Basketball Playoffs Get Under Way Tonight

Some of the best high school basketball teams in the Bay Area will hit the hard court tonight as the North Coast Section playoffs get going.

Here are some of the matches featuring teams from the region. All games listed are for Tuesday evening except where otherwise noted. For a full schedule, check out the NCS basketball page.

BOYS

Division I

(12) James Logan (13-13) at (5) Monte Vista (19-7)

(10) Granada (16-9) at (7) San Leandro (20-6)

(11) Amador Valley (15-11) at (6) Liberty (20-6)

(1) De La Salle, (2) Deer Valley, (3) Freedom and (4) Castro Valley have first round byes.

Division II

(16) Dougherty Valley (15-11) at (1) Newark Memorial (22-4)

(9) Mt. Eden (19-7) at (8) Clayton Valley (17-9)

(13) Redwood-Larkspur (17-11) at (4) Las Lomas (17-9)

(12) Rancho Cotate (15-13) at (5) Dublin (16-10)

(10) Northgate (16-10) at (7) Mario Carillo-Santa Rosa (20-7)

(11) Concord (17-9) at (6) Montgomery

(14) Casa Grande-Petaluma (15-12) at (3) College Park (18-8)

Division IV (Wednesday)

(9) Fortuna (19-9) at (8) Berean Christian-Walnut Creek (16-10)

Division V (Wednesday)

(13) Athenian-Danville (13-12) at (4) Bentley (21-6)

GIRLS

Division I

(9) Granada (16-10) at (8) Foothill (14-12)

(13) Pittsburg (14-12) at (4) Castro Valley (19-7)

(12) Livermore (13-13) at (5) Heritage (22-4)

(10) Amador Valley (16-10) at (7) James Logan (19-8)

(11) Santa Rosa (18-9) at (6) Monte Vista (21-5)

(1) Berkeley and (2) Deer Valley have first round byes.

Division II

(9) Hayward (17-8) at (8) Northgate (14-12)

(15) Newark Memorial (12-14) at (2) Dougherty Valley (18-8)

(10) Clayton Valley (16-10) at (7) Montgomery-Santa Rosa (21-7)

(14) Arroyo (13-12) at (3) Casa Grande-Petaluma (27-1)

(11) Redwood-Larkspur (17-10) at (6) Dublin (17-8)

(1) Carondelet has a first round bye

Division IV (Wednesday)

(14) Berean Christian-Walnut Creek (18-8) at (3) McKinleyville (20-6)

Division V (Wednesday)

(12) Valley Christian-Dublin (25-3) at (5) University-San Francisco (24-4)

(14) Athenian-Danville (15-11) at (3) St. Vincent-Petaluma (23-5)

Patch will have a recap of the scores late Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

The second round of games for divisions I, II and III will be played Friday. The other divisions play again on Saturday.