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A look at The Times’ high school top 25 baseball rankings for the Southland after the first week of the season:

Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week

1. ST. JOHN BOSCO (0-0): Twins James and Miles Clark commit to Duke; 1

2. ORANGE LUTHERAN (0-0): Lancers begin season Friday against Crespi; 2

3. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (2-0): Texas commit Ira Rootman hits two home runs, gets six RBIs; 3

4. HUNTINGTON BEACH (1-0-1): Jared Grindlinger reclassifies to become potential first-round draft pick; 4

5. CORONA (1-0): Danny DeLaTorre hits two home runs in opening game; 5

6. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (2-0): Three pitchers combined for 18 strikeouts in opening win; 6

7. ROYAL (1-0): Face Santa Monica on Tuesday; 8

8. NORCO (2-0): Dylan Seward is already hot at the plate; 14

9. CYPRESS (1-1): Face Harvard-Westlake on Friday; 9

10. SIERRA CANYON (1-1): Host Huntington Beach on Tuesday; 10

11. MATER DEI (0-0): Open on the road on Tuesday against Capistrano Valley; 12

12. EL DORADO (1-0): Win over Sierra Canyon shows off pitching; 18

13. ARCADIA (0-1); Was blanked by Charter Oak in opener; 11

14. AQUINAS (0-0): Open against Grand Terrace on Tuesday; 13

15. LA MIRADA (1-0): Two hits to start season for freshman Blake Barberena; 16

16. CORONA CENTENNIAL (0-1): 3-1 loss to Garden Grove Pacifica; 15

17. SOUTH HILLS (2-0): So far, so good with the pitching; 17

18. OAKS CHRISTIAN (2-0): Carson Sheffer begins season with two doubles, home run; 19

19. JSERRA (0-0): It’s time to get first look at outfielder Blake Bowen; 20

20. LOYOLA (1-0-1): Matthew Favela starts with three hits; 21

21. AYALA (1-0): Caleb Trugman debuts with eight strikeouts; 22

22. BONITA (1-0): Four scoreless innings from Ryder Gibson; 23

23. GAHR (1-0): Hitters came through in 16-3 win; 24

24. VILLA PARK (1-0): Jack McGuire starts with seven strikeouts in five innings; 25

25. MIRA COSTA (3-0): Strong pitching depth to start season; NR

There is an adage in sports that it is harder to defend a championship than to win it. That is the challenge that coach Rick Robinson and the Norco High softball team face this season, but the Cougars have the skill to make a run at back-to-back titles after winning 29 of 32 games en route to the Southern Section Division 1 crown last spring.

Robinson entered the 2026 campaign with 728 career wins and has added three to that total as his team won its own showcase last week at Big League Dreams in Chino Hills.

In the final, junior pitcher Coral Williams fanned 11 Orange Lutheran batters in a 2-1 victory, picking up where she left off last spring when she was named the Southern Section Division 1 player of the year after going 17-0 with 10 complete games, a 0.59 earned run average and 147 strikeouts while giving up only nine earned runs in 106 innings. In the semifinals, Oklahoma State signee Peyton May threw a no-hitter and struck out 12 in an eight-inning 3-0 win against Aliso Niguel. She was 10-3 last year with a 1.49 earned run average and 132 strikeouts in 80 innings.

Offensively the Cougars are led by junior shortstop Leighton Gray, a Texas A&M commit who was All-Southern Section as a sophomore after batting .435 with 40 hits, eight home runs and a 0.793 slugging percentage. Add to the mix London Potter, who follows in the footsteps of sisters Riley and Dakota (Norco alums now playing at Quinnipiac and South Carolina, respectively) and catcher/first baseman Camryn May, Peyton’s younger sister.

Since taking over the program in 2000, Robinson has guided Norco to section titles in 2003, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2025 (all but the first in the top division). He also won the Division IV title in 1996 in the second of his five years at Corona Centennial —giving him a Southern Section record of eight.

Among the teams capable of dethroning Norco is Orange Lutheran, No. 2 behind the Cougars in Cal-Hi Sports’ preseason Southland top 20 rankings. The Lancers will miss star center fielder Kai Minor (now an Oklahoma Sooner) but returning are second baseman Sierra Nichols (40 hits), shortstop Madelyn Armendariz (32 hits, 29 RBIs) and pitching aces Rylee Silva (135 strikeouts as a freshman) and UCLA signee Jo Marsh.

Battling the Lancers for Orange County supremacy could be Trinity League rival JSerra, which is off to a 2-0 start behind Florida-bound pitcher Liliana Escobar and sophomore sensation Annabel Raftery, who led the team with 36 hits, 21 RBIs and five homers a year ago.

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame has one of the section’s best all-around players in Oklahoma State commit Aliyah Garcia and starts out as the team to beat in the San Fernando Valley. The senior pitcher/shortstop had one run, two hits, an RBI and drew two walks while recording five strikeouts in three innings in the Knights’ season-opening win.

Fullerton has one of the most formidable one-two pitching combos in California Baptist commit Katelynn Mathews and Analise Barrios (both also play second base). Mathews had a 15-3 record with 185 strikeouts in 115 1/3 innings and Barrios had a 0.72 earned run average last season when the Indians won 21 games and played Norco tough in the third-place game of the Michelle Carew Classic in April. Utah State-bound outfielder Hayley Brock batted .393 with 38 hits and 24 RBIs.

Fullerton pitcher Analise Barrios compiled a 0.72 earned run average as the Indians went 21-8 last season.

(Steve Galluzzo / For the Times)

Despite its loss to Norco in the second round of the playoffs a year ago, Oaks Christian is the cream of the crop in Ventura County as most of its key contributors are back — Utah State-bound shortstop Gianna Garcia, Brigham Young-bound outfielder Terrianna Kelley (33 hits, 27 RBIs, nine doubles, five homers and a .750 slugging percentage in 2025); shortstop Trystyn Crutcher, pitcher Sophia Debs, outfielder Reagan Beck and catcher Giabella Otani.

Other Southern Section programs that should continue their success from last year include Division 1 runner-up El Modena and semifinalist Temescal Canyon, Division 2 champion Los Alamitos and Division 3 champion Marina as well as La Mirada, Ayala, Chino Hills and Long Beach Poly.

In the City Section, Granada Hills finished 28-3 last season and beat nemesis Carson 11-2 in the Open Division final behind player of the year Addison Moorman (now a freshman at Lehigh) but back to help the Highlanders defend their title are All-City senior co-captains Zoe Justman (who slugged .802 as a junior) and Elysse Diaz (47 hits, 12 doubles, seven stolen bases and an .865 slugging percentage).

Players to watch

Name; School; Year; Position

Coral Willams; Norco; Jr.; Pitcher

Leighton Gray; Norco; Jr.; Shortstop

Emoni Lam Sam; LB Poly; Sr.; Third Base

Kale’a Tindal; Harvard-Westlake; Sr.; Outfield

Aliyah Garcia; Notre Dame; Sr.; Pitcher/Shortstop

Rylee Silva; Orange Lutheran; So. Pitcher

Katelynn Mathews; Fullerton; Jr.; Pitcher

Dailynn Battee; Etiwanda; So.; Third Base

Mia Valbuena; Marina; Sr.; Pitcher

Alison Ortega; La Mirada; Jr.; Pitcher

Koa Puppe; Bonita; Jr.; Third Base

Terrianna Kelley; Oaks Christian; Sr.; Outfield

Annabel Raftery; JSerra; So.; Catcher

Alivia Magallanes; Los Alamitos; Sr.; Outfield

Bree Carlson; Huntington Beach; Jr.; First Base

Nia Hall; Temescal Canyon; Jr.; Third Base

Brett Lambrecht; Chino Hills; So.; Utility

Eliana Corona; La Habra; So.; Catcher

Zoe Justman; Granada Hills; Sr.; Utility

Ashannalee Titialii; Carson; Sr.; Shortstop

Zoe Justman slugged .802 to help Granada Hills claim the City Section Open Division title last season.

(Steve Galluzzo / For The Times)

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

SOUTHERN SECTION

BOYS

SEMIFINALS

OPEN DIVISION

#8 Orange Lutheran 3, #4 Placentia Valencia 1 (OL advances on aggregate)

#2 Mater Dei 2, #6 JSerra 0 (MD advances on aggregate)

Note: Finals Feb. 28.

DIVISION 1

Santa Monica 2, Anaheim Canyon 0

Fontana 2, Sultana 1

DIVISION 2

Newport Harbor 2, Downey 1

Bishop Amat 4, Citrus Hill 0

DIVISION 3

Los Alamitos 3, Godinez 2

Calabasas 1, Channel Islands 0

DIVISION 4

Granite Hills 3, Indian Springs 0

Irvine University 1, Oxnard Pacifica 0

DIVISION 5

Santa Ana Valley 2, San Marcos 1

Esperanza 2, Camarillo 1

DIVISION 6

Animo Leadership 1, Bishop Montgomery 0

Ontario Christian 2, Vista del Lago 1

DIVISION 7

Pasadena Poly 1, Cerritos 1 (Poly wins 4-3 in shootout)

Palmdale Academy Charter 0, Oakwood 0 (PAC wins 5-4 in shootout)

DIVISION 8

Orange County Pacifica Christian 1, San Jacinto Leadership 0

Rio Hondo Prep 2, Thacher 2 (Rio Hondo Prep wins 4-3 in shootout)

Note: Finals Feb. 27 or 28.

GIRLS

SEMIFINALS

OPEN DIVISION

#1 Santa Margarita 1, #4 Oaks Christian 1 (SM advances on aggregate)

#3 Mater Dei 0, #2 Redondo Union 0 (MD advances on aggregate)

Note: Finals Feb. 28.

