Rancho Cotate High's girls can assure themselves a shot at the North Coast Section Division II basketball playoffs by finishing the season with two wins.
The Cougars can qualify for the 16-team D-II tournament by finishing with a winning record in the North Bay League. They are 4-5 as they prepare to visit Elsie Allen (2-10 NBL, 2-20 overall) Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The real test comes Thursday when they host first-place Montgomery (10-2 NBL, 19-5 overall.)
Rancho Cotate is 9-14 overall, so even two wins with an upset of Montgomery can't qualify by the Cougars for the playoffs by virtue of having a winning overall record.
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The North Coast Section rules dictate that playoff qualifiers must meet one of the following criteria:
- Team will have compiled a winning overall record.
- Team will have a winning record against teams in their own division.
- Team will have a winning record in league play.
- League champions gain automatic entry to the playoffs.
The Cougars can't qualify by virtue of a winning record against other Division II teams. Rancho Cotate is 2-5 against other North Coast Section D-II teams, defeating Ukiah twice in NBL play.
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Rancho Cotate High's boys basketball team will be playing for pride alone as the regular season concludes with two games this week.
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