Boys’ basketball: Chino Hills to play in Division I and not Open Division

Chino Hills, which lost to Santa Ana Mater Dei, 48-44, in Saturday’s Southern Section Open Division final, was given the option of moving up to the Open Division for the state playoffs but decided to remain in Division I.

Chino Hills didn’t fit the criteria to be selected for the Open Division state playoffs but could have agreed to move up.

The Huskies are seeded No. 1 in Division I.

All eight teams who played in the Southern Section Open Division playoffs but lost in first-round games were selected for the state tournament.

Chino Hills, St. John Bosco (Division II), Chaminade (Division III) and Sierra Canyon (Division IV) were all No. 1 seeds ahead of section champions, showing the strength of the Open Division playoffs.

Here’s the link to complete pairings.

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