Thom Simmons Anita Fopma Director of Communications Assistant to the Director [email protected] [email protected] CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION - SOUTHERN SECTION 10932 Pine St. Los Alamitos, CA 90720 (562) 493-9500 (562) 493-6266 - Fax www.cifss.org MEDIAMEDIA RELEASERELEASE PRESS RELEASE #19 TELEFAXED/EMAILED P.M. FEBRUARY 12, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: THOM SIMMONS PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED FOR 2016-17 CIF SOUTHERN SECTION-FORD GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS LOS ALAMITOS - A total of 325 entries, including top seeds Poly/Long Beach, Redondo UnionM.L. King, Jr., Rosary Academy, Righe , Glendora, Los Osos, Village Chris an, Foothill Technology, Heritage Chris an, Bellarmine-Jeff erson, and Rolling Hills Prep vie for championships in 12 single-elimina on divisional playoff s beginning Wednesday, February 15. The tournament will conclude with championship- fi nal contests on March 3-4 at The Felix Events Center at Azusa Pacifi c University and Godinez High School as well as March 4 at The Honda Center. 2016-2017 CIF SOUTHERN SECTION-FORD GIRLS BASKETBALL DIVISIONAL TOURNAMENT CAPSULES OPEN DIVISION (16-Team Bracket, 16 Entries) TOP-4 SEEDED TEAMS: 1. Poly/Long Beach (22-3), Moore League Champion 2. E wanda (24-1), Baseline League Champion 3. Windward (21-3), Gold Coast League Champion 4. Sierra Canyon (20-4), Gold Coast League Runner-Up AT-LARGE ENTRIES: None. 2016 FINAL: Chaminade 72, Poly/Long Beach 63. DIVISION 1AA (32-Team Bracket, 26 Entries) TOP-4 SEEDED TEAMS: 1. Redondo Union (16-9), Bay League Co-Champion 2. Orange Lutheran (20-6), Trinity League Runner-Up 3. Los Alamitos (20-5), Sunset League Co-Champion 4. Canyon/Canyon Country (18-9), Foothill League Champion AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Norco (Big VIII), 13-13-1. 2016 FINAL: Ventura 47, West Torrance 25. DIVISION 1A (32-Team Bracket, 29 Entries) TOP-4 SEEDED TEAMS: - MORE- PR #19 2-2-2 DIVISION 1A (Cont.): 1. M.L. King, Jr. (26-1), Bay League Champion 2. Esperanza (23-3), Crestview League Runner-Up 3. Hun ngton Beach (17-4), Sunset League Co-Champion 4. Bishop Montgomery (22-3), Del Rey League Co-Runner-Up AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Diamond Bar (Palomares), 20-7; El Dorado (Crestview), 16-9; Cantwell-Sacred Heart (Del Rey), 14-13. 2016 FINAL: Crescenta Valley 37, Mira Costa 36. DIVISION 2AA (32-Team Bracket, 29 Entries) TOP-4 SEEDED TEAMS: 1. Rosary Academy (20-5), Trinity League No. 3 Entry 2. Camarillo (24-3), Coastal Canyon League Champion 3. Rowland (24-1), Valle Vista League Champion 4. Los Altos (23-3), Hacienda League Champion AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Upland (Baseline), 13-13; Dos Pueblos (Channel), 19; JSerra (Trinity), 13- 13; Beckman (Pacifi c Coast), 13-13; Santa Margarita (Trinity), 15-11. 2016 FINAL: Newbury Park 47, Canyon/Canyon Country 33. DIVISION 2A (32-Team Bracket, 29 Entries) TOP-4 SEEDED TEAMS: 1. Righe (22-3), PAC 8 League Champion 2. Aliso Niguel (17-6), South Coast League Champion 3. Cabrillo/Lompoc (23-2), Los Padres League Champion 4. Lompoc (18-5), Los Padres League Runner-Up AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Torrance (Pioneer), 12-12; Warren (San Gabriel Valley), 14-12; Brentwood (Gold Coast), 14-11; Murrieta Mesa (Southwestern), 17-9;p Leuzinger (Pioneer), 18-10. 