LA North and LA South: CIF City Section boys basketball playoff brackets
Before the brackets were released on Saturday, Taft coach Derrick Taylor said he put together a mock tournament. He picked the top seed, third seed, 11th seed and 16th seed correctly.
“I had all the right teams, but the wrong order,” Taylor said. “I didn’t see any surprises.”
Taft will play Hollywood, the first-place team from the Central League, in the first round. Hollywood (11-5) ended the regular season with a four-game winning streak. Its only loss in league came against Bernstein, 62-55, on Jan. 26.
Taft (22-2) has won 13 games in a row and completed a perfect 10-0 season in the West Valley League.
Taylor said his team is “pretty healthy.” Senior center Kevin Young, who leads the team in rebounding at 10.6 per game, has tendinitis in his knees. But he is the only player Taylor said is nursing any kind of significant injury.
Westchester (23-6) earned the No. 2 seed in the Division I playoffs and will play Gardena (5-18) in the first round.
Washington (20-6) is the third seed and plays Locke (11-15) in the first round. No. 4 Crenshaw (18-8) takes on Jordan (7-12) in the first round.
All first-round games are scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. The CIF City Section Division I championship game is set for March 5 at the Galen Center.
Here is a look at the brackets in the CIF City Section playoffs:
DIVISION I
First Round, Thursday at 7 p.m.
No. 16 Hollywood (1st in Central, 11-5) at No. 1 Taft (1st in West Valley, 23-2)
No. 9 Fremont (3rd in Coliseum, 20-9) at No. 8 Cleveland (2nd in West Valley, 13-12)
No. 12 South Gate (5th in Eastern, 15-11) at No. 5 Palisades (2nd in Western, 16-12)
No. 13 Jordan (6th in Eastern, 7-12) at No. 4 Crenshaw (1st in Coliseum, 18-8)
No. 14 Locke (5th in Coliseum, 11-15) at No. 3 Washington (1st in Marine, 20-6)
No. 11 Sylmar (2nd in Valley Mission, 8-19) at No. 6 Dorsey (2nd in Coliseum, 12-7)
No. 10 Birmingham (6th in West Valley, 12-18) at No. 7 Fairfax (4th in Western, 15-10)
No. 15 Gardena (7th in Marine, 5-18) at No. 2 Westchester (1st in Western, 23-6)
Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 22, 7 p.m. at home sites; semifinals Feb. 25, 6/8 p.m. at Galen Center; finals March 5, 1 p.m. at Galen Center
DIVISION II
First Round, Thursday at 7 p.m.
No. 1 University (3rd in Western, 22-8) at No. 16 Marshall (1st in Northern, 12-9)
No.9 Bell (2nd in Eastern, 12-10) at No.8 West Adams (4th in Coliseum, 15-11)
No. 12 San Pedro (6th in Marine, 9-17) at No. 5 Kennedy (1st in Valley Mission, 19-8)
No. 13 King Drew (5th in Marine, 10-17) at No. 4 Granada Hills (5th in West Valley, 11-15)
No. 3 El Camino Real (3rd in West Valley, 15-11) at No. 14 Los Angeles (1st in Southern, 10-2)
No. 11 Reseda (3rd in Valley Mission, 15-7) at No. 6 Carson (3rd in Marine, 11-12)
No. 10 Verdugo Hills (2nd in East Valley, 18-9) at No. 7 Venice (5th in Western, 12-15)
No. 2 Narbonne (2nd in Marine, 18-8) at No. 15 Bravo Medical (2nd in Southern, 18-7)
Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 22, 7 p.m. at home sites; semifinals Feb. 24 at home sites; finals March 4, 8 p.m. at Roybal Learning Center.
DIVISION III
First Round, Thursday at 7 p.m.
No. 16 Monroe (6th in East Valley, 4-9) at No. 1 Chatsworth (4th in West Valley, 21-9)
No. 9 Manual Arts (7th in Coliseum, 9-18) at No. 8 North Hollywood (3rd in East Valley, 11-16)
No. 12 Arleta (4th in East Valley, 8-9) at No. 5 Roosevelt (3rd in Eastern, 15-11)
No. 13 Eagle Rock (4th in Northern, 8-10) at No. 4 Hamilton (6th in Western, 15-15)
No. 14 Poly (5th in East Valley, 6-24) at No. 3 Garfield (1st in Eastern, 18-6)
No. 11 Franklin (3rd iN Northern, 10-15) at No. 6 Banning (4th in Marine, 9-17)
No. 7 Huntington Park (4th in Eastern, 11-19) at No. 10 Santee (T-1st in Southern, 11-14)
No. 15 San Fernando (6th in Valley Mission, 5-15) at No. 2 Grant (1st in East Valley, 17-10)
Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 22, 7 p.m. at home sites; semifinals Feb. 24 at home sites; finals March 5, 8 p.m. at Roybal Learning Center.
SMALL SCHOOLS
First Round, Thursday at 7 p.m.
No. 16 Animo South LA (3rd in Crosstown, 7-8) at No. 1 View Park (5th in Coliseum, 13-16)
No. 9 Northridge Academy (3rd in Valley, 10-9) at No. 8 Mendez Learning Center (1st in Eastside, 12-1)
No. 12 Valley Alternative (4th in Valley, 10-9) at No. 5 East Valley (2nd in Valley, 14-5)
No. 13 De La Hoya (2nd in Eastside, 12-4) at No. 4 Sherman Oaks CES (1st in Valley, 12-5)
No. 14 Orthopedic (3rd in Freeway, 9-4) at No. 3 Los Angeles CES (7th in Western, 5-21)
No. 11 Central City (2nd in Freeway, 11-11) at No. 6 Harbor Teacher (1st in Crosstown, 12-10)
No. 7 Animo Robinson (1st in Ocean, 9-3) at No. 10 Douglass (2nd in Crosstown, 11-7)
No. 15 Gertz Ressler (2nd in Ocean, 7-4) at No. 2 Huntington Park College Ready (1st in Freeway, 24-2)
Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 22, 7 p.m. at home sites; semifinals Feb. 24 at home sites; finals March 3, 8 p.m. at Roybal Learning Center.
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