Girls Southern Section Basketball : Undefeated Compton Is Seeded First in Playoffs

Undefeated Compton, the Southern Section’s No. 1-ranked 4-A Division basketball team and the seventh-rated team in the nation according to USA Today, is top seeded in playoff pairings announced Monday.

Buena, the two-time defending 4-A champion and winner of two straight State Division I titles, is seeded second, followed by Muir and Culver City. Buena’s only loss this season came in its season opener to Santa Clara, the No. 1- seeded team in the 1-A Division

Undefeated Brea-Olinda is No. 1-seeded in the 3-A Division. Palmdale is the No. 2-seeded team, Foothill is No. 3 and Riverside Poly is No. 4.

In the 2-A Division, La Quinta is top-seeded, followed by San Luis Obispo, Chino and Cajon.

Seeded behind Santa Clara in the 1-A are Marshall Fundamental (No. 2), Paraclete (No. 3) and Connelly (No. 4).

Flintridge Sacred Heart, Boron, Yucca Valley and Maricopa are the top-seeded teams in the Small Schools Division.

First-round play is scheduled to begin Saturday. The 4-A, 3-A and 2-A finals are at the Long Beach Arena March 8. The 1-A and Small School finals are scheduled at neutral sites, also on March 8.

GIRLS SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS First Round All Games Are Tentatively Scheduled For Saturday at 7:30 p.m. 4-A DIVISION UPPER BRACKET--Santa Monica (Bay No. 3) at Compton (Moore No. 1); St. Paul (Angelus No. 2) at Pomona (Baseline No. 2); Glendale (Pacific No. 2) at Westlake (Marmonte No. 1); Hawthorne (Ocean No. 3) at Fountain Valley (Sunset No. 1); Don Lugo (Baseline No. 3) at Lynwood (San Gabriel Valley No. 1); Edison (Sunset No. 3) at Morningside (Pioneer No. 1); South Torrance (Bay No. 2) at Dos Pueblos (Channel No. 2); Pasadena (Pacific No. 3) at Culver City (Ocean No. 1).

LOWER BRACKET--Simi Valley (Marmonte No. 3) at Muir (Pacific No. 1); Millikan (Moore No. 3) at Chaffey (Baseline No. 1); Ocean View (Sunset No. 2) at Inglewood (Ocean No. 2); Rio Mesa (Channel No. 3) at Mater Dei (Angelus No. 1); Centennial (Pioneer No. 2) at LB Poly (Moore No. 2); Newbury Park (Marmonte No. 2) at Gahr (San Gabriel Valley No. 2); winner of wild card game at Mira Costa (Bay No. 1); Miraleste (Pioneer No. 3) at Buena (Channel No. 1).

WILD CARD GAME (Wednesday)--Dominguez (San Gabriel Valley No. 3) at Bishop Montgomery (Angelus No. 3).

3-A DIVISION UPPER BRACKET--Irvine (South Coast No. 3) at Brea-Olinda (Orange No. 1); Orange (Century No. 2) at Corona del Mar (Sea View No. 2); Loara (Empire No. 2) at Mission Viejo (South Coast No. 2); Ridgecrest Burroughs (Golden No. 3) at North (Riverside) (Ivy No. 1); Valencia (Orange No. 3) at San Gabriel (Foothill No. 1); Antelope Valley (Golden No. 2) at Alemany (San Fernando Valley No. 2); Tustin (Century No. 3) at Walnut (Sierra No. 1); Moreno Valley (Ivy No. 3) at Riverside Poly (Citrus Belt No. 1).

LOWER BRACKET--Kennedy (Empire No. 3) at Foothill (Century No. 1); Western (Orange No. 2)) at El Toro (South Coast No. 1); Hacienda Heights Wilson (Sierra No. 2) at Schurr (Foothill No. 2); Fontana (Citrus Belt No. 3) at Woodbridge (Sea View No. 1); Newport Harbor (Sea View No. 3) at Esperanza (Empire No. 1); Rowland (Sierra No. 3) at Louisville (San Fernando Valley No. 1); Norco (Ivy No. 2) at Eisenhower (Citrus Belt No. 2); winner of wild card game at Palmdale (Golden No. 1).

WILD CARD GAME (Wednesday)--Chaminade (San Fernando Valley No. 3) at Hart (Foothill No. 3).

2-A DIVISION UPPER BRACKET--Buena Park (Freeway No. 3) at La Quinta (Garden Grove No. 1); Northview (Valley Vista No. 2) at Ganesha (Hacienda No. 2); Lompoc (Northern No. 2) at Keppel (Mission Valley No. 1); Mary Star (Camino Real No. 2) at La Mirada (Suburban No. 1); winner of wild card game No. 1 at Indio (Desert Valleys League No. 1); winner of wild card game No. 2 at Temple City (Rio Hondo No. 1); California (Whitmont No. 2) at La Habra (Freeway No. 1); Central (Desert Valleys No. 3) at Cajon (San Andreas No. 1).

