Boys’ basketball: City Section releases new playoff divisions

The City Section has revised its playoff divisions in basketball. Division IV is no longer based on enrollment. Top boys’ teams from Division IV in previous years, LACES and View Park Prep, have been moved to Division I.

Other teams getting bumped up to Division I include Grant (from Division II), Hamilton (from Division II) and Gardena (Division II).

Schools can appeal. The Basketball Advisory committee will finalize appeals by Nov. 3.

There will be an Open Division selected for the eight top teams regardless of their division. Every team selected for the Open Division will be guaranteed a state playoff berth.

Division I: Westchester, El Camino Real, Fairfax, Palisades, Narbonne, Taft, Sylmar, View Park, Dorsey, Granada Hills, University, Crenshaw, Washington, Poly, Hamilton, LACES, Chatsworth, Birmingham, Fremont, Verdugo Hills, Gardena, Grant, San Pedro, Cleveland.

Division II: Venice, Kennedy, Garfield, Marshall, Rancho Dominguez, Bell, Carson, King Drew, Eagle Rock, South Gate, Los Angeles, Huntington Park, North Hollywood, Roosevelt, Reseda, Manual Arts, Hollywood, Animo South LA, Bernstein, Arleta, Franklin, Roybal.

Division III: Fulton, Lincoln, Locke, Wilson, VAAS, Sherman Oaks CES, Banning, San Fernando, RFK, South East, Jefferson, Vaughn, Canoga Park, Downtown Magnet, Angelou, Van Nuys, Torres, Bravo, Monroe, Chavez, Panorama, Jordan.

Division IV: West Adams, Contreras, Northridge Academy, Sotomayor, Port of LA, Santee, Elizabeth, Mendez, Marquez, Foshay, East Valley, Hawkins, De La Hoya, Collins Family, Animo Bunche, Dymally, Belmont, Stern, Maywood, Diego Rivera, Legacy, Orthopaedic, Animo Robinson.

Division V: Central City, Middle College, Harbor Teacher, Animo Venice, Annenberg, ESAT, Bright Star, Sun Valley, New Designs, CALS Early College, USC-MAST, Ivy, Lakeview, Camino Nuevo, LA International, Gertz-Ressler, Discovery Prep, Academia Avance, Triumph, Community Charter, Sun Valley Magnet, Marlton.

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