Eight area high school boys water polo teams will compete in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs after the pairings were announced on Friday, Oct. 23.
Marmonte League champion Oaks Christian is back in the eight-team Open Division. The fourth-seeded Lions (19-5) will host Loyola in a first-round game on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Buena (20-6), an at-large selection out of the Channel League, was seeded fourth in the 16-team Division 1 and will host Riverside Poly in a first-round game on Friday, Oct. 30. Westlake (14-13), which finished second in the Marmonte, will play at San Marcos in another Division 1 first-round game.
Coastal Canyon League champion Royal (17-9) will host Chino Hills in a first-round game on Thursday, Oct. 29, in the 32-team Division 2 playoffs.
Camarillo was awarded the top seed for the 32-team Division 3 bracket. The Scorpions (12-12), who finished second in the Coastal Canyon, will host South Pasadena in a first-round game on Thursday, Oct. 29. Agoura (8-12) which finished third in the Marmonte, will play at Walnut.
Foothill Tech (13-9), which tied for third in the Tri-Valley League, will host Peninsula in a Division 4 first-round game on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Oxnard (10-10), which finished second in the Pacific View League, will host Edgewood in a Division 5 first-round game on Thursday, Oct. 29.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Eight area boys water polo teams earn berths to CIF-SS playoffs