The San Diego Section winter sports playoffs have tipped off for boys and girls basketball and kicked off for boys and girls soccer and made a splash in the pool for girls water polo. Local teams are doing their best to get as far along as possible toward the end goal of winning a CIF championship.
Boys Basketball
Open Division
Seeding (8 teams): 1. Santa Fe Christian (25-3), 2. Victory Christian Academy (24-4), 3. San Marcos (22-6), 4. Mission Bay (20-8), 5. Francis Parker (19-9), 6. Olympian (22-6), 7. La Costa Canyon (21-7), 8. Cathedral Catholic (19-9)
Quarterfinals: Friday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m.
Scores:
Semifinals: Wednesday. Feb. 25, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28, Frontwave Arena, 5 p.m.
Division I
Seeding (16 teams): 1. Mira Mesa (19-9), 2. Torrey Pines (16-12), 3. Christian (20-8), 4. Carlsbad (13-15), 5. Bonita Vista (18-10), 6. St. Augustine (13-15), 7. Mission Hills (17-11), 8. Madison (18-10), 9. Montgomery (16-12), 10. La Jolla Country Day (12-15), 11. Rancho Buena Vista (12-16), 12. Sage Creek (10-18) , 13. San Diego (10-18), 14. Del Norte (10-18), 15. El Camino (13-14), 16. University City (7-21)
First round: Wednesday, Feb. 18
Quarterfinals: Saturday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m.
Semifinals: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28, Frontwave Arena, 2 p.m.
Division II
Seeding (16 teams): 1. Poway (17-11), 2. Rancho Bernardo (16-12), 3. Helix (18-10), 4. Scripps Ranch (16-12), 5. Westview (16-12), 6. Patrick Henry (16-10), 7. Mater Dei Catholic (15-12), 8. Pt. Loma (16-10), 9. Steele Canyon (16-12), 10. Bishop’s (17-11), 11. Maranatha Christian (9-19), 12. Lincoln (15-13), 13. Southwest (18-10), 14. Coronado (13-15), 15. Monte Vista (16-12), 16. Mt. Miguel (13-15)
First round: Wednesday, Feb. 18
Quarterfinals: Saturday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m.
Semifinals: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Friday, Feb. 27, Cal-State San Marcos, 7:30 p.m.
Division III
Seeding (16 teams): 1. Army-Navy Academy (19-9), 2. Calexico (21-4), 3. Del Lago Academy (21-7), 4. Canyon Hills (17-8), 5. Tri-City Christian (12-13), 6. Ramona (20-9), 7. Imperial 19-7), 8. Brawley (19-7), 9. Mt. Carmel (16-12), 10. Crawford (13-13), 11. Otay Ranch (10-18), 12. Canyon Crest Academy (13-15), 13. Fallbrook (13-13), 14. Central Union (11-11), 15. Escondido Charter (6-21), 16. St. Joseph Academy (11-16)
First round: Wednesday, Feb. 18
Quarterfinals: Saturday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m.
Semifinals: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Friday, Feb. 27, Mira Mesa High School, 7:30 p.m.
Division IV
Seeding (16 teams): 1. Pacific Ridge (19-8), 2. West Hills (21-7), 3. Morse (22-5), 4. Clairemont (19-9), 5. Kearny (17-10), 6. Santana (18-9), 7. Valhalla (17-11), 8. High Tech High Chula Vista (17-9), 9. High Tech High San Diego (12-16), 10. Mar Vista (15-13), 11. Sweetwater (17-10), 12. San Dieguito Academy (12-16), 13. Mission Vista (10-15), 14. O’Farrell Charter (8-20), 15. Chula Vista (9-19), 16. El Capitan (9-19)
First round: Wednesday, Feb. 18
Quarterfinals: Friday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m.
Semifinals: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Friday, Feb. 27, Otay Ranch High School, 7:30 p.m.
Division V
Seeding (12 teams): 1. Preuss UCSD (20-8), 2. (San Diego Jewish Academy (18-4), 3. Coastal Academy (17-4), 4. Grossmont (13-11), 5. Palo Verde Valley (16-12), 6. High Tech High North County (19-3), 7. El Cajon Valley (10-15), 8. San Pasqual (9-17), 9. Hilltop (16-12), 10. CVLCC (15-8), 11. Classical Academy (11-17), 12. Holtville (9-20)
Play-in game: Monday, Feb. 16 (Holtville 69, Health Sciences 35)
First round: Tuesday, Feb. 17
Quarterfinals: Thursday, Feb. 19
Semifinals: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Thursday, Feb. 26, Otay Ranch High School, 7:30 p.m.
