The Chatsworth boys basketball team is the No. 1 seed in the Open Division of the CIF L.A. City Section playoffs after winning eight straight games to close out its West Valley League games.
Cleveland, which was named the No. 3 seed in the Open Division, was the only league opponent to beat the Chancellors, which came in an overtime game Jan. 24. Chatsworth avenged that loss by taking down the Cavaliers 71-44 on Feb. 10.
Alijah Arenas leads Chatsworth in scoring with 31.1 points per game and also logs 7.5 rebounds per game, 4.3 assists per game and 2.2 steals per game. The team is hosting a ceremony for the USC commit’s McDonald’s All-American Games jersey presentation Tuesday afternoon.
In addition to Chatsworth and Cleveland, Birmingham will also compete in the Open Division as the No. 3 seed and will travel to second-seeded Westchester to start playoffs. Cleveland will host No. 6 seed George Washington Prep.
Open Division quarterfinals are slated to begin Wednesday at 7 p.m. The first round for all other divisions will be Thursday with games tipping off at 4 p.m.
CITY PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE
Open Division
Quarterfinals, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Fairfax at No. 1 Chatsworth
No. 7 Birmingham at No. 2 Westchester
No. 6 George Washington Prep at No. 3 Cleveland
Division I
Thursday, 4 p.m.
No. 16 Arleta at No. 1 Granada Hills Charter
No. 15 Eagle Rock at No. 2 El Camino Real
No. 10 Dorsey at No. 7 Grant
No. 14 Narbonne at No. 3 Taft
Division II
Thursday, 4 p.m.
No. 12 North Hollywood at No. 5 South East
No. 14 Kennedy at No. 3 Manual Arts
Division III
Thursday, 4 p.m.
No. 16 Chavez at No. 1 Math & Science College Prep
No. 9 Bell at No. 8 Reseda
No. 13 Animo Robinson at No. 4 Sherman Oaks CES
No. 12 Bravo at No. 2 Northridge Academy
No. 15 Monroe at No. 2 Roosevelt
No. 10 Van Nuys at No. 7 Animo Venice
Division IV
Second round, Saturday
No. 1 Sylmar vs. winner of Belmont/Locke
No. 12 Harbor Teacher at No. 5 San Fernando
No. 11 View Park at No. 6 Canoga Park
Division V
First round, Thursday, 4 p.m.
No. 18 Sun Valley Magnet at No. 15 New Designs Watts
Second round, Saturday
Winner of Gertz-Ressler/Orthopaedic at No. 1 Foshay
Winner of WISH Academy/Lakeview Charter at No. 3 Panorama