bracket IVA

Here's the Division IV-A pairings and the brackets. We got this from the CIF, so we know it's official. * indicates the Home team; # indicates the seed within the regional bracket. The league is indicated by the name in parenthesis (except the "At-Large" teams, which aren't identified by league, because they aren't representing their league since in most cases, they didn't qualify outright but had to get a coin flip or some other invitation to the dance.

We'll try to keep filling this in as results become available during the playoffs. There are some notes from the CIF Committee responsible for these brackets, which should be carefully read before relying upon them as final (see below), especially before you drive across town to go see one of these games. Just as we've been telling you all year, if you rely on these before calling the school or checking other sources (such as a newspaper the day of the event) you do so at your own risk. Note also that there are NO wild card games in this Division.

Overall in the Division IV-A bracket, the No. 1 Seed is Crossroads; No. 2 Serra; No. 3. Bell-Jeff; and No. 4 Verbum Dei. Each of these top four seeds has been placed into a "region" with other teams according to their overall seeding, with the top four overall seeds being the No. 1 team in their respective regions.

This is also another of our favorite Divisions, with some really exciting teams and players., and it sets up the possibility of Crossroads and it's super freshman Isaiah Fox & Co. against super-scoring Ruben Douglas and big rebounder Mike West. But only if Bell-Jeff gets through Providence, a fine team from the Liberty League, and then either LA Baptist or Brentwood. A very interesting Division.

First Round Feb. 20	Second Round Feb. 24	Quarter Finals Feb. 27 Alternate Sites	Semi Finals March 3 Alternate Sites	Finals March 7 The Pond	Semi Finals March 3 Alternate Sites	Quarter Finals Feb. 27 Alternate Sites	Second Round Feb. 24	First Round Feb. 20
Region I								Region II
*Crossroads (Delphic) #1								*Serra (Del Rey) #1
vs. Bye								vs St. Bonaventure (At Large) #4
	*Crossroads

*Mojave (High Desert) #2								*Whittier Christian (Olympic) #2
vs. Sherman Indian (Arrowhead) #3								vs. Village Christian (Alpha) #3


Region IV								Region III
*Verbum Dei (Camino Real) #1								*Bell-Jeff (Santa Fe) #1
vs. Valley Christian/C (At Large) #4								vs. Providence (Liberty) #4

*Orange Lutheran (Olympic) #2								*Brentwood (Delphic) #2
vs. Loma Linda Acad. (Arrowhead) #3								vs. Los Angeles Baptist (Alpha) #3

And here's the standard print at the bottom of each bracket directly from the CIF:

We've left off the rest of the announcement because it's really only intended for the teams to call in their scores and for the media, but you get the idea. This draw sheet can be changed anytime the CIF wants to prior to the start of the games, but chances are, other than a change in time for a game, you won't see these change very much at all. Again, please, please, please, check your local paper, and/or call a school before you make a trip for a game, because it might be rescheduled, and we can't be responsible if you make a long drive. If you do without first checking, don't come crying to us about it. We told you so.