Division V-AA
Seeding (12 teams): 1. Calvin Christian (13-10), 2. Liberty Charter (17-7), 3. Warner (22-6), 4. San Diego Academy (14-10), 5. Horizon Prep (22-6), 6. Southern California Yeshiva (7-12), 7. Monarch (11-7), 8. Escondido Adventist Academy (8-15), 9. Bonsall (9-14), 10. Rock Academy (5-16), 11. SET (4-14), 12. Calexico Mission (5-10)
First round: Tuesday, Feb. 17
Quarterfinals: Thursday, Feb. 19
Semifinals: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Thursday, Feb. 26, MiraCosta College, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Open Division
Seeding (8 teams): 1. Francis Parker (18-7), 2. Mater Dei Catholic (23-2), 3. Cathedra Catholic (22-6), 4. Mission Hills (18-10), 5. La Jolla Country Day (17-10), 6. Westview (18-8), 7. Grossmont (21-4), 8. Victory Christian Academy (10-15)
Quarterfinals: Friday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m.
Scores: (1) Francis Parker 58, (8) Victory Christian; (4) Mission Hills 56, (5) La Jolla Country Day 46; (6) Westview 55, (3) Cathedral Catholic 40; (7) Grossmont 62, (2) Mater Dei Catholic 54
Semifinals: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28, Frontwave Arena, 8 p.m.
Division I
Seeding (16 teams): 1. Imperial (20-6), 2. Rancho Bernardo (21-7), 3. Carlsbad (14-14), 4. Torrey Pines (14-14), 5. Bishop’s (12-12), 6. El Capitan (20-8), 7. Montgomery (14-13), 8. Scripps Ranch (13-15), 9. Otay Ranch (15-11), 10. San Marcos (11-16), 11. Fallbrook (16-12), 12. Oceanside (14-9), 13. Morse (13-15), 14. Rancho Buena Vista (10-14), 15. Vincent Memorial Catholic (3-14), 16. Poway (4-22)
First round: Tuesday, Feb. 17
Quarterfinals: Friday, Deb. 20, 7 p.m.
Semifinals: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28, Frontwave Arena, 11 a.m.
Division II
Seeding (16 teams): 1. La Costa Canyon (22-5), 2. Lincoln (10-12), 3. Christian (18-7), 4. San Diego (20-8), 5. Central Union (18-8), 6. Bonita Vista (15-9), 7. Mt. Carmel (15-12), 8. Sage Creek (11-17), 9. Del Norte (10-18), 10. Olympian (11-17), 11. Helix (9-15), 12. University City (13-14), 13. Escondido Charter (10-18), 14. Mira Mesa (13-14), 15. Steele Canyon (18-10), 16. La Jolla (8-20)
First round: Tuesday, Feb. 17
Quarterfinals: Friday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m.
Semifinals: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Friday, Feb. 27, Cal-State San Marcos, 5 p.m.
Division III
Seeding (16 teams): 1. Escondido (19-5), 2. Patrick Henry (23-5), 3. Canyon Hills (23-4), 4. Our Lady of Peace (22-6), 5. Calexico (21-5), 6. Vista (15-11), 7. High Tech High San Diego (19-9), 8. Eastlake (16-12), 9. Santa Fe Christian (18-10), 10. Mission Vista (15-10), 11. Palo Verde Valley (13-8), 12. Valley Center (17-11), 13. El Cajon Valley (13-14), 14. Tri-City Christian (9-7), 15. Mt. Miguel (12-14), 16. Crawford (9-19)
First-round: Tuesday, Feb. 17
Quarterfinals: Friday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m.
Semifinals: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Friday, Feb. 27, Mira Mesa High School, 5 p.m.
Division IV
Seeding (16 teams): 1. Hilltop (18-6), 2. Escondido Adventist Academy (19-6), 3. Kearny (15-12), 4. El Camino (10-14), 5. Pt. Loma (15-12), 6. Cambridge School (16-3), 7. Chula Vista (17-9), 8. Coronado (9-12), 9. Santana (15-12), 10. Holtville (14-10), 11. Rock Academy (8-9), 12. O’Farrell Charter (14-10), 13. Warner (14-5), 14. Southwest (7-16), 15. Canyon Crest Academy (7-18), 16. Del Lago Academy (11-15)
First round: Tuesday, Feb. 17
Quarterfinals: Thursday, Feb. 19
Semifinals: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Friday, Feb. 27, Otay Ranch High School, 5 p.m.
Division V
Seeding (12 teams): 1. San Pasqual (17-10), 2. Logan Memorial (20-8), 3. Coastal Academy (17-5), 4. Southwest El Centro (8-17), 5. Castle Park (14-8), 6. High Tech Mesa (10-6), 7. Mar Vista (7-13), 8. High Tech High Chula Vista (7-9), 9. Orange Glen (10-11), 10. Mission Bay (6-19), 11. San Ysidro (11-15), 12. Preuss UCSD (7-8)
First round: Tuesday, Feb. 17
Quarterfinals: Thursday, Feb. 19
Semifinals: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Thursday, Feb. 26, Otay Ranch High School, 5 p.m.
