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There will be no OPEN division playoff bracket this year and will have 12 teams in division 1. Also remember if you are based in (example) DIVISION 3, you can move into DIVISION 2, stay in DIVISION 3 or move down into DIVISION 4. It’s still horrible to do it this way. Also we will have a DIVISION 6 playoff this year.
PAGMETER IDEA;
We should base teams after the 30-day sit out/transfer rule, and after the new grades come out. Teams are MUCH different good/bad/ugly after all that happens…
We should not base teams before the season starts. College football playoffs don’t rank teams in the final 4 until later in the year. It is basic COMMON SENSE 101.
We should base teams in the middle of the year and teams should not bounce up or down after teams are based.
If you get based in DIVISION 3, you play in DIVISION 3. DUH. This way teams won’t have to lose a game on purpose to move down a division where they belong.
Let’s repeat that again..TEAMS WON’T HAVE TO LOSE A GAME ON PURPOSE TO MOVE DOWN A DIVISION WHERE THEY BELONG. Sorry but it happens and the playoff format is set for that to happen.
Note to the small schools, If you win plenty of games early, you really lose in the long run because you will move up from your based division and will have to play teams much larger than you and eventually will go down. (Just look at what happened to the Kerman Lions baseball team)
The playoff format is made for the larger underachieving schools and the small overachieving schools will always get penalized if they have to move up and play the bigger teams. I simply don’t get how the Committee who put this playoff format together doesn’t see it??
Example, let’s say you are based in DIVISION 4 and seeded No 16. Hmmmm, let’s see, lose the last few games and just like that you are a top seed in DIVISION 5.
No 16 seed means on the bus to get your ass kicked by a D3 team that moved down into D4 or a top seed with a home game and snack bar $$$$ in D5. This is what the playoff format gives you.
Since the PAGMETER came up with this idea of basing teams in the middle of the year, it will never happen. It would be nice to bring back COMMON SENSE into Central Section sports. I really miss it.
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GREAT DAY OF BASKETBALL AND WE HAVE TREMENDOUS PLANS FOR 2024
CLOVIS WEST GOLDEN EAGLES TARKANIAN CHAMPIONS
DIVISION 1 BOYS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
No 1 Clovis West Golden Eagles beat No 16 St Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats 78-73
No 9 Granada Matadors beat No 1 Clovis West Golden Eagles 70-62
No 10 San Ramon Valley Wolves beat No 7 Clovis North Broncos 63-59
DIVISION 2
No 2 Tesoro Titans beat No 15 Centennial Golden Hawks 60-51
No 3 Orange Lutheran Lancers beat No 14 Stockdale Mustangs 78-54
No 4 La Mirada Matadores beat beat No 13 Bakersfield Christian Eagles 76-59
No 6 Memorial Panthers beat No 11 Santa Cruz Cardinals 76-51
No 14 California Grizzlies at No 6 Memorial Panthers beat No 14 California Grizzlies 72-59
SEMIFINAL FINAL SCORE
No 6 Memorial Panthers beat No 7 Weston Ranch Cougars 68-59
REGIONAL FINAL SCORE
No 6 Memorial Panthers beat No 5 Vanden Vikings 67-61
STATE DIVISION 2 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
MEMORIAL PANTHERS beat Pacifica Christian Tritons 58-47
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MEMORIAL PANTHERS
DIVISION 2 STATE CHAMPIONS!
DIVISION 3
No 11 Mission Prep Royals beat No 6 AGBU Titans 64-60
No 11 Mission Prep Royals beat No 3 Mission Bay Buccaneers 67-57
SATURDAY 7PM SEMIFINALS
No 2 Culver City Centaurs beat No 11 Mission Prep Royals 52-50
OPEN DIVISION SEMIFINAL FINAL SCORE
No 3 St Joseph Knights beat No 2 Dougherty Valley Wildcats 87-76
REGIONAL FINAL SCORE
No 3 St Joseph Knights beat No 1 Modesto Christian Crusaders 72-58
STATE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL SCORE
Harvard Westlake Wolverines beat St Joseph Knights 76-65
DIVISION 1 PAGMETER NOTES;
It turns out that the CIF did not go by the Computer ratings and almost went with common sense. ALMOST.
The bottom line, even the CIF knows that the Computer doesn’t work completely. They had us believe that the computer was going to be the bible for the brackets and I’m so glad that it is not.
I am so glad to see that Lemoore is in division 2 and Edison moved into Division 1 and they were on the right track for getting it right but forgot Sanger. The CIF blundered by putting Sanger in Division 1 and since they did not go by the so-called Computer rankings, they should have flipped-flopped Sanger with Central. Duh. Central would have battled strong in the CMAC but had to play in the TRAC so you can’t go by the Grizzlies record. Central should NEVER be able to play in Division 2. It’s bad enough Buchanan is.
