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First round games areWednesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.
Division 1
San Juan Hills (14-14, 3-5 South Coast) at Crean Lutheran (20-7, 10-0 Empire)
Common opponents:Mater Dei, Tustin,
- Crean Lutheran defeated Tustin 52-45 (at home Jan. 10), 70-42 (on the road Jan. 24). Lost to Mater Dei 88-65 (on neutral court Jan. 21)
- San Juan Hills defeated Tustin 59-42 (on neutral court Jan. 21). Lost at Mater Dei 63-52 (on the road Jan. 14)
Past meetings: Crean Lutheran won 78-41 in 2015 and 88-65 in 2016
Division 2AA
Capo Valley (20-7, 6-2 South Coast) vs. King (17-9, 6-5 Big VIII)
Common opponents: None
Past meetings: King won 70-56 in 2006, 67-53 in 2007, 57-41 in 2014, 45-43 in 2014
Aliso Niguel (16-11, 4-5 Sea View) vs. Orange Lutheran (16-10, 5-5 Trinity)
Common opponents: None
Past meetings: Aliso Niguel won 76-64 in 2009
Tesoro (24-4, 7-1 South Coast) vs. Marina (16-12, 0-6 Surf)
Common opponents: Edison, Calvary Chapel, Laguna Beach, Los Alamitos
- Tesoro defested Edison 55-47 (in a tournament Nov. 30), defeated Laguna Beach 66-48 (in a tournament Dec. 3), defeated Calvary Chapel 67-41 (in a tournament Dec. 4), defeated Los Alamitos 43-41 (in a tournament Dec. 9), lost to Los Alamitos 44-40 (in a tournament Dec. 30)
- Marina defeated Calvary Chapel 57-52 (on the road Dec. 19), lost to Edison 63-48 (at home Jan. 11) and 63-49 (on the road, Jan. 27), lost to Los Alamitos 69-47 (on the road, Jan. 18) and 77-75 OT (at home, Feb. 2), defeated Laguna Beach 66-62 (on the road, Jan. 25)
Past meetings:Tesoro won 94-80 in 2006 and 52-40 in 2011
Trabuco Hills (16-11, 4-4 South Coast) at Windward (21-7, 6-2 Gold Coast)
Common opponents: None
Past meetings:Windward won 57-54 in 2016
Division 2A
Dana Hills (18-8, 6-3 Sea View) vs. Valley Christian (17-10, 4-4 Olympic)
Common opponents: None
Past meetings: Dana Hills won 60-43 in 2005 and 63-45 in 2010
Division 3A
Laguna Hills (12-14, 2-5 Pacific Coast) at Newport Harbor (20-8, 6-0 Wave)
Common opponents:Woodbridge, Western, Sage Hill, Los Alamitos, Laguna Beach
- Laguna Hills lost to Woodbridge 63-30 (at home, Jan. 3), defeated Western 46-31 (in a tournament, Dec. 20), lost to Sage Hill 52-50 (on the road, Jan. 24) and 62-50 (in the PCL Tournament, Feb. 3), lost to Los Alamitos 60-39 (in a tournament, Dec. 27), lost to Laguna Beach, 40-38 (at home, Dec. 13)
- Newport Harbor defeated Woodbridge 55-48 (in a tournament, Nov. 21), defeated Western 62-49 (in a tournament Nov. 28), defeated Sage Hill 50-41 (in a tournament on Dec. 8), defeated Los Alamitos 73-71 OT (at home on Jan. 6), defeated Laguna Beach 69-55 (at home on Jan. 13) and 67-57 (on the road, Jan. 31)
Past meetings:
- Newport Harbor won 66-51 in 2005, 70-45 in 2005, 38-34 in 2010, 63-46 in 2013, 37-30 in 2021 and 48-47 in 2022
- Laguna Hills won 50-46 in 2011
Mission Viejo (15-13, 4-5 Sea View) at Western (14-13, 10-0 Orange)
Common opponents: None
Past meetings:
- Mission Viejo won 84-48 in 2010
- Western won 47-45 in 2015
Division 4AA
St. Margaret (21-7, 10-2 Orange Coast) vs. winner of Wildcard A (Eisenhower vs. Muir played Tuesday, Feb. 7)
First round games areThursday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.
San Clemente guard Claire Pham goes up for a layup during a high school girls basketball game against Orange Lutheran during the Oxford Academy Tournament, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022 in Cypress, Calif. San Clemente will host Cerritos in the first round. (Ryan Kuhn, SOcoPrepSports.com)
Division2AA
San Clemente (21-7, 6-2 South Coast) vs. Cerritos (12-15, 6-4 605)
Common opponents: Canyon, Troy
- San Clemente defeated Canyon 59-14 (in a tournament Nov. 14), defeated Troy 53-27 (in a tournament Nov. 16)
- Cerritos defeated Canyon 44-34 (in a tournament Dec. 13), lost to Troy 48-19 (on the road Jan. 28)
Past meetings:
- San Clemente won 59-26 in 2004, 58-57 in 2016, 58-20 in 2022
San Juan Hills (23-5, 7-1 South Coast) gets a first round bye. Hosts winner of Beaumont/Downey in the second round
Division 2A
Aliso Niguel (9-17, 4-4 South Coast) at Claremont (24-4, 8-2 Palomares)
Common opponents: Trabuco Hills, Portola
- Aliso Niguel defeated Trabuco Hills 63-54 (on the road, Jan. 21) and 54-33 (at home, Feb. 2), lost to Portola 82-51 (on the road Dec. 14)
- Claremont defeated Trabuco Hills 54-35 (in a tournament, Dec. 28), defeated Portola 36-21 (in a tournament Dec. 30)
Past meetings: None
Division 4AA
El Toro (20-8, 8-1 Sea View) gets a first round bye. Hosts winner of San Jacinto Valley/La Habra in the second round
Division 4A
Laguna Beach (19-9, 2-4, Wave) at Dominguez (16-12, 9-1, San Gabriel Valley)
Common opponents: None
Past meetings:
- Laguna Beach won 58-28 in 2013, 66-30 in 2014
Dana Hills (15-8, 7-2 Sea View) vs. Rubidoux (12-6, 6-4 Mountain Valley)
Common opponents:None
Past meetings: None
Division 5A
St. Margaret’s (22-6, 10-2 Orange Coast) vs. Grand Terrace (7-15, 3-6 San Andreas)
Common opponents: None
Past meetings: None
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Ryan Kuhn
Ryan was born and raised in Dana Point went to Dana Hills High School. He graduated from Sacramento State University with a BA in Journalism. Throughout his career as a sports journalist, he has covered high schools, colleges, and professional teams. After working for multiple newspapers in as many states, he came to the conclusion that what he really wanted was to make sure the high schools in his hometown area got the sports coverage they deserved. Follow him on Twitter @rskuhn
