Golden West, West Valley are top seeds (again) in SoCal and NorCal brackets
SARATOGA - Things, historically, don’t change much when it comes to the 3C2A men’s water polo regional playoffs. For the 7th time in eight years, Golden West and West Valley emerged from last week’s conference championships to claim the top seeds in this upcoming weekend’s SoCal and NorCal regionals, respectively.
The seven-time defending state champion Rustlers (31-4) top the south followed by #2 Long Beach City (20-7) #3 Orange Coast (19-11) and 4th-seeded Cuesta (20-13.
The six-time state champion Vikings (26-5) are the north’s #1 seed for the fourth straight year. American River (21-8) is #2, followed by #3 Sierra (10-13) and #4 Diablo Valley (14-16).
The SoCal regionals are Thursday (11/14) through Saturday (11/16) at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa. NorCals are Friday (11/15) and Saturday (11/16) at Las Positas College in Livermore.
The 2024 3C2A Men’s and Women’s Water Polo Championships are Nov. 21-23 at Long Beach City College.
(Matt Folsom, CCCWPCA)