If the PAGMETER did the Division 1 Bracket. St Joseph is ranked No 1, but the defending Champion Golden Eagles should get the No 1 seed. St Joseph has a tiny gym, the CIF gave the No 2 seed to Clovis North. The CIF will make much more money if somehow Clovis North can host the semifinals in the HUGE gym. $$$$$
PAGMETER DIVISION 1 RANKINGS
No 1 ST JOSEPH KNIGHTS (28-6) (14-0 MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONS) (D1) CENTRAL SECTION CHAMPIONS
Can anybody in the Central Section beat the Knights? The top player in the Central Section and one of the best in the country is sophomore Tounde Yessoufou. Keep an eye on senior guard Luis Marin, outstanding freshman phenom Julius Price, along with seniors Will Kuykendall and Caedin Hamilton.
No 2 CLOVIS WEST GOLDEN EAGLES (30-4) (9-1 TRAC CO-CHAMPIONS) (D1)
DEFENDING CENTRAL SECTION CHAMPIONS
Nike Classic Champions & Tarkanian Classic Champions.
Senior guard Issac Martinez has now scored over 1000 career points. Juniors Jackson Young and keep an eye on Zachery Chauhan, along with outstanding Marshel Sanders are ready to defend their title.
No 3 MEMORIAL PANTHERS (24-9) (9-1 CMAC CHAMPIONS) (D1) DIVISION 2 STATE CHAMPIONS
The best big man in the Central Section is Mike Davis Jr. Sophomore Julius Olanrewaju who led the state in scoring playing at Coalinga last year is now eligible. The Panthers 45 game CMAC winning streak is snapped with the loss to Sanger.
No 4 BAKERSFIELD CHRISTIAN EAGLES (22-10) (8-1 SY VALLEY CHAMPIONS) (D1)
DEFENDING DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONS
Leading the Eagles will be junior Bentley Waller and outstanding sophomore Gabriel Gutierrez, and juniors Louis Duarte and Troy Lei.
No 5 CLOVIS NORTH BRONCOS (23-8) (9-1 TRAC CO-CHAMPIONS) (D1)
Conner Amundsen is out for the year having Labrum surgery. Leading the Broncos will be senior forward Jaylen Bryant. The Broncos will be young with junior Jordan Espinoza, super sophomore Loukas Jones, freshmen Elias Gish and every year we get a new Amundsen and this year we get freshman McKae Amundsen.
No 6 CENTENNIAL GOLDEN HAWKS (24-5) (8-0 SW RIVER CHAMPIONS) (D2)
40th Annual Clovis Elks Champions
Leading the way is super 6’6 junior Rippen Gill
No 7 STOCKDALE MUSTANGS (27-5) (6-2 SW RIVER) (D2)
Tulare Holiday Classic Champions & Santa Barbara Holiday Classic Champions
Leading the Mustangs will be seniors Jhace Boston and Joaquin Rios
No 8 MISSION PREP ROYALS (24-9) (12-2 MOUNTAIN) (D2)
The Royals can shoot lights out with senior Jamar “JJ” Howard, junior Luke Jacobson and sophomore Jayden Nozil.
No 9 BULLARD KNIGHTS (18-12) (8-2 CMAC) (D1)
The Knights play hard and leading the way will be juniors Jaleel Jackson and David Rios, senior Mark Williams, and a star is born with freshman Ja’Vance Coleman.
No 10 CLOVIS EAST T WOLVES (16-13) (5-5 TRAC) (D1)
The T Wolves are very young with outstanding freshmans Dalen Felder, Lydell Farmer, Aidan Beechler, junior Jeremy Pierro, and sophomore Harold Duval III. If The Wolves can somehow get into Division 2…WATCH OUT!
No 11 EDISON TIGERS (16-14) (4-6 CMAC) (D1)
Edison had to forfeit 2 games because of an ineligible player that was not their fault. Put in wins for Madera and Fresno Christian. There was horrible communication from the Edison continuation school JE Young/FUSD and Edison AD. It was handled poorly. Turns out the player was dropped over the break. But wasn’t enrolled at Edison till X-mas vacation was over. So basically he wasn’t enrolled anywhere over Christmas break. There was no one around to communicate anyway. A note to all Athletic Directors…AD’s need to know weekly if players are eligible especially if players are coming from another school.
