoover 13-10
GROSSMONT CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Boys Basketball
GROSSMONT HILLS LEAGUE
Helix Charter 5-0, 14-11
Valhalla 3-1, 14-9
Monte Vista 2-3, 10-14
Granite Hills 2-3, 10-10
Grossmont 0-5, 1-21
GROSSMONT VALLEY LEAGUE
West Hills 5-1, 20-3
Steele Canyon 5-1, 12-12
Mt. Miguel 4-2, 7-14
El Capitan 3-3, 17-7
Santana 1-5, 11-12
El Cajon Valley 0-6, 5-15
Girls Basketball
GROSSMONT HILLS LEAGUE
Mt. Miguel 5-0, 16-6
Grossmont 3-2, 13-4
Helix 3-2, 15-7
Monte Vista 1-4, 14-8
El Capitan 0-4, 14-10
GROSSMONT VALLEY LEAGUE
Granite Hills 6-0, 19-5
Steele Canyon 5-1, 20-4
El Cajon Valley 3-3, 12-10
Valhalla 3-3, 11-11
West Hills 1-5, 10-11
Santana 0-6, 6-17
San Diego Section Soccer Rankings
BOYS TEAMS
Division I: San Dieguito Academy (14-2-4), 2. Eastlake (14-2-2), 3. San Pasqual (13-3-3). 4. St. Augustine (11-4-1)
Division II: 1. Fallbrook (11-4-4). Others: 4. Steele Canyon (10-4- 2), 13. Helix (6-7-1), 14. Grossmont (6-6-3), 16. Valhalla (4-5-8), 19. West Hills (2-12-3)
Division III: 1. Crawford (10-1-4). Others: 8. Santana (6-5-4). 9. Monte Vista (11-7-2), 16. Granite Hills (7-7-3), 17. Foothills Christian (5-7-40
Division IV: 1. LJCD (10-4-1). Others: 13. Mt. Miguel (8-8-3)
Division V: 1. Preuss (11-3-1). Others: 5. El Capitan (9-12-1), 9. El Cajon Valley (7-12-2), 10. Liberty Charter (5-5-3), 19. Christian (0- 8-1), 22. River Valley (4-5-0), 25. Mountain Empire (2-8-1)
GIRLS TEAMS
Division I: 1. Cathedral Catholic (14-4-2), 2. Del Norte (8-1-2), 3. Westview (10-1-4), 4. Torrey Pines (8-2-2). Others: 13. West Hills (12-7-1), 17. Christian (3-8-3), 19. Helix (2-9-4)
Division II: 1. Canyon Crest Academy (10-4-3). Others: 7. Granite Hills (9-5-2), 10. Santana (6-2-3), 16. Steele Canyon (5-8-6), 16. Steele Canyon (5-8-6)
Division III: 1. Pacific Ridge (11-4-2). Others: 3. Foothills Christian (9-6-2), 8. Monte Vista (5-5-2), 9. Valhalla (4-6-4), 13. El Capitan (7-6-4), 14. Grossmont (4-6-5)
Division IV: 1. Kearny (10-1-1). Others: 8. Mt. Miguel (7-4-0), 21. Mountain Empire (0-8-1)
Division V: 1. Madison (10-4-0). Others: El Cajon Valley (5-5-1), 8. River Valley (3-6-1), 13. Liberty Charter (4-8-1)
