Sports
Murrieta Valley Boys Basketball Seeded Fifth In CIF Division 1AA Playoffs
The Nighthawks girls basketball team was also seeded and will play its first-round game Thursday at home.
The Southwestern League champion Murrieta Valley High School’s boys basketball team earned the No. 5 seed in the CIF 1AA Division playoffs and a first-round home game against Corona, Wednesday at 7 p.m. A victory will put the Nighthawks into Friday’s second round against either Valencia or Oxnard.
Vista Murrieta earned an at-large berth to the 1A playoffs, where it is seeded No. 11. The Broncos will play their first round game at Palmdale, which tied for third in the Golden League. The winner of that game will advance to the second round at Desert Sky League champion and No. 6 seed Silverado, which was given a first-round bye.
In girls basketball, Murrieta Valley earned the No. 10 seeding in the 2AA Division. The Southwestern League champions play host to La Quinta (fourth place in the Desert Valley League) on Thursday at 7 p.m. Should the Nighthawks win, they would square off against either Santa Ana Foothill or Anaheim Savanna in Saturday’s second round.
Find out what's happening in Murrietawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Murrieta Mesa’s girls team, which earned an at-large berth to the 3A playoffs, will travel to Sunbelt League champion Temescal Canyon (No. 6 seed) for a first round game on Thursday at 7 p.m. Should the Rams pull off the upset, they would face either San Jacinto or Hacienda Heights Wilson on the second round.
Quarterfinal and semifinal games for boys and girls will be held next week, with championship games in all divisions scheduled on March 2-5. Championships in most divisions will be held at the Anaheim Arena, with the only exceptions being the 5AA, 5A, 6AA and 6A games, which will be contested at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana.
