So-Cal Section Open Division Playoffs Bracket....Socal getting it Rolling

[jazzpt55]

OPEN DIVISION
First round, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
#16 Riverside North at #1 Mater Dei
#9 Brea Olinda at #8 Corona Centennial
#12 Gardena Serra at #5 Sierra Canyon
#13 St. Anthony at #4 Alemany
#14 Oaks Christian at #3 Chaminade
#11 Canyon Springs at #6 Ventura
#10 Keppel at #7 Vista Murrieta
#15 Cajon at #2 Long Beach Poly

NOTES:
Championship AND consolation quarterfinals, Feb. 24; championship AND
consolation semifinals, Feb. 27. Consolation final, March 6 at TBA.
Championship, March 7 at Azusa Pacific U.

 

[northbaybbguru]

Good info...thanks Jazzy


Question....do the losers in these games get placed back into their rightful sections and divisions like
they do in the CCS? or are they done?

anybody know the answer?

thanks....

 

[jazzpt55]

Interesting Media Release from CIF-SS ....
they talk about how difficult it was this year

CIF SS Media Release

 

[jazzpt55]

Interesting disclaimer.....in the release


Besides a championship bracket the Open Division will feature a "consolation" bracket as well which allows schools who lose in the first round to still qualify for the CIF State tournament bywinning that bracket. Schools who lose in the first round and in the consolation bracket may still qualify for the state tournament if they meet the criteria set forth by the State CIF

 

[Willtalk]

I re-read this and it appears that at least the first round winners are eliminated from competing in their designated divisions. It does seem unclear as to how the consolation winner is still eligible. Does the winner of the consolation bracket get to play the winner of the regular bracket but have to beat them twice to be the South representative? The wording is not very clear in this respect. Very confusing.
This post was edited on 2/13 9:00 PM by Willtalk

 

[Willtalk]

The fact that the consolation finals are played on March 6 would allow all the losers to still be slotted into their respective division playoffs to represent the Southern section in the Stat finals. The only thing still confusing is what happens to the Consolation winner? Do their have another shot at representing in the open? Do they enter into a double elimination tournament with better teams who advanced farther in the Open winners bracket? Again there are open dates til the 21st of March when the North plays their finals for the State representative. What happens during those obvious open dates has not been released yet. Is the North planning to do the same thing?

It does sort of make sense in that it eliminates a lot of filler games for the top teams. They don't end up playing basically meaning less playoff games in their respective divisions in the sectional rounds. It would imply that all open eligible teams do not play in their respective sections but are plugged directly into the regional playoffs.

What I forgot to address is what do the winners of the Open bracket do from the 7th of March til the the 28th when the State Championships are slated to be played. It would appear to be common sense that the initial Open playoff brackets are just the preliminary step to deciding the Regional representatives. With the winner of the Consolation bracket being plugged into some secondary stage playoff. With perhaps at least Winner of the first stage ( possibly more teams) getting a first round bye. It would make no sense that the winner of this bracket would sit idol until the 28th.
This post was edited on 2/13 7:40 PM by Willtalk

This post was edited on 2/13 9:42 PM by Willtalk

 

[jazzpt55]

Big things tonight
In So-Cal....

 

[jazzpt55]

Final Chaminade 66 OC 42

 

[jazzpt55]

Final Alemany 51 St Anthonys 44

 

[jazzpt55]

Some Really Good Games

Second Round Set

 

[jazzpt55]

Coin Flips!!!!

Poly goes to Vista Murrieta
Chaminade goes to Ventura
And
MD goes to Brea

 

[jazzpt55]

does anyone know if read this correct ... if sierra canyon wins md has to go to sc
and if chaminade wins lbp has to got to nade?

assuming both md and lbp win Tuesday....


coin flips

 

[jazzpt55]

Big stuff in socal
Favorites have to
Travel....coin flips!!!!

 

[jazzpt55]

Big stuff in socal
Favorites have to
Travel....coin flips!!!!

 

[jazzpt55]

Alemany 54 Sierra Canyon 45
Chaminade 72 Ventura 47
MD 77 Brea 50
LBP 58 VM 54



This post was edited on 2/25 6:57 AM by jazzpt55

This post was edited on 2/25 7:06 AM by jazzpt55

 

[jazzpt55]

The guys down in SoCal are saying this means that
Sierra Canyon now doesn't belong in the Socal Open
,,,that they belong in the Divisional Championships,,,,
,,,here we go again.... sounds to me like
they are going to send 6 teams again and stack the
Divisional Playoffs...

Gaming the system????
Or being Smart????



This post was edited on 2/25 7:04 AM by jazzpt55

 

[Nor Cal Scout]

16 comments on this thread you started and you have 13 of them. Now there are 17. This is Nor Cal pie face

 

[jazzpt55]

i do get paid by the post

 

[jazzpt55]

TONITE Two of the best games of the year
MD vs Alemany
Chaminade vd LBP