December 18, 2024

OC Sports Zone: Community First

Opening night of CIF boys basketball playoffs included upsets and road wins by OC teams

Santa Ana Coach Fareed ElMasry encourages his players Friday night in the CIF playoff opener. (Photo: OC Sports Zone, Fernando M. Donado).

It was quite an opening weekend for the CIF boys basketball playoffs.

University pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the playoffs, defeating No. 2 seeded San Marino on the road in the CIF 4AA playoffs, Orange Coast League representative Santa Ana defeated Mountain View, El Dorado upset league champion Portola and Cypress notched a road victory over Mayfair with a late comeback.

For the second round CIF playoff schedule involving OC teams, click here:

We’ve included links below to our weekend stories and photos. Click on the links to read.

Santa Ana takes control and tops Mountain View

El Dorado upsets league champion Portola

University upsets No. 2 seed on the road

Damien rallies from big deficit to defeat Crean Lutheran

Beckman loses playoff opener to La Mirada

The second round is Tuesday, Feb. 15.

Click below for Friday night highlights: