"Sierra Canyon High's boys' basketball team and Ontario Christian's girls' team received the No. 1 seeds for the Southern Section Open Division playoffs when pairings were released on Saturday. It's no surprise since those two teams have been No. 1 since the season began in November. As they say in horse-racing terms, they're trying to go wire-to-wire, but each faces challenges to reach the Toyota Arena in Ontario for the championship games Feb. 28."
"There are two veteran teams in the Open Division that should provide competition to Sierra Canyon (22-1). No. 2-seeded Santa Margarita (26-3) and No. 3 Redondo Union (25-3) have both proven to be capable of winning big games against top opponents. Redondo Union owns wins over Sherman Oaks Notre Dame and Phoenix Sunnyslope, the No. 1 team in Arizona. Santa Margarita won the Trinity League tournament."
Sierra Canyon High's boys and Ontario Christian's girls earned No. 1 seeds in the Southern Section Open Division and begin pool play this week. Twelve teams were placed into three pools of three using a computer algorithm, guaranteeing three games; two teams will not advance to the state playoffs. Santa Margarita and Redondo Union present veteran challenges to Sierra Canyon in the Open Division. Crean Lutheran is seeded No. 1 in Division 1 boys. Mater Dei qualified for the Division 2 playoffs, and Servite earned its first Division 2 playoff berth since 2022. Girls' brackets feature defending state champion Etiwanda and No. 3 Sierra Canyon.
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