DIVISION 1

Newport Harbor 1, Westlake 0

Eastvale Roosevelt 4, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 1

DIVISION 2

Ayala 3, San Marino 0

Millikan 1, Bonita 0

DIVISION 3

Crescenta Valley 2, Paloma Valley 0

Quartz Hill 2, Simi Valley 0

DIVISION 4

San Jacinto 3, Arcadia 2

Immaculate Heart 0, Chino 0 (Immaculate Heart wins in shootout)

DIVISION 5

Coachella Valley 4, Artesia 3

Del Sol 1, Sultana 1 (Del Sol wins 6-5 in shootout)

DIVISION 6

Ocean View 1, Palmdale Aerospace 0

Segerstrom 3, Grace 1

DIVISION 7

Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 0, Savanna 0 (PC wins in shootout)

Azusa 2, Cate 1

DIVISION 8

Buckley 2, Mountain View 1

Webb 2, Big Bear 1

Note: Finals Feb. 27 or 28.

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYOFFS
THURSDAY’S RESULTS

CITY SECTION
BOYS
SEMIFINALS

OPEN DIVISION
#1 El Camino Real 1, #4 Palisades 0 (OT)
#6 Marquez at #2 South East, Friday at 6 p.m.

Note: Finals Feb. 27 or 28 at TBA.

GIRLS
SEMIFINALS

OPEN DIVISION
#1 Cleveland 4, #5 Palisades 0
#7 Granada Hills 3, #6 New West Charter 0

Note: Finals Feb. 27 or 28 at TBA.

QUARTERFINALS

DIVISION I
#1 Birmingham 2, #8 Van Nuys 0
#5 Chatsworth 1, #4 Granada Hills Kennedy 0
#3 Wilmington Banning 2, #11 LA Hamilton 1
#7 Eagle Rock 3, #15 King/Drew 2

DIVISION II
#8 Mendez at #1 South East
#13 Lakeview Charter 1, #5 Animo Bunche 0
#19 Bravo at #6 LA Roosevelt
#7 Garfield 8, #2 Gardena 3

DIVISION III
#9 Maywood CES 0, #1 Fairfax 0 (MACES wins 4-2 in shootout)
#4 Marquez 1, #5 Reseda 0
#6 Verdugo Hills 1, #3 Huntington Park 1 (VH wins 3-0 in shootout)
#2 Angelou 4, #7 Santee 1

DIVISION IV
#9 Aspire Ollin 3, #16 Franklin 2
#12 Monroe 2, #13 Arleta 0
#6 Animo De La Hoya 1, #3 Camino Nuevo 1 (DLH wins in shootout)
#10 Sun Valley Poly 2, #2 Fremont 0

Note: Semifinals Tuesday; Finals Feb. 27 or 28 at TBA.

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 3 p.m. unless noted)

CITY SECTION
BOYS

QUARTERFINALS
DIVISION I
#9 Angelou at #1 Chavez
#5 Chatsworth at #4 Granada Hills, 4 p.m.
#19 LA Marshall vs. #6 Cleveland, 6 p.m. at Taft
#15 Granada Hills Kennedy at #7 Legacy

DIVISION II
#17 Canoga Park at #9 Santee, 4 p.m.
#20 Neuwirth Leadership vs. #12 Arleta, 7 p.m. at Birmingham
#14 Taft at #6 Garfield
#23 Huntington Park at #15 RFK Community

DIVISION III
#9 Franklin at #1 LACES
#13 Foshay at #12 North Hollywood
#6 Animo Pat Brown at #3 Gardena
#23 Sun Valley Magnet at #2 LA Hamilton

DIVISION IV
#8 LA Roosevelt at #1 Mendez
#5 East Valley at #4 Maywood Academy
#19 Lakeview at #6 Panorama
#18 Port of Los Angeles at #7 Aspire Ollin

Note: Semifinals Wednesday; Finals Feb. 27 or 28 at TBA.

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
SOUTHERN SECTION
(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)

BOYS
SEMIFINALS

OPEN DIVISION
#8 Orange Lutheran at #4 Placentia Valencia
#6 JSerra at #2 Mater Dei

Note: Finals Feb. 28.

DIVISION 1
Santa Monica vs. Anaheim Canyon, 5:45 p.m. at El Modena
Fontana at Sultana, 6 p.m.

DIVISION 2
Downey at Newport Harbor
Citrus Hill at Bishop Amat

DIVISION 3
Los Alamitos vs. Godinez at Santa Ana Valley Stadium
Calabasas at Channel Islands

DIVISION 4
Indian Springs at Granite Hills
Irvine University at Oxnard Pacifica

DIVISION 5
Santa Ana Valley at San Marcos
Camarillo at Esperanza, 3 p.m.

DIVISION 6
Bishop Montgomery vs. Animo Leadership, 2:45 p.m. at Edward Vincent
Ontario Christian at Vista del Lago

DIVISION 7
Cerritos at Pasadena Poly
Oakwood at Palmdale Academy Charter, 3 p.m.

DIVISION 8
Orange County Pacifica Christian at San Jacinto Leadership
Rio Hondo Prep at Thacher, 3 p.m.

Note: Finals Feb. 27 or 28.

GIRLS
SEMIFINALS

OPEN DIVISION
#4 Oaks Christian at #1 Santa Margarita, 4 p.m.
#3 Mater Dei at #2 Redondo Union

Note: Finals Feb. 28.

DIVISION 1
Westlake at Newport Harbor, 7 p.m.
Eastvale Roosevelt at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame

DIVISION 2
Ayala at San Marino
Millikan at Bonita

DIVISION 3
Paloma Valley at Crescenta Valley, 3 p.m.
Quartz Hill at Simi Valley

DIVISION 4
Arcadia at San Jacinto, 3 p.m.
Immaculate Heart at Chino

DIVISION 5
Coachella Valley at Artesia
Del Sol at Sultana, 3 p.m.

DIVISION 6
Ocean View at Palmdale Aerospace
Grace at Segerstrom

DIVISION 7
Santa Monica Pacifica Christian vs. Savanna at Anaheim
Cate at Azusa, 2 p.m.

DIVISION 8
Mountain View at Buckley, 1 p.m.
Webb at Big Bear

Note: Finals Feb. 27 or 28.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WATER POLO PLAYOFFS
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS

CITY SECTION
FINALS
At Valley College

OPEN DIVISION
#1 Birmingham 18, #2 Granada Hills 9

DIVISION I
#1 San Pedro 8, #2 Palisades 7

SOUTHERN SECTION
SEMIFINALS
At Woollett Aquatic Center

OPEN DIVISION
#1 Mater Dei 18, #5 San Marcos 14
#3 Oaks Christian 12, #2 Newport Harbor 9

DIVISION 1
Foothill 10, Beckman 5
San Clemente 13, Agoura 9

DIVISION 2
Santa Barbara 8, Murrieta Valley 6

Note: Finals Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College.

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYOFFS
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS

CITY SECTION
BOYS
SECOND ROUND

DIVISION I
#1 Chavez 0, #17 King/Drew 0 (Chavez wins 3-1 in shootout)
#9 Angelou 2, #8 LA University 0
#5 Chatsworth 3, #12 Sun Valley Poly 3 (Chatsworth wins in shootout)
#4 Granada Hills 2, #13 Van Nuys 1
#19 LA Marshall 2, #3 Diego Rivera 1
#6 Cleveland 1, #11 San Pedro 0
#7 Legacy 3, #10 Carson 1
#15 Granada Hills Kennedy 15, #2 Roybal 1

DIVISION II
#17 Canoga Park 2, #1 New West Charter 1
#9 Santee 1, #8 South Gate 0
#12 Arleta 3, #5 Annenberg 2
#20 Neuwirth Leadership Academy 2, #4 Orthopaedic 0
#14 Taft 3, #3 Fremont 2
#6 Garfield 3, #22 Elizabeth 1
#23 Huntington Park 5, #7 Alliance Health 0
#15 RFK Community 3, #2 Locke 3 (RFK wins 5-4 in shootout)

DIVISION III
#1 Los Angeles 2, #17 West Adams 1
#9 Franklin 4, #8 Alliance Bloomfield 0
#12 North Hollywood 3, #5 SOCES 1
#13 Foshay 2, #4 San Fernando 1
#3 Gardena 2, #14 Hollywood 1
#6 Animo Pat Brown 2, #11 Grant 1
#23 Sun Valley Magnet 2, #7 Collins Family 1
#2 LA Hamilton 2, #15 Bernstein 0

DIVISION IV
#1 Mendez 5, #16 Smidt Tech 0
#8 LA Roosevelt d. #24 New Designs University Park, forfeit
#5 East Valley 3, #12 MSCP 1
#4 Maywood Academy 1, #13 Animo South LA 0
#19 Lakeview Charter 2, #3 Downtown Magnets 0
#6 Panorama 2, #11 Triumph Charter 1
Aspire Ollin 0, #10 Alliance Levine 0 (Aspire Ollin wins 4-3 in shootout)
#18 Port of LA 2, #2 Belmont 1

Note: Quarterfinals Friday; Semifinals Feb. 25; Finals Feb. 27 or 28.

GIRLS
SEMIFINALS

OPEN DIVISION
#1 Cleveland 4, #5 Palisades 0
#6 New West Charter at #7 Granada Hills, 7 p.m.

Note: Finals Feb. 27 or 28 at TBA.

