Playoffs

CIF North Coast Section 2024 boys basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups — Salesian, De La Salle to meet for Open title (2-21-2024)
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CIF North Coast Section 2024 boys basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups — Salesian, De La Salle to meet for Open title (2-21-2024)

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CIF North Coast Section 2024 boys basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups — Salesian, De La Salle to meet for Open title (2-21-2024)
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CIF North Coast Section 2024 boys basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups — Salesian, De La Salle to meet for Open title (2-21-2024)

There were plenty of reasons to pick upsets in the North Coast Section Open Division semifinals on Wednesday.  But ultimately, the home teams and top seeds

Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
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CIF Central Section 2024 boys basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups — St. Joseph powers past Clovis West in semis (2-20-2024)
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CIF Central Section 2024 boys basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups — St. Joseph powers past Clovis West in semis (2-20-2024)

The Knights from St. Joseph in Santa Maria might have had a slight chip on their respective shoulders.  Despite being the consensus top ranked teams in the

Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
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San Diego Section boys basketball playoffs: Quarterfinal scores, semifinal matchups (2/17/2024)
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San Diego Section boys basketball playoffs: Quarterfinal scores, semifinal matchups (2/17/2024)

The CIF San Diego Section boys basketball playoffs continued with the quarterfinal round on Saturday night, determining the matchups for next week's semifinals.

Bodie De Silva, SBLive Sports
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CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs: Semifinal scores, stats; final matchups (2/16/2024)
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CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs: Semifinal scores, stats; final matchups (2/16/2024)

Every semifinal score and notable stats from the CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs on one page; plus full brackets

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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CIF Northern Section 2024 boys basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups, brackets, game times
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CIF Northern Section 2024 boys basketball playoffs: Updated scores, matchups, brackets, game times

The 2023 CIF Northern Section boys basketball playoffs continue on Wednesday.  The CIF-SJS released its boys basketball playoff matchups Saturday, and the

Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
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CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs: Quarterfinal scores, stats (2/13/2024)
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CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs: Quarterfinal scores, stats (2/13/2024)

Top performances, scores, brackets and more for CIF Southern Section boys basketball quarterfinals

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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LA City Section boys basketball playoffs: No. 1 Cleveland stunned by LACES in Open Division (2/10/2024)
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LA City Section boys basketball playoffs: No. 1 Cleveland stunned by LACES in Open Division (2/10/2024)

Los Angeles CES took down top-seeded Cleveland in the Open Division playoffs Friday night

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs: Second-round scores, stats (2/9/2024)
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CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs: Second-round scores, stats (2/9/2024)

Second-round scores, stats and updated brackets for the CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Tiebreaker in CIF Open Division boys basketball playoffs gives edge to low seeds, coaches say
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Tiebreaker in CIF Open Division boys basketball playoffs gives edge to low seeds, coaches say

The parity in this year's Open Division could create a three-way tie, which would be determined by a very interesting tie-breaking rule

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs: First-round scores, stats (2/7/2024)
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CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs: First-round scores, stats (2/7/2024)

Mercy Miller scored 32 points, including 10 points in overtime, to help No. 1 seeded Notre Dame advance in the D1 playoffs

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Notre Dame boys basketball not selected to Open Division playoffs; CIF makes statement, Open field breakdown
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Notre Dame boys basketball not selected to Open Division playoffs; CIF makes statement, Open field breakdown

CIF says the Open Division candidate pool was the deepest since 2018, when the field went from 16 to eight teams

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs brackets, all 2024 divisions, matchups
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CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs brackets, all 2024 divisions, matchups

All CIF boys basketball playoff brackets on one page, from Division 5A to the Open Division

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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CIF Southern Section boys basketball Open Division playoffs; Harvard-Westlake, Roosevelt top seeds
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CIF Southern Section boys basketball Open Division playoffs; Harvard-Westlake, Roosevelt top seeds

