Soccer: Birmingham, Palisades receive top seeds in City Section Division I

Birmingham is the No. 1 seed for the City Section Division I boys’ soccer playoffs. Palisades received the No. 1 seed in girls’ Division I.

The boys’ pairings: No. 1 Birmingham vs. No. 16 South East or No. 17 Poly; No. 9 Marshall at No. 8 El Camino Real; No. 12 San Pedro at No. 5 Monroe; No. 4 Locke vs. No. 13 Fairfax or No. 20 Van Nuys; No. 3 Sylmar vs. No. 14 Bell or No. 19 Grant; No. 11 Granada Hills at No. 6 Narbonne; No. 10 South Gate at No. 7 Palisades; No. 2 Huntington Park vs. No. 15 Hamilton or No. 18 Cleveland.

First-round games are Wednesday.

The girls’ pairings: No. 1 Palisades vs. No. 16 Marshall or No. 17 Chatsworth; No. 9 Van Nuys at No. 8 Taft; No. 12 North Hollywood at No. 5 Cleveland; No. 4 Fremont vs. No. 20 Poly or No. 13 Huntington Park; No. 3 Granada Hills vs. No. 14 Sylmar or No. 19 Birmingham; No. 11 Narbonne at No 6 Hamilton; No. 10 Bell at No. 7 San Pedro; No. 2 El Camino Real vs. No. 15 Banning or No. 18 Roosevelt.

Eric.sondheimer@latimes.com