High school boys basketball: CIF Central Section playoff brackets

Four Open Division teams have combined records of 82-9, including a sparkling 21-1 mark from top seed San Joaquin Memorial.

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Jun 1, 2021, 2:00pm
Sixty teams in six divisions will take part in the 2021 Central Section boys basketball playoffs which begin Wednesday and concludes June 11.

The four-team Open Division is stacked with four of the best teams in the state, featuring top seed San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno  (21-1) which hosts fourth-seed  Clovis North-Fresno (18-3) on Friday. The other semifinal is second-seed St. Joseph-Santa Maria (25-2) hosting No. 3 Clovis West-Fresno (18-3). The winners meet on June 11 for the championship.

All four Open teams will advance to Southern California regional action, which takes place June 14-19. For the second straight year, there will be no California Interscholastic Federation State Championship games played due to the pandemic.

The top seeds in the other divisions are Central-Fresno (Division I, 8-5 record), Centennial-Bakersfield (Division II, 5-1), Bakersfield Christian (Division III, 16-11), Kingsburg (Division IV, 7-4) and Fowler (Division V, 13-1). 

Central Section Boys Basketball Championships

BRACKETS: OPEN | I | II | III | IV | V





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