By: Derryl Trujillo —
On Tuesday, February 8, CIF-SS officials announced the playoff draws for upcoming games in the CIF Southern Section Ford Championships and our area was well represented.
Earning seeds from the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches association were boys’ teams from:
D1:Â 13. Great Oak
D2A:Â 15. Elsinore
D3AA: 2. Chaparral
D3AA: 3. Linfield Christian
D3AA: 10. Vista Murrieta
D4A:Â 7. Hemet
D4A: 11. Santa Rosa Academy
D5A: 3. Temecula Prep
Also earning seeds were the girls’ teams from…
D2AA: 12. Vista Murrieta
D2AA: 14. Chaparral
D3AA: 16. Murrieta Valley
D3A: 12. Great Oak
D4AA: 4. Heritage
D4A:Â 7. Lakeside
D5AA: 4. Cal Lutheran
D5A: 9. Hamilton
First round action commenced Friday, February 11, at night with boys’ games, and Saturday the girls got going. All tip offs are 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Any team reaching a final will play at a venue of the host team’s choosing. Finals are scheduled for February 25 – 26.
Boys first Round:
D1: Great Oak (No. 13) – 80, Windward – 78
Fairmont Prep (No. 11) – 76, Murrieta Valley – 47
D2A: Elsinore (No. 15) – 83, Price – 61
D3A: Bell Gardens (No. 9) – 69; Temescal Canyon – 62
San Gabriel Academy (No. 8) – 83, Lakeside – 55
Dana Hills – 73, San Jacinto – 33
D3AA: Linfield Christian (No. 3) – 74, Adelanto – 51
Vista Murrieta (No. 10) – 60, No. 15 Summit (No. 15) – 38
Chaparral (No. 2) – 77, Cerritos – 38
Rancho Verde – 60, Silverado – 54
D4A:  Moreno Valley (No. 8) – 65, Tahquitz – 60
Santa Rosa Academy (No. 11) – 55, Segerstrom – 32
Hemet (No. 8) – 69, Carter – 62
D4AA: Sunny Hills (No. 4) – 67, Perris – 39
D5A: Waverly – 69, Nuview Bridge – 41
Glenn – 55, River Springs/Hemet – 24
Temecula Prep (No. 3) – 51, Rim of the World – 47
Hillcrest Christian (No. 7) – 59, Cal Lutheran – 56
Boys Second Round:
D1: Great Oak (No. 13) – 51, Colony – 68
D2A: Elsinore (No. 15) – 57, Edison – 61
D3AA: Linfield Christian (No. 3) – 66, Vista Murrieta (No. 10) – 69
Chaparral (No. 2) – 54, Shalhevet – 53
Rancho Verde – 58, JW North – 26
D4A: Santa Rosa Academy (No. 11) – 45, Workman – 50
Hemet (No. 8) – 61, Pomona – 58
D5A: Temecula Prep (No. 3) – 44, CSDR – 33
Girls first Round:
D1: Paloma Valley – 47, Eisenhower – 42
D2AA: Chaparral (No. 14) – 56, Village Christian – 52
Downey – 47, Murrieta Mesa – 29
Northview – 44, Vista Murrieta (No. 12) – 71
D3A:  Elsinore – 39, Shadow Hills (No. 2) – 89
D3AA: Temescal Canyon – 38, Summit (No. 7) – 47
D4A:  Lakeside (No. 7) – 45, Wiseburn Da Vinci – 41
D4AA: Artesia – 52, Heritage (No. 4) – 55
San Jacinto – 36, Lawndale – 58
D5A:  Hawthorne MSA – 25, West Valley – 49
Hamilton (No. 9) – 59, Mesrobian – 17
St. Jeanne’s de Lestonnac – 20, Lancaster Baptist (No. 3) – 24
D5AA: Crossroads Christian – 20, California Lutheran (No. 4) – 67
Milliken Community (No. 2) – 57, Nuview Bridge – 9
Girls Second Round:
D1: Paloma Valley – 40, Camarillo – 49
D2AA: Chaparral (No. 14) – 34, Orange Lutheran – 56
Brea Olinda – 36, Vista Murrieta (No. 12) – 39
D4A:  Lakeside (No. 7) – 23, Flintridge Sacred Heart – 45
San Jacinto Valley – 65, Palm Springs 38
D4AA: Bishop Diego – 52, Heritage (No. 4) – 77
D5A: Price – , West Valley –
Hamilton (No. 9) – 38, Orange – 67
D5AA: Kaiser – , California Lutheran (No. 4) –
Noteworthy:Â
The Paloma Valley at Eisenhower girls’ game in Division 1 was a rematch of last year’s CIF-SS 2A finals. which was a 75-53 Eagles win then, and a Paloma Valley win now. Somewhere it is possible that Wildcats coach Matt Dale and his counterpart Antonio Quintero were having a good chuckle when they saw that draw.
Three Valley teams earned seeds in Boys 3AA and if things hold Chaparral and Linfield Christian are on a collision course to meet in the final four. The Lions under Waheed Mitchell were last year’s CIF-SS division 4A champions and made it to a regional final (there was no state final a year ago).
After winning a CIF-SS championship in 2019 the Lakeside girls return to postseason play under 2nd year head coach Donald Hutchinson and earned a No. 7 seed in division 4A. Their opening round win was only settled by 4 points.
Second round and quarterfinal games for the boys’ teams will take place Tuesday and Friday this week. The girls’ games will take place Wednesday and Saturday. Article updates made by Valley News Sports Editor, JP Raineri.
Derryl Trujillo can be reached by email at socaltrekkie@gmail.com.
