Menlo-Atherton and Serra will headline boys’ Division I, while Woodside is the county’s lone representative in girls’ Division I, as the Central Coast Section soccer brackets were announced Thursday evening.
Both M-A and Serra have earned two CCS boys’ championships all-time. Undefeated M-A (15-0-4) earned the No. 4 seed in this year’s eight-team Division I bracket, and will host No. 5 Westmont in Saturday’s playoff opener at 7 p.m. The Bears’ last CCS title came in 1993-94 in Division II. They previously played in the Division I finals just once, a 3-1 loss to Watsonville in 2011-12. Serra’s two CCS titles were both in Division II, in 2013-14 and 2016-17. The Padres (12-5-3) are seeded No. 6 this year, and will travel Saturday to No. 3 Everett Alvarez for an 11 a.m. start.
Woodside (11-4-6) earned the No. 7 seed in the CCS Division I girls’ bracket. The Wildcats will travel to No. 2 Mitty for Saturday’s opener. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Woodside has earned four CCS titles all-time, its last coming in 2016-17 at Division I. The Wildcats also won the Open Division crown in 2015-16, a Division I crown in 2012-13, and the first-ever CCS championship in 1976-77.
Also in Division I boys’ action: No. 1 Bellarmine will host No. 8 Los Altos, Saturday, at 11 a.m. No. 2 Mountain View hosts No. 7 Mitty at 7 p.m. In Division I girls’ play: No. 1 St. Francis hosts No. 8 Pioneer, Saturday, at 11 a.m.; No. 3 Leigh hosts No. 6 St. Ignatius at 11 a.m.; and No. 4 Los Gatos hosts No. 5 Leland, Saturday, at 7 p.m.
In Division II, Hillsdale (16-1-2) earned the No. 1 seed in the boys’ bracket. The Fighting Knights host No. 8 Homestead, Saturday, at 3 p.m. No. 3 Menlo School (14-3-3) also earned a home game, opening Saturday against No. 6 Palo Alto at 1 p.m. No. 7 Carlmont (10-7-1) travels to No. 2 St. Ignatius, Saturday, at 11 a.m. In the girls’ bracket, No. 3 Aragon (11-3-4) plays host to No. 6 Sacred Heart Cathedral, Saturday, at 1 p.m. No. 7 Crystal (14-2-3) travels to No. 2 Salinas, Saturday, for a 7 p.m. start.
In Division III, Menlo-Atherton (9-6-3) earned the No. 1 seed in the girls’ bracket. The Bears will host No. 8 Pajaro Valley, Saturday, at 5 p.m. in the first game of a doubleheader at Coach Parks Field; the M-A boys host the nightcap in the Division I bracket at 7 p.m. The No. 4 Menlo School girls (13-4-3) will host No. 5 Carlmont, Saturday, at 11 a.m. In the boys’ bracket, No. 2 Aragon (11-5-2) hosts No. 7 Alisal, Saturday, at 3 p.m. No. 6 Sacred Heart Prep (13-2-5) travels to No. 3 Harbor, Saturday, for a 7 p.m. start.
In Division IV, Nueva School earned the No. 3 seed in the girls’ bracket. The Mavericks (18-2-0) will host No. 6 Saratoga, Saturday, at Skyline College at 3 p.m. No. 8 San Mateo (12-2-4) travels to No. 1 Fremont-Sunnyvale, Saturday, for a 6 p.m. kickoff.
In Division V, Sacred Heart Prep earned the No. 1 seed in the girls’ bracket. The Gators (8-7-3) host No. 8 KIPP Navigate, Saturday, at 1 p.m. No. 5 Mills (12-5-0) travels to play No. 4 Notre Dame-San Jose, Saturday, at Presentation at 3 p.m. In the boys’ bracket, No. 3 El Camino (14-2-3) plays host to No. 6 Crystal (14-2-4), Saturday, at 5 p.m. No. 8 Nueva School (10-8-1) travels to Silver Creek, Saturday, at 5 p.m.
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