Sports
Uni Boys Hoops Nets No. 1 Seed
The Wildcats top the Division II draw but will be on the road in the first round.
Getting the No. 1 seed for the City Section Division II boys basketball playoffs was no big surprise to head coach . Having to open the postseason on the road, however, was shocking to say the least.
The Wildcats (22-8) will travel to Los Feliz on Thursday to face No. 16 Marshall (12-9), which will host the game by virtue of having won the Northern League.
"It's not a perfect system--there are flaws in the selection process," Ackerman said during Saturday morning's seeding meeting. "The rule is that league champions are guaranteed a first-round home game, regardless of where they're seeded. It's strange that we should have to play on the road given that we're the No. 1 seed but that's the way it worked out."
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If it takes care of the Barristers on Thursday night, University, which has played in the last three Division II finals and won the title in 2008, would host either No. 9 Bell (12-10) or No. 8 West Adams (15-11) the quarterfinals Feb. 22. University was third in the Western League, which is considered the toughest in the City.
"Playing in a strong league like we do has a lot of advantages," Ackerman said. "In this case, however, it worked against us. We've played enough big road games to know what to expect..."
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The University-Marshall game tips off at 7 p.m. at Marshall High.
Girls Basketball
The Lady Wildcats (14-12), who finished tied for fourth in the Western League, are seeded No. 13 in Division I and travel to No. 4 Washington (16-7) in the first round Friday at 7 p.m.. Should University prevail it would travel to either No. 12 Gardena or No. 5 Chatsworth in the quarterfinals Feb. 23.
Boys Soccer
After finishing second by half a game to Palisades in the Western League, the Wildcats were awarded the 10th seed in the 32-team Large Schools playoffs. University (12-4-3) will host No. 23 San Pedro (8-11-1), the fourth-place team from the Marine League, in the opening round of the single-elimination draw Wednesday at 3 p.m. If victorious, the Wildcats would either host No. 26 Huntington Park (12-6-3) or travel to No. 7 Locke (18-2-5) in the second round Friday.
