Estancia, Laguna, Fountain Valley and Brethren Christian earn top-four seeds in CIF boys’ basketball playoffs
![Estancia's Jake Covey, left, tries to intercept a pass to Santa Ana's Sebastian Olvera in an Orange Coast League game on Jan. 8.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ceb60df/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3033x2000+0+0/resize/1200x791!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2F31%2Fcb54cfcf440a893965ca8b7004b9%2Ftn-photos-staff-s1-daily-pilot-tn-dpt-sp-cm-estancia-santa-ana-20200108-8.jpg)
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The CIF Southern Section rewarded the Estancia High boys’ basketball team for winning its first league championship since the 2004-05 season.
The Orange Coast League champion Eagles received the No. 2 seed in the Division 5AA playoffs on Sunday, when the section released its postseason pairings.
Estancia (25-3) is one of four local boys’ basketball teams earning a top-four seed in the playoffs. Wave League champion Laguna Beach (20-7) is No. 4 in Division 3AA, Wave League runner-up Fountain Valley (16-8) is No. 3 in Division 3A and Express League runner-up Brethren Christian (18-5) is No. 3 in Division 5A.
Below are the first-round games involving the area’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams:
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Division 2AA
Edison (17-11) at Fairmont Prep (19-8)
Newport Harbor (22-6) hosts Eastvale Roosevelt (21-7)
Division 2A
Pacifica Christian Orange County (20-7) hosts El Toro (15-11)
Division 3AA
Ocean View (16-12) at No. 4 Laguna Beach (20-7)
Division 3A
No. 3 Fountain Valley (16-8) hosts Westminster (12-16)
Division 4AA
Sage Hill (11-16) hosts Artesia (15-13)
Division 5AA
No. 2 Estancia (25-3) hosts Tarbut V’Torah (6-5)
Division 5A
Los Amigos (18-8) hosts the winner of Tuesday’s wild-card game between Hawthorne Math & Science Academy (11-11) and Calvary Chapel (10-17)
No. 3 Brethren Christian (18-5) hosts Bethel Baptist (6-2)
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Division 1
Huntington Beach (22-5) hosts Aliso Niguel (20-8)
Division 3AA
Corona del Mar (21-7) at Cerritos (17-11)
Sage Hill (16-9) at Chino Don Lugo (18-10)
Division 3A
Marina (8-20) hosts No. 1 Long Beach Wilson (20-8)
Fountain Valley (16-12) hosts No. 3 Calabasas Viewpoint (15-8)
Division 4A
Costa Mesa (7-15) at Carpinteria Cate (11-2)
Division 5AA
Pacifica Christian Orange County (10-9) at Santa Monica Pacifica Christian (13-10)
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