Girls' Basketball: Regional Championship Schedule

The California State Basketball Championship brackets were released on Sunday, and one south Orange County team is included in the Division I girls' playoffs.

JSerra, which finished second to Mater Dei in the Trinity League, begins its quest for the school's first state title in basketball. Coincidentally, the Lions will face Mater Dei in the first round, but it's the Chula Vista school from the San Diego section instead of the one that was ranked No. 1 in the nation until being upset by Etiwanda in the Southern Section semifinals.

JSerra, as the No. 3 team in the division, will be the home team when the playoffs begin on Wednesday. Tipoff is 7 p.m.

This is the first year the state has had an Open Division championship. Mater Dei from the Trinity League will be included in that division, and another Trinity program, Orange Lutheran, is in Division II.

The attached PDF file includes full brackets for all divisions, including boys' basketball.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

All games at 7 p.m. unless noted

DIVISION IV

Travel priority (records through section finals)—1. Gardena Serra (Southern Section) 26-5; 2. Santa Monica St. Monica (SS) 26-6; 3. La Jolla The Bishop’s School (San Diego) 19-12; 4. JSerra (SS) 22-7; 5. Santa Fe Springs St. Paul (SS) 19-12; 6. Playa del Rey St. Bernard (SS) 24-7; 7. Lindsay (Central) 24-5; 8. Ventura St. Bonaventure (SS) 21-9; 9. Mendota (CS) 22-5; 10. Montebello Cantwell Sacred Heart (SS) 18-10; 11. Animo South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) 25-6; 12. Exeter (CS) 18-11; 13. Chula Vista Mater Dei Catholic (SDS) 20-6; 14. Torrance Bishop Montgomery (SS) 22-8.

First round

Wednesday, March 6

• Mendota at St. Bonaventure
• Exeter at St. Paul
• Mater Dei Catholic at JSerra
• Bishop Montgomer at The Bishop’s School
• Animo South Los Angeles at St. Bernard
• Cantwell Sacred Heart at Lindsay

Second round—Saturday, March 9

Semifinals—Tuesday, March 12

Finals—Saturday, March 16, Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, 8 p.m.

State Championship—March 23, Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, 10 a.m.