NCS basketball playoffs 2023: Boys, girls first-round schedule
Boys basketball
Open Division
Thursday’s opening round
No. 1 Dougherty Valley (25-3), bye
No. 2 De La Salle (20-7), bye
No. 5 Dublin (18-9) at No. 4 Granada (21-8), 7 p.m.
No. 6 San Ramon Valley (23-6) vs. No. 3 Salesian (21-7) at Contra Costa College, 7 p.m.
Division I
Tuesday’s opening round
No. 1 Clayton Valley Charter (22-4) at No. 16 Mt Eden (15-11), 7 p.m.
No. 9 Freedom (16-9) at No. 8 San Leandro (9-16), 7 p.m.
No. 13 James Logan (16-10) at No. 4 Monte Vista (19-9), 7 p.m.
No. 12 Pittsburg (15-11) at No. 5 Berkeley (19-7), 7 p.m.
No. 15 Amador Valley (12-14) at No. 2 Moreau Catholic (20-5), 7 p.m.
No. 10 Foothill (14-14) at No. 7 Bishop O’Dowd (16-11), 7 p.m.
No. 14 College Park (14-12) at No. 3 California (17-10), 7 p.m.
No. 6 Liberty (21-5) at No. 11 Heritage (13-13), 7 p.m.
Division II
Wednesday’s opening round
No. 16 Vintage (14-13) at No. 1 Campolindo (19-7), 7 p.m.
No. 9 Acalanes (13-12) at No. 8 Benicia (21-5), 7 p.m.
No. 13 Vallejo (15-12) at No. 4 Windsor (21-6), 7 p.m.
No. 12 American Canyon (15-12) at No. 5 Cardinal Newman (25-2), 7 p.m.
No. 15 Bethel (22-6) at No. 2 Redwood (22-6), 7 p.m.
No. 7 Alameda (20-6) at No. 10 Ukiah (24-4), 7 p.m.
No. 14 Washington-Fremont (14-12) at No. 3 Las Lomas (17-9), 7 p.m.
No. 11 Petaluma (18-9) at No. 6 Montgomery (19-8), 5:30 p.m.
Division III
Tuesday’s opening round
No. 1 Branson (24-3), bye
No. 9 Kennedy-Fremont (14-12) at No. 8 San Marin (14-13), 7 p.m.
No. 13 Rancho Cotate (12-16) at No. 4 Piedmont (17-9), 7 p.m.
No. 12 Miramonte (5-21) at No. 5 Albany (17-11), 7 p.m.
No. 15 Kennedy-Richmond (11-14) at No. 2 Pinole Valley (24-5), 7 p.m.
No. 10 Hayward (13-9) at No. 7 Alhambra (15-10), 7 p.m.
No. 14 Encinal (10-15) at No. 3 Piner (18-8), 7 p.m.
No. 6 St. Patrick-St. Vincent (15-12) at No. 11 Albany (17-11), 7 p.m.
Division IV
Wednesday’s opening round
No. 1 University-San Francisco (24-3), bye
No. 9 Healdsburg (15-11) at No. 8 Fortuna (17-10), 7 p.m.
No. 13 St. Joseph Notre Dame (5-20) at No. Marin Catholic (12-16), 7 p.m.
No. 12 Middletown (13-12) at No. 5 Arcata (17-7), 7 p.m.
No. 2 Justin-Siena (24-4), bye
No. 10 Lick Wilmerding (14-12) at No. 7 Terra Linda (16-11), 7 p.m.
No. 3 Ygnacio Valley (20-5), bye
No. 11 Kelseyville (16-10) at No. 6 McKinleyville (22-6), 5:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Open Division
Thursday’s opening round
No. 1 Salesian (23-4), bye
No. 2 San Ramon Valley (25-3), bye
No. 5 Acalanes (20-6) at No. 4 Carondelet (21-5), 7 p.m.
No. 6 Heritage (22-4) at No. 3 Cardinal Newman (22-6), 7 p.m.
Division I
Tuesday’s opening round
No. 1 Monte Vista (21-6), bye
No. 2 California (18-8), bye
No. 3 American (17-9), bye
No. 9 Mission San Jose (12-14) at No. 8 Liberty (14-12), 7 p.m.
No. 13 Mt Eden (10-12) at No. 4 San Leandro (18-8), 7 p.m.
No. 12 Deer Valley (9-8) at No. 5 Alameda (18-8), 7 p.m.
No. 10 Castro Valley (10-14) at No. 7 Granada (14-12), 7 p.m.
No. 11 Vintage (17-11) at No. 6 James Logan (13-12), 7 p.m.
Division II
Wednesday’s opening round
No. 16 Bethel (14-7) at No. 1 Bishop O’Dowd (15-8), 7 p.m.
No. 9 College Park (17-8) at No. 8 Ukiah (14-13), 5:30 p.m.
No. 13 Rancho Cotate (13-14) at No. 4 Montgomery (15-10), 7 p.m.
No. 12 Windsor (17-11) at No. 5 Casa Grande (18-10), 7 p.m.
No. 15 Antioch (11-15) at No. 2 Moreau Catholic (17-8), 7 p.m.
No. 10 Newark Memorial (14-12) at No. 7 Northgate (18-8), 7 p.m.
No. 14 Hayward (14-7) at No. 3 Miramonte (22-4), 7 p.m.
No. 11 Washington-Fremont (11-12) at No. 6 Redwood (16-11), 5:30 p.m.
Division III
Tuesday’s opening round
No. 1 Marin Catholic (23-5), bye
No. 2 Pinole Valley (19-9), bye
No. 3 San Marin (21-6), bye
No. 9 Archie Williams (15-12) at No. 9 American Canyon (19-9), 7 p.m.
No. 13 Elsie Allen (14-10) at No. 4 Eureka (24-5), 7 p.m.
No. 12 Campolindo (9-16) at No. 5 St. Patrick-St. Vincent (20-6), 7 p.m.
No. 10 Alhambra (13-13) at No. 7 Maria Carrillo (17-10), 7 p.m.
No. 11 Encinal (11-8) at No. 6 Sonoma Valley (20-7), 7 p.m.
Division IV
Wednesday’s opening round
No. 1 Piedmont (23-0), bye
No. 9 Lick Wilmerding (14-12) at No. 8 Healdsburg (24-4), 7 p.m.
No. 13 Ygnacio Valley (18-8) at No. 4 Del Norte (19-8), 7 p.m.
No. 12 Middletown (19-6) at No. 5 Mckinleyville (15-9), 7 p.m.
No. 2 Branson (16-11), bye
No. 10 Justin-Siena (12-13) at No. 7 St. Mary’s-Berkeley (13-14), 7 p.m.
No. 14 Cloverdale (12-11) at No. 3 St. Bernard Academy (20-5), 7 p.m.
No. 6 Arcata (12-11) at No. 11 Fort Bragg (19-6), 7 p.m.
(Fort Bragg hosts because it is a league champion)
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