2016 FINAL: Norco 62, Agoura 31. DIVISION 3AA (32-Team Bracket, 29 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS: 1. Glendora (22-5), Palomares League Co-Runner-Up 2. Bishop Amat (18-7), Camino Real League Runner-Up 3. Palos Verdes (18-9), Bay League No. 3 Entry 4. San Jacinto (20-6), Mountain Pass League Champion AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Heritage (Sunbelt), 14-12; Pacifi ca/Garden Grove (Empire), 18-8; Sunny Hills (Freeway), 16-10; Diamond Ranch (Hacienda), 13-12; Serrano (Mojave River), 10-6. 2016 FINAL: Orange Lutheran 32, Sonora 28. DIVISION 3A (32-Team Bracket, 29 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS: 1. Los Osos (17-3), Baseline League Runner-Up 2. Flintridge Prep (23-2), Prep League Champion 3. Lancaster (20-5, Golden League Runner-Up 4. Viewpoint (17-6), Gold Coast League At-Large Entry AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Simi Valley (Del Rey), 7-18; Hemet (Mountain Valley), 11-14; Rancho Verde - MORE- PR #19 3-3-3 DIVISION 3A (Cont.): (Inland Valley), 14-12; St. Mary’s Academy (Camino Real), 13-13; Chaff ey (Mt. Baldy), 12-9. (Mt. Baldy), 11-14; Azusa (Montview), 6-15; Pacifi c (Mountain Valley), 11-10; Oak Park (Coastal Canyon), 9-18; Pioneer (Del Rio), 7-20; San Luis Obispo (PAC 8), 12-13; Wilson/Hacienda Heights (Valle Vista), 13-14. FREELANCE: Price, 13-13. 2016 FINAL: Antelope Valley 59, La Canada 46. DIVISION 4AA (32-Team Bracket, 27 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS: 1. Village Chris an (24-3), Olympic League Champion 2. Oxford Academy (19-5), Academy League Champions 3. Valley Chris an/Cerritos (18-8), Olympic League Runner-Up 4. Pasadena (20-9), Pacifi c League Co-Runner-Up AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Jurupa Valley (River Valley), 13-11; Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks (Sunshine), 14-14; Westlake (Marmonte), 13-13. 2016 FINAL: St. Paul 45, Duarte 44. DIVISION 4A (32-Team Bracket, 25 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS: 1. Foothill Technology (16-6), Tri-Valley League Champion 2. Knight (15-10), Golden League No. 3 Entry 3. Pomona (24-5), Miramonte League Champion 4. Beverly Hills (17-9), Ocean League At-Large Entry AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Los Amigos (Garden Grove), 19-6; Santa Ana (Golden West), 13-13; Rancho Mirage (De Anza), 12-12; Pioneer (Del Rio), 17-11; Whitney (Academy), 13-11. 2016 FINAL: St. Anthony 56, Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary 40. DIVISION 5AA (16-Team Bracket, 19 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS: 1. Heritage Chris an (19-8), Olympic League At-Large Entry 2. California Lutheran (19-4), Arrowhead League Co-Champions 3. Crean Lutheran (15-10), Academy League Co-Runner-Up 4. Pilibos (19-6), Liberty League No. 3 Entry AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Webb (San Joaquin), 9-9. 2016 FINAL: Flintridge Prep 39, Mission College Prep 34. DIVISION 5-A (16-Team Bracket, 22 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS: 1. Bellarmine-Jeff erson (21-3), Santa Fe League Champion 2. Chadwick (15-6), Prep League Runner-Up 3. Sherman Indian (13-4), Arrowhead League No. 3 Entry 4. Desert Chris an Academy (22-5), Victory League Runner-Up AT-LARGE ENTRIES: None. 2016 FINAL: Holy Martry’s 51, Faith Bap st 44. - MORE- PR #19 4-4-4 DIVISION 6 (32-Team Bracket, 26 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS: 1. Rolling Hills Prep (23-3), Coastal League Champion 2. Grace