Manual Arts Top-Seeded Team in City Section Playoffs

Manual Arts (21-0), the defending state Division I champion and the only undefeated team in the Los Angeles City Section, is the top-seeded team in the L.A. City boys’ basketball 4-A playoffs. North Valley League champion Cleveland (20-2) is seeded second, followed by Crenshaw (17-2), the Southern League winner; and Carson (14-7), the Pacific League champion.

Two coin flips on Tuesday will be necessary to complete the pairings. Granada Hills (13-8) and Kennedy (12-8) are tied for third in the North Valley League and Palisades (9-11) and Fairfax (11-11) are tied for third in the Metro League. All first-round games are Friday.

The finals for both boys and girls in the 4-A and 3-A divisions will be March 3 at the Sports Arena.

Westchester (15-5), which lost twice to Manual Arts in Metro League play but has lost to no other L.A. team, was unseeded and will play host to Banning (10-13).

The Comets could play Crenshaw in the quarterfinals and Cleveland in the semifinals before a possible rematch against Manual Arts in the final.

In the City 3-A division, Fremont (22-3) of the Central League is seeded No. 1 and either Los Angeles (14-8) or University (15-6), which tied for the Western League title, will be seeded No. 2. Wilson (17-5), the North East Valley champion, is seeded third and North Hollywood (15-4), the Mid Valley League champion, is seeded fourth.

Three leagues--Eastern, Northwest and Northeast--play their final games Tuesday. Poly and Birmingham will have a playoff game Wednesday at a neutral sight to determine second place in the Valley East League.

L.A. CITY PAIRINGS

All Games Friday

Some Sites to be Determined

4-A DIVISION

UPPER BRACKET--Narbonne (Pacific No. 4) at Manual Arts (Metro No. 1); Washington (Southern No. 3) at Taft (North Valley No. 2); Kennedy or Granada Hills (North Valley No. 3) at Dorsey (Southern No. 2); Fairfax or Palisades (Metro No. 4) at Carson (Pacific No. 1).

LOWER BRACKET--Granada Hills or Kennedy (North Valley No. 4) at Crenshaw (Southern No. 1); Banning (Pacific Nod. 3) at Westchester (Metro No. 2); Fairfax or Palisades (Metro No. 3) at San Pedro (Pacific No. 2); Gardena (Southern No. 4) at Cleveland (North Valley No. 1).

3-A DIVISION

UPPER BRACKET--Eagle Rock or Franklin (Northeast No. 2) at Fremont (Central No. 1); Los Angeles or University (Western No. 1) at Grant (Valley East No. 1); Lincoln (Northwest No. 2) at El Camino Real (West Valley No. 1); Jefferson (Eastern No. 2) at North Hollywood (Mid Valley No. 1).

LOWER BRACKET--Reseda (Mid Valley No. 2) at Wilson (Northeast No. 1); Jordan (Central No. 2) at Marshall (Northwest No. 1); Chatsworth (West Valley No. 2) at Bell (Eastern No. 1); Poly or Birmingham (Valley East No. 2) at Los Angeles or University (Western No. 1).