LOWER BRACKET--winner of wild card No. 3 at Chino (Hacienda No. 1); Fullerton (Freeway No. 2) at Garden Grove (Garden Grove No. 2); Artesia (Suburban No. 2) at St. Mary’s (Camino Real No. 1); Santa Maria (Northern No. 3) at Montebello (Whitmont No. 1); winner of wild card game No. 4 at La Puente (Valle Vista No. 1); Brawley (Desert Valleys No. 2) at La Sierra (San Andreas No. 2); Monrovia (Rio Hondo No. 2) at Duarte (Mission Valley No. 2); St. Bernard (Camino Real No. 3) at San Luis Obispo (Northern No. 1).

WILD CARD GAMES (Wednesday): NO. 1--San Bernardino (San Andreas No. 3) at Diamond Bar (Hacienda No. 3). NO. 2--El Monte (Mission Valley No. 3) at Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove No. 3). NO. 3--San Marino (Rio Hondo No. 3) at Covina (Valle Vista No. 3). NO. 4--Mayfair (Suburban No. 3) at Pioneer (Whitmont No. 3).

1-A DIVISION UPPER BRACKET--Oak Park (At-Large) at Santa Clara (Frontier No. 1); Santa Maria St. Joseph (Los Padres No. 2) at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (Sunshine No. 2); Banning (Sunkist No. 3) at Western Christian (Alpha No. 2); Maranatha (At-Large) at Santa Ynez (Tri Valley No. 1); Pomona Catholic (Sunrise No. 3) at San Dimas (Montview No. 1); Mojave (Desert Inyo Large No. 2) at Whittier Christian (Olympic No. 2); LA Lutheran (Alpha No. 3) at Elsinore (Sunkist No. 1); Bassett (Montview No. 3) at Connelly (Sunrise No. 1).

LOWER BRACKET--La Reina (Tri Valley No. 3) at Paraclete (Desert-Inyo Large No. 1); LA Baptist (At-Large/Alpha No. 4) at Atascadero (Los Padres No. 1); Calabasas (Frontier No. 2) at St. Matthias (Sunrise No. 2); Valley Christian (Olympic No. 3) at Regina Caeli (Sunshine No. 1); Marymount (Sunshine No. 3) at Brethren (Olympic No. 1); Nordhoff (Frontier No. 3) at Bishop Diego (Tri Valley No. 2); Rim of the World (Sunkist No. 2) at Royal Oak (Montview No. 2); Bishop (Desert-Inyo Large No. 3) at Marshall Fundamental (Alpha No. 1).

SMALL SCHOOLS DIVISION UPPER BRACKET--winner of wild card game No. 1 at Flintridge Sacred Heart (Horizon No. 1); Buckley (Delphic No. 2) at Oakwood (Liberty No. 1); winner of wild card game No. 2 at Inland Christian (Christian No. 1); Westridge (Prep No. 2) at Avalon (Academy No. 2); Twentynine Palms (De Anza No. 2); Trona (Desert-Inyo Small No. 2) at Big Pine (Hi-Lo No. 1); Pilgrim (Heritage No. 2) at Whitney (Collegiate No. 1); winner of wild card game No. 3 at Maricopa (Tri Country No. 1).

LOWER BRACKET--Elliott Pope (Collegiate No. 2) at Yucca Valley (De Anza No. 1); Owens Valley (Hi-Lo No. 2) at Santa Monica Crossroads (Delphic No. 1); Woodcrest Christian (Christian No. 2) at Goldenwest Christian (Express No. 1); winner of wild card game No. 4 at Rio Hondo Prep (Prep No. 1); Ramona Convent (Horizon No. 2) at Yeshiva (Liberty No. 2); winner of wild card game No. 5 at Cal Lutheran (Academy No. 1); Templeton (Tri County No. 2) at Viewpoint (Heritage No. 1); winner of wild card game No. 6 at Boron (Desert-Inyo Small No. 1).

WILD CARD GAMES (Wednesday): NO. 1--Ventura Temple Christian (Heritage No. 3) at Brentwood (Delphic No. 3). NO. 2--Silver Valley (Desert-Inyo Small No. 3) at Aquinas (De Anza No. 3). NO. 3--Cate (At-Large/Freelance) at San Luis Obispo Mission (At-Large/Freelance). NO. 4--Holy Family (Horizon No. 3) at Windward (Liberty No. 3). NO. 5--Harbor Christian (Express No. 3) at Pasadena Poly (Prep No. 3); Linfield Christian (Christian No. 3) at Newport Christian (Academy No. 3).