NorCal playoff seedings announced

Saint Francis, which was upset in the CCS-Division I semifinals, will open the NorCal playoffs on Tuesday with a game many were predicting might be the final.

The Lancers will travel to De La Salle to take on the defending NorCal champion. The Spartans defeated Granada, 6-0, on Saturday to capture the North Coast Section championship and claim the top seed in the eight-team NorCal-Division I bracket.

Valley Christian, which defeated Soquel, 6-0, on Saturday to win the CCS crown, will open with a home game against No. 5 Bullard.

Two Peninsula CCS champions – Menlo School and Half Moon Bay – received high seeds in lower divisions and will open their respective tournaments with home games.

Menlo, the No. 2 seed in the Division III tournament after beating Wilcox to win their third straight CCS crown, will open with visiting James Logan. The Knights opened the season with an 11-1 victory over Logan in the Battle for Atherton in late February.

Half Moon Bay, which won its first-ever CCS championship on Friday with a 1-0 victory over San Mateo, drew the top seed in the Division IV bracket. The Cougars, who are riding a school-record 12--game winning streak, will play Sonoma Valley on Tuesday.

Archbishop Mitty, which won the CCS-Division II championship on Friday, will open play in the Division II bracket by traveling to top-seeded Clayton Valley.

Third-seeded Los Gatos will Rio Americano in a Division II game.

Here are the brackets:

Division I: No. 8 Saint Francis (25-4) at No. 1 De La Salle (22-4); No. 5 Bullard (19-8) at No. 4 Valley Christian (20-9); No. 6 Soquel (23-5) at No. 3 Elk Grove (27-6); N0. 7 Granada (19-9) at No. 2 St. Mary's (Stockton) (27-6).

Division II: No. 8 Mitty (18-11) at No. 1 Clayton Valley Charter (24-4); No. 5 Northgate (22-6) at No. 4 Rodriguez (24-8); No. 6 Rio Americano (27-6) at No. 3 Los Gatos (25-4); No. 7 Chico (22-8) at No. 2 Franklin (22-9-1).

Division III: No. 8 Santa Cruz (18-11) at No. 1 Roseville (27-4); No. 5 Wheatland (24-8) at No. 4 Foothill (22-8); No. 6 El Capitan (25-8) at No. 3 Alameda (17-13); No. 7 James Logan (18-10) at No. 2 Menlo School (20-10)

Division IV: No. 8 Sonoma Valley (16-12) at No. 1 Half Moon Bay (20-9; No. 5 Amador (25-5-1) at No. 4 West Valley (22-5); No. 6 Lowell (23-5) at No. 3 Immanuel (19-12); No. 7 University Prep (114-14-1) at No. 2 Livermore (10-18).

Division V: No. 8 Maxwell (22-7) at No. 1 Minarets (24-8-1); No. 5 Turlock Christian (21-8-3) vs. No. 4 Roosevelt (18-3); No. 6 Urban (17-8) at No. 3 Pacific Grove (17-12-1); N0. 7 Los Molinos (23-5) at No. 2 Skyline (15-12)