Coach Keith Wilkinson leads JSerra into the CIF playoffs Wednesday. (File photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone)
JSerra, the No. 3 team out of the Trinity League, is seeded No. 4 in the CIF Division 1 boys basketball playoffs that begin on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
The Lions (21-7) will play at Rancho Verde (15-13), the Ivy League number two team in the opener.
Windward (21-6) is seeded first, Poly Riverside (23-5) second and Damien (21-7) third in the 32-team bracket.
Other Orange County teams in the division are Empire League champion Cypress, Orange Lutheran, Canyon, Trabuco Hills, Villa Park.
The match-ups Wednesday include Orange Luthern (13-15) at Cypress and Trabuco Hills at Canyon.
First round games, Wednesday, Feb. 12 (7 p.m.)
Loyola (Mission Valley at-large) at Windward
Orange Lutheran (Trinity at-large) at Cypress (Empire No. 1);
Mayfair (Suburban No. 1) bye
Camarillo (Coastal Canyon No. 2) at Beverly Hills (Ocean No. 1)
Bishop Montgomery (Del Rey No. 3) at Redondo Union (Bay No. 2)
Calabasas (Marmonte No. 2) at Pasadena (Pacfic No. 2)
Trabuco Hills (South Coast at-large) at Canyon Anaheim (Crestview No. 1)
JSerra (Trinity No. 3) at Rancho Verde (Ivy No. 2)
Temecula Valley (Southwestern No. 3) at Damien (Baseline No. 2)
Brentwood (Gold Coast No. 3) at Villa Park (Crestview No. 2)
Crespi (Mission at-large) at Crescenta Valley (Pacific No. 1
Valencia of Valencia (Foothill No. 1) bye
Chino Hills (Baseline At-large) at Colony (Palomores No. 2)
Notre Dame Sherman Oaks (Mission at-large) at Los Altos (Hacienda No. 1)
Crossroads (Gold Coast at-large) at Long Beach Poly (Moore No. 1)
Poly Riverside (Ivy No. 1) bye
The second round is Friday, Feb. 14.
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