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2020-21 Girls Week 11 A-B: Ten of 17 Reach Semifinals
After winning only one of seven games in the Open, I-AAA, and I-A divisions, San Diego Section entries in the Girls’ Southern California basketball playoffs rallied in the lower divisions. At least one team is assured a place in finals on Saturday. St. Joseph, the No. 1 seed, in Division V-AAA, plays host to neighboring […]
Read More2020-21 Boys Week 11B: Mater Dei Sweeps Boys’ and Girls’; Torrey Pines Comes Up Short
Memories-for-a-lifetime victories and crushing defeats summed up the pandemic-altered San Diego Section season. The big one eluded 30-1 Torrey Pines in the Open Division final, a 68-65 loss to Etiwanda, but area teams won 6 of 9 championships, a stunning accomplishment considering San Diego’s generally unsuccessful runs in Southern California postseason competition. There should be […]
Read More2020-21 Week 11: Final Regular Season Union-Tribune Poll
The Union-Tribune ‘s final poll included only the regular season. We’ve included San Diego Section and Southern California playoff results in teams’ records but the rankings do not change. RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS LAST WEEK 1. Torrey Pines 30-1 (13) 130 1 2. San Marcos 25-2 113 2 3. Cathedral 17-3 107 3 4. St. […]
Read More2020-21 Week 11: Victory Christian, St. Joseph Favored in Girls’ Southern California Tournament
Sa’de-Wiley Gatewood is back in the hunt. The Victory Christian coach sends her No. 1 seed against No. 4 Playa del Rey St. Bernard Thursday in a Southern California Division VI-AA semifinals game at the Knights’ Chula Vista venue. The winner will meet the survivor of he Corcoran-Los Angeles Franklin game for the championship. Four […]
Read More2020-21 Week 11A: Torrey Pines, 16 Other Boys Teams Seek Gold
Seventeen teams begin one-week quests of Southern California championships and almost all eyes will be on the 29-0 Torrey Pines Falcons, seeded No. 1 in the Open Division and with a quarterfinals bye. Corona Centennial, which the Falcons defeated at home early in the season, 65-62, bypassed a chance to turn the tables on coach […]
Read More2020-21 Girls Weeks 9-10: Third Time Charm for Cathedral
Cathedral upheld the honor of No. 1 seeds and defeated No. 3 Bonita Vista, 55-49, in the Open Division and erased the memory of two losses to the Barons in the regular season. It was not a happy ride for several of the favored seeds in the girls’ San Diego Section playoffs.. Nine upsets, or […]
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