Brethren (22-2), Fron er League Champion 3. Carnegie (13-3), Arrowhead League Co-Champion 4. Linfi eld Chris an (11-13), Ambassador League Runner-Up AT-LARGE ENTRIES: None. 2016 FINAL: Price 62, Bellarmine-Jeff erson 40. * * * CREDENTIALS REMINDER: Please be advised that special creden als will be required for the boys-girls basketball championships March 3-4 at The Felix Events Center at Azusa Pacifi c University and Godinez High School as well as on March 4 at The Honda Center. Go to h p://cifss.org/media/creden al- requests/basketball-media-creden al-request-form/ to apply for championship creden als. * * * TITLING FOR CIF SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFF EVENTS: Sponsors of CIF Southern Sec on Championship events have invested a great amount of eff ort and funding in the support of high school athle cs in our state and sec on. Please keep in mind that CIF Southern Sec on Championship events sec on-wide are CONTRACTUALLY tled CIF Southern SecƟ on-Ford Championships. The CIF Southern Sec on commends the media outlets within its geographical area that have supported high school athle cs for many years. It is hoped these organiza ons will con nue their outstanding contribu on to the be erment of our state’s high school athle cs programs by u lizing the correct tling for CIF Southern Sec on events at least once whenever possible – in previews, playoff -pairings lists, results, etc. Your con nued support is appreciated. * * * COMPLETE GIRLS BASKETBALL PAIRINGS BRACKETS TO FOLLOW... - END- 2016-17 CIF SOUTHERN SECTION - FORD GIRLS BASKETBALL FINAL SEASON LEAGUE STANDINGS AS REPORTED BY LEAGUE COORDINATORS 2/11/2017 ACADEMY LEAGUE LEAGUE OVERALL BIG VIII LEAGUE LEAGUE OVERALL Oxford Academy (11-1-0) (19-5-0) King, Martin Luther (9-1-0) (26-1-0) Sage Hill (8-4-0) (15-10-0) Roosevelt, Eleanor (8-2-0) (20-6-0) Crean Lutheran (8-4-0) (15-10-0) Centennial/Corona (7-3-0) (13-13-0) Calvary Chapel/Downey (7-5-0) (17-7-0) Norco (4-6-0) (13-13-1) Whitney (6-6-0) (13-11-0) Santiago/Corona (2-8-0) (4-15-0) St. Margarets Episcopal (2-10-0) (8-16-0) Corona (0-10-0) (3-23-0) Brethren Christian (0-12-0) (4-16-0) AGAPE LEAGUE CAMINO REAL LEAGUE Academy Careers & Exploration(9-1-0) (16-6-0) St. Monica Catholic (8-0-0) (20-6-0) Hesperia Christian (8-2-0) (13-11-0) Bishop Amat (6-2-0) (18-7-0) Lucerne Valley (7-3-0) (15-7-0) St. Joseph/Lakewood (3-5-0) (17-7-0) Victor Valley Christian (4-6-0) (6-10-0) St. Marys Academy (2-6-0) (13-13-0) Bethel Christian/Lancaster (1-9-0) (1-14-0) St. Genevieve (1-7-0) (8-14-0) Apple Valley Christian (1-9-0) (2-17-0) ALMONT LEAGUE Mark Keppel (10-0-0) (24-3-0) CHANNEL LEAGUE Montebello (8-2-0) (18-7-0) Ventura (8-0-0) (21-4-0) San Gabriel (6-4-0) (18-7-0) Buena (5-3-0) (20-6-0) Schurr (4-6-0) (9-15-0) Santa Barbara (4-4-0) (14-12-0) Alhambra (2-8-0) (11-18-0) Dos Pueblos (3-5-0) (19-6-0) Bell Gardens dnr dnr San Marcos (0-8-0) (6-20-0) AMBASSADOR LEAGUE Aquinas (14-0-0) (23-0-0) Linfield Christian (10-4-0) (11-13-0) CITRUS BELT LEAGUE Loma Linda Academy (9-5-0) (15-7-0) Yucaipa (13-1-0) (20-4-0) Notre Dame/Riverside (9-5-0) (14-14-0) Cajon (12-2-0) (23-5-0) Arrowhead Christian (6-8-0) (9-13-0) Redlands East Valley (11-3-0) (17-9-0) Ontario Christian (5-9-0) (9-15-0) Carter (7-7-0) (14-10-0) Western Christian (2-12-0) (6-15-0) Citrus Valley (6-8-0) (10-14-0) Woodcrest Christian (1-13-0) (3-18-0) Eisenhower (4-10-0) (7-14-0) Redlands (2-12-0) (8-17-0) ARROWHEAD LEAGUE Miller, A.B.