SOUTHERN SECTION
QUARTERFINALS

OPEN DIVISION
Pool Play
#1 Santa Margarita 1, #4 Oaks Christian 0
#3 Mater Dei 1, #2 Redondo Union 0

DIVISION 1
Westlake 4, Rosary Academy 0
Newport Harbor 0, Orange Lutheran 0 (Newport Harbor wins 4-2 in shootout)
Eastvale Roosevelt 0, Etiwanda 9 (Roosevelt wins 3-2 in shootout)
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 3, Harvard-Westlake 1

DIVISION 2
Ayala 1, Saugus 0
San Marino 3, Portola 0
Millikan 1, Warren 0
Bonita 2, Riverside King 0

DIVISION 3
Crescenta Valley 0, Valencia 0 (Crescenta Valley wins 5-4 in shootout)
Paloma Valley 2, La Salle 1
Quartz Hill 4, La Canada 0
Simi Valley 1, Flintridge Prep 0

DIVISION 4
San Jacinto 1, Patriot 1 (San Jacinto wins 4-3 in shootout)
Arcadia 0, Granite Hills 0 (Arcadia wins 7-6 in shootout)
Immaculate Heart 2, Laguna Hills 1
Chino 1, Arlington 0

DIVISION 5
Artesia 1, Anaheim 1 (Artesia wins 5-4 in shootout)
Coachella Valley 4, Grand Terrace 3
Sultana 2, La Palma Kennedy 1
Del Sol 3, Alemany 2

DIVISION 6
Ocean View 4, Adelanto 2
Palmdale Aerospace 1, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 1
Segerstrom 1, Arroyo Valley 0
Grace 1, Mayfair 0

DIVISION 7
Savanna 3, Nuview Bridge 0
Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 3, Ganesha 1
Cate 5, Santa Rosa Academy 1
Azusa 1, San Gabriel 1 (Azusa wins 4-3 in shootout)

DIVISION 8
Mountain View 3, CAMS 1
Buckley 2, Milken 1
Big Bear vs. Environmental Charter, Thursday at 2:20 p.m. at Galaxy Soccer Complex
Webb 4, Miller 0

Note: Semifinals Saturday; Finals Feb. 27 or 28.

THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE

CITY SECTION
BOYS
SEMIFINALS
(Games at 3 p.m. unless noted)

OPEN DIVISION
#4 Palisades at #1 El Camino Real
#6 Marquez at #2 South East, 6 p.m.

Note: Finals Feb. 27 or 28 at TBA.

GIRLS
QUARTERFINALS
(Games at 3 p.m. unless noted)

DIVISION I
#8 Van Nuys at #1 Birmingham
#5 Chatsworth at #4 Granada Hills Kennedy
#11 LA Hamilton at #3 Wilmington Banning
#15 King/Drew at #7 Eagle Rock

DIVISION II
#8 Mendez at #1 South East
#13 Lakeview Charter at #5 Animo Bunche
#19 Bravo at #6 LA Roosevelt
#7 Garfield at #2 Gardena

DIVISION III
#9 Maywood CES at #1 Fairfax
#5 Reseda at #4 Marquez
#6 Verdugo Hills at #3 Huntington Park
#7 Santee vs. #18 Manual Arts / #2 Angelou

DIVISION IV
#16 Franklin at #9 Aspire Ollin
#13 Arleta at #12 Monroe
#6 Animo De La Hoya at #3 Camino Nuevo
#10 Sun Valley Poly at #2 Fremont

Note: Semifinals Feb. 24; Finals Feb. 27 or 28 at TBA.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WATER POLO PLAYOFFS
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
SOUTHERN SECTION
SEMIFINALS

DIVISION 2
La Serna 16, Bonita 15

DIVISION 3
Glendora 15, Chaparral 4
San Dimas 6, Northwood 4

DIVISION 4
La Canada 12, Ramona 11
Schurr 15, Beaumont 11

DIVISION 5
San Bernardino 6, Laguna Hills 4
Edgewood 5, Rowland 4

Note: Finals Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College.

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
CITY SECTION
FINALS
At Valley College

OPEN DIVISION
#2 Granada Hills vs. #1 Birmingham, 7 p.m.

DIVISION I
#2 Palisades vs. #1 San Pedro, 5 p.m.

SOUTHERN SECTION
SEMIFINALS
At Woollett Aquatic Center

OPEN DIVISION
#5 San Marcos vs. #1 Mater Dei, 6 p.m.
#3 Oaks Christian vs. #2 Newport Harbor, 7:30 p.m.

DIVISION 1
Beckman vs. Foothill, 3 p.m.
San Clemente vs. Agoura, 4:30 p.m.

DIVISION 2
Murrieta Valley at Santa Barbara, 5 p.m.

Note: Finals Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College.

Jaden Bailes, JSerra’s leading scorer, was being patient. He had just eight points going into the fourth quarter Tuesday night in a Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinal playoff game against Rolling Hills Prep at North Torrance. The Lions were clinging to a seven-point lead.

That’s when Bailes decided to go into Stephen Curry mode. He made three consecutive threes to ignite a 15-0 surge that left Rolling Hills Prep helpless. The Lions pulled away for a 66-49 victory that only took 71 minutes to complete. The Lions (22-12) are a 12-loss team that’s looking pretty good with no fellow Trinity League teams left in Division 1. They do have to figure out a way to contain high-scoring Jason Crowe Jr. of Inglewood in Friday’s semifinals at JSerra.

Bailes certainly can make shots with Crowe if given the opportunity.

“They were doubling him on everything and I told him to be a playmaker,” JSerra coach Keith Wilkinson said.

Said Bailes: “I was confident the ball was going to come back to me. It’s a collective team effort. Lanes started opening up and I took advantage.”

Bailes finished with 19 points, Earl Bryson had 18 points and Godschoice Eboigbodin had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Kawika Suter scored 16 points for Rolling Hills Prep, which trailed by five points at halftime and 41-34 after three quarters.

Harvard-Westlake 83, Santa Margarita 62: After losing three of their last four games, the Wolverines have come back big time in the Open Division playoffs, winning their pool with an impressive road win. Joe Sterling and Pierce Thompson each scored 22 points and Amir Jones 21.

Redondo Union 69, Corona Centennial 57: Chris Sanders scored 22 points to help Redondo Union win its pool and move on to a quarterfinal home game Friday against La Mirada.

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 69, St. John Bosco 60: The Knights won their Open Division pool and will host Corona Centennial on Friday. NaVorro Bowman Jr. scored 20 points and Zach White had 14 points.

Sierra Canyon 95, Corona del Mar 65: Maxi Adams had 25 points and Brandon McCoy 23 for the 24-1 Trailblazers, who won their pool and will play host to Santa Margarita on Friday.

Inglewood 82, Fairmont Prep 69: Jason Crowe Jr. finished with 45 points to help Inglewood reach the Division 1 semifinals and assure Crowe will be in the state playoffs.

Mater Dei 82, El Dorado 72: Luke Barnett led the way with five threes and 26 points and Zain Majeed added 25 points to advance the Monarchs into the Division 2 semifinals.

Crean Lutheran 83, Village Christian 58: The top-seeded Saints routed Village Christian to move into the Division 1 semifinals, where it will face Rancho Christian, a 71-62 winner over Long Beach Millikan.

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYOFFS
TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE

SOUTHERN SECTION
BOYS
QUARTERFINALS
(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)

OPEN DIVISION
Pool Play
#4 Placentia Valencia at #8 Orange Lutheran
#2 Mater Dei at #6 JSerra

DIVISION 1
Anaheim Canyon at Torrance
Santa Monica at Servite, 3:30 p.m.
Sunny Hills at Sultana
El Segundo at Fontana, Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

DIVISION 2
Downey at El Dorado, 6 p.m.
Newport Harbor vs. Crossroads, 6 p.m. at Belmar Park
Bishop Amat at Culver City, 3 p.m.
Patriot at Citrus Hill, 5:30 p.m.

DIVISION 3
West Torrance at Los Alamitos
Godinez at Palmdale, 3 p.m.
Channel Islands at Littlerock
Knight at Calabasas, 3 p.m.

DIVISION 4
Cypress at Granite Hills
Indian Springs at Sierra Vista
Santa Paula at Irvine University
Oxnard Pacifica at Lakewood

DIVISION 5
Crespi at Santa Ana Valley
San Marcos at Mountain View
Tustin at Esperanza, 6 p.m.
Westlake at Camarillo

DIVISION 6
Viewpoint vs. Bishop Montgomery at South Torrance
Coachella Valley vs. Animo Leadership, 4 p.m. at Edward Vincent Field
Vista del Lago at Cerritos Valley Christian
Lakeside at Ontario Christian, 3 p.m.

DIVISION 7
Maranatha vs. Cerritos, 5:30 p.m. at Gahr
Edgewood vs. Pasadena Poly at San Marino
Oakwood at Ganesha
Palmdale Academy Charter at Pioneer

DIVISION 8
San Jacinto Leadership vs. Fairmont Prep, 3 p.m. at Great Park
Bishop Diego vs. OC Pacifica Christian, 3 p.m. at Vanguard University
Holy Martyrs vs. Rio Hondo Prep, 3 p.m. at Kare Park
de Toledo at Thacher, Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Note: Semifinals Saturday; Finals Feb. 27 or 28.

