While the spring season is in full swing, there are still a handful of basketball teams still playing.
Eleven San Mateo County teams will be back in action tonight in the first round of the Northern California tournament on the road to a state championship.
Here is a brief look at the matchups. All games begin at 7 p.m.
Boys’ basketball
Division I
No. 13 Menlo School (23-3) at No. 4 Clayton Valley Charter-Concord (26-3)
Menlo went 0 for 2 in CCS Open Division play, getting routed by a pair of WCAL squads. … CVC lost 71-66 to Heritage-Brentwood in the North Coast Section Division I title game. … Menlo won the WBAL title … CVC finished second in the Diablo Foothill Division standings.
No. 10 Serra (16-10) at No. 7 Dublin (25-5)
Serra went 1-1 in the CCS Open Division bracket and are coming off a 54-49 win over Sequoia. … Dublin lost in the NCS Division I semifinals to Heritage. … Serra won its final three WCAL games to finish in a tie for fourth in the division (with Open Division finalist Mitty). … Dublin was involved in one of the highest scoring games of the season when the Gaels lost in the semifinals to eventual NCS champ Heritage in double overtime, 100-98.
Division II
No. Moreau Catholic-Hayward (21-7) at No. 7 Sequoia (22-7)
Moreau lost to Las Lomas-Walnut Creek in the NCS Division II semifinals, 29-27. … Sequoia was 0 for 2 against two WCAL schools in the CCS Open Division, falling to Serra 54-49 in the consolation round. … Moreau shared the Mission Valley Athletic League title with James Logan-Union City. … Moreau is led by a pair of juniors, with Max Anderson averaging 11.6 points per game and Leonard Turner scoring 10. … What carries the Mariners is their depth, as seven players scored seven points or more. … Sequoia won the both the PAL South title and the PAL tournament crown.
Division III
No. 12 Rio Americano-Sacramento (19-10) at No. 5 Half Moon Bay (24-5)
Rio Americano lost 55-54 to Beyer in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III semifinals. … Half Moon Bay won its first CCS Division IV title since 1996, beating Santa Cruz 72-58. … Rio Americano captured the Capital Athletic League crown. … Rio Americano has won eight of its last nine. … HMB won the PAL North Division title this season. … HMB has won 11 of its last 12.
Division IV
No. 10 Woodside Priory (17-10) at No. 7 Calaveras-San Andreas (21-8)
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Priory won its first section title, beating WBAL rival Pinewood 41-36 in the CCS Division V title game. … Priory finished third in the WBAL. … Calaveras fell 66-56 to Placer in the Sac-Joaquin Division IV semifinals. … Calaveras was third in the Mother Lode League. … Priory might have gotten the short end of the draw by the selection committee. If the Panthers had stayed in Division V, they would have been a much higher seed. Instead, they get a road game into the Sierra foothills.
Girls’ basketball
Division II
No. 10 Del Oro-Loomis (20-10) at No. 7 South City (26-4)
Del Oro lost to eventual champion Antelope in the semifinals of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II bracket. … South City won its first-ever CCS title, 66-50, over Aptos. … Del Oro was third in the Sierra Foothill League. … Del Oro is led by sophomore Madison Parry, who is averaging 17 points per game. … South City captured both the PAL North and PAL tournament titles. … Point guard Brittney Cedeno, who severely sprained her ankle before the Warriors’ CCS semifinal victory, is day to day.
No. 11 Menlo-Atherton (21-9) at No. 6 Montgomery-Santa Rosa (24-7)
M-A was knocked off by Silver Creek 42-30 in the CCS Division I title game. … M-A finished first in the PAL South and took second in the PAL tournament. … Montgomery was blasted by Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland in the NCS Division II semifinals, 65-23. … Montgomery finished second to Cardinal Newman in the North Bay League standings.
No. 13 Menlo School (16-9) at No. 4 San Ramon Valley-Danville (25-5)
Menlo went 0 for 2 in CCS Open Division play. … SRV lost 63-47 to Carondelet in the NCS Division I semifinals. … Menlo finished third in the WBAL Foothill Division with a 4-6 record. … SRV finished second to Carondelet in the East Bay Athletic League as well. … SRV won 7 of 8 before its semifinal loss.
Division III
No. 9 Campolindo-Moraga (19-10) at No. 8 Sacred Heart Prep (16-10)
Campo fell in the NCS Division III semifinals to eventual champion Salesian. … SHP won the CCS Division IV title over WBAL rival Notre Dame-Belmont. … Campo finished second in the Diablo Foothill League. … Campo is led by Haley Van Dyke, who averages just under 30 points per game and went for 60 — yes, 60 — in a 73-50 win over Moreau in the section quarterfinals. … SHP was fourth in the WBAL Foothill Division.
Division IV
No. 16 Moreau Catholic-Hayward (13-15) at No. 1 Woodside Priory (13-14)
Moreau lost to Campolindo in the NCS Division III quarterfinals. … Priory captured its second straight CCS Division V title, beating Castilleja 71-32. … Moreau finished fifth in the Mission Valley Athletic League. … Moreau has three players scoring in double figures: Sydney Mendoza-Beck (12.3), Katrina King (11.5) and Camille Johnson (10.4). … Priory finished tied for fourth in the WBAL Foothill Division with Sacred Heart Prep.
No. 15 Alhambra-Martinez (21-6) at No. 2 Notre Dame-Belmont (14-12)
Alhambra was dismantled by Eureka in the NCS Division III quarterfinals, 65-27. … NDB lost to WBAL rival Sacred Heart Prep in the CCS Division IV championship game, 55-35. … Alhambra captured the Diablo Valley League title with a perfect 10-0 record. … NDB finished in sixth place in the WBAL Foothill Division.

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