Banning Girls Basketball Scores Home Game, Beaumont Teams On Road In CIF Basketball Playoffs

Beaumont High School’s basketball teams will start the CIF playoffs on the road this week, it was learned Sunday when pairings were announced by the CIF office.

Beaumont’s boys, the No. 3 team from the Mountain Pass League, will head to 13th-seeded Irvine Woodbridge, the No. 3 team from the Pacific Coast League for a first round game in the 3A Division on Wednesday at 7 p.m. A victory would most likely earn Beaumont a second-round home game Friday against Damien, the division’s No. 4 seed.

Beaumont’s girls team, which earned an at-large berth to the 3AA playoffs, plays Thursday at 7 p.m. at Diamond Ranch. Diamond Ranch, the No. 2 team from the Hacienda League, is seeded sixth in 3AA.

Banning’s girls team will begin the 4A playoffs at home Thursday at 7 p.m.  after tying for second place in the Mountain Valley League, faces a difficult opponent in Serra High from Gardena. Serra earned an at-large berth to the playoffs from the Trinity League but is the No. 3 seeded team in 4A. Girl’s second-round games will be held Saturday.

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.