No 12 SANGER APACHES (18-11) (6-4 CMAC) (D2)
Went 4-0 in the HIT
CENTRAL SECTION CHAMPIONS THE LAST 15 YEARS
2008 Clovis East beat Clovis West 60-56
2009 Edison beat Central 66-65
2010 Clovis East beat Buchanan 71-52
2011 Bullard beat Clovis West 54-51
2012 Bullard beat Clovis West 69-55
2013 Bullard beat Clovis West 66-53
2014 Edison beat Bullard 58-41
2015 Edison beat Bullard 54-46
2016 Central beat Clovis North 77-64
2017 Central beat Bakersfield 69-58
2018 Central beat Bullard 79-77
2019 Clovis West beat Bullard 89-81 (2 OT)
2020 Memorial beat Clovis West 51-49
2021 St Joseph beat Memorial 68-64
2022 Clovis West beat St Joseph 72-63
DIVISION 1 SECTION CHAMPIONS
2020 Clovis East beat Bullard 80-55
2021 Bullard beat Central 85-83
2022 Bakersfield Christian beat Central 55-49
DIVISION 2 BOYS BASKETBALL
DINUBA EMPERORS ANDREW BEDOYA HOLIDAY CHAMPIONS
CLOVIS COUGARS HIT WHITE DIVISION CHAMPIONS
DIVISION 2 PLAYOFF BRACKET
FIRST ROUND FINAL SCORES
No 16 SUNNYSIDE WILDCATS beat No 1 LEMOORE TIGERS 53-42
No 9 RIDGEVIEW WOLF PACK beat No 8 EL DIAMANTE MINERS 56-52
No 12 CLOVIS COUGARS beat No 5 HANFORD WEST HUSKIES 71-63
No 4 PORTERVILLE PANTHERS beat No 13 SAN LUIS OBISPO TIGERS 62-48
No 14 BUCHANAN BEARS at No 3 DINUBA EMPERORS
No 11 CENTRAL GRIZZLIES at No 6 SELMA BEARS
No 10 SIERRA PACIFIC GOLDEN BEARS at No 7 LIBERTY PATRIOTS
No 15 ROOSEVELT ROUGH RIDERS at No 2 ARROYO GRANDE EAGLES
QUARTERFINAL FINAL SCORES
No 16 SUNNYSIDE WILDCATS beat No 9 RIDGEVIEW WOLF PACK 69-68
No 4 PORTERVILLE PANTHERS beat No 12 CLOVIS COUGARS 50-61
No 3 DINUBA EMPERORS No 11 CENTRAL GRIZZLIES 51-39
No 2 ARROYO GRANDE EAGLES beat LIBERTY PATRIOTS 68-65
SEMIFINAL FINAL SCORES
No 4 PORTERVILLE PANTHERS beat No 16 SUNNYSIDE WILDCATS 65-62
No 2 ARROYO GRANDE EAGLES beat No 3 DINUBA EMPERORS 60-40
DIVISION 2 SECTION CHAMPIONS ARROYO GRANDE EAGLES
No 2 ARROYO GRANDE EAGLES beat No 4 PORTERVILLE PANTHERS 59-30
STATE PLAYOFFS
DIVISION 4
No 15 Blair Vikings beat No 2 Arroyo Grande Eagles 76-62
No 12 Beaumont Cougars beat No 5 Porterville Panthers 71-43
PAGMETER DIVISION 2 NOTES;
Just like in division 1, the CIF did not go by the Computer ratings and that is so confusing. They almost used common sense. I love that Lemoore is in D2 and so should Sanger.
This is the big problem with this silly playoff format is in every division, big teams will invade the lower division brackets and that is just wrong.
The Selma Bears have had a tremendous year and their reward is they play a division 1 Central Grizzlies team in the first round and that is simply wrong. If you agree with that then the terrorist win.
DIVISION 2 BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS
No 1 ARROYO GRANDE EAGLES (22-10) (10-4 MOUNTAIN) (D2) DIVISION 2 SECTION CHAMPIONS
Plenty of senior leadership with seniors Adam Silmon, Noah Morris, Aiden Peralta, Damian Santos, juniors Zach Soriano and Gavin Marin.
No 2 PORTERVILLE PANTHERS (23-11) (8-2 EYL) (D2)
71st Annual Polly Wilhelmsen Tournament
No 3 SUNNYSIDE WILDCATS (18-8) (12-2 NYL) (D2)
No 4 DINUBA EMPERORS (26-5) (7-3 WYL) (D3)
Andrew Bedoya Holiday Champions
No 5 LEMOORE TIGERS (21-7) (10-0 WYL CHAMPIONS) (D2)
The Tigers are going to be very good now that football and leading the way will be seniors DeMel Turner, Riley Burmke, Ty Chambers, and juniors Kaden Lopes & Kobe Green.
