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CIF-SS Boys Division I-AA
Finals Preview:
LB Poly v. Ayala--(Mar. 4, 2000)
Who: No. 1 LB Poly (24-2) v. No. 3 Ayala (27-3)
Where: The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
When: 7:00 p.m.
What: CIF Southern Section Division I-AA Championship
We're pressed for time today, so we're just going to give you the preview contained in the official CIF program materials, written by Thom Simmons, CIF Southern Section sports information officer. Here's what Tom had to say about the finals:
With a field of 312 teams now narrowed down to 18, nine titles will be awarded in the 2000 version of th eCIF Southern section Boys Basketball Championships. There will be those looking to repeat and those hoping to make history for their schools. There are traditional powerhouses, and those beginning traditinos. When play begings at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and at Gersten Pavilion at Loyola Marymount University, not only with Southern Section Champions be crowned, but teams will be looking for momentum to carryinto the CIF Sttate Boys Basketball Championships. Here's a closer look at these exciting matchups:
The Divsiion IAA Championship pits top-ranked Long Beach Poly against No. 3 seed Ayala. Long Beach Poly, the champions of the perennialy tough Moore League, is seeking its first title since 1997. Coach Ron Palmer's squad features Prep All-American standout Wesley Stokes. Carrying a 24-2 record into the final, the Jackrabbits have piled up playoff victories over Century (74-46), Fontana (72-52), Rancho Cucamonga (64-47 and Rialto (67-65). Ayala is looking for it's first Southern Seciton title in its first appearance in a final. The No. 3 seed, coached by Tom Gregory, has compiled a 27-3 record and has recorded playoff wins over Highland (86-59), Crescenta Valley (78-68), Etiwanda (75-63) and Upland. The Bulldogs' leading scorers are Marcel Burke at 15 ppg and Marc McCoy 12 ppg.
Both teams are loaded. Here's a look at the rosters:
| Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits | Ayala Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First round games February 16 |
Second Round February 18 |
Third Round Feb 22 |
Quarterfinals Feb. 25 Alternate Site |
Semifinals Feb. 29 Alternate Site |
Finals March 4 @ The Pond |
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| Upper half of Bracket | ||||||||||||
| First-Quarter Bracket | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final 4 | ||||||||
| Poly | @ | Bye | Century
46 @ LB Poly 70 |
Fontana 52 @ LB Poly 75 |
LB Poly 64
@Ontario HS
Rancho Cucamonga 47 |
LB Poly
@Eisenhower HS
*Rialto |
Long Beach Poly
Saturday 7:00 p.m.
Ayala |
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| Century 45 | @ | Saddleback 32 | ||||||||||
| Alhambra | @ | Bye | Fontana
63 @ Alhambra 47 |
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| Chino 55 | @ | Fontana 72 | ||||||||||
| Oxnard | @ | Bye | Warren
58 @ Oxnard 53 |
Warren 50 @ Rancho Cucamonga 51 |
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| Canyon Springs 52 | @ | Warren 71 | ||||||||||
| Peninsula 64 | @ | El Rancho 51 | Peninsula @ Rancho Cucamonga |
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| Rancho Cucamonga | @ | Bye | ||||||||||
| Second-Quarter Bracket | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite 8 |
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| Rialto | @ | Bye | Ontario
56 @ Rialto 69 |
Valley View 62 @ Rialto 65 |
Rialto 87
@Capo Valley HS * El Toro 70 |
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| Lakewood 38 | @ | Ontario 72 | ||||||||||
| Downey 69 | @ | Santa Ana 67 | Downey
54 @ Valley View 61 |
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| Valley View | @ | Bye | ||||||||||
| Arroyo Grande | @ | Bye | Murrieta
Valley 46 @ Arroyo Grande 49 |
Arroyo Grande 75 @ El Toro 80 |
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| Murrieta Valley 55 | @ | Diamond Bar 54 | ||||||||||
| AB Miller 56 | @ | Esperanza 68 | Esperanza
56 @ El Toro 80 |
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| El Toro | @ | Bye | ||||||||||
| Lower Half of Bracket | ||||||||||||
| Third-Quarter bracket | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite 8 |
Final 4 | ||||||||
| Ayala | @ | Bye | Highland
59 @ Ayala 85 |
Ayala 78 @ Crescenta Valley 68 |
Etiwanda 63
@Fullerton JC
*Ayala 75 |
Ayala
@ TBA
*Upland |
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| Highland 60 | @ | San Gabriel 57 | ||||||||||
| Santa Maria 70 | @ | Crescenta Valley 82 | Crescena
Valley @ Leuzinger |
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| Leuzinger | @ | Bye | ||||||||||
| Etiwanda | @ | Bye | Temecula
Valley 52 @ Etiwanda 80 |
Glendora 64 @ Etiwanda 72 (2OT) |
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| Yucaipa 55 | @ | Temecula Valley 71 | ||||||||||
| Aliso Niguel 53 | @ | San Clemente 70 | San
Clemente 54 @ Glendora 66 |
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| Camarillo 55 | @ | Glendora 77 | ||||||||||
| Fourth-Quarter Bracket | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite 8 |
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| Santa Ana Valley 49 | @ | LB Jordan 87 | LB Jordan 69 @ Santa Monica 66 |
LB Jordan 75 @ Los Alamitos 68 (OT) |
Upland 80
@LBCC
*Jordan 77
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| Santa Monica 82 | @ | Righetti 69 | ||||||||||
| Glendale 57 | @ | Channel Islands 78 | Channel
Islands 57 @ Los Alamitos 68 |
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| Los Alamitos | @ | Bye | ||||||||||
| Millikan 57 | @ | Upland 72 | Capo
Valley 48 @ Upland 74 |
Upland 80 @ Eisenhower 77 |
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| Fountain Valley 46 | @ | Capistrano Valley 60 | ||||||||||
| Chaffey 72 | @ | San Gorgonio 98 | San
Gorgonio 56 @ Eisenhower 79 |
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| Eisenhower | @ | Bye | ||||||||||
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