The CIF At-Large (Wild Card) selections have been released. As was expected Baldwin Park, with a 7-3 record, was chosen to be the 16th team in the Mid-Valley Division.<\/p>\n
The surprise is in the Southeast Division where many thought Crescenta Valley with an 8-2 record (losses to Muir & Burroughs) would have been the obvious choice for the division’s lone at-large birth. The spot however went to West Covina at 5-5.<\/p>\n
CIF also passed over Bonita (6-4) and Artesia (6-4),<\/p>\n
The combined records of the five teams WC lost to is 35-15.<\/p>\n
The four schools that defeated Bonita were a combined 27-13<\/p>\n
The four schools that defeated Artesia (La Mirada, Mayfair, Norwalk & San Juan Hills) were a combined 28-12<\/p>\n
The eight schools that CV defeated were a combined 37-43. Just three of those schools are going to the playoffs.<\/p>\n
In the Northwest technically Bishop Diego enters as an at-large, but with an 8-2 record and a difficult schedule it was no surprise. Carpinteria picking up a wild card birth was no surprise. The surprise was the reaching down to Santa Paula, from the same Tri-Valley, and putting them in the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Our guess is the inclusion of Santa Paul would leave Whittier Christian, the third place team from the Olympic in the cold when the brackets are released tomorrow.<\/p>\n
All five Tri-Valley League teams have qualified for the playoffs.<\/p>\n
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