After winning its fifth consecutive Bay League title, Redondo’s boys basketball team will be playing among the best teams in Southern California when the elite 16-team Open Division playoffs get under way Friday.
Redondo (23-4) will travel to face Roosevelt (18-6) in the first round Friday at 7 p.m. with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals on Wednesday to play the Mater Dei-Crossroads victor.
Bishop Montgomery (23-2) earned the No. 4 seed in the Open Division and will host Oak Park (21-6) on Friday.
Excluding the Open Division, first round games begin Wednesday with second-round action taking place on Friday. All games with the exception of the finals are scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m.
Bay League runner-up Inglewood (14-10) travels to Edison (22-4) for a Division 1AA showdown and Peninsula (17-9) hosts Thousand Oaks (16-10) in its Division 1A opener on Wednesday.
In Division 2AA, Mira Costa (13-13) makes the long bus ride to San Marcos (19-8) for a first-round game while Lawndale (11-14) plays at second-seeded Windward (21-6).
In Division 3AA, North Torrance (16-10) plays at El Dorado (12-16) and Palos Verdes (15-11) travels to Alta Loma (11-17).
In Division 4AA, Pioneer League champion West Torrance (18-8) earned a first-round bye and will play the Katella-Garden Grove winner on Friday. South Torrance (13-13) opens at Pomona (11-10).
In Division 4A, Chadwick (12-12) plays at Sage Hill (1-3) and in division 5AA, Vistamar (15-7) hosts Magnolia (9-13 in a wild card game on Wednesday.
.For brackets and results, visit cifss.org
