The CIF Southern Section released pairings for its boys’ water polo playoffs this past Saturday, with first-round matches taking place early to mid-week. While there were no top seeds from our immediate coverage area for sports, Hemet earned the No. 1 seed in Division 6 after placing second in the Sunbelt League. The Bulldogs hosted, and defeated Pacific 24-2 in a first-round match Wednesday, Nov. 2. Tahquitz, the Mountain Pass League’s champion, is seeded fourth in Division 6 and took out Loara 12-9 in their first-round match that same day. As for the remainder of the local teams, schedules/scores were reported as follows:
CIF-SS BOYS WATER POLO PLAYOFFS
(Matches at 5 p.m. Times and sites subject to change.)
DIVISION 1
No local teams
DIVISION 2
Tuesday Nov. 1
First-round matches
University – 10, Murrieta Valley – 7
DIVISION 3
Tuesday, Nov. 1
First-round matches
Elsinore – 10, Chino Hills – 9
Chaparral – 15, Citrus Valley – 8
Thursday, Nov. 3
Second-round matches
Chaparral at Claremont
Elsinore at Portola
DIVISION 4
Tuesday, Nov. 1
First-round matches
Vista Murrieta – 9, La Canada – 3
Thursday, Nov. 3
Second-round matches
DIVISION 5
Tuesday, Nov. 1
First-round matches
Lakeside – 12, La Quinta – 10
Fontana – 12, Paloma Valley – 8
Thursday, Nov. 3
Second-round matches
DIVISION 6
Wednesday, Nov. 2
First-round matches
Hemet – 24, Pacific – 2
Whitney – 10, West Valley – 7
Tahquitz – 12, Loara – 9
Summit – 9, Liberty – 8
Saturday, Nov. 5
Quarterfinal matches
Hemet vs Whitney *Site TBD
JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.