Harvard-Westlake and Eastvale Roosevelt awarded top seeds in the Open Division

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Cleveland boys basketball has ingredients to make first LA City Section Open Division playoffs
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Cleveland boys basketball has ingredients to make first LA City Section Open Division playoffs

The Cavaliers are 4-1 and in second place in the West Valley League after beating Chatsworth Monday night

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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St. Pius X’s quest to CIF Open Division boys basketball playoffs picking up steam
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St. Pius X’s quest to CIF Open Division boys basketball playoffs picking up steam

Tyrone Riley scored 33 points in a pivotal win for St. Pius Friday night

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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10 players to watch in San Diego Section Open Division boys basketball playoffs
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10 players to watch in San Diego Section Open Division boys basketball playoffs

The San Diego Section Open Division playoffs are one day away. The eight-team, single-elimination bracket tips off tomorrow night with four games across the San

Bodie De Silva, SBLive Sports
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SBLive's Sac-Joaquin Section Fab 15 boys basketball rankings: Final regular-season rank heading into playoffs
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SBLive's Sac-Joaquin Section Fab 15 boys basketball rankings: Final regular-season rank heading into playoffs

The playoffs are here, in a rush, after a whirlwind league race for a number of our SJS ranked teams. These playoffs will especially be daunting in D1, the land

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Southern California boys basketball team stripped of 64 wins, eligibility to playoffs
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Southern California boys basketball team stripped of 64 wins, eligibility to playoffs

The Riverside Poly boys basketball team, 16-11 on the season, was ruled ineligible for the 2023 postseason, among other sanctions, the Southern Section

Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
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Top stars, best performances Regional & State finals week in Northern California high school basketball (March 7-13)
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Top stars, best performances Regional & State finals week in Northern California high school basketball (March 7-13)

(Lead photo by Dennis Lee) The California high school basketball season came and went in the blink of an eye. But the CIF State finals are officially back for

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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Donovan Dent's 'game-winning plays' push Corona Centennial to first-ever boys basketball state title
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Donovan Dent's 'game-winning plays' push Corona Centennial to first-ever boys basketball state title

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Corona Centennial almost blew it. At the beginning of the fourth quarter of Saturday night's Open Division state championship against

Connor Morrissette
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Elk Grove gets hot from deep, beats Foothill 62-56 in CIF State Division II boys basketball championship
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Elk Grove gets hot from deep, beats Foothill 62-56 in CIF State Division II boys basketball championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Live by the three, die by the three. That scenario played out in the CIF State Division II boys basketball championship game on Saturday

Connor Morrissette
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Just like football, Scripps Ranch wins CIF boys basketball state championship
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Just like football, Scripps Ranch wins CIF boys basketball state championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - For Scripps Ranch, defense really did win the team a championship. The Falcons used a smothering defensive performance to claim the

Connor Morrissette
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Damien delivers a title for Mike LeDuc with 65-57 win over Clovis North in CIF State Division I boys basketball championship
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Damien delivers a title for Mike LeDuc with 65-57 win over Clovis North in CIF State Division I boys basketball championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In his 42nd year as a head coach, Damien’s Mike LeDuc won his first CIF State championship as the Spartans took down Clovis North 65-57 in

Connor Morrissette
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Noah Thomas leads Pleasant Valley to thrilling win over Venice in CIF State Division III boys basketball championship
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Noah Thomas leads Pleasant Valley to thrilling win over Venice in CIF State Division III boys basketball championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In an instant classic, Pleasant Valley beat Venice 57-53 to win the CIF State Division III boys basketball championship on Friday at the

Connor Morrissette
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Brandon Lum, Jackson Jung lead Stuart Hall to CIF State Division V boys basketball championship
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Brandon Lum, Jackson Jung lead Stuart Hall to CIF State Division V boys basketball championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. All season long Stuart Hall’s senior guards Brandon Lum and Jackson Jung have provided the majority of

Connor Morrissette
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