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
CITY SECTION
BOYS
SECOND ROUND
(Games at 3 p.m. unless noted)

DIVISION I
#17 King/Drew at #1 Chavez
#9 Angelou at #8 LA University
#12 Sun Valley Poly at #5 Chatsworth
#13 Van Nuys at #4 Granada Hills
#19 LA Marshall at #3 Diego Rivera
#11 San Pedro at #6 Cleveland
#10 Carson at #7 Legacy
#15 Granada Hills Kennedy vs. #2 Roybal, 2:30 p.m. at Contreras

DIVISION II
#17 Canoga Park vs. #1 New West Charter, 2p.m. at Dignity Health Park
#9 Santee at #8 South Gate, 4 p.m.
#12 Arleta at #5 Annenberg
#20 Neuwirth Leadership Academy at #4 Orthopaedic
#14 Taft at #3 Fremont
#22 Elizabeth at #6 Garfield
#23 Huntington Park at #7 Alliance Health
#15 RFK Community at #2 Locke

DIVISION III
#17 West Adams at #1 LACES
#9 Franklin at #8 Alliance Bloomfield
#12 North Hollywood at #5 SOCES
#13 Foshay at #4 San Fernando
#14 Hollywood at #3 Gardena
#11 Grant at #6 Animo Pat Brown
#23 Sun Valley Magnet at #7 Collins Family
#15 Bernstein at #2 LA Hamilton

DIVISION IV
#16 Smidt Tech at #1 Mendez
#24 New Designs University Park at #8 LA Roosevelt
#12 MSCP at #5 East Valley
#13 Animo South LA at #4 Maywood Academy
#19 Lakeview Charter at #3 Downtown Magnets
#11 Triumph Charter at #6 Panorama
#10 Alliance Levine vs. #7 Aspire Ollin, 2 p.m. at Boyle Heights Sports Center
#18 Port of LA at #2 Belmont

Note: Quarterfinals Friday; Semifinals Feb. 25; Finals Feb. 27 or 28.

GIRLS
SEMIFINALS

OPEN DIVISION
#5 Palisades vs. #1 Cleveland, 5 p.m. at Taft
#6 New West Charter at #7 Granada Hills, 7 p.m.

Note: Finals Feb. 27 or 28 at TBA.

SOUTHERN SECTION
GIRLS
QUARTERFINALS
(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)

OPEN DIVISION
Pool Play
#1 Santa Margarita at #4 Oaks Christian
#2 Redondo Union at #3 Mater Dei

DIVISION 1
Rosary Academy vs. Westlake, 7 p.m. at Cal Lutheran
Newport Harbor at Orange Lutheran
Etiwanda at Eastvale Roosevelt, 6 p.m.
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at Harvard-Westlake, 5:30 p.m.

DIVISION 2
Saugus at Ayala
San Marino at Portola, 3 p.m.
Millikan at Warren, 3 p.m.
Riverside King at Bonita, 3 p.m.

DIVISION 3
Crescenta Valley at Valencia
La Salle at Paloma Valley, 3 p.m.
La Canada at Quartz Hill, 3 p.m.
Simi Valley at Flintridge Prep, 3 p.m.

DIVISION 4
Patriot at San Jacinto, 3 p.m.
Arcadia at Granite Hills, 3 p.m.
Laguna Hills vs. Immaculate Heart, 5:30 p.m. at Glendale College
Chino at Arlington, 3 p.m.

DIVISION 5
Artesia at Anaheim, 3 p.m.
Grand Terrace at Coachella Valley
La Palma Kennedy at Sultana, 3 p.m.
Alemany vs. Del Sol at Rio Mes

DIVISION 6
Adelanto at Ocean View
Palmdale Aerospace at St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy
Segerstrom at Arroyo Valley, 3 p.m.
Mayfair at Grace, 3 p.m.

DIVISION 7
Nuview Bridge at Savanna
Ganesha vs. SM Pacifica Christian, 3 p.m. at Airport Soccer Complex
Cate at Santa Rosa Academy
San Gabriel at Azusa, 3 p.m.

DIVISION 8
CAMS at Mountain View, 3 p.m.
Buckley at Milken, 3 p.m.
Big Bear at Environmental Charter, 3 p.m.
Miller at Webb, 3 p.m.

Note: Semifinals Saturday; Finals Feb. 27 or 28.

THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
CITY SECTION
BOYS
SEMIFINALS
(Games at 3 p.m. unless noted)

OPEN DIVISION
#4 Palisades at #1 El Camino Real
#6 Marquez at #2 South East, 6 p.m.

Note: Finals Feb. 27 or 28 at TBA.

GIRLS
QUARTERFINALS
(Games at 3 p.m. unless noted)

DIVISION I
#8 Van Nuys at #1 Birmingham
#5 Chatsworth at #4 Granada Hills Kennedy
#11 LA Hamilton at #3 Wilmington Banning
#15 King/Drew at #7 Eagle Rock

DIVISION II
#8 Mendez at #1 South East
#13 Lakeview Charter at #5 Animo Bunche
#19 Bravo at #6 LA Roosevelt
#7 Garfield at #2 Gardena

DIVISION III
#9 Maywood CES at #1 Fairfax
#5 Reseda at #4 Marquez
#6 Verdugo Hills at #3 Huntington Park
#7 Santee vs. #18 Manual Arts / #2 Angelou

DIVISION IV
#16 Franklin at #9 Aspire Ollin
#13 Arleta at #12 Monroe
#6 Animo De La Hoya at #3 Camino Nuevo
#10 Sun Valley Poly at #2 Fremont

Note: Semifinals Feb. 24; Finals Feb. 27 or 28 at TBA.

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYOFFS

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

SOUTHERN SECTION

GIRLS

SECOND ROUND

OPEN DIVISION

Pool Play

#1 Santa Margarita 2, #8 Corona Santiago 1 (Santa Margarita advances on aggregate)

#4 Oaks Christian 4, #5 Palos Verdes 2 (Oaks Christian advances on aggregate)

#3 Mater Dei 5, #6 Huntington Beach 0 (Mater Dei advances on aggregate)

#2 Redondo Union 0, #7 JSerra 0 (Redondo Union advances on aggregate)

DIVISION 1

Westlake 2, El Dorado 1

Rosary Academy 2, Great Oak 0

Orange Lutheran 4, San Juan Hills 0

Newport Harbor 1, Moorpark 0

Eastvale Roosevelt 2, Edison 1

Etiwanda 2, Anaheim Canyon 1

Harvard-Westlake 1, Garden Grove Pacifica 0

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 1, Capistrano Valley 0

DIVISION 2

Ayala 4, Beckman 0

Saugus 2, Temecula Valley 0

Portola 1, Crean Lutheran 0

San Marino 3, Rancho Cucamonga 0

Millikan 1, St. Genevieve 0

Warren 1, La Habra 1 (Warren wins 4-3 in shootout)

Alta Loma 0, Riverside King 0 (Alta Loma wins 3-2 in shootout)

Bonita 2, La Serna 1 (OT)

DIVISION 3

Valencia 1, La Mirada 0

Crescenta Valley 2, Oxnard 1

La Salle 1, Fullerton 0

Paloma Valley 1, South Hills 0

Quartz Hill 3, Sage Hill 2

La Canada 2, Costa Mesa 2 (La Canada wins 4-2 in shootout)

Flintridge Prep 4, Santa Monica 1

Simi Valley 2, Citrus Valley 0

DIVISION 4

Patriot 1, Monrovia 0

San Jacinto 2, Katella 0

Granite Hills 2, Temescal Canyon 1

Arcadia 2, Shadow Hills 2 (Arcadia wins 5-4 in shootout)

Laguna Hills 1, Tahquitz 0

Immaculate Heart at Redlands East Valley

Chino 1, Yucaipa 0

Arlington 1, Apple Valley 0

DIVISION 5

Anaheim 1, Ramona 0

Artesia 1, Channel Islands 0

Grand Terrace 2, Rancho Verde 1

Coachella Valley 1, Carpinteria 0

La Palma Kennedy 1, Santa Paula 0

Sultana 2, Lakewood 1

Del Sol 1, Cerritos Valley Christian 1 (Del Sol wins 5-3 in shootout)

Alemany 3, El Rancho 2

DIVISION 6

Adelanto 2, Beverly Hills 1

Ocean View 3, Desert Hot Springs 2

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 1, Norte Vista 0

Palmdale Aerospace Academy 3, Mark Keppel 1

Arroyo Valley 4, Hemet 0

Segerstrom 3, Riverside Prep 0

Mayfair 2, Thacher 1

Grace 1, St. Monica 0

DIVISION 7

Nuview Bridge 2, Desert Mirage 0

Savanna vs. de Toledo, 2:30 p.m. Monday at Whitsett Soccer Complex

Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 2, Animo Leadership 1

Ganesha 4, South El Monte 3

Cate 3, Desert Christian Academy 0

Santa Rosa Academy 1, Saddleback 0

San Gabriel 2, Pasadena Marshall 1

Azusa 5, Oakwood 0

DIVISION 8

CAMS vs. Shalhevet, Monday at Mar Vista Recreation Center

Mountain View 3, Hawthorne MSA 1

Milken 5, Vistamar 0

Buckley 1, Indian Springs 0

Environmental Charter 2, Rosemead 0

Big Bear 5, Bishop Conaty Loreto 0

Miller 3, Downey Calvary Chapel 1

Webb 3, Vasquez 0

Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 18; Semifinals Feb. 21; Finals Feb. 27 or 28.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

CITY SECTION

GIRLS

QUARTERFINALS

DIVISION I

#1 El Camino Real 45, #9 Garfield 28

#4 Eagle Rock 50, #5 Arleta 34

#3 San Pedro 47, #6 Grant 38

#2 Granada Hills Kennedy 53, #7 Verdugo Hills 41

DIVISION II

#1 Harbor Teacher 58, #8 Larchmont Charter 19

#5 West Adams 30, #4 Triumph Charter 27

#3 Santee 43, #11 South East 38

#2 North Hollywood 51, #7 New West Charter 49

DIVISION III

#8 Diego Rivera at #1 Washington Prep

#4 LA Marshall 47, #5 Sun Valley Poly 20

#3 San Fernando 44, #11 Animo Robinson 30

#2 Gardena 40, #7 Crenshaw 24

Note: Semifinals Feb. 21; Finals Feb. 27-28.

