High school basketball: Here are the Sac-Joaquin Section boys and girls playoff pairings
The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section on Saturday released its 2023-24 boys and girls basketball playoff brackets via a selection show.
Sacramento Bee veteran reporter Joe Davidson and Turlock Journal reporter Joe Cortez joined section assistant commissioner Will DeBoard to break down who’s in and who’s out of this year’s postseason.
Playoffs begin with play-in games Monday, Feb 12. Divisions I through III first-round matchups are Wednesday, Feb. 14, and Divisions IV through VI first-round matchups are Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Every bracket seems loaded, but Division I boys and girls are arguably the most competitive of the whole field. DeBoard said it took about “a good 45-minute discussion” to decide the boys D-I bracket.
“I’ve been sitting in these seeding committee (meetings) for 15 years, and this was the longest discussion I think we’ve ever had. There were five different teams people were throwing out as the No. 1 seed.”
Ultimately, Modesto Christian earned the top seed in the section’s top division.
Other top-five seeds from around the Stanislaus District: No. 4 Central Catholic in boys D-III, No. 4 Ripon in boys D-IV, No. 5 Escalon in boys D-IV, No. 1 Ripon Christian in boys D-V, No. 3 Escalon in girls D-IV, No. 4 Riverbank in girls D-IV, No. 5 Hughson in girls D-IV, and No. 4 Ripon Christian in girls D-V.
Boys
Division I
Cosumnes Oaks/Turlock at No. 1 Modesto Christian
No. 9 Folsom at No. 8 Franklin
No. 12 Oak Ridge at No. 5 Weston Ranch
No. 13 Mountain House at No. 4 Inderkum*
Lodi/Downey at No. 3 Rocklin
No. 11 Grant at No. 6 Sheldon
No. 10 Laguna Creek at No. 7 Lincoln
Pitman/Edison at No. 2 Monterey Trail
*Inderkum cannot host due to sanctions. Game is at Mountain House
▪ Monday play-in: Turlock at Cosumnes Oaks, Downey at Lodi, Edison at Pitman
Division II
Cordova/Bear Creek at No. 1 Jesuit
No. 9 Rio Americano at No. 8 Burbank – Burbank will be on road
No. 12 Atwater at No. 5 St. Mary’s
No. 13 Patterson at No. 4 Del Oro
No. 14 Golden Valley at No. 3 Vanden
No. 11 Vacaville at No. 6 Woodcreek
No. 10 Rodriguez at No. 7 Whitney
Granite Bay/Ceres at No. 2 Capital Christian
▪ Monday play-in: Bear Creek at Cordova, Ceres at Granite Bay
Division III
Mira Loma/El Dorado at No. 1 Sacramento
No. 9 Nevada Union at No. 8 Roseville
No. 12 Lincoln-Lincoln at No. 5 Twelve Bridges
No. 13 Wood at No. 4 Central Catholic
No. 14 Sierra at No. 3 Placer
No. 11 Ponderosa at No. 6 Christian Brothers
No. 10 Antelope at No. 7 Manteca
Beyer/Rio Linda at No. 2 West Park
▪ Monday play-in: Mira Loma at El Dorado, Rio Linda at Beyer
Division IV
Calaveras/Delhi at No. 1 Venture Academy
No. 9 West Campus at No. 8 Orestimba
No. 12 Marysville at No. 5 Escalon
No. 13 Holt at No. 4 Ripon
No. 14 Colfax at No. 3 Natomas
No. 11 Sutter at No. 6 Casa Roble
No. 10 Riverbank at No. 7 Sonora
Encina/Highlands at No. 2 Union Mine
▪ Monday play-in: Delhi at Calaveras, Highlands at Encina
Division V
No. 9 Bret Harte at No. 8 Big Valley Christian
No. 12 Leroy Greene Academy at No. 5 Woodland Christian
No. 13 Mariposa at No. 4 Bradshaw Christian
No. 14 Golden Sierra at No. 3 Western Sierra
No. 11 Rio Vista at No. 6 Futures
No. 10 Hughes Academy at No. 7 Bear River
Byes: No. 1 Ripon Christian, No. 2 Fortune Early College
Division VI
No. 9 Vacaville Christian at No. 8 Faith Christian
No. 10 Elliot Christian at No. 7 Victory Christian
Byes: No. 1 Stone Ridge Christian, No. 2 Valley Christian, No. 3 Foresthill, No. 4 Stockton Christian, No. 5 Sacramento Waldorf, No. 6 Turlock Christian
Girls
Division I
Pitman/Edison at No. 1 Folsom
No. 9 Inderkum at No. 8 Monterey Trail
No. 12 Davis at No. 5 Lincoln
No. 13 Pleasant Grove at No. 4 McClatchy
Lodi/Gregori at No. 3 Oak Ridge
No. 11 Cosumnes Oaks at No. 6 Antelope
No. 10 Kennedy at No. 7 Franklin
Stagg/Turlock at No. 2 St. Mary’s
▪ Monday play-in: Edison at Pitman, Gregori at Lodi, Turlock at Stagg
Division II
McNair/Johansen at No. 1 Whitney
No. 9 Rocklin at No. 8 Woodcreek
No. 12 El Capitan at No. 5 Del Oro
No. 13 Granite Bay at No. 4 Grant
No. 14 Merced at No. 3 Christian Brothers
No. 11 Mountain House at No. 6 Atwater
No. 10 St. Francis at No. 7 Patterson
Ceres/Cordova at No. 2 Vanden
▪ Monday play-in: Johansen at McNair, Cordova at Ceres
Division III
El Dorado/12 Bridges at No. 1 Vista del Lago
No. 9 Placer at No. 8 Rio Linda
No. 12 Sierra at No. 5 Ponderosa
No. 13 Fairfield at No. 4 Lincoln-Lincoln
No. 14 Lathrop at No. 3 East Union
No. 11 Wood at No. 6 Pioneer
No. 10 Los Banos at No. 7 Kimball
El Camino/Natomas at No. 2 Manteca
▪ Monday play-in: Twelve Bridges at El Dorado, Notamas at El Camino
Division IV
Argonaut/Orestimba at No. 1 Colfax
No. 9 Holt at No. 8 Amador
No. 12 Union Mine at No. 5 Hughson
No. 13 Sutter at No. 4 Riverbank
No. 14 Sacramento at No. 3 Escalon
No. 11 Sonora at No. 6 Liberty ranch
No. 10 Calaveras at No. 7 West Campus
Dixon/Venture Academy at No. 2 Marysville
▪ Monday play-in: Orestimba at Argonaut, Venture Academy at Dixon
Division V
No. 9 Delta at No. 8 Rio Vista
No. 12 Le Grand at No. 5 Bret Harte
No. 13 Mariposa at No. 4 Ripon Christian
No. 14 Golden Sierra at No. 3 Valley Christian
No. 11 Hughes at No. 6 Fortune
No. 10 Westlake at No. 7 SAEL
Byes: No. 1 Bear River, No. 2 Woodland Christian
Division VI
No. 10 Forestlake Christian at No. 7 Lodi Academy
No. 9 Stockton Christian at No. 8 Vacaville Christian
Byes: No. 1 Faith Christian, No. 2 Sacramento Adventist, No. 3 , No. 4 Sacramento Waldorf, No. 5 Stone Ridge Christian, No. 6 Elliot Christian
