Long Odds Again for Oxnard and Crescenta Valley
The two surprise girls’ teams of the region will need big surprises on Saturday if they are to continue in the Southern Section playoffs.
Oxnard High (16-11) plays top-seeded Lynwood, one of the top teams in the state, in a Division I-AAA semifinal at Warren High.
Crescenta Valley (18-10), which tied for second place in the Pacific League before upsetting Palmdale and Valencia, hosts top-seeded San Clemente in a Division I-AA quarterfinal.
Buena (27-0), seeded No. 1 in Division I-A and ranked No. 1 in the nation, won a coin flip with Irvine Woodbridge on Thursday and will host a semifinal at Ventura High in the only girls’ playoff involving two undefeated teams.
Fourth-seeded Woodbridge (28-0) ousted Saugus in a quarterfinal game.
Third-seeded Harvard-Westlake (24-5), which clinched a state playoff berth Thursday with an overtime victory over Santa Ynez, hosts No. 2 Fullerton Rosary at L.A. Baptist in a Division III-AA semifinal.
In Division IV-AA, No. 2 Oak Park (21-5) meets perennial power Cerritos Valley Christian, seeded third, at Cerritos Whitney.
Flintridge Prep hosts Cate, third-seeded Montclair Prep (24-0) hosts Aquinas and Santa Clara hosts second-seeded Pasadena Poly in Division V-AA quarterfinals.
Third-seeded Oaks Christian (20-7), in its first season and playing with only freshmen and sophomores, will host No. 2 Rolling Hills at Westlake High in a Division V-A semifinal.
In the City Section, Taft (22-1) will travel to top-seeded and defending national champion Narbonne for a Championship semifinal.
Top-seeded El Camino Real (16-7) hosts Garfield and Granada Hills (15-12) travels to No. 2 Marshall in today’s City Invitational semifinals.
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GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
(unless noted)
SOUTHERN SECTION
Division I-AAA Semifinal
Oxnard vs. Lynwood at Warren High
Division I-AA Quarterfinal
San Clemente at Crescenta Valley
Division I-A Semifinal
Irvine Woodbridge vs. Buena at Ventura High
Division III-AA Semifinal
Rosary vs. Harv.-Westlake at L.A. Baptist High
Division IV-AA Semifinal
Oak Park vs. Cerritos Valley Chr. at Whitney High
Division V-AA Quarterfinals
Cate at Flintridge Prep
Aquinas at Montclair Prep
Pasadena Poly at Santa Clara
Division V-A Semifinal
Rolling Hills Prep vs. Oaks Chr. at Westlake High
CITY SECTION
Championship bracket Semifinal
At Southwest College
Taft vs. Narbonne, 2 p.m.
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