CITY SECTION BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: TAFT, CLEVELAND COME OUT ON TOP SCHOOLS ARE HIGHEST LOCAL PLAYOFF SEEDS.Byline: Sean Ceglinsky Staff Writer The San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. received a measure of respect from its downtown counterparts Saturday at the City Section boys' basketball playoff-seeding meeting at Manual Arts High. Taft of Woodland Hills, Cleveland of Reseda, Monroe of North Hills, Canoga Park and Sylmar all earned berths in the more-prestigious Championship bracket, and five other local teams were selected to the Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. bracket. All first-round games begin Friday at 7 p.m. ``For a while, you couldn't argue with the (downtown schools') reputation. The valley schools were kind of a mystery,'' Taft coach Derrick derrick: see crane. Derrick famous hangman; eponym of modern hoisting apparatus. [Br. Hist.: Espy, 170] See : Execution Taylor said. ``But now, everyone is seeing things Seeing Things may refer to:
Undefeated in West Valley League play for the first time in more than 20 years, Taft earned the region's best seed at No. 5, drawing a home game against Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). . The visiting Dolphins figure to have a difficult time in stopping the Toreadors' backcourt back·court n. 1. Sports a. The part of a court between the service line and the base line in tennis and other net games. b. of senior Steve Smith and junior Jordan Farmar Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player at starting point guard for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. He was previously the starting point guard for the UCLA men's basketball team. , who quickly is becoming one of the most sought-after recruits in the nation. West Valley League runner-up and No. 7 Cleveland hosts No. 10 University of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , a team it defeated by 18 points in the second round of the Hart tournament in Newhall this season. The Cavaliers depend on the play of junior Nick Young, who averages 21 points and 10 rebounds a game and is receiving recruiting interest from Texas Tech and its coach, Bobby Knight. In one of the more intriguing in·trigue n. 1. a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. v. story lines that developed Saturday, Sunset Six League champion Canoga Park drew a higher seed (ninth) than No. 11 Monroe and No. 15 Sylmar, co- champions of the Valley Mission League. Sylmar controlled its own playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. fate but suffered a six-point loss to Monroe on Friday and subsequently lost the tie-breaking coin flip Saturday, forcing a first-round game at No. 2 Fairfax of Los Angeles, the co-champion of the Western League - rated the best among the nine City leagues. ``I almost thought we were going to be in the Invitational bracket for a minute,'' Sylmar coach Bort Escoto said. ``There's no way we're a 15th seed.'' In the Invitational bracket, No. 12 Chatsworth, from the West Valley League, visits No. 5 Grant of Van Nuys, from the Sunset Six League. Sixth-seeded Granada Hills and No. 2 North Hollywood both have home games, and No. 14 Poly of Sun Valley plays at No. 3 Gardena. The City Section girls' basketball pairings also were announced. Valley Mission champion Sylmar earned a regional-best No. 3 seed and opens first-round play at home against No. 14 Washington of Los Angeles. Sylmar will be without one of its key players, Mariama Wrighster, who is recovering from an ankle injury and will sit out the opener. In her absence, senior Brittany Morris, and sophomores Seyram Gbewonyo and La Shay shay n. Informal A chaise. [Back-formation from chaise (taken as pl. )] Noun 1. Fears are expected to step in and contribute. Senior Summer Johnson and West Valley League champion Chatsworth (fifth) are back after making the final a season ago, opening with No. 12 Fremont of Los Angeles. With two victories, the Chancellors would reach the semifinals and could face nationally ranked and top-seeded Narbonne of Harbor City, which hosts No. 16 Canoga Park in the first round. In the Invitational bracket, Valley Mission League runner-up Monroe appears to have the inside track to the title. The top-seeded Vikings host No. 16 LACES in the first round. CITY PLAYOFF PAIRINGS All games 7 p.m. Friday BOYS Championship bracket No. 16 Franklin at No. 1 Westchester; No. 9 Canoga Park at No. 8 South Gate; No. 12 Palisades at No. 5 Taft; No. 13 Washington at No. 4 Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] ; No 14. Dorsey at No. 3 Carson; No. 11 Monroe at No. 6 Fremont; No. 10 University at No. 7 Cleveland; No. 15 Sylmar at No. 2 Fairfax Invitational bracket No. 16 Wilson at No. 1 Jordan; No. 9 San Pedro at No. 8 Jefferson; No. 12 Chatsworth at No. 5 Grant; No. 13 Bell at No. 4 King Drew; No. 14 Poly at No. 3 Gardena; No. 11 Narbonne at No. 6 Granada Hills; No. 10 Venice at No. 7 Garfield; No. 15 Marshall at No. 2 North Hollywood GIRLS Championship bracket No. 16 Canoga Park at No. 1 Narbonne; No. 9 Marshall at No. 8 Jordan; No. 12 Fremont at No. 5 Chatsworth; No. 13 El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Invitational bracket No. 16 LACES at No. 1 Monroe; No. 9 Reseda at No. 8 Birmingham; No. 12 South Gate at No. 5 Dorsey; No. 13 King Drew at No. 4 Hamilton; No. 14 Lincoln at No. 3 Gardena; No. 11 Jefferson at No. 6 North Hollywood; No. 10 Taft at No. 7 Palisades; No. 15 Franklin at No. 2 Fairfax CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Taft will rely on players such as Steve Smith, center, when the City Section basketball playoffs begin Friday. Joel P. Lugavere/Special to the Daily News Box: CITY PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (see text) |
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