NCS seedings for basketball, soccer playoffs announced

The Cardinal Newman girls basketball team received the No. 3 seed in the Open Division of the North Coast Section postseason tournament on Sunday.

The Cardinals went 26-2, capturing the NBL-Oak Division title with a 10-0 record. They will host Brentwood’s Heritage High on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Patriots were 21-5 overall and went 10-0 in the Bay Valley Athletic League to win the title.

Laytonville’s girls basketball team earned the No. 1 seed in Division 6, Cloverdale is the No. 1?seed in Division 5, and Montgomery is the No. 2 seed in Division 2. The NCL III champion Warriors (23-3, 10-0) face Cornerstone Christian (Antioch), which finished 10-16 overall, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Laytonville. Montgomery (21-6, 8-2 NBL-Oak) will host Richmond, which (14-16 overall, 3-9 in the Tri-County Athletic League-Stone), on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Cloverdale (21-3, 13-1), the NCL I?champion, will have a first-round bye and face the winner of Wednesday’s 7 p.m. game between Bay Counties League champ Fremont Christian (20-4, 10-0) and Clear Lake (12-9, 9-5 NCL I) at Fremont Christian.

Clear Lake is the highest-?seeded boys team at No. 2 in Division 5. Piner is the No. 4 seed in Division 3.

The Clear Lake Cardinals (23-3, 14-0), winners of the NCL I title, host Upper Lake (14-8, 1-4 NCL II) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The NBL-Oak champion Piner Prospectors (25-2, 11-0) face Sonoma Valley (16-10, 8-4 Vine Valley Athletic League) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Piner.

Five area soccer teams earned top seeds in the NCS playoffs.

The Montgomery boys team is the top seed in Division 1, and the Vikings’ girls team is the top seed in Division 2. Piner’s boys team is the No. 1 seed in Division 3, and Cardinal Newman’s boys and girls teams are the top seeds in Division 4.

Montgomery’s boys (19-0-1, 9-0-1), winners of the NBL-Oak title, host Pleasanton’s Foothill (10-8-3, 5-5-3 East Bay Athletic League), and the NBL-Redwood champion Prospectors (12-2-4, 8-1-3) host Elsie Allen (4-5-5, 4-3-3 NBL-Oak), both on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Cardinals (14-6-3, 5-5-2 NBL-Redwood) have a first-round bye, and will play the winner of Wednesday’s 7 p.m. game between Roseland University Prep (6-7-5, 3-6-3 NBL-Redwood) and Piedmont (8-8-2, 8-7-1 West Alameda County-Shoreline) at Piedmont.

On the girls side, the Vikings (16-3, 10-2 NBL-Oak) host Fremont’s Washington (10-6-3, 9-4-1 Mission Valley Athletic League) on Wednesday at 5 p.m.) and the NBL-Oak champion Cardinals (13-3-1, 10-1-1) host El Molino (6-9-0, 6-4-0 NBL-Redwood) on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Here are the rest of the playoff games with area teams, by sport:

Girls basketball

All games 7 p.m. unless noted.

Division 2 (Tuesday): No. 9 Petaluma at No. 8 Jesse Bethel; No. 14 Antioch at No. 3 Casa Grande; No. 11 Hayward at No. 6 Rancho Cotate.

Division 3 (Tuesday): No. 9 John F. Kennedy at No. 8 Maria Carrillo; No. 12 Elsie Allen at No. 5 Pinole Valley; No. 10 Encinal at ?No. 7 Analy; No. 11 Sonoma Valley at No. 6 Eureka.

Division 4 (Wednesday): No. 9 Healdsburg at No. 8 St. Bernard’s Academy (5:30 p.m.); No. 13 El Molino at No. 4 Lick-Wilmerding; No. 14 Middletown at No. 3 Marin Catholic.

Division 5 (Wednesday): No. 13 International at No. 4 Upper Lake; No. 10 Sonoma Academy at Bentley.

Division 6 (Wednesday): No. 13 Rio Lindo at No. 4 Mendocino; ?No. 12 Quarry Lane at No. 5 Credo (time, location TBA); No. 15 California School for the Deaf at No. 2 Calistoga; No. 14 Tomales at No. 3 San Francisco Waldorf; No. 11 Emery at No. 6 Round Valley.

Boys basketball

Division 2 (Tuesday): No. 13 Santa Rosa at No. 4 Las Lomas; ?No. 15 Petaluma Valley at No. 2 DeAnza; No. 10 Montgomery at ?No. 7 Cardinal Newman.

Division 3 (Tuesday): No. 15 Maria Carrillo at No. 2 St. Patrick/St. Vincent.

Division 4 (Wednesday): No. 9?Fort Bragg at No. 8 Eureka (5:30 p.m.); No. 12 Middletown at No. 5 Del Norte; No. 3 Saint Mary’s at No. 14 Roseland University Prep; No. 11 Ygnacio Valley at No. 6 Healdsburg.

Division 5 (Wednesday): No. 13 Sonoma Academy at No. 4 Urban School of San Francisco; No. 12 Redwood Christian at No. 5 Cloverdale.

Division 6 (Wednesday): No. 8 Credo at No. 9 Laytonville (5:30 p.m.); No. 13 Roseland University Prep at ?No. 4 Ferndale; No. 5 Emery at No. 12 Calistoga (5:30 p.m.); No. 14 Round Valley at No. 3 South Fork; No. 11 Mendocino at No. 6 San Francisco Waldorf.

Boys soccer

Division 2 (Wednesday): No. 9?Maria Carrillo at No. 8 Bishop O’Dowd (5 p.m.); No. 10 Casa Grande at No. 7 Windsor.

Division 3 (Wednesday): No. 13?Rancho Cotate at No. 4 Ygnacio Valley; No. 14 Sonoma Valley at Acalanes (5 p.m.); No. 11 Analy at No. 6 S.F. University (3 :30 p.m.)

Girls soccer

Division 2 (Wednesday): No. 8 Northgate at No. 9 Santa Rosa; No. 13 Concord at No. 4 Maria Carrillo; No. 10 Alameda at No. 7 Casa Grande.

Division 3 (Wednesday): No. 8 Sonoma Valley at No. 9 San Rafael; No. 15 Analy at No. 2 Acalanes; ?No. 10 Rancho Cotate at No. 7 Terra Linda (1 p.m.); No. 11 Tennyson at No. 6 Petaluma.

Division 4 (Wednesday): No. 10 Sonoma Academy at No. 7 Salesian (3:30) p.m.