No 6 LIBERTY PATRIOTS (15-14) (4-4 SY RIVER) (D1)
No 7 CENTRAL GRIZZLIES (10-20) (4-6 TRAC) (D1)
No 8 RIDGEVIEW WOLF PACK (19-9) (5-3 SY VALLEY) (D3)
No 9 CLOVIS COUGARS (15-16) (3-7 TRAC) (D2)
HIT White Division Champions
No 10 SELMA BEARS (20-8) (4-4 TRY COUNTY) (D3)
No 11 EL DIAMANTE MINERS (18-9) (7-3 EYL) (D2)
No 12 HANFORD WEST HUSKIES (17-12) (6-2 TRI COUNTY) (D2)
No 13 SIERRA PACIFIC GOLDEN BEARS (18-9) (5-3 TRI COUNTY) D3)
No 14 ROOSEVELT ROUGH RIDERS (17-10) (13-1 NYL CHAMPIONS) (D2)
PAGMETER All Star sophomore James Miller broke his foot and is out for the year
No 15 SAN LUIS OBISPO TIGERS (21-9) (12-2 OCEAN) (D2)
No 16 BUCHANAN BEARS (8-17) (0-10 TRAC) (D1)
Ed Madec is out as a Head Coach after going 8-2 and former Clovis West coach Tom Orlich is now the Head Coach.
DIVISION 2 SECTION CHAMPIONS THE LAST 15 YEARS
2008 Edison beat Centennial 76-52
2009 Garces beta Liberty Bakersfield 91-78
2010 Liberty Bakersfield beat Memorial 64-56
2011 Clovis North beat Tulare Union 43-33
2012 Memorial beat Tulare Union 52-42
2013 Hanford West beat Garces 88-84
2014 Hanford beat Monache 70-55
2015 Hanford beat Mission Oak 64-49
2016 Lemoore beat Ridgeview 84-77
2017 Ridgeview beat Memorial 74-66
2018 Memorial beat Selma 71-66
2019 Memorial beat San Luis Obispo 87-44
2020 Independence beat Redwood 60-45
2021 Roosevelt beat Atascadero 61-49
2022 Mt Whitney beat Frontier 54-51
DIVISION 3 PLAYOFF BRACKET
FIRST ROUND FINAL SCORES
No 1 SIERRA CHIEFTAINS beat No 16 HOOVER PATRIOTS 68-65
No 9 HANFORD BULLPUPS beat No 8 MIRA MONTE LIONS 63-55
No 5 SANTA YNEZ PIRATES beat No 12 RIGHETTI HIGH WARRIORS 57-51
No 4 WEST VIKINGS beat No 13 MT WHITNEY PIONEERS 72-45
No 3 SOUTH REBELS/SPARTANS beat No 14 REDWOOD RANGERS 58-38
No 11 KINGSBURG VIKINGS beat No 6 NORTH STARS 54-43
No 10 LOMPOC BRAVES beat No 7 GARCES RAMS 70-64
No 2 INDEPENDENCE FALCONS beat No 15 ATASCADERO GREYHOUNDS 58-53
QUARTERFINAL FINAL SCORES
No 1 SIERRA CHIEFTAINS beat No 9 HANFORD BULLPUPS 58-51
No 4 WEST VIKINGS BEAT No 5 SANTA YNEZ PIRATES 82-73
No 11 KINGSBURG VIKINGS beat No 3 SOUTH REBELS/SPARTANS 68-61
No 2 INDEPENDENCE FALCONS beat No 10 LOMPOC BRAVES 72-59
SEMIFINAL FINAL SCORES
No 1 SIERRA CHIEFTAINS beat No 4 WEST VIKINGS 74-33
No 11 KINGSBURG VIKINGS beat No 2 INDEPENDENCE FALCONS 59-52
DIVISION 3 SECTION CHAMPIONS KINGBURG VIKINGS
No 11 KINGSBURG VIKINGS beat No 1 SIERRA CHIEFTAINS 63-43
STATE PLAYOFFS
DIVISION 4
No 4 Monterey Dores beat No 13 Kingsburg Vikings 66-55
DIVISION 5
No 5 Sierra Chieftains beat No 12 Gridley Bulldogs 71-46
No 5 Sierra Chieftains beat No 4 Fortune Early College Panthers 57-55
SEMIFINAL FINAL SCORE
No 5 Sierra Chieftains beat No 1 Venture Academy Mustangs 71-55
SATURDAY REGIONAL FINALS TUESDAY 7PM
No 5 Sierra Chieftains at No 2 Ripon Christian Knights
PAGMETER DIVISION 3 NOTES;
Division 3 is a complete mess. The CIF definitely did not go by the Computer and had a chance to use common sense but they didn’t. It’s hard to understand what they were thinking. Teams that should be in D3 were put in D4.
Sierra is a tremendous basketball team but with 400 kids in the entire school, is it really fair to put Sierra in division 3? If Sierra wins it all, this could be the last time a small school will win it all.
Division 3 is loaded with some outstanding teams and it’s a tough call who the favorite is.
Independence is set for a good run. Kingsburg is red hot at the right time.
