It was a rough and tumble Friday night (say good-bye to Los Alamitos, Jordan and Wilson) in the second round of CIF Southern Section boys' hoops playoff action.
Here is a look at some of Tuesday's quarterfinal matchups:
IAA
Upper Bracket
Rancho Verde at Mater Dei
Lynwood at Etiwanda
Lower Bracket
Dominguez at Poly
Redlands at Riverside Martin Luther King
IIAA
Lower Bracket
Valencia (near Magic Mountain) at Leuzinger
IIA
Upper Bracket
Eisenhower at Loara
Damien at Mayfair
Lower Bracket
SImi Valley at Loyola
La Mirada at Ayala
IIIA
Upper Bracket
Hart at Canyon (Anaheim)
Palm Springs at Nogales
Lower Bracket
Santa Margarita at North Torrance
St. John Bosco at Arroyo Grande
IIIA
Upper Bracket
Gahr at Diamond Ranch
Foothill at Golden Valley
Lower Bracket
Bonita at Harvard-Westlake
Sonora at Apple Valley
IVAA
Upper Bracket
Atascadero at Bishop Montgomery
Northview at Inglewood
Lower Bracket
Ocean View at San Luis Obispo
Centennial at Serra
Chris Madigan, St. John Bosco head coach, does a fantastic teaching job. He runs a clean basketball program and will surprise the Division IIIA this year.
Ron
Phoenix, AZ
Frank, You've covered high school basketball for several years. How does high school basketball today compare to years past?