Playoffs

Hart High takes on West Ranch in a Foothill League showdown amid the 2025-26 season.

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The final draft of the CIF Southern Section boys, girls playoff computer rankings that helped to configure the playoff divisions and pairings.

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Reseda Cleveland is the No. 2 seed in the boys Open Division playoffs.

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Palisades Charter boys' and Westchester girls' basketball teams earn the No. 1 seed in its respective Open Division playoff divisions.

Tati Griffin (12) celebrates after a big shot against Etiwanda in the CIF Southern Section Open Division final at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, Calif. on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

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All the 2026 high school boys, girls basketball playoff divisions and pairings on one page, from the Open Division to Division 9.

Canyon/Canyon Country taking on Saugus in a Foothill League girls basketball showdown.

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After the CIF Southern Section updated the playoff bulletin with information regarding the Open Division, a larger field seems more imminent.

Etiwanda's Grace Knox attempts a jump shot against Ontario Christian at the CIF Southern Section Open Division final at the Toyota Arena on March 1, 2025.

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Etiwanda is headed back to the CIF State Open Division final for a third straight time.

2024 CIF State championships at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

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CIF State high school basketball finals schedule for March 14-15 in Sacramento.

Crowd at Toyota Arena in Ontario for girls basketball championships

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CIF State tournament updates after the first round of action as scores and notable stats trickle in Tuesday night.

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Kaleena Smith, Tati Griffin and Sydney Douglas — a sophomore and two freshmen — took down veteran-led Etiwanda for the program's first Open Division crown.

Palisades boys basketball coach Jeff Bryant talks to his team in the locker room.

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The City Section basketball championships are set for Friday and Saturday. Check out the schedule and ticket information.

Los Alamitos boys basketball will face Mira Costa in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 finals on March 1, 2025.

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Information about all 20 CIF basketball championships, including dates, times, location, ticket and parking details.

Etiwanda’s Grace Knox helped to guide the Eagles to a fourth straight CIF Southern Section Open Division final with a win over Mater Dei Saturday night.

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Etiwanda will play in its fourth straight Open Division final on March 1.

Sierra Canyon girls basketball coach Alicia Komaki watches on as her team plays at home against Harvard-Westlake.

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The stage is set for Saturday night. Ontario Christian hosts Sierra Canyon and Etiwanda hosts Mater Dei. Winners will advance to the Open Division final.

Palisades Charter boys basketball played its first game since the Palisades Fire at LACES on Thursday, January 16, 2025.

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The CIF LA City Section has announced the 2024-25 high school boys and girls basketball playoffs, which includes information about the Open Division.

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Test your hoops knowledge! Sign up for free and predict the winners of the LA City Section high school basketball playoffs.

Redondo Union forward Chris Sanders playing in the Classic at Damien.

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The first edition of the high school basketball computer rankings that determine the playoffs for the CIF Southern Section are now live.

CIF Central Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: Scores, matchups — Clovis West, St. Joseph to meet in D1 finals (2-22-2024)

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There were few surprised during the every round of the 2023 CIF Central Section girls basketball playoffs. Most of the low seeds cruised right to the final. No

CIF North Coast Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups — San Ramon Valley, Newman to meet for Open title (2-21-2024)

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Four of the top girls basketball in the state were left to battle Wednesday in the North Coast Section Open Division semifinals. Though the margins seemed to

CIF Northern Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups, brackets, game times (2-17-2024)

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The 2023 CIF Northern Section girls basketball playoffs continue Tuesday after few surprises in quarterfinal play. The top four seeds advanced in Division 3

CIF Southern Section 2024 girls basketball playoffs: scores, matchups, brackts game times

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The brackets for the 2024 CIF Southern Section girls basketball playoffs are updated. Opening-round play of the Open Division went all as planed on Friday as

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Somehow, it's already playoff time in much of California. As the Southern Section playoffs begin this week, roughly half the teams in our statewide rankings

SBLive's Central Section Top 10 girls basketball rankings: Heading into section playoffs

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After much debate and discussion the Central Section playoff brackets have been released and there’s a few differences in how they shook out compared to our

Top players to watch in the CIF Southern Section girls basketball Open Division playoffs

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The CIFSS Open Division girls basketball playoffs kick off on Saturday evening. As usual, the field is star-studded, so here's what you need to know about the

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It's officially time for playoff basketball in a lot of California. And all the sections that don't start the postseason this week will start next week. Take it

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(Lead photo by Dennis Lee) The California high school basketball season came and went in the blink of an eye. But the CIF State finals are officially back for

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The 2022 California (CIF) State Girls Basketball Championships wrapped up Saturday night in Sacramento. For the first time since 2019, true boys and girls