SECOND ROUND

DIVISION IV

#1 Maywood CES 36, #16 Huntington Park 33

#9 Smidt Tech 31, #8 Magnolia Science Academy 25

#12 Wilmington Banning 52, #5 Foshay 20

#13 Lincoln 42, #4 LA Wilson 37

#19 Franklin at #3 WISH Academy

#11 Bravo 39, #6 Marquez 35

#10 Panorama 61, #7 Contreras 31

#18 South Gate 48, #2 Sun Valley Magnet 38

DIVISION V

#1 LA Roosevelt 33, #17 Horace Mann UCLA 19

#9 Los Angeles at #8 Camino Nuevo

#12 Discovery at #5 Torres

#20 Sotomayor 39, #4 Chavez 25

#3 Vaughn 40, #14 Animo Bunche 19

#11 Monroe 57, #6 Lake Balboa College Prep 26

#10 Port of LA 54, #7 Aspire Ollin 33

#18 East College Prep at #2 Legacy

Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 19; Semifinals Feb. 21; Finals Feb. 27-28.

SOUTHERN SECTION

GIRLS

SECOND ROUND

OPEN DIVISION

Pool A

#9 Rancho Christian 73, #8 JSerra 71

Pool B

#10 Fairmont Prep 63, #7 Lakewood St. Joseph 51

Pool C

#11 Oak Park 67, #6 Corona Centennial 44

Pool D

#4 Mater Dei 52, #12 Redondo Union 45

Note: Third round pool play games Feb. 18 at higher seeds; Quarterfinals Feb. 21; Semifinals Feb. 24; Finals Feb. 28 at Toyota Arena.

DIVISION 1

#1 Ventura 50, Bishop Montgomery 40

Windward 64, #8 Flintridge Prep 49

#5 Valencia 81, Mira Costa 56

Troy 61, #4 Brentwood 48

#3 Moreno Valley 69, St. Bonaventure 39

#6 Orange Lutheran 55, Marlborough 48

#7 Villa Park 58, Santa Margarita 45

#2 La Salle 48, St. Anthony 42

DIVISION 2

Portola 44, #1 Glendora 34

#9 Saugus 57, Heritage 50

312 Summit 47, #5 Yucaipa 34

Camarillo 54, #4 Rancho Cucamonga 42

#3 Crescenta Valley 56, #14 Chino Hills 34

#11 San Clemente 72, Rolling Hills Prep 59

Dos Pueblos 52, #7 San Juan Hills 45

#2 Rosary Academy 63, Riverside King 50

DIVISION 3

Murrieta Valley 64, #1 Lynwood 61

#8 St. Monica 78, Arcadia 57

#12 Trabuco Hills 58, #5 Segerstrom 45

#4 Oxnard 37, #13 Aliso Niguel 34

#14 Mark Keppel 54, El Modena 31

#6 Leuzinger 72, #11 Shadow Hills 66

#7 St. Margaret’s 65, #10 Riverside Poly 34

Canyon Country Canyon 54, #2 Wiseburn-Da Vinci 39

DIVISION 4

#1 Long Beach Jordan 36, Lancaster 32

#9 La Canada 41, #8 Yorba Linda 27

#5 Eastside 42, Gabrielino 23

Anaheim Canyon 39, Knight 26

#3 El Dorado 64, #14 Ontario 29

#6 Long Beach Wilson 56, Westlake 49

#7 Pasadena Poly 66, Shalhevet 44

#2 Marina 54, #15 Holy Martyrs 47

DIVISION 5

#16 Sunny Hills 48, #1 Tesoro 19

#9 Bishop Diego 55, Fullerton 44

Torrance 53, #5 Fountain Valley 26

#13 Godinez 50, Heritage Christian 41

Whitney 40, #3 Santa Ana Foothill 33

Oakwood at YULA

#7 Burbank Burroughs 51, #10 Culver City 23

Carter 45, #2 Western Christian 42

DIVISION 6

#16 San Jacinto 65, #1 Carpinteria 43

Immaculate Heart 44, #9 Costa Mesa 39

Savanna 41, #5 Redlands 28

#4 Palm Desert 45, #13 Santa Monica 29

Hillcrest 52, #14 Notre Dame Academy 20

Rowland 57, #11 Liberty 41

#10 Sante Fe 48, #7 Hart 23

Warren 41, Silver Valley 39

DIVISION 7

#16 Foothill Tech 55, #1 Fillmore 35

Laguna Hills 45, Capistrano Valley Christian 40

#12 Rosemead 54, Desert Christian Academy 42

Patriot 74, Villanova Prep 40

#3 Canoga Park AGBU 45, #14 Nogales 44

Ridgecrest Burroughs 45, #6 Barstow 21

La Palma Kennedy 47, Long Beach Poly 46

Cajon 42, Garden Grove 25

DIVISION 8

Yucca Valley 61, #1 Cobalt 44

University Prep 45, #8 Norwalk 39

Orange 44, #12 Coachella Valley 40

#13 Riverside Notre Dame 51, #4 Santa Ana Valley 45

#14 Schurr 49, Mesa Grande Academy 23

#6 CAMS 49, #11 South El Monte 42

#10 Chadwick 47, #7 Victor Valley 44

#15 Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 57, #2 Riverside North 35

DIVISION 9

#16 Vista del Lago 44, #1 NOVA Academy Early College 18

#8 Santa Clarita Christian 53, #9 Victor Valley Christian 34

#5 Channel Islands 37, #12 Jurupa Hills 31

Desert Hot Springs 48, #4 Temple City 37

La Sierra 46, Faith Baptist 38

#6 Redlands Adventist 55, #11 Newport Christian 32

#10 Sierra Vista 48, #7 San Gabriel 32

Western 48, Santa Maria Valley Christian 38

(Quarterfinals Feb. 18; Semifinals Feb. 21; Finals Feb. 27 or 28)

La Mirada finally got its breakthrough win in the Southern Section Open Division basketball playoffs on Friday night, going on the road to defeat St. John Bosco 56-53.

The Matadores (23-7) wanted to be in the Open Division playoffs last season and went 1-3, failing to make the state playoffs. They lost to Sherman Oaks Notre Dame on Wednesday, in a pool-play opener, ending their 14-game winning streak, then came back to inflict a rare home defeat on St. John Bosco in a pool play game. St. John Bosco had a chance to tie the score at the end but a three-point attempt failed.

Jordyn Houston led La Mirada with 22 points. St. John Bosco faces Notre Dame on Tuesday. La Mirada is in good position to claim second place in the pool and advance to the quarterfinals.

Harvard-Westlake 67, Damien 62: Joe Sterling finished with 22 points to help the Wolverines get back into the win column in an Open Division pool play game.

Corona Centennial 74, Etiwanda 48: The Huskies rolled to a win in their Open Division opener.

Crespi 82, Corona del Mar 70: The Celts faced a large, enthusiastic road crowd and won their first Open Division game. Isaiah Barnes scored 24 points and Jasiah Williams 23. Maxwell Scott scored 35 points for Corona del Mar.

JSerra 75, Loyola 46: Jaden Bailes scored 22 points in the Division 1 playoff victory.

Mater Dei 85, Westlake 59: It was another dominating win for the Monarchs in Division 2.

Rolling Hills Prep 63, Orange Lutheran 52: Josahn Webster, the son of King/Drew coach Lloyd Webster, contributed 23 points for Rolling Hills Prep.

Shalhevet 42, Palm Springs 41: Sam Jacobsen had the game-winning basket for Shalhevet in a Division 4-A game.

Venice 58, Sun Valley Poly 40: The Gondoliers advanced in the City Section Division I playoffs.

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYOFFS

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

BOYS

CITY SECTION

OPEN DIVISION

Quarterfinals

#1 El Camino Real 1, #8 Wilmington Banning 0

#4 Palisades 2, #5 Bell 1

#6 Marquez 3, #3 Birmingham 3 (Marques wins 6-5 in shootout)

#2 South East 3, #7 Venice 0

Note: Semifinals Feb. 19 at higher seeds; Finals Feb. 27-28 at TBA.

DIVISION I

First Round

#17 King/Drew 2, #16 Sylmar 1

#13 Van Nuys 3, #20 Alliance Marine-Innovation 0

#19 LA Marshall 2, #14 Reseda 0

#15 Granada Hills Kennedy 2, #18 Eagle Rock 0

DIVISION II

First Round

#17 Canoga Park 3, #16 Contreras 2

#9 Santee 1, #24 Fairfax 0

#12 Arleta 1, #21 Animo Robinson 0

#20 Neuwirth Leadership 2, #13 Burton 1

#14 Taft 10, #19 Gertz-Ressler 0

#22 Elizabeth 9, #11 Monroe 0 (Elizabeth wins 4-3 in shootout)

#23 Huntington Park 1, #10 Jefferson 1 (HP wins 6-5 in shootout)

#15 RFK Community 1, #18 USC Hybrid 0

DIVISION III

First Round

#16 Camino Nuevo 3, #17 West Adams 2

#9 Franklin 1, #24 CALS Early College 0

#12 North Hollywood 6, #21 Simon Tech 1

#13 Foshay 2, #20 Northridge Academy 2 (Foshay wins 4-3 in shootout)

#14 Hollywood 2, #19 University Prep Value 0

#11 Grant 1, #22 USC-MAE 0

#23 Sun Valley Magnet 3, #10 Bravo 2

#15 Bernstein 5, #18 Torres 2

DIVISION IV

First Round

#16 Smidt Tech 1, #17 Hawkins 1 (Smidt Tech wins in shootout)

#24 New Designs University Park 3, #9 Dymally 2

#12 MSCP 3, #21 Crenshaw 2

#13 Animo South LA 2, #20 Animo De La Hoya 0

#19 Lakeview Charter 2, #14 Rise Kohyang 2 (LC wins 10-9 in shootout)

#11 Triumph Charter 2, #22 Los Angeles 1

#10 Alliance Levine 3, #22 Washington Prep 2

#18 Port of LA 3, #15 Stern 1

Note: Second Round Feb. 18 at higher seeds; Quarterfinals Feb. 20 at higher seeds; Semifinals Feb. 25 at higher seeds; Finals Feb. 27-28 at TBA.

