Prep hoops playoffs are just round the corner

Tip-off for the 2025 San Diego Section basketball playoffs is closer than one may think.

Hardwood action in seven divisions starts Feb. 18- 19 and wraps up with championship games Feb. 27 to March 1.

Frontwave Arena in Oceanside will get a chance to showcase itself at the high school level with Open Division championships for both boys and girls teams on Feb. 28. Quarterfinal action in the section’s elite division starts Feb. 20 (boys) and Feb. 21 (girls).

MiraCosta College has been tabbed to host the Divi­sion V-AA boys and girls games on Feb. 27 while Ma­ter Dei Catholic High School will host the Division V finals. Sage Creek High School will host the Division IV finals, also on Feb. 27.

Venue sites for Division I, Division II and Division III finals have yet to be announced.

However, the playoffs in all three of those divisions tip off Feb. 18 for boys teams and Feb. 19 for girls teams. Both gender fields tip off Feb. 18 in Division IV and Feb. 18 in Division V-AA. The Division V play­offs tip off Feb. 18 (boys) and Feb. 19 (girls).

All eight Open Division teams advance to the state regional playoffs while the four Division I semifinal­ists advance. The champion and runner-up in both Di­vision II and Division III get the opportunity to play for a state title while only the champions in Division IV and Division V advance to the regional playoffs.

The Grossmont Lady Foothillers qualified for last year’s state championship game. They’re back in the mix this year after holding down the No. 7 ranking among section girls teams, sixth overall in Division I.

El Capitan’s girls also appear to be a team to watch after ranking ninth overall in the section, eighth in Division I with a 19-4 record.

Christian (15-4) was second among Division III girls teams while Santana (17-5) was second among Division V teams.

West Hills (14-6) was sixth among Division II girls teams while Granite Hills (9-10) was eighth. El Cajon Valley (11-7) was fourth in Division IV. Christian’s boys team en­tered the week ranked 15th among section teams, No. 3 in Division II.

Foothills Christian (14-9) entered the week No. 6 among Division IV teams while Gran­ite Hills (12-10) was ninth.