November 16, 2015, 05:00 AM Daily Journal Staff Report
The Peninsula Athletic League qualified 10 of the league’s 18 teams for the five brackets in the revamped Central Coast Section playoffs.
Representing the Bay Division are tri-champions Burlingame, Menlo-Atherton and Sacred Heart Prep, fourth-place finisher Terra Nova and fifth-place Aragon. Playing out of the Ocean are champ Hillsdale, along with Half Moon Bay, King’s Academy and Menlo School. Capuchino, which won the Lake Division crown, got the final berth.
That’s two more than the six automatic berths the three-tier league receives. The five Bay Division teams will play in three, eight-team Open Division brackets, based on enrollment. The three section winners of those Open divisions are all eligible for Northern California playoff spots, with the chance to qualify for one of the 12 state-championship games.
Hillsdale is the lone PAL representative in the Division 4 bracket, which is comprised of mostly “B” league champions. The three remaining Ocean Division teams, along with Capuchino, will play in the Division 5 playoffs, which is comprised of “B” and “C” league squads.
Menlo-Atherton (6-4) earned the No. 4 seed in the Division 1 Open bracket and will host No. 5 San Benito (6-4) at 7 p.m. Friday night.
The other four Bay teams qualified for the Division 3 Open playoffs. Burlingame (9-1), which earned the No. 4 seed, is the only other Bay Division team to host a first-round playoff game. The Panthers will face a big challenge when No. 5 Riordan (7-3) travels to Burlingame for a 7 p.m. kickoff Friday.
Sacred Heart Prep (7-3), which won the Open Division last season, received the No. 6 seed this season and will travel to No. 3 Live Oak-Morgan Hill for a 7 p.m. Friday kickoff. Terra Nova (5-5), the defending Division 4 champ, will travel to No. 2 Monte Vista Christian (9-1) at 7 p.m. Friday night. Aragon (6-4) snuck in with the No. 8 seed and will travel to Salinas’ Rabobank Stadium to take on No. 1 Palma (9-1), 8 p.m.
In the Division 4 playoffs, No. 1-seed Hillsdale (9-1) will host No. 8 Westmont (6-4) at 1 p.m. Saturday. Half Moon Bay (8-2) was the highest PAL seed in the Division 5 bracket, getting the No. 2 seed. The Cougars will host No. 7 San Lorenzo Valley (6-4) at 7 p.m. Friday. Menlo School (6-4) got the No. 5 seed and will be on the road at No. 4 Scotts Valley at 1 p.m. Saturday. King’s Academy (8-2) is the No. 6 seed and will travel to No. 3 Carmel (7-3) at 1 p.m. Saturday as well. Capuchino (6-4), received the No. 8 seed and will travel to No. 1 Pacific Grove (8-2) at 7 p.m. Friday.
The Peninsula Athletic League qualified 10 of the league’s 18 teams for the five brackets in the revamped Central Coast Section playoffs.
Representing the Bay Division are tri-champions Burlingame, Menlo-Atherton and Sacred Heart Prep, fourth-place finisher Terra Nova and fifth-place Aragon. Playing out of the Ocean are champ Hillsdale, along with Half Moon Bay, King’s Academy and Menlo School. Capuchino, which won the Lake Division crown, got the final berth.
That’s two more than the six automatic berths the three-tier league receives. The five Bay Division teams will play in three, eight-team Open Division brackets, based on enrollment. The three section winners of those Open divisions are all eligible for Northern California playoff spots, with the chance to qualify for one of the 12 state-championship games.
Hillsdale is the lone PAL representative in the Division 4 bracket, which is comprised of mostly “B” league champions. The three remaining Ocean Division teams, along with Capuchino, will play in the Division 5 playoffs, which is comprised of “B” and “C” league squads.
Menlo-Atherton (6-4) earned the No. 4 seed in the Division 1 Open bracket and will host No. 5 San Benito (6-4) at 7 p.m. Friday night.
The other four Bay teams qualified for the Division 3 Open playoffs. Burlingame (9-1), which earned the No. 4 seed, is the only other Bay Division team to host a first-round playoff game. The Panthers will face a big challenge when No. 5 Riordan (7-3) travels to Burlingame for a 7 p.m. kickoff Friday.
Sacred Heart Prep (7-3), which won the Open Division last season, received the No. 6 seed this season and will travel to No. 3 Live Oak-Morgan Hill for a 7 p.m. Friday kickoff. Terra Nova (5-5), the defending Division 4 champ, will travel to No. 2 Monte Vista Christian (9-1) at 7 p.m. Friday night. Aragon (6-4) snuck in with the No. 8 seed and will travel to Salinas’ Rabobank Stadium to take on No. 1 Palma (9-1), 8 p.m.
In the Division 4 playoffs, No. 1-seed Hillsdale (9-1) will host No. 8 Westmont (6-4) at 1 p.m. Saturday. Half Moon Bay (8-2) was the highest PAL seed in the Division 5 bracket, getting the No. 2 seed. The Cougars will host No. 7 San Lorenzo Valley (6-4) at 7 p.m. Friday. Menlo School (6-4) got the No. 5 seed and will be on the road at No. 4 Scotts Valley at 1 p.m. Saturday. King’s Academy (8-2) is the No. 6 seed and will travel to No. 3 Carmel (7-3) at 1 p.m. Saturday as well. Capuchino (6-4), received the No. 8 seed and will travel to No. 1 Pacific Grove (8-2) at 7 p.m. Friday.
