Murrieta Valley was the only girls water polo team that received a seed for their respective divisions as the CIF Southern Section released its playoff pairings last Saturday morning. The Southwestern League champion Nighthawks received the No. 3 seed in the Division 2 bracket and opened the postseason at home yesterday against Centennial, which won the Division 5 section championship last season.
The Huskies were no match for the Nighthawks, who will advance to quarterfinal play with their 14-4 win. The quarterfinals in Division 2 will take place Saturday, Feb. 11. In the Division 6 brackets, all three local teams, consisting of Paloma Valley, Lakeside, and West Valley, have all advanced in to the next round as well as a few others that round out the remaining brackets.
Here is a complete list of the first and second round matchups and scores thus far, with a look at where each team that is moving on will be playing next. Matches are scheduled for 5 p.m. (Dates, times and sites are subject to change.)
OPEN DIVISION/DIVISION 1
No local teams
DIVISION 2
First-round
– Dana Hills – 21, Vista Murrieta – 9
– Murrieta Valley – 14, Centennial – 4
Quarterfinal round
Murrieta Valley – 10, Woodbridge – 5
Semifinal-round
Murrieta Valley – 6, Downey – 4
Finals
DIVISION 3
Second-round
– Elsinore – 5, La Serna – 4
Quarterfinal-round
JSerra – 19, Elsinore – 4
DIVISION 4
First-round
– Temescal Canyon – 11, Great Oak – 10
Second-round
Portola – 12, Temescal Canyon – 11
DIVISION 5
Second-round
– Hemet – 11, Rowland – 9
Quarterfinal-round
Lakewood – 5, Hemet – 2
DIVISION 6
Wild-card matches
– Paloma Valley – 13, Long Beach Cabrillo – 3
First-round
– Paloma Valley – 10, Tahquitz – 4
– Lakeside – 16, Montclair – 7
– West Valley – 10, Indio – 9
Quarterfinal round
Jurupa Valley – 6, Paloma Valley – 1
Lakeside – 15, Chadwick – 10
Valencia – 13, West Valley – 3
Semifinal-round
Valencia – 12, Lakeside – 6
