It was not pretty. San Diego Section teams posted a 3-15 record in the opening round of the Southern California regional playoffs.
My “should win” hunches, San Ysidro, Torrey Pines, San Diego, Monte Vista, and St. Joseph, were 0-5. Most upper level seeds were ousted in a disappointing finish to an arguably mediocre season.
Division I No. 10 seed La Costa Canyon, D-II No. 10 Mt. Carmel, and D-IV No. 2 Scripps Ranch all came through and moved on to the semifinals Friday.
| DIVISION | TEAM | OPPONENT | SCORE |
| Open | 6 St. Augustine (23-8) | @3 Chatsworth Sierra Canyon (26-4) | Saints fell, 80-74, to team that beat them by six in season opener. |
| I | 16 Mission Hills (21-8) | @1 La Verne Damien (28-4) | Grizzlies routed, 81-50. |
| I | 12 Sun Valley Village Christian (28-4) | @5 San Ysidro (23-10) | Cougars stunned, 88-76. |
| I | 14 San Marcos (22-7) | @3 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (21-7) | Grizzlies outclassed, 75-50. |
| I | 11 L.B. St. Anthony (19-9) | @6Torrey Pines (23-8) | Another favorite falls, 64-52. |
| I | 10 Bellflower St. John Bosco (22-12) | @7 La Costa Canyon (22-7) | Mavericks live up to seeding, 67-55. |
| I | 15 Cathedral Catholic (19-11) | @2 Irvine Crean Lutheran (23-6) | Dons come close to upset, 63-60. |
| II | 16 Francis Parker (18-8) | @1 Santa Ana Foothill (28-3) | Lancers battle but lose, 67-59. |
| II | 8 Woodland Hills Taft (17-7) | @9 Carlsbad (22-11) | Carlsbad pulls away, 67-55. |
| II | *6 Mission Bay (19-10) | @11 Huntington Beach Edison (27-5) | Buccaneers almost pirate win but fall short, 66-63. |
| 15 La Jolla Country Day (19-11) | @2 Hacienda Heights Los Altos (23-7) | Torreys not close, 64-35. | |
| III | 13 Woodland Hills El Camino Real (12-14) | @4 San Diego (19-13) | Unlikely disappointment for Cavers, 67-65. |
| III | 14 San Dieguito (21-7) | @3 Calabasas Viewpoint (19-6) | Mustangs close but denied, 64-59. |
| III | 11 Otay Ranch (18-13) | @6 Santa Barbara Bishop Diego (24-7) | It was 48-46 and ride of more than 200 miles home for Otay. |
| III | 10 Mt. Carmel (24-7) | @7 Dana Point Dana Hills (19-11). | SunDevils looking good, 66-52 |
| IV | 13 Fullerton Sunny Hills (25-8) | @4 Monte Vista (24-6) | Ugly finish for Monte Vista, 68-51; tied at 34 at half. |
| IV | 15 Goleta Dos Pueblos (23-10) | @2 Scripps Ranch (22-11) | Closer than expected for Falcons, 75-70. |
| V | 10 Malibu (156-6) | @2 St. Joseph (20-10). | Beach Boys make it look easy, 54-41. |
*Seedings should have been reversed. Mission Bay really was No. 11 and home-team Edison No. 6.