GIRLS

SOUTHERN SECTION

FIRST ROUND

Pool Play

#1 Santa Margarita , #8 Corona Santiago

#4 Oaks Christian , #5 Palos Verdes

#3 Mater Dei , #6 Huntington Beach

#2 Redondo Union , #7 JSerra

DIVISION 1

Westlake 3, Fairmont Prep 2

El Dorado 1, Los Alamitos 0

Rosary Academy 1, Thousand Oaks 1 (Rosary wins in shootout)

Great Oak 1, Aliso Niguel 0

San Juan Hills 1, Mira Costa 0

Orange Lutheran 4, Chino Hills 1

Newport Harbor 2, Chaminade 1

Moorpark 4, Murrieta Valley 1

Edison 2, Mission Viejo 0

Eastvale Roosevelt 5, Foothill 2

Etiwanda 2, Bishop Amat 1

Anaheim Canyon 3, Hart 2

Harvard-Westlake 3, San Clemente 1

Garden Grove Pacifica 1, Torrance 0

Capistrano Valley 3, Camarillo 2

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 1, Glendora 0

DIVISION 2

Beckman 3, Brea Olinda 1

Ayala 3, Buena 0

Temecula Valley 2, Paraclete 1

Saugus 3, Laguna Beach 0

Crean Lutheran 2, West Ranch 0

Portola 2, Tesoro 0

Rancho Cucamonga 3, Downey 2

San Marino 2, Villa Park 1

St. Genevieve 2, Western Christian 1

Millikan 3, El Segundo 0

La Habra 1, Corona Centennial 0

Warren 5, Yorba Linda 4

Riverside King 2, South Torrance 2 (King wins 4-2 in shootout)

Alta Loma 4, El Toro 0

Bonita 3, Cypress 2

La Serna 2, Royal 1

DIVISION 3

Valencia 3, North Torrance 0

La Mirada 1, Dos Pueblos 0

Oxnard 2, Mayfield 0

Crescenta Valley 3, Montclair 2

Fullerton 1, Burbank Burroughs 1 (Fullerton wins 4-3 in shootout)

La Salle 1, Flintridge Sacred Heart 0

South Hills 0, Estancia 0 (South Hills wins 4-3 in shootout)

Paloma Valley 2, Northwood 1

Sage Hill 4, Norco 0

Quartz Hill 2, Brentwood 1

Costa Mesa 2, Ventura 1

La Canada 2, Long Beach Wilson 0

Santa Monica 1, Oak Hills 0

Flintridge Prep 1, Valley View 0

Citrus Valley 1, Don Lugo 0

Simi Valley 1, Notre Dame Academy 0

DIVISION 4

Patriot 1, Windward 0

Monrovia 2, Los Altos 0

Katella 3, Palm Desert 2

San Jacinto 4, Pasadena Poly 1

Temescal Canyon 3, Santa Fe 0

Granite Hills 4, Culver City 2

Shadow Hills 1, California 0

Arcadia 4, Carter 1

Tahquitz 5, Riverside Poly 2

Laguna Hills 2, Redlands 0

Immaculate Heart 2, Viewpoint 0

Redlands East Valley 1, Linfield Christian 0

Yucaipa 1, Orange County Pacifica Christian 0

Chino 5, Palm Springs 0

Arlington 1, Ontario Christian 0

Apple Valley 3, Long Beach Poly 1

DIVISION 5

Ramona 2, Indio 1

Anaheim 2, Fillmore 1

Artesia 1, Summit 0

Channel Islands 5, Century 1

Rancho Verde 2, Maranatha 1

Grand Terrace 3, Arrowhead Christian 2

Carpinteria 3, Burbank 0

Coachella Valley 5, Cerritos 2

La Palma Kennedy 2, San Gorgonio 1

Santa Paula 3, Charter Oak 2

Sultana 1, Liberty 0

Lakewood 2, Rowland 0

Del Sol 2, Northview 1

Cerritos Valley Christian 2, Godinez 1

Alemany 1, Whittier Christian 0

El Rancho 3, Capistrano Valley Christian 1

DIVISION 6

Beverly Hills 1, Knight 1 (Beverly Hills wins in shootout)

Norte Vista 2, Alhambra 1

Palmdale Aerospace Academy 3, Fontana 2

Mark Keppel 1, Perris 0

Hemet 4, Cobalt 2

Arroyo Valley 3, Woodcrest Christian 2

Riverside Prep 5, Gahr 0

Segerstrom 2, Palmdale 0

Mayfair 2, Littlerock 1

Thacher 1, Orange Vista 1 (Thacher wins 3-1 in shootout)

St. Monica 2, Rim of the World 1

Grace 2, Village Christian 0

DIVISION 7

Nuview Bridge 3, Mary Star 1

Desert Mirage 1, Garey 0

de Toledo 6, San Jacinto Leadership 5

Savanna 3, Westminster La Quinta 0

Animo Leadership 3, Jurupa Hills 1

Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 1, University Prep 0

Ganesha 5, St. Mary’s Academy 2

South El Monte 5, Hawthorne 0

Cate 4, Pioneer 0

Desert Christian Academy 1, Bellflower 0

Santa Rosa Academy 4, AGBU 0

Saddleback 1, Garden Grove Santiago 0

San Gabriel 2, St. Paul 0

Pasadena Marshall 1, Western 0

Oakwood 3, Baldwin Park 0

Azusa 3, Academy for Academic Excellence 0

DIVISION 8

CAMS 6, Academy of Careers & Exploration 0

Shalhevet 2, Bolsa Grande 0

Hawthorne MSA 2, Compton Early College 1

Mountain View 2, Bishop Diego 0

Milken 3, Loma Linda Academy 0

Vistamar 2, Palmdale Academy Charter 0

Buckley 3, Wildomar Cornerstone Christian 0

Indian Springs 1, Laguna Blanca 0

Environmental Charter 4, Silver Valley 0

Rosemead 2, Lennox Academy 1

Big Bear 6, Coast Union 1

Bishop Conaty Loreto 5, Redlands Adventist 2

Miller 2, Edgewood 1

Downey Calvary Chapel 2, Sacred Heart LA 0

Vasquez 2, San Bernardino 1

Webb 8, Workman 0

Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 18; Semifinals Feb. 21; Finals Feb. 27 or 28.

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE

(Games at 3 p.m. unless noted)

BOYS

SOUTHERN SECTION

ROUND 2

OPEN DIVISION

Pool Play

#8 Orange Lutheran at #1 Palos Verdes, 3:15 p.m.

#5 Cathedral at #4 Placentia Valencia, 5 p.m.

#6 JSerra at #3 Redondo Union, 5 p.m.

#7 Mira Costa at #2 Mater Dei, 5 p.m.

DIVISION 1

Anaheim Canyon at Arlington, 6 p.m.

Servite at Palm Desert

Santa Monica at Eastvale Roosevelt

Rancho Mirage at Sultana, 5 p.m.

El Toro at Sunny Hills

Fontana at Edison, 5 p.m.

Rialto at El Segundo, 6 p.m.

DIVISION 2

Shadow Hills at Downey

El Dorado at Millikan

Oak Hills at Newport Harbor, 5 p.m.

Crossroads at Tesoro, 5 p.m.

Bishop Amat at Ayala, 5 p.m.

Culver City at Norte Vista

Patriot at Temecula Valley, 5 p.m.

Fullerton at Citrus Hill

DIVISION 3

West Torrance at Buena Park

Los Alamitos at Los Altos

La Serna at Palmdale

Godinez at Hillcrest, 5 p.m.

Channel Islands at Murrieta Valley

Oxnard at Littlerock

Calabasas at Claremont, 5 p.m.

Yorba Linda at Knight, 5 p.m.

DIVISION 4

Granite Hills at Santa Fe

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at Cypress, 5 p.m.

Estancia at Sierra Vista

Sage Hill at Indian Springs, 5 p.m.

Irvine University at San Bernardino

Montebello at Santa Paula, 5 p.m.

Lakewood at Arroyo, 5 p.m.

Baldwin Park at Oxnard Pacifica, 5 p.m.

DIVISION 5

Santa Ana Valley at Linfield Christian

Windward at Crespi, 5 p.m.

Mountain View at Norwalk, 5 p.m.

Golden Valley at San Marcos, 5 p.m.

Esperanza at Pasadena, 6:15 p.m.

Magnolia at Tustin

Bellflower at Westlake, 7 p.m. at Cal Lutheran University

Camarillo at Ventura, 5 p.m.

DIVISION 6

Cate at Viewpoint

Temescal Canyon at Bishop Montgomery

Beverly Hills at Coachella Valley

Animo Leadership at South Pasadena, 5 p.m.

Vista del Lago at Elsinore

Cerritos Valley Christian at Samueli Academy

Ontario Christian at Indio, 5 p.m.

Lakeside at Tahquitz, 5 p.m.

DIVISION 7

Artesia at Maranatha, 5 p.m.

Western Christian at Cerritos

Laguna Blanca at Pasadena Poly

Edgewood at Milken

Glenn at Oakwood, 4:30 p.m. at Valley College

Ganesha vs. Cristo Rey OC at Dan Young Sports Complex

Palmdale Academic at Temple City 3:30 p.m.

Pioneer at St. Anthony

DIVISION 8

San Jacinto Leadership at Burbank Providence, 12 p.m.

Foothill Tech vs. Fairmont Prep at Great Park, Field #7

Orange County Pacifica Christian at Don Bosco Tech

Le Lycée at Bishop Diego, 1 p.m.