DIVISION 3 BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS
No 1 KINGSBURG VIKINGS (18-12) (3-5 TRI COUNTY) (D3) DIVISION 3 SECTION CHAMPIONS
No 2 SIERRA CHIEFTAINS (29-5) (14-0 NW SEQUOIA CHAMPIONS) (D4)
No 2 KINGSBURG VIKINGS (17-12) (3-5 TRI COUNTY) (D3)
No 3 WEST VIKINGS (21-9) (6-2 SY MOUNTAIN) (D4)
Garces Elite Eight Challenge Champions
No 4 INDEPENDENCE FALCONS (15-15) (6-3 SY VALLEY) (D2
No 5 SOUTH REBELS/SPARTANS (20-8) (6-2 SY MOUNTAIN) (D4)
No 6 HANFORD BULLPUPS (15-13) (7-3 WYL) (D2)
Head Coach Brad Felder is the all time winningest Coach in Central Section with 575 wins and will be retiring at the end of the year after 28 seasons.
No 7 LOMPOC BRAVES (14-13) (7-7 MOUNTAIN) (D3)
No 8 SANTA YNEZ PIRATES (20-8) (10-4 OCEAN) (D3)
No 9 RIGHETTI HIGH WARRIORS (13-14) (7-7 MOUNTAIN) (D2)
Kingsburg Tournament Champions
No 10 NORTH STARS (18-11) (5-3 SY MOUNTAIN) (D4)
No 11 GARCES RAMS (12-17) (2-6 SY RIVER) (D3)
DEFENDING DIVISION 4 CHAMPIONS
No 12 MIRA MONTE LIONS (20-10) (6-0 SY HORIZON CHAMPIONS) (D4)
No 13 MT WHITNEY PIONEERS (11-14) (6-4 EYL) (D2)
DEFENDING DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONS
No 14 REDWOOD RANGERS (14-15) (5-5 EYL) (D2)
No 15 HOOVER PATRIOTS (12-17) (11-3 NYL) (D2)
No 16 ATASCADERO GREYHOUNDS (12-17) (4-9 OCEANS) (D2)
DIVISION 3 SECTION CHAMPIONS THE LAST 15 YEARS
2008 Hanford beat Kerman 74-62
2009 Hanford West beat Ridgeview 54-45
2010 Ridgeview beat Hoover 61-51
2011 Hoover beat Golden Valley 53-52
2012 Ridgeview beat Mt Whitney 43-40
2013 Independence beat Mission Oak 62-60
2014 Fresno High beat Roosevelt 62-61
2015 Porterville beat West 89-72
2016 Roosevelt beat Selma 60-36
2017 Selma beat Sanger 56-42
2018 Immanuel beat Sanger 68-57
2019 Immanuel beat Dinuba 70-39
2020 Bakersfield Christian beat Hoover 62-44
2021 Bakersfield Christian beat Nipomo 56-55
2022 Golden Valley beat Atascadero 87-73
DIVISION 4 PLAYOFF BRACKET
FIRST ROUND FINAL SCORES
No 1 KERMAN LIONS beat No 16 MONACHE MARAUDERS 63-49
No 8 MADERA COYOTES beat No 9 IMMANUEL EAGLES 75-60
No 5 NIPOMO TITANS beat No 12 FRESNO CHRISTIAN EAGLES 82-72
No 13 TEMPLETON EAGLES beat No 4 CHAVEZ TITANS 85-43
No 3 TULARE WESTERN MUSTANGS beat No 14 KENNEDY THUNDERBIRDS 73-33
No 11 CVC CAVALIERS beat No 6 ROSAMOND ROADRUNNERS 73-64 OT
No 7 WASHINGTON UNION PANTHERS beat No 10 BISHOP UNION BRONCOS 62-48
No 2 CORCORAN PANTHERS beat No 15 GOLDEN VALLEY BULLDOGS 63-52
QUARTERFINAL FINAL SCORES
No 1 KERMAN LIONS beat No 8 MADERA COYOTES 52-39
No 5 NIPOMO TITANS beat No 13 TEMPLETON EAGLES 65-56
No 3 TULARE WESTERN MUSTANGS beat No 11 CVC CVAVALIERS 65-55
No 7 WASHINGTON UNION PANTHERS beat No 2 CORCORAN PANTHERS 64-53
SEMIFINAL FINAL SCORES
No 1 KERMAN LIONS beat No 5 NIPOMO TITANS 63-54
No 3 TULARE WESTERN MUSTANGS beat No 7 WASHINGTON UNION PANTHERS 70-64 in OVERTIME
DIVISION 4 SECTION CHAMPIONS TULARE WESTERN MUSTANGS
No 3 TULARE WESTERN MUSTANGS beat No 1 KERMAN LIONS 60-40
STATE PLAYOFFS TUESDAY
DIVISION 4
No 1 Valencia Vikings beat No 16 Tulare Western Mustangs 89-50
DIVISION 5
No 6 Kerman Lions beat No 11 Vacaville Christian Falcons 84-51
No 3 Ripon Christian Knights beat No 6 Kerman Lions 73-58
PAGMETER DIVISION 4 NOTES;
I’m thinking the WIFI had to go out at the CIF office because there is no sign that they looked at the Computer rankings in division 4. There are so many mismatches and look for some blow outs in the first round.
