Brea, Foothill Are Top 2 Seeds in 3-A Girls Basketball Playoffs

Brea-Olinda (22-3) and Foothill (24-1) high schools are seeded first and second in the 3-A Division of the CIF Southern Section girls’ basketball playoffs. Pairings in five divisions were released Monday.

First-round play will start Friday.

In last season’s 3-A final, the Knights upset the Wildcats, 63-34. Louisville is seeded third, and Palmdale, a semifinalist last year, is seeded fourth.

Muir (25-0) was top-seeded in 4-A. The Mustangs have been finalists the last two years, losing to Buena and Compton. Buena (23-0) is seeded second, followed by Lynwood (22-3), and Fountain Valley (21-5).

Muir and Buena, rated Nos. 1 and 3 in the nation by USA Today, could meet in the final March 7 at Cal Poly Pomona.

In the 2-A, Chino (24-1) is top-seeded. La Habra (21-4) is second, Montebello (21-2) is third and Brawley (20-2) is fourth.

Defending champion Valley Christian (23-2) is top-seeded in the 1-A, followed by Santa Clara (19-4), Charter Oak (20-3) and Atascadero, 19-1.

Yucca Valley (20-2) is No. 1 in the Small Schools Division. Rosamond (17-5) is seeded second, Maricopa (15-4) third and Ramona Convent of Alhambra (14-5) is fourth.