Environmental Charter at Rio Hondo Prep

Buckley vs. Holy Martyrs at Valley United Sports Complex

Redlands Adventist vs. de Toledo, 1 p.m. at Whitsett Soccer Field #3

Big Bear at Thacher

Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 17; Semifinals Feb. 21; Finals Feb. 27 or 28.

Tyran who?

Remember when people were wondering what might happen to the Sherman Oaks Notre Dame basketball team after All-American Tyran Stokes left for a new high school in Washington?

What’s happened is that the Knights (20-6) went into the weight room, got stronger to make up for losing Stokes’ rebounding prowess and are very much alive in the Southern Section Open Division playoffs after defeating La Mirada 76-60 on Wednesday night in their opening game of Pool D. Next up is St. John Bosco at home Tuesday night.

Players such as Zach White, Josiah Nance, Ilan Niklov and Zion Lanier are showing off their muscles. Even guard NaVorro Bowman, who scored 25 points, is using his strength to draw fouls and head to the free-throw line.

Andrew Castro scored 17 points for La Mirada, which had won 14 consecutive games.

Santa Margarita 81, Damien 71: The Eagles won their pool play opener at home. Kaiden Bailey finished with 21 points.

Sierra Canyon 71, Crespi 64: Jordan Mize scored 16 points, Brandon McCoy and Brannon Martinsen 15 and Maxi Adams 14 to power top-seeded Sierra Canyon to an Open Division win.

Redondo Union 74, Etiwanda 31: SJ Madison led the way with 20 points for Redondo Union.

Windward 77, Bishop Montgomery 61: Davey Harris finished with 26 points, nine rebounds and four assists for Windward.

JSerra 72, Pasadena 66: The Lions won in overtime. Jaden Bailes had 21 points.

Orange Lutheran 79, Arcadia 74: Josh King scored 22 points for Orange Lutheran.

Inglewood 102, Tesoro 70: Jason Crowe Jr. finished with 34 points for Inglewood.

St. Bernard 63, La Habra 51: Chris Rupert led St. Bernard with 14 points.

Saugus 65, Culver City 64: Braydon Harmon came through with 44 points and 14 rebounds for Saugus. The Centurions came back from a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

Brentwood 61, Long Beach Poly 55: AJ Okoh delivered a 31-point performance for the Eagles, who will face Fairmont Prep on the road Friday. Fairmont Prep eiminated Crossroads.

Loyola 72, Los Alamitos 64: Deuce Newt had 24 points for the Cubs.

Eastside 65, Redlands East Valley 61: Christian Duran led Eastside with 18 points.

Rolling Hills Prep 50, St. Monica 47: Kawika Suter had 15 points and 11 rebounds for Rolling Hills Prep.

Oakwood 72, San Bernardino 69: Dylan Williams had 19 points and 14 rebounds and Bryce Fletcher added 18 points for Oakwood.

Rancho Christian 78, St. Francis 59: With 7-4 center Cherif Millogo not playing, St. Francis was beaten in its playoff opener. Luke Paulus had 17 points.

Long Beach Millikan 79, Thousand Oaks 34: Freshman guard Quali Giran had 21 points.

Murrieta Mesa 71, Viewpoint 58: Murrieta Mesa advances in the Division 3 playoffs.

MIra Costa 57, Oaks Christian 56: Paxx Bell scored 15 points for Mira Costa.

Fairfax 66, Birmingham 58: Chris Stokes scored 22 points to help the Lions upset No. 3-seeded Birmingham in the City Section Open Division playoffs. Fairfax will face Cleveland, a 57-52 winner over Narbonne, in the semifinals on Feb. 21. Charlie Adams scored 23 points for Cleveland.

Palisades 72, El Camino Real 45: Top-seeded Palisades received 23 points from EJ Popoola and will face San Pedro in an Open Division semifinals on Feb. 21 at L.A. Southwest College.

San Pedro 51, Washington Prep 47: The Pirates won on the road to reach the Open Division semifinals. AJ Bobich made four free throws in the final 30 seconds and finished with 10 points. Chris Morgan led the way with 15 points and Ricky Alonso had 12.

Sun Valley Poly 44, Westchester 36: The Parrots eliminated defending City Open Division champion Westchester in a Division I opener. Kevin Lara scored 15 points for Poly.

Carson 68, LACES 53: Mekhi Williams had 28 points and Blake McCall 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Colts in a City Division II game.

Crenshaw 69, Grant 58: Lauran Coleman had 20 points for the Cougars in a Division I opener.

Eagle Rock 53, University 51: Skylar Melton scored 27 points for University in the Division II loss.

At the end of the 2021 season, Carlson capped off a resurgent year by leading Glamorgan to One-Day Cup victory, a first trophy for the club since 2004.

In 2026 – with Sam Northeast having rejoined Kent – he will be hoping to draw on those experiences as he takes the reins in first class matches for the club’s long-awaited return to division one of the County Championship

“We played some really good cricket last year, and our team is full of match winners,” said Carlson.

“We have a solid squad with some great players and human beings in there. It’s always a challenge being the underdog but it’s something I think we can use in our favour, there will be times when we will need to scrap but that’s fine.”

Staying in Division One as a newly promoted side is a tough task for any team, let alone one led by a new club captain.

However, Wallace believes Carlson and his team-mates will relish the challenge.

“We’ve got a new-ish captain in Kieran. It was quite obvious early on that he’s a bright lad,” said Glamorgan’s director of cricket.

“He understands the game. He’s he’s very much a people person, somebody who wants to build relationships. I think he’s certainly got the tactical nous and the tactical acumen to lead us well.

“We will have to prove a few doubters wrong. We’re not underestimating the challenge that we’ll have in front of us having not played Division One cricket for so long.”

With all of the challenges the top flight will bring to the County’s shores this summer, Glamorgan believe they have the right man to navigate them to safety.

Carlson has shown throughout his career that he is not afraid of resetting after faliure and asking questions of himself.

But what answers the Welshman comes up with this season may just end up defining Glamorgan’s year.

A look at The Times’ top 25 boys’ basketball rankings for the Southland after the regular season.

Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week

1. SIERRA CANYON (22-1); vs. Crespi, Wednesday; 1

2. REDONDO UNION (25-3); vs. Etiwanda, Wednesday; 2

3. SANTA MARGARITA (26-3); vs. Damien, Wednesday; 3

4. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (19-6); vs. La Mirada, Wednesday; 4

5. ST. JOHN BOSCO (20-7); vs. La Mirada, Friday; 5

6. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (22-5); vs. Damien, Friday; 6

7. LA MIRADA (22-6); at SO Notre Dame, Wednesday; 7

8. CORONA DEL MAR (27-1); vs. Crespi, Friday; 9

9. DAMIEN (26-5); at Santa Margarita, Wednesday; 8

10. CORONA CENTENNIAL (25-5); vs. Etiwanda, Friday; 10

11. ETIWANDA (26-2); at Redondo Union, Wednesday; 11

12. CRESPI (19-11); at Sierra Canyon, Wednesday; 12

13. VILLAGE CHRISTIAN (22-6); vs. Newport Beach Pacifica Christian, Wednesday; 13

14. INGLEWOOD (25-5); vs. Tesoro, Wednesday; 14

15. CREAN LUTHERAN (21-7); vs. Santa Barbara, Wednesday; 15

16. JSERRA (19-12); vs. Pasadena, Wednesday; 16

17. LOS ALAMITOS (19-9); vs. Loyola, Wednesday; 17

18. BRENTWOOD (25-3); vs. Long Beach Poly, Wednesday 18

19. LOYOLA (15-15); at Los Alamitos, Wednesday; 19

20. ST. FRANCIS (21-8); vs. Rancho Christian, Wednesday; 20

21. ORANGE LUTHERAN (18-9); at Arcadia, Wednesday; 21

22. ELSINORE (28-0); vs. Sonora, Wednesday; 22

23. ROLLING HILLS PREP (21-6); vs. St. Monica, Wednesday; 23

24. NEWPORT BEACH PACIFICA CHRISTIAN (20-7); at Village Christian, Wednesday; NR

25. SAN GABRIEL ACADEMY (19-8); vs. Cypress, Wednesday; 25

A look at The Times’ top 25 boys’ basketball rankings for the Southland after Week 11.

Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week

1. SIERRA CANYON (21-1): Hosts Loyola on Tuesday; 1

2. REDONDO UNION (24-3): Plays at Mira Costa on Tuesday; 2

3. SANTA MARGARITA (24-3): No. 2 seed in Trinity League tournament; 4

4. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (18-6): Hosts Crespi on Tuesday in Mission League semifinal; 5

5. ST. JOHN BOSCO (19-6): Top seed in Trinity League tournament; 3

6. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (22-5): Wolverines have lost three of their last four games; 5

7. LA MIRADA (21-6): Matadores can enter playoffs with a 14-game win streak; 7

8. DAMIEN (26-4): Hosts Etiwanda for Baseline League title on Tuesday; 8

9. CORONA DEL MAR (26-1): At Newport Harbor on Monday; 9

10. CORONA CENTENNIAL (24-5): Playing in Big VIII League championship game; 10

11. ETIWANDA (25-2): Rematch with Damien on Tuesday; 11

12. CRESPI (19-10): Wins over Loyola, Harvard-Westlake give Celts playoff spot; 13

13. VILLAGE CHRISTIAN (21-6): Needs win over Maranatha for Olympic League title; 11

14. INGLEWOOD (24-5): Jason Crowe Jr. is averaging 44.1 points; 14

15. CREAN LUTHERAN (21-7): Crestview League champion; 15

16. JSERRA (17-11): Big win over Mater Dei thanks to Jaden Bailes; 17

17. LOS ALAMITOS (18-9): Tyler Lopez having all-league season; 18

18. BRENTWOOD (24-3): Big wins over Crossroads, Windward, Campbell Hall; 24

19. LOYOLA (15-14): Win over St. Francis put Cubs in playoffs; 25

20. ST. FRANCIS (21-8): Two losses to Loyola put Golden Knights on the bubble; 20

21. ORANGE LUTHERAN (18-8): Win over St. John Bosco changes everything; NR

22. ELSINORE (26-0): Unbeaten regular season within reach; 22

23. ROLLING HILLS PREP (21-6): Set for Division 1 playoffs; 23

24. MIRA COSTA (23-4): Can Mustangs put up a fight vs. Redondo Union?; 21

25. SAN GABRIEL ACADEMY (17-8): Faces Pacifica Christian on Monday; 16

Before arriving at CBS News in October to become editor in chief, Bari Weiss had never been inside a television control room.