Kerman is now the heavy favorite to play at Selland after getting the No 1 seed. Kerman, Tulare Western and Nipomo are loving it that they landed in D4. Nipomo finished 2nd in the Ocean league over Santa Ynez but somehow Santa Ynez is playing without Nipomo in D3. How is that possible? Look for the division 4 championship be full of D3 teams.
Fresno Christian wins 20 games and gets a bad 12 seed and has to travel which is never easy.
If I’m the CIF Commish, there is zero chance I’m letting Kennedy play in the playoffs after a bench clearing ugly brawl with Shafter last week and that includes parents fighting. Sometimes we need to bring back discipline. Shafter shut it down and the Shafter administration did the right thing. The Kennedy (Delano) administration doesn’t get it. You leave the bench to fight and you are done!
Rosamond and Bishop Union should really be in D5 along with Desert. Just because they have a nice record, doesn’t mean they should be in D4.
DIVISION 4 BOYS BASKETBALL
No 1 TULARE WESTERN MUSTANGS (17-15) (4-6 WYL) (D3) DIVISION 4 SECTION CHAMPIONS
No 2 KERMAN LIONS (19-12) (6-2 TRY COUNTY) (D4)
No 3 NIPOMO TITANS (19-11) (11-3 OCEAN) (D3)
No 4 WASHINGTON UNION PANTHERS (17-12) (6-2 TRI COUNTY) (D4)
No 5 CORCORAN PANTHERS (23-7) (7-1 E SEQUOIA CHAMPIONS) (D5)
No 6 MADERA COYOTES (15-15) (3-7 CMAC) (D3)
No 7 FRESNO CHRISTIAN EAGLES (20-9) (12-3 NW SEQUOIA) (D5)
No 8 CVC CAVALIERS (15-14) (5-3 TRI COUNTY) (D3)
No 9 ROSAMOND ROADRUNNERS (21-7) (13-1 HDL CHAMPIONS) (D5)
No 10 BISHOP UNION BRONCOS (18-7) (12-2 HDL) (D5)
No 11 TEMPLETON EAGLES (18-12) (10-4 OCEAN) (D4)
No 12 CHAVEZ TITANS (21-8) (11-1 SOUTH SEQUOIA CHAMPIONS (D4)
No 13 IMMANUEL EAGLES (10-18) (2-6 TRI COUNTY) (D3)
No 14 MONACHE MARAUDERS (12-16) (3-7 E YOSEMITE) (D3)
No 15 GOLDEN VALLEY BULLDOGS (11-18) (4-3 SY HORIZON) (D3)
DEFENDING DIVISION 3 SECTION CHAMPIONS
No 16 EAST BLADES (11-18) (2-6 SY MOUNTAIN) (D4)
****KENNEDY THUNDERBIRDS (17-11) (6-6 S SEQUOIA) (D5)
Kennedy had a ugly bench clearing fight this week vs Shafter. Parents were also involved. Players left the bench which is a NO-NO! Shafter did the right thing and shut down the season. Kennedy is planning on playing so the big question is who the heck wants the Kennedy crowd at your gym. Hopefully the Kennedy administration will do the right thing and shut it down.
