Division IV-A boys bracket

3/7/04 Update: Congratulations to Verbum Dei HS, the 2003-04 CIF-SS Division IV-A Champions, and to Flintridge Prep HS, the Division runner-up.

This was a 32-team bracket with byes. The top four seeds were No. 1 Verbum Dei, No. 2 Flintridge Prep, No. 3 St. Margaret's and No. 4 Brethren Christian, displacing St. Mary's. Here's the bracket:

First round games Wednesday February 18			Second Round Friday February 20	Quarterfinals Tuesday Feb 24	Semifinals Friday Feb 27	Finals Thurs. March 4 @ LMU
Upper half of Bracket
BYE	@	Verbum Dei	Montclair Prep 61 @ Verbum Dei 81	Buckley 40 @ Verbum Dei 68	Verbum Dei 60 (away) @ St. Bernard Mary Star 45 (host)	Verbum Dei 73 vs 6:30 p.m. Flintridge Prep 48
Montclair Prep 69	@	Boys Republic 47	Montclair Prep 61 @ Verbum Dei 81
Linfield Christian 60	@	Arrowhead Christian 83	Arrowhead Christian 58 @ Buckley 75
BYE	@	Buckley	Arrowhead Christian 58 @ Buckley 75
Villanova Prep 49	@	Mary Star 52	Mary Star 68 @ Woodcrest Christian 64	Mary Star 51 @ Brethren Christian 41
BYE	@	Woodcrest Christian	Mary Star 68 @ Woodcrest Christian 64
Sherman Indian 41	@	Fairmont Prep 62	Brethren Christian 63 @ Fairmont Prep 46
Desert 51	@	Brethren Christian 57	Brethren Christian 63 @ Fairmont Prep 46
Lower half of Bracket
BYE	@	St. Margarets	Calvary Chapel Downey 58 @ St. Margarets 64	St. Margarets 53 @ Santa Clara 51	St. Margarets 38 (host) @ Capo Valley Christian HS Flintridge Prep 55 (away)
Calvary Chapel Downey 64	@	Cate 53	Calvary Chapel Downey 58 @ St. Margarets 64
Calvary C. Murrieta 43	@	Yeshiva 58	Santa Clara 58 @ Sat. Yeshiva 55
Pasadena Poly 28	@	Santa Clara 66	Santa Clara 58 @ Sat. Yeshiva 55
BYE	@	Kilpatrick	Windward 48 @ Malibu HS Kilpatrick 54	Kilpatrick 70 @ Flintridge Prep 75 (3OT)
Windward 54	@	Bishop Diego 53	Windward 48 @ Malibu HS Kilpatrick 54
Capistrano Valley Ch. 63	@	San Gabriel Academy 60	Capo Valley Christian 39 @ Flintridge Prep 54
BYE	@	Flintridge Prep	Capo Valley Christian 39 @ Flintridge Prep 54

All games with the exception of the final round will start at 7:30 p.m. unless another time is mutually agreed upon and clearance is received from the CIF-SS Office. Public coin flips will be held in the lobby of the CIF-SS Office at 9:00 a.m. the day following each playoff game [these coin flips will determine subsquent sites after the first round, i.e., which school will be the host]. Coin flips will be available after 9:30 a.m. and we'll try to keep everyone posted with them here.