DIVISION 3AA

COUNTY OUTLOOK

(Division 3AA girls basketball playoff bracket.)

Corona del Mar: The Sea Kings, an at-large team from the Pacific Coast League, will be underdogs at 14th-seeded Hawthorne in the first round.

Esperanza: The Aztecs, an at-large team from the Century League, is a big underdog at third-seeded Jurupa Valley in the first round.

Irvine: The Vaqueros flew under the radar last season before making a run to the Division 3AA quarterfinals. The eighth-seeded Vaqueros probably have a good shot at reaching the quarterfinals again before running into top-seeded Alemany of Mission Hills again.

Magnolia: The Sentinels, an at-large team from the Orange League with only six victories, are huge underdogs at 11th-seeded South Hills of West Covina in the first round.

Northwood: The 10th-seeded Timberwolves, an at-large team from the Pacific Coast League, has winnable game at Jurupa Hills of Fontana in the first round. The second round would probably be seventh-seeded Atascadero in a very interesting matchup.

Orange: The Panthers, an at-large team from the Golden West League, are big underdogs at fourth-seeded Lakeside of Lake Elsinore in the first round.

Pacifica: The Mariners, an at-large team from the Empire League are the underdogs at 16th-seeded San Juan Hills in the first round.

San Juan Hills: The Stallions are favorites to knock off Pacifica in the first round, but then comes a date with top-seeded Alemany of Mission Hills in the second round.

Tustin: The Tillers, an Empire League at-large team, are big underdogs at sixth-seeded Calabasas in the first round.

Yorba Linda: The 13th-seeded Mustangs aren’t as strong as they were when they made a run to the Division 3AA quarterfinals. Yorba Linda has a winnable game at Palm Desert in the first round, but they would be underdogs against fourth-seeded Lakeside of Lake Elsinore in the second round.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Taylor Bianco, Esperanza, Jr.

Allie Biedermann, San Juan Hills, So.

Natalie Bruening, Corona del Mar, Fr.

Abby Conklin, San Juan Hills, Jr.

Ashley Earles, Tustin, Jr.

Tracie Hara, Northwood, Sr.

Sara Lactaoen, Magnolia, Jr.

Shannon Lambeth, Irvine, Jr.

Danielle Munson, Northwood, Sr.

Heaven Masuno, Pacifica, Jr.

Ruby Rivera, Pacifica, Sr.

Taylor Schlener, Yorba Linda, Jr.

Amy Talavou, Orange, So.

Natalie Tran, Irvine, Sr.

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