DIVISION 4 SECTION CHAMPIONS THE LAST 15 YEARS
2008 Garces beat Memorial 55-53
2009 Bakersfield Christian beat Kingsburg 81-55
2010 Sierra beat Kingsburg 56-42
2011 Washington Union beat CVC 48-44
2012 CVC beat Sierra 76-49
2013 Exeter beat Laton 46-43
2014 Washington Union beat Coalinga 58-44
2015 Immanuel beat Granite Hills 70-50
2016 Immanuel beat Taft 60-44
2017 Immanuel beat Madera South 58-51
2018 Kerman beat Bakersfield Christian 55-49
2019 Foothill beat Bakersfield Christian 56-50
2020 Kingsburg beat Delano 71-59
2021 Kingsburg beat Washington Union 48-30
2022 Garces beat Rosamond 61-51
DIVISION 5 PLAYOFF BRACKET
FIRST ROUND FINAL SCORES
No 1 DESERT SCORPIONS beat No 16 EAST BLADES 54-42
No 8 COALINGA HORNED TOADS beat No 9 ORANGE COVE TITANS 51-26
No 12 MCLANE HIGHLANDERS beat No 5 CARUTHERS BLUE RAIDERS 50-40
No 13 MADERA SOUTH STALLIONS beat No 4 LINDSAY CARDINALS 66-48
No 3 MENDOTA AZTECS beat No 14 LIBERTY MADERA HAWKS 64-41
No 11 FIREBAUGH EAGLES beat No 6 FOWLER REDCATS 38-34
No 7 MCFARLAND COUGARS beat No 10 GOLDEN WEST TRAILBLAZERS 71-69
No 2 GRANITE HILLS GRIZZLIES beat No 15 SANTA MARIA SAINTS 61-54
QUARTERFINAL FINAL SCORES
No 1 DESERT SCORPIONS beat No 8 COALINGA HORNED TOADS 40-37
No 13 MADERA SOUTH STALLIONS beat No 12 MCLANE HIGHLANDERS 62-58
No 3 MENDOTA AZTECS beat No 11 FIREBAUGH EAGLES 52-44
No 7 MCFARLAND COUGARS beat No 2 GRANITE HILLS GRIZZLIES 55-52
SEMIFINAL FINAL SCORE
No 13 MADERA SOUTH STALLIONS at No 1 DESERT SCORPIONS
THIS GAME WILL NOT BE PLAYED BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. DESERT HAS TO FORFEIT OR CANCEL BECAUSE OF HIGHWAY 58 BEING CLOSED. MADERA SOUTH WILL PLAY AT SELLAND.
No 7 MCFARLAND COUGARS beat No 3 MENDOTA AZTECS 66-61
DIVISION 5 SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP MADERA SOUTH STALLIONS
No 13 MADERA SOUTH STALLIONS beat No 7 MCFARLAND COUGARS
FOR SOME CRAZY REASON, THE CIF SET UP A CONSOLATION DIVISION 5 SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH DESERT SCORPIONS vs THE DIVISION 5 SECTION CHAMPIONS MADERA SOUTH STALLIONS AND THE STALLIONS BROUGHT THEIR JV TEAM. THE CIF LET THE DESERT FORFEIT ON FEB 23 BE UN-FORFEIT.
FINAL SCORE
DESERT SCORPIONS 82 MADERA SOUTH STALLIONS 60
THIS WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 BLUNDERS DECISIONS OF ALL TIME!!
STATE PLAYOFFS TUESDAY
DIVISION 5
No 3 Ripon Christian Knights beat No 14 Madera South Stallions 61-44
PAGMETER DIVISION 5 NOTES;
D5 is off with way too many small schools from D4. If the CIF is not going to use the Computer then do the right thing and put more D5 teams in D5. The PAGMETER Bracket would be a wide open battle for Selland Arena.
DIVISION 5 BOYS BASKETBALL
No 1 MADERA SOUTH STALLIONS (16-16) (4-10 NYL) (D4) DIVISION 5 SECTION CHAMPIONS
No 2 MCFARLAND COUGARS (15-17) (7-7 S SEQUOIA) (D4)
No 3 DESERT SCORPIONS (18-6) (11-3 HDL) (D6)
No 4 MENDOTA AZTECS (22-7) (8-2 WEST SEQUOIA CO-CHAMPIONS) (D5)
No 5 GRANITE HILLS GRIZZLIES (19-10) (5-3 E SEQUOIA) (D5)
No 6 MCLANE HIGHLANDERS (14-16) (7-7 NYL) (D4)
No 7 COALINGA HORNED TOADS (16-14) (8-2 WSL CO-CHAMPIONS) (D4)
No 8 FIREBAUGH EAGLES (17-10) (7-3 WSL) (D5)
Mendota Holiday Classic Silver Division Champions
No 9 FOWLER REDCATS (17-11) (10-4 W SEQUOIA) (D5)
Head Coach Alfonso Alvardo now with 200 career wins
No 10 LINDSAY CARDINALS (18-11) (3-5 EAST SEQUOIA) (D5)
No 11 CARUTHERS BLUE RAIDERS (19-9) (10-4 NW SEQUOIA) (D5)
No 12 ORANGE COVE TITANS (15-10) (4-4 E SEQUOIA) (D5)
No 13 GOLDEN WEST TRAILBLAZERS (13-17) (1-9 E YOSEMITE) (D4)
No 14 SANTA MARIA SAINTS (14-15) (6-8 OCEAN) (D4)
No 15 LIBERTY MADERA HAWKS (12-17) (5-9 NW SEQUOIA) (D4)
No 16 EAST BLADES (11-18) (2-6 SW MOUNTAIN) (D4)
***SHAFTER GENERALS (13-15) (7-5 E SEQUOIA) (D4)
Kennedy had a ugly bench clearing fight this week vs Shafter. Parents were also involved. Players left the bench which is a NO-NO! Shafter did the right thing and shut down the season.
