Basketball: State divisional playoff outlook

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In case you’re wondering who’s going to be playing after this weekend’s Southern Section divisional finals, we’ve got you covered. Thanks to the efforts of Times’ stats guru Eric Maddy, here’s the most up-to-date list of all the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams which have already qualified or are attempting to qualify for next week’s state divisional playoffs:

BOYS BASKETBALL

• DIVISION I: Dominguez, King, Etiwanda, Rancho Verde, Knight, Perris and West Valley are in. Also, one of these seven semifinalists: Long Beach Wilson, Chino Hills, Glendora, Arroyo Valley, Corona Santiago, Cathedral City, Kaiser.
• DIVISION II: Mater Dei, Colony, Jurupa Valley and Patriot are in.

• DIVISION III: Bishop Montgomery is in. Also, three of these five semifinalists: Santa Margarita, La Canada, Oak Park, South El Monte, Pasadena Marshall.
• DIVISION IV: Six teams are vying for four berths. The Cerritos Valley Christian/Twentynine Palms and Rosamond/St. Bonaventure winners will claim two berths. If Campbell Hall and Pacific Hills both win, they claim the other two berths; if either loses, the remaining berths will be filled from among the losing finalists.
• DIVISION V: Price, Renaissance Academy and La Verne Lutheran are in. Also, one of these four quarterfinalists: Capistrano Valley Christian, Joel John, Tarbut V’Torah, Marywood-Palm Valley.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

• DIVISION I: Long Beach Poly, Millikan, Miller, Los Osos, Cajon and Chaffey are in. Also, two of these eight semifinalists: Lynwood, Ventura, San Clemente, Etiwanda, Perris, Knight, Silverado, Walnut.
• DIVISION II: Five teams vying for four berths. The Redondo/Mira Costa winner is in. Ayala, Colony and Irvine University can all earn berths with finals wins; if any of those three loses, any remaining berths will be chosen from among all of the finals losers.
• DIVISION III: Summit and Laguna Hills are in. Also, two of these three semifinalists: Muir, Magnolia, Beaumont.
• DIVISION IV: Six teams vying for four berths. The Bell-Jeff/St. Mary’s Academy and Whittier Christian/Maranatha winners are in. Marlborough and Crossroads can earn berths with finals wins; if either loses; any remaining berths will be chosen from among all of the finals losers.
• DIVISION V: Sierra Canyon and Mesa Grande Academy are in. Also, two of these seven second-round losers: Liberty Christian, South Bay Lutheran, Lone Pine, Packinghouse Christian, Calvary Baptist, Noli Indian, Southwestern Academy.

-- Austin Knoblauch and Eric Maddy