BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — 21 girl's basketball teams and 19 boy's teams from Kern County have made the CIF Central Section playoffs.
Bakersfield High School received the best news out of any school on Saturday as they learned that both of their teams were seeded number one overall in Division 1. The boy's Bakersfield Christian High School team was the only other squad to be ranked number one, they play in Division 3.
The first round of games will be played Tuesday, Feb.18 and Wednesday, Feb. 19. There will be five games in which Kern County schools will face each other in the opening round.
Here is a breakdown of the teams to make the playoffs and their opponents in round one.
Boys Division 1:
#1 Bakersfield - BYE
#9 Stockdale at #8 Mission Prep
Girls Division 1:
#1 Bakersfield - BYE
#9 Stockdale at #8 Edison
#11 Independence at #6 San Luis Obispo
Boys Division 2:
#2 Independence - BYE
#3 Centennial - BYE
Girls Division 2:
#3 Tehahcapi - BYE
#8 Liberty vs. #9 Pioneer Valley
#10 Ridgeview at #7 Monache
#11 Centennial at #6 Mission Prep
#13 Shafter at #4 Nipomo
Boys Division 3:
#1 Bakersfield Christian vs. #16 Foothill **
#2 Garces Memorial vs. #15 West **
#5 North vs. #12 Morro Bay
#7 Cesar Chavez vs. #10 Nipomo
#9 shafter at # Tulare Western
#13 Frontier at #4 Sanger
Girls Division 3:
#2 Arvin vs. #15 Sunnyside
#3 Frontier vs. #14 Golden West
#12 North at #5 Roosevelt
Boys Division 4:
#2 Delano vs. #15 Orcutt Academy
#6 Cal City vs. #11 South **
#9 East at #8 Coalinga
#10 Mira Monte at #7 Liberty M/R
Girls Division 4:
#6 Mcfarland vs. #11 Hanford West
#8 Taft vs. #9 Highland **
#10 Mira Monte at #7 Reedley
#15 BCHS at #2 Orcutt Academy
Boys Division 5:
#11 Rosamond at #6 Parlier
#12 Highland at #5 Corcoran
Girls Division 5:
#2 East vs. #15 Orosi
#5 Kern Valley vs. #12 Lone Pine
#6 Rosamond vs. #11 Boron **
#10 Kennedy at #7 Central Valley Christian