The Division 5 Section Champions the last 15 years
2008 Immanuel beat Bakersfield Christian 66-61
2009 CVC beat Mission Prep 75-60
2010 CVC beat Mission Prep 53-37
2011 Fresno Christian beat Tranquility 74-53
2012 Fresno Christian beat Laton 60-40
2013 Tranquility beat Laton 46-33
2014 Immanuel beat Kern Valley 64-34
2015 Caruthers beat Kern Valley 45-41
2016 Kern Valley beat Fresno Christian 57-54
2017 California City beat Caruthers 77-72
2018 California City beat Corcoran 77-68
2019 Liberty Madera beat Firebaugh 65-46
2020 Fresno Christian beat Fowler 76-73
2021 Fowler beat Sierra 59-55
2022 CVC beat Kennedy 60-40
DIVISION 6 PLAYOFF BRACKET
FIRST ROUND FINAL SCORES
No 1 TAFT WILDCATS beat No 16 ORCUTT ACADEMY SPARTANS 73-45
No 9 SUMMIT CHARTER BEARS beat No 8 STRATHMORE SPARTANS 62-47
No 5 AVENAL BUCCANEERS beat No 12 MINARETS MUSTANGS 69-53
No 4 TORRES TOROS beat No 13 KINGS CHRISTIAN CRUSADERS 70-40
No 3 HIGHLAND SCOTS beat No 14 MOJAVE MUSTANGS 83-43
No 6 LONE PINE GOLDEN EAGLES beat No 11 MAMMOTH HUSKIES 40-34
No 7 ARVIN BEARS beat No 10 KERN VALLEY BRONCS 68-54
No 2 CHOWCHILLA TRIBE beat No 15 FARMERSVILLE AZTECS 72-35
QUARTERFINAL FINAL SCORES
No 1 TAFT WILDCATS beat No 9 SUMMIT CHARTER BEARS 66-52
No 4 TORRES TOROS beat No 5 AVENAL BUCCANEERS 55-54
No 3 HIGHLAND SCOTS beat No LONE PINE GOLDEN EAGLES 57-23
No 2 CHOWCHILLA TRIBE beat No 7 ARVIN BEARS 67-58
SEMIFINAL FINAL SCORES
No 1 TAFT WILDCATS beat No 4 TORRES TOROS 65-60
No 3 HIGHLAND SCOTS beat No 2 CHOWCHILLA TRIBE 46-41
DIVISION 6 SECTION CHAMPIONS TAFT WILDCATS
No 1 TAFT WILDCATS beat No 3 HIGHLAND SCOTS 43-41
STATE PLAYOFFS TUESDAY
DIVISION 5
No 1 Lynwood Knights beat No 16 Taft Wildcats 112-49
PAGMETER DIVISION 6 NOTES;
The larger schools have taken over D6 and that is so wrong. Look for some blow outs.
DIVISION 6 BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS
No 1 TAFT WILDCATS (16-15) (7-5 S SEQUOIA) (D5) DIVISION 6 SECTION CHAMPIONS
No 2 HIGHLAND SCOTS (15-16) (2-6 S YOSEMITE VALLEY) (D5)
No 3 CHOWCHILLA TRIBE (16-15) (9-5 NW SEQUOIA) (D5)
No 4 TORRES TOROS (13-17) (4-10 NYL) (D5)
No 5 AVENAL BUCCANEERS (13-10) (5-5 W SIERRA) (D6)
No 6 LONE PINE GOLDEN EAGLES (17-6) (11-0 HI LO CHAMPIONS) (D6)
No 7 ARVIN BEARS (15-15) (4-6 SY HORIZON) (D5)
Leading the Bears will be Zachariah Look 24.7 ppg, Cristian Pantoja 16.1 ppg, and Jesus Santoyo 9.4 ppg
No 8 SUMMIT CHARTER SPARTANS (12-12) (7-1 E SEQUOIA) (D6)
No 9 STRATHMORE SPARTANS (10-17) (1-7 E SEQUOIA) (D5)
No 10 KERN VALLEY BRONCS (11-12) (8-6 HDL) (D5)
No 11 MAMMOTH HUSKIES (9-12) (4-8 HDL) (D5)
No 12 MINARETS MUSTANGS (9-20) (3-11 NW SEQUOIA) (D6)
No 13 KINGS CHRISTIAN CRUSADERS (19-11) (8-0 ESL CHAMPIONS) (D6)
No 14 MOJAVE MUSTANGS (13-11) (10-2 HI LO) (D6)
No 15 FARMERSVILLE AZTECS (13-16) (5-3 E SEQUOIA) (D6)
No 16 ORCUTT ACADEMY SPARTANS (9-20) (1-13 OCEAN) (D6)