Friday’s Results in High School Basketball Playoffs

Boys

City Section Quarterfinals

Division I
In a commanding performance, #1 Granada Hills defeated #9 LA Marshall with a score of 82–50. The matchups continue Saturday with #5 LA Jordan facing #4 Crenshaw at 1 p.m. Additionally, #3 Venice outplayed #6 Sun Valley Poly, winning 58–40, while #2 Chatsworth narrowly defeated #10 Rancho Dominguez, finishing 67–64.

Division II

1 Bravo advanced by forfeit against #8 MSCP, while #4 King/Drew narrowly edged #12 Downtown Magnets, winning 52–50. Upcoming games include #3 Sylmar hosting #6 Carson and #10 Marquez competing against #2 Eagle Rock, where Marquez won 57–50.

Division III

1 RFK Community triumphed over #9 Orthopaedic, finishing 49–46. #5 Huntington Park secured a victory against #4 Hollywood, winning 45–36. #3 SOCES had a dominant match against #6 Foshay, coming out on top 84–64. #10 Verdugo Hills surprised #2 Los Angeles with a narrow 59–58 win.

Note: Semifinals are scheduled for February 21-22, with finals set for February 27-28.

Second Round

Division IV

1 East Valley secured a convincing win over #16 Jefferson, finishing 73–47. In other games, #8 Hawkins dominated #9 Mendez 73–18, while #5 San Fernando edged #12 Animo Robinson 71–65. #4 Gardena also prevailed against USC-MAE 65–60.

Division V
In a series of notable games, #8 Legacy defeated #9 Sotomayor, 58–43, and #13 Magnolia Science Academy took down #4 Sun Valley Magnet, winning 55–47. #19 Santee delivered an impressive performance to beat #3 Vaughn 78–56.

Note: Quarterfinals are set for February 18; semifinals on February 20; finals on February 27-28.

Southern Section

Second Round

Open Division
In Pool A, #9 Crespi outscored #8 Corona del Mar 82–70. Pool B saw #7 Harvard-Westlake defeat #10 Damien 67–62. In Pool C, #6 Corona Centennial triumphed over #11 Etiwanda, finishing 74–48. In Pool D, #12 La Mirada edged #5 St. John Bosco 56–53.

Note: Third round pool play is scheduled for Tuesday at higher seeds, with quarterfinals on February 20; semifinals on February 24; and finals on February 28 at Toyota Arena.

Division 1

1 Crean Lutheran narrowly defeated Corona Santiago 87–80. Noteworthy games included #9 Village Christian’s 67–66 win over #8 Mira Costa and #12 Millikan topping Windward 79–75.

Division 2

1 Bishop Amat defeated Chino Hills 81–74, while #3 Mater Dei had an impressive victory against #14 Westlake, finishing 85–59.

Division 3

16 Ontario Christian edged San Marino 54–52 in a closely contested match. Meanwhile, #8 Murrieta Mesa bested #9 Temecula Valley 88–67.

Division 4
In a surprising result, #16 Blair defeated #1 Bonita 79–71. #9 Trabuco Hills also triumphed over #8 Saugus 60–54.

Division 5

1 Gardena Serra successfully defeated #16 Northwood, finishing 55–47. Rancho Mirage had a notable 87–73 win against #9 California.

Division 6
Placentia Valencia narrowly edged #1 Hemet 65–63.

Division 7

16 Vista del Lago surprised #1 Tahquitz, winning 50–45.

Division 8

1 Excelsior Charter is scheduled to face Redlands Adventist at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Division 9

1 Bassett fell to Sherman Indian 48–36.

Note: Quarterfinals are scheduled for February 17; semifinals on February 20; finals on February 27 or 28.

Saturday’s Schedule

Girls

City Section Quarterfinals

Division I
Saturday’s matchups feature #9 Garfield visiting #1 El Camino Real at 2 p.m., with #5 Arleta facing #4 Eagle Rock, along with #6 Grant competing against #3 San Pedro and #7 Verdugo Hills at #2 Granada Hills Kennedy.

Division II

8 Larchmont Charter will play #1 Harbor Teacher, and #5 West Adams faces #4 Triumph Charter.

Division III

8 Diego Rivera will visit #1 Washington Prep, with #5 Sun Valley Poly taking on #4 LA Marshall.

Note: Semifinals are set for February 21, with finals on February 27-28.

Second Round

Division IV
A number of teams will compete, including #16 Huntington Park at #1 Maywood CES and #9 Smidt Tech facing #8 Magnolia Science Academy.

Division V

17 Horace Mann UCLA visits #1 LA Roosevelt, while #9 Los Angeles faces #8 Camino Nuevo.

Note: Quarterfinals are scheduled for February 19; semifinals on February 21; and finals on February 27-28 in Southern Section.