CIF releases basketball state tourney brackets
The CIF released the brackets for the state high school basketball tournaments Sunday with some interesting matchups all around.
In boys Division II, a 12-team Nor Cal bracket has Woodcreek as the No. 4 seed, which earns the Timberwolves a bye in the opening round. They will open tourney play at home at 7 p.m. Thursday night against the winner of a Tuesday night game between No. 5 Chico and No. 12 Alameda.
Oakmont is the sixth seed in the Division II bracket, and will host Montgomery of Santa Rosa, the No. 11 seed, in a 7 p.m. game Tuesday night.
One of the more intriguing brackets is the D-II group that includes Rocklin. Seeded No. 10, the Thunder travel to Chico to take on No. 7 Pleasant Valley. Rocklin beat the Vikings in the first round of the Nor Cal tournament last season. A win advances the Thunder to a matchup against second-seeded St. Francis of Mountain View, the team they beat in last year's Nor Cal final.
Bishop O'Dowd of Oakland has the top seed in boys Division II Nor Cal play, with Sacramento High as the second seed.
Vista del Lago is No. 4 in D-III and gets a first-round bye before hosting its first game at 7 p.m. Thursday against the survivor of No. 5 Sacred Heart Cathedral and No. 12 El Cerrito.
Colfax is the No. 9 seed in D-IV, and will travel to Sutter, the No. 8 seed Tuesday night. St. Mary's of Berkeley is the top seed in D-IV boys play.
Branson of Ross is No. 1 in Division V boys, with Roseville's Valley Christian Academy drawing the No. 10 seed. The Lions open at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City College of San Francisco against University High of San Francisco.
On the girls side, Berkeley is the top seed in the Division I field, with Oak Ridge drawing the No. 2 slot. The Trojans have a first-round bye and then host the winner of No. 10 Castro Valley against No. 7 Oakland Tech in a 7 p.m. Thursday contest.
The Woodcreek girls are No. 11 in Division II, and they also have a familiar opponent in their opener. The Timberwolves will travel to play at No. 6 Chico at 7 p.m. Tuesday night. Woodcreek beat the Panthers in a tight game earlier this season during preseason tournament play. Archbishop Mitty of San Jose is the No. 1 seed in D-II girls.
The Del Oro girls drew the 12th seed in the 12-team Division III bracket. The Lady Eagles visit No. 5 Daugherty Valley of San Ramon at 7 p.m. Tuesday night. St. Mary's of Stockton is the top seed, with Sac High at No. 2.
St. Mary's of Berkeley is the top seed in girls D-IV play, where Colfax is seeded No. 11. The Falcons open at Central Valley of Lake Shasta, the sixth seed, Tuesday night.
Tournament first round games are played Tuesday, with second round games Thursday and third round contests Saturday at the sites of the higher seeds. The Nor Cal final is the following Saturday at Arco Arena and the state final one week later at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield.
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woodcreek, oakmont, vista del lago, rocklin, colfax, oak ridge, valley christian academy, del oro
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I'm happy for the Woodcreek Boys Basketball Team. But, its about time Coach Pinkerton won. He has coached some great talent over the years and has done nothing. I'm sure he wants to forget about getting the coaching job at Granite Bay High School and getting run out of town for being disliked by many and being considered a "bad fit". Granite Bays class of 2001 won league titles in football and baseball from their freshman to varisty years. The baseball team won the 2001 section title with a 21-0 league record. The football team won back to back section titles and a state championship. Many players in both went on to college and even the pros. Because of Pinkerton, the majority of good athletes from these teams quit basketball and focused on other sports. During this classes freshmen year, they won the league title in basketball over a Rocklin team that won the section title their senior year. Only one player from that team played his senior year, and didn't play much his freshmen year. They could have easily been the section champs in basketball if they had a different coach. Many athletes enjoy playing for the football coach Ernie Cooper, and baseball coach Pat Esposito. Both of these coaches have won a lot at Granite Bay and are still there. Players who never played enjoyed playing football and baseball. People who started, or would have started for Pinkerton, would have rather quit then play for him. That says something.
Dunno about that situation, but I can say that it is always tough...literally a "new ballgame" when you step up and play against the private school select teams. Unless you've beaten them in non-league play, there is very little comparison to the competition (as good as it is) in our foothill leagues. The private schools you meet in the playoffs are comparable to building a team out of all-stars from several schools. Take the best from Placer, Del Oro, and Rocklin and see how we match up against those select/recruited/scholarship teams. That level of players would make any coach look good.
Yo D.J.! You left out COLFAX!!! Our kids aren't too shabby up here!
Wow tmac...why bring up the "olden" days?? Chill out...enjoy the Woodcreek win. Who cares about the spoiled brats at Granite Bay anyway?? If their BB coach is so great why are they sittin' out the playoffs?
Good for Pinkerton don't rain on his great year, yes you have to have talent to win and he has it and is winning so I say back off. Also he is a good person and now has some kids that can play and have bought in and that is the recipe for success.
Having a 6'11'' dude always helps...
River Rat;
You're right. I was just thinking of going down the hill instead of up. Colfax/Del Oro/Placer would be the old Placer student body from decades ago. Could you imagine the power of that combined talent?
Colfax has been doing great this year and would add even more firepower to a select team. I see the private/public school imbalance all over the country and I can't help but think there must be a more fair way to align teams so the (mostly Catholic) schools don't have such an advantage. This year in Nevada Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas has already won the State football title, both girls and boys basketball titles, and will win baseball and others again. Their 1200+ students are comprised of so many top area athletes that they have drained the talent from the rest of the schools who must use only those who live in their strict geographical districts. The same goes throughout California and lots of other states. It's actually a real credit to the coaches and players that the foothill teams do as well as they do against that kind of competition.