But on Tuesday, she presented her plan for taking the storied news division forward after a series of moves that has damaged its standing among viewers, failed to improve ratings, lowered internal morale and generated highly negative press coverage.

Weiss, addressing the staff gathered at the CBS Broadcast Center in Manhattan, reached out to those who have not been impressed with what they have seen so far. “I’m not going to stand up here today and ask for your trust,” she said, according to a transcript provided by CBS News. “I’m going to earn it, just like we have to do with our viewers.”

The statement was an acknowledgment that the early days of Weiss’ tenure have not been smooth. Weiss has dealt with her own lack of familiarity with TV news procedures, the entrenched culture of a legacy media institution and suspicion that partisan politics are driving changes. The town hall-style meeting was an attempt at a reset.

Weiss fought the claims that her mandate at CBS News is to provide friendlier coverage to the Trump administration as parent company Paramount pursues an acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. She said she has never discussed CBS News coverage of the White House with Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison, to whom she reports.

Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison attends the premiere of “Ghosted” at AMC Lincoln Square in New York in April 2023.

(Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

“I’m here to do one thing,” Weiss said. “It’s not to be a mouthpiece for anybody. It’s simply to be a mouthpiece for fairness and the pursuit of truth.”

She told employees her business goal for CBS News is to expand its reach on digital platforms.

“We are not doing enough to meet audiences where they are, so they are leaving us,” she said, adding that the network’s strategy until now has been “to cling to the audience that remains on broadcast television. If we stick to that strategy, we’re toast.”

Weiss said she wants to focus on expanding the most successful CBS News programs — “60 Minutes,” “CBS Sunday Morning” and true crime magazine “48 Hours” to other platforms, including podcasts, newsletters and live events. “We need to shift to a streaming mentality immediately,” she said, adding that “our competitors are not just the other broadcast networks.

The pronouncement — which could have been made five to 10 years ago — was welcomed by some CBS News employees who believe the operation has lagged in using its resources to expand beyond traditional TV. Overall, they were encouraged by Weiss’ remarks.

“She went a good way to bring people together,” said one attendee. “That was a good start.”

One question posed to Weiss, which is likely to loom over her tenure, is how much time does CBS News have to replace the substantial revenue still generated by traditional TV with digital enterprises. Ad rates for digital platforms are substantially lower than those for TV, which means greater dependence on subscriptions and other revenue sources.

Weiss did not provide any specifics on the level of investment for the new initiatives. “The emphasis going forward is going to be building things that people are ultimately willing to pay for,” she said.

Weiss said the network is recruiting “fresh young talent” that will focus on reporting first through social media, “but will appear everywhere else too.” She showed three recent hires based in London, Kyiv and New York who deliver their stories across different platforms using their iPhones.

Weiss also announced the hiring of 19 new contributors, several of whom have already appeared on the Free Press, the digital news site that CBS News parent Paramount acquired as part of the deal to bring her into the company.

The dependence on contributors, who are not employees but paid for their TV appearances, is commonly used on cable news networks that need to fill hours of programming.

Weiss has acknowledged to colleagues that she’s not familiar with the process of moving the assembly line of stories from the assignment stage, through the reporting and editing process and onto a schedule of programs, some of which run 365 days a year.

Her lack of experience was glaring in her handling of “60 Minutes,” the network’s most prestigious and profitable program. CBS News staffers were stunned when she decided to pull a segment on the abuses at an El Salvador prison used by the U.S. government to detain undocumented immigrants from Venezuela.

“CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil and the network’s chief national correspondent Matt Gutman.

(CBS News)

The story had been researched and reported for months by correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi and fully vetted by the standards department when Weiss yanked it one day before its originally scheduled Dec. 21 air date. Alfonsi called the move political and the conflict added to the narrative that Weiss is trying to placate the White House.

Weiss insisted Alfonsi’s story needed more reporting including an interview with an administration official, even though the White House had already declined requests to participate. The segment ran a month later with only minor additions to the reporting which executives inside the news division say was not worth the public drama created by Weiss’ editorial decision.

At the meeting, Weiss acknowledged she would have approached the matter differently but defended her intent.

“It’s always gonna be my prerogative as editor of this newsroom to say that I want more information, and to push to get more information,” she said. “Now, am I ever going to hold something again after it has been put out there with promos? I don’t want to make that exact same decision again, no I do not.”

Weiss added that Paramount management had no influence on her decision to hold Alfonsi’s story. “I wanna just say this as plainly and clearly as possible,” she said. “I was not pressured by David Ellison or anyone else.”

She said the journalism standards at the network have not changed since she arrived, but believed the division has been more welcoming to a wider range of viewpoints.

“I don’t think a year ago CBS News would’ve had [former National Rifle Assn. spokesperson] Dana Loesch, let’s say, on the morning show,” Weiss said. “I think that’s something to be proud of.”

Weiss praised the revamped “CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil” — with a new anchor she handpicked, even though critics have been harsh and the ratings have slipped. All three of the major network evening newscasts are down in January compared to a year ago, but CBS is off the most at around 20%.

Segments on the program, such as Dokoupil’s frothy tribute to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and a brief item on the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington that had President Trump calling it the fault of the Capitol police, were widely panned. But the attention has died down as the program has settled into being a straight-ahead newscast.

While the fiascoes involving “60 Minutes” or the first week of the “CBS Evening News” have been demoralizing, some journalists in the division are still hopeful Weiss can be a catalyst for change and want her to succeed.

But her rocky start will be tough to turn around according to Tom Bettag, a former network news producer who is now a lecturer at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

“Weiss started off so miserably with ’60 Minutes’ and the Dokoupil launch, that you wonder if she can redeem herself,” Bettag said. “You only get one chance to make a first impression.”

Weiss isn’t the first executive to be put in charge of a TV news operation without any hands-on experience. It was not easy for the others, either.

Michael Gartner, a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper editor was appointed to oversee NBC News in the mid-1980s. During his turbulent five-year tenure, he struggled with talent egos as he tried to get costs under control. Walter Isaacson came from Time magazine to run CNN in 2001. He was gone after 18 months, expressing bewilderment over the public scrutiny of every network move.

Weiss’ previous management experience was running the Free Press, which has a staff of 60 compared to the sprawling CBS News operation with more than 1,200 employees around the world.

Weiss is also an anomaly as she comes to the job with an established point of view. Her journalism career was as an opinion writer before she launched the Free Press. The site gained a following for its criticism of the progressive left and purveyors of so-called “woke” policies.

Weiss has been vocal in telling CBS News employees that the public has less trust in legacy media, an assertion that is often pushed by Trump and his supporters. (She told the meeting that the network needs to target “independents … those who want to equip themselves with all the facts, who are curious to hear what’s going on, even if it offends their sensibilities.”)

Weiss carries that agenda while she tries to overcome the whispers of “she’s not one of us” at CBS News, which even loyal insiders believe leans too heavily on its storied history defined by 20th century journalism icons such as Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow.

“I think this place has allowed the ghosts of the past to walk these halls a little too much,” one CBS News journalist said. “They need to be acknowledged, but not obsessed over every day. The New York Yankees don’t sit around dwelling on Babe Ruth every day. They focus on winning.”

While “60 Minutes” and “CBS Evening News” are the editorial backbone of the division and are getting the bulk of Weiss’ attention, the division also has to chart a future course for “CBS Mornings,” a major revenue generator. Co-host Gayle King’s contract is up in May and last year there were leaks to an industry trade suggesting that Paramount wants her to return in another role and presumably a lower salary.

“CBS Mornings” is in third place behind ABC’s “Good Morning America” and NBC’s “Today,” but still has a following and King is the most recognizable star in the news division. Morning show viewing is habitual and a change in the host chair could lead King’s fans to abandon the program. Once viewers leave, it’s hard to get them back, especially in today’s fragmented media environment where consumers have a seemingly endless array of alternatives.

At the town hall, Weiss gave a positive shout-out to King, who is angry over the press reports. “I’ve had people come and pet me like a puppy and say, ‘I’m sorry that you’re leaving CBS, I won’t watch those guys anymore,’” King said.

“I just want everyone here to know that she’s absolutely beloved,” Weiss said. “And we see her long into the future here at CBS.”

People close to the morning program who were not authorized to comment publicly believe King would return for another contract. But the network is already preparing for the future if King does depart.

Adriana Diaz and Kelly O’Grady were named co-hosts of “CBS Saturday Morning” and will be the principal fill-ins for King on the weekday program, clearly an attempt to get them familiar with the audience. “It’s a very explicit attempt to start building a bench,” said one insider.

Before the town hall meeting on Tuesday, many CBS News veterans were frustrated that Weiss had not addressed the entire division during the first three months of her tenure. King, who told colleagues she was impressed overall with the presentation, told Weiss they needed to meet sooner.

“For many people — they’ve never even heard your freakin’ voice,” King said. “So it’s good to hear, to see you’re a real person and this is what you want.”