Division V-AA
Seeding (12 teams): 1. Liberty Charter (18-1), 2. San Diego Academy (12-7), 3. Foothills Christian (12-10), 4. Calipatria (6-14), 5. Bonsall (9-10), 6. High Tech High North County (5-14), 7. Ocean View Christian Academy (6-12), 8. CVLCC (3-15), 9. West Shores (6-7), 10. Borrego Springs (5-9), 11. Calexico Mission (4-10), 12. San Diego Jewish Academy (0-11)
First round: Tuesday, Feb. 17
Quarterfinals: Thursday, Feb. 19
Semifinals: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Championship game: Thursday, Feb. 26, MIraCosta College, 5 p.m.
San Diego Section Winter Sports Playoff Scoreboard
Boys soccer:
(3) St. Augustine 5, (6) Eastlake 1
(5) Hilltop 1, (12) Pacific Ridge 0
(12) Otay Ranch 3, (5) Mission Bay 2 (KFM)
(6) Mater Dei Catholic 3, (11) Santana 0
(2) Bonita Vista 3, (15) Escondido 2
Girls basketball:
(7) Montgomery 65, (10) San Marcos 45
(11) Helix 59, (6) Bonita Vista 47
(10) Olympian 74, (7) Mt. Carmel 69
(8) Eastlake 55, (9) SFC 46
(1) Hilltop 53, (16) Del Lago Academy 32
SOUTH County Soccer Seeds
Boys: 1. Southwest (Division I), 2. Bonita Vista (Division II), 2. Montgomery (Division IV), 2. Bayfront Charter (Division V), 2. CVLCC (Division V-AA), 3. Ocean View Christian Academy (Division V-AA), 4. Olympian (Division III), 5. Hilltop (Division I), 6. Eastlake (Open Division), 6. Mater Dei Catholic (Division II), 6. High Tech High Chula Vista (Division V), 6. Victory Christian Academy (Division V-AA), 10. San Ysidro (Division III), 12. Otay Ranch (Division II), Sweetwater (Division III), 15. Chula Vista (Division III)
Girls: 1. Hilltop (Division III), 2. Mater Dei Catholic (Open Division), 4. Bonita Vista (Division I), 4. Chua Vista (Division V), 6. Montgomery (Division III), 8. Castle Park (Division V), 9. Eastlake (Division I), 11. Otay Ranch (Division II), 13. San Ysidro (Division IV), 14. Olympian (Division II), 15. CVLCC (Division III)
Metro Conference 2025-26 Standings
Boys Basketball
Metro-Mesa League
League Overall
Victory Christian 6-0 24-4
Olympian 4-2 22-6
Bonita Vista 2-4 18-10
Montgomery 0-6 16-12
Metro-South Bay League
League Overall
Mater Dei Catholic 5-1 15-12
Southwest 4-2 18-10
Otay Ranch 3-3 10-18
Eastlake 0-6 5-23
Metro-Pacific League
League Overall
Mar Vista 10-0 15-13
Sweetwater 8-2 17-10
San Ysidro 4-6 6-20
Hilltop 4-6 16-12
Chula Vista 3-7 9-19
Castle Park 1-9 6-20
GIRLS Basketball
Metro-Mesa League
League Overall
Mater Dei Catholic 6-0 23-2
Victory Christian 4-2 10-15
Otay Ranch 1-5 15-11
Montgomery 1-5 14-13
Metro-South Bay League
League Overall
Eastlake 7-1 17-12
Hilltop 5-3 18-6
Bonita Vista 5-3 15-9
Olympian 3-5 11-17
Southwest 0-8 7-16
Metro-Pacific League
League Overall
Chula Vista 8-0 17-9
Mar Vista 4-4 7-13
San Ysidro 4-4 11-15
Castle Park 3-5 14-8
Sweetwater 1-7 1-18
Boys Soccer
Metro-Mesa League
League Overall
Bonita Vista 4-2-0 12-4-2
Eastlake 3-1-2 10-4-4
Southwest 2-4-2 10-6-4
Hilltop 1-4-1 5-11-7
Metro-South Bay League
League Overall
Otay Ranch 3-0-3 12-4-7
Olympian 3-1-2 10-8-5
Sweetwater 1-3-2 12-9-5
San Ysdiro 1-4-1 7-10-3
Metro-Pacific League
Note: Montgomery 5-1 in league
Note: Chula Vista 4-1-1 in league
Girls Soccer
Metro-Mesa League
League Overall
Mater Dei Catholic 8-0-0 19-0-0
Bonita Vista 5-3-0 7-8-1
Eastlake 3-4-1 8-10-1
Otay Ranch 3-4-1 9-8-2
Olympian 0-8-0 4-14-1
Metro-South Bay League
Jan. 21: Hilltop 7, Sweetwater 0
Jan. 23: Hilltop 5, Southwest 1
Jan. 28: Hilltop 2, Montgomery 0
Feb. 4: Hilltop 8, Sweetwater 1
Feb. 9: Hilltop 7, Southwest 0
Feb. 11: Hilltop 1, Montgomery 1
Note: Hilltop 13-4-2 overall record
