2023 Central Section opening-round basketball playoff matchups
The Central Section high school basketballplayoff brackets were released on Saturday. Division I is a 12-team bracket. Division II through Division VI are 16-team brackets.
The postseason begins for the girls on Tuesday night followed by the boys on Wednesday. Section finals are set for Feb. 24-25 at Selland Arena in Fresno.
Here are the opening-round matchups for each division (playoff games are at 6 p.m. unless noted):
Boys
Division I
No. 9 Mission Prep-San Luis Obispo at No. 8 Bullard
No. 12 Edison at No. 5 Stockdale-Bakersfield
No. 11 Clovis East at No. 6 San Joaquin Memorial
No. 10 Sanger at No. 7 Bakersfield Christian
Byes: No. 1 Clovis West, No. 2 Clovis North, No. 3 St. Joseph-Santa Maria, No. 4 Centennial-Bakersfield
Division II
No. 16 Sunnyside at No. 1 Lemoore
No. 9 Ridgeview-Bakersfield at No. 8 El Diamante
No. 12 Clovis at No. 5 Hanford West
No. 13 San Luis Obispo at No. 4 Porterville
No. 14 Buchanan at No. 3 Dinuba
No. 11 Central at No. 6 Selma
No. 10 Sierra Pacific at No. 7 Liberty-Bakersfield
No. 15 Roosevelt at No. 2 Arroyo Grande
Division III
No. 16 Hoover at No. 1 Sierra-Tollhouse
No. 9 Hanford at No. 8 Mira Monte-Bakersfield
No. 12 Santa Maria-Righetti at No. 5 Santa Ynez
No. 13 Mt. Whitney at No. 4 West-Bakersfield
No. 14 Redwood at No. 3 South-Bakersfield
No. 11 Kingsburg at No. 6 North-Bakersfield
No. 10 Lompoc at No. 7 Garces-Bakersfield
No. 15 Atascadero at No. 2 Independence-Bakersfield
Division IV
No. 16 Monache at No. 1 Kerman
No. 9 Immanuel at No. 8 Madera
No. 12 Fresno Christian at No. 5 Nipomo
No. 13 Templeton at No. 4 Chavez-Delano
No. 14 Kennedy-Delano at No. 3 Tulare Western
No. 11 Central Valley Christian at No. 6 Rosamond
No. 10 Bishop Union at No. 7 Washington Union, 5 p.m.
No. 15 Golden Valley-Bakersfield at No. 2 Corcoran
Division V
No. 16 East-Bakersfield at No. 1 Desert
No. 9 Orange Cove at No. 8 Coalinga
No. 12 McLane at No. 5 Caruthers
No. 13 Madera South at No. 4 Lindsay
No. 14 Liberty-Madera Ranchos at No. 3 Mendota
No. 11 Firebaugh at No. 6 Fowler
No. 10 Golden West at No. 7 McFarland
No. 15 Santa Maria at No. 2 Granite Hills
Division VI
No. 16 Orcutt at No. 1 Taft
No. 9 Summit Charter at No. 8 Strathmore
No. 12 Minarets-O'Neals at No. 5 Avenal, at West Hills College
No. 13 Kings Christian at No. 4 Matilda Torres-Madera
No. 14 Mojave at No. 3 Highland-Bakersfield
No. 11 Mammoth at No. 6 Lone Pine
No. 10 Kern Valley at No. 7 Arvin
No. 15 Farmersville at No. 2 Chowchilla
Girls
Division I
No. 9 Arroyo Grande at No. 8 Caruthers
No. 12 Roosevelt at No. 5 Central
No. 11 Nipomo at No. 6 San Joaquin Memorial
No. 10 Clovis East at No. 7 Santa Maria-Righetti
Byes: No. 1 Clovis West, No. 2 Clovis, No. 3 St. Joseph-Santa Maria, No. 4 Buchanan
Division II
No. 16 Bakersfield at No. 1 Orcutt
No. 9 Sierra-Tollhouse at No. 8 Golden Valley-Bakersfield
No. 12 Shafter at No. 5 El Diamante
No. 13 Clovis North at No. 4 Tehachapi
No. 14 Mission Prep-San Luis Obispo at No. 3 Sierra Pacific
No. 11 McFarland at No. 6 Liberty-Bakersfield
No. 10 Sanger at No. 7 Mission Oak
No. 15 Edison at No. 2 Monache
Division III
No. 16 Kingsburg at No. 1 Bakersfield Christian
No. 9 Dinuba at No. 8 Bullard
No. 12 Ridgeview-Bakersfield at No. 5 Paso Robles
No. 13 San Luis Obispo at No. 4 Fresno
No. 14 West-Bakersfield at No. 3 Hanford
No. 11 Kerman at No. 6 Madera South
No. 10 Morro Bay at No. 7 Lemoore
No. 15 Hanford West at No. 2 Porterville
Division IV
No. 16 Justin Garza at No. 1 Immanuel
No. 9 Selma at No. 8 Cabrillo
No. 12 Tulare Union at No. 5 North-Bakersfield
No. 13 Independence-Bakersfield at No. 4 Garces
No. 14 Madera at No. 3 Corcoran
No. 11 Taft at No. 6 Lompoc
No. 10 Hoover at No. 7 Santa Maria
No. 15 Golden West at No. 3 Mira Monte-Bakersfield
Division V
No. 16 Yosemite-Oakhurst at No. 1 Farmersville
No. 9 Chavez-Delano at No. 8 Arvin
No. 12 East-Bakersfield at No. 5 Rosamond
No. 13 Bishop Union at No. 4 Coalinga, 5:30 p.m.
No. 14 Desert at No. 3 Fowler
No. 11 Washington Union at No. 6 Kern Valley
No. 10 Reedley at No. 7 Mendota
No. 15 Templeton at No. 2 Fresno Christian
Division VI
No. 16 Minarets-O'Neals at No. 1 Strathmore
No. 9 Boron at No. 8 Orosi
No. 12 Kings Christian at No. 5 Lindsay
No. 13 Summit Charter at No. 4 Lone Pine
No. 14 Avenal at No. 3 Foothill
No. 11 Firebaugh at No. 6 Parlier
No. 10 Santa Ynez at No. 7 Kennedy-Delano
No. 15 Tranquility at No. 2 Matilda Torres-Madera
This article originally appeared on Visalia Times-Delta: Central Section opening-round basketball playoff matchups
