The Press-Telegram area will be represented by 18 teams in next week’s CIF Southern Section girls soccer playoffs, led by Los Alamitos as the area’s only team in the Division 1 bracket.
The Griffins finished fourth in the Sunset League.
Downey, the Gateway League champions, will be in the Division 2 playoffs.
Millikan, the Moore League champions, will also be in the Division 2 playoffs.
Artesia, the 605 League champions, will be in the Division 5 playoffs. The Pioneers are 16-1-5 overall this season, which is the least amount of losses of any local team in the playoffs.
Valley Christian, the Olympic League champions, will also be in the Division 5. The Defenders are 18-3-3 overall this season, which is the most wins of any area team during the regular season.
Mayfair, the Mid-Cities League champions, will be in the Division 6 playoffs.
CAMS, the Coastal League champions, will be the No. 1 overall seed in the Division 8 bracket.
Second round games will be played on Saturday, Feb. 14. Quarterfinals will be played on Feb. 18. Semifinals will be played on Feb. 21. The CIF-SS finals will be played on Feb. 27 or Feb. 28.
CIF-SS PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE
GIRLS SOCCER
Round 1, Thursday, Feb. 12
Division 1
Los Alamitos (7-12-3) at El Dorado (9-6-5)
Division 2
Rancho Cucamonga (13-6-3) at Downey (9-3-5)
Millikan (14-4-1) at El Segundo (8-9-2)
Warren (11-4-1) at Yorba Linda (8-3-7)
Division 3
La Canada (8-6-4) at Long Beach Wilson (12-4-2)
La Mirada (5-9-4) at Dos Pueblos (13-4-5)
Division 4
Long Beach Poly (7-7-1) at Apple Valley (12-5-1)
Division 5
Godinez (12-7-3) at Valley Christian (18-3-3)
Artesia (16-1-5) at Summit (8-5-5)
Lakewood (8-10-1) at Rowland (10-8-2)
Cerritos (9-9-2) at Coachella Valley (12-1-2)
Division 6
Littlerock (13-4) Mayfair (14-5-2)
Gahr (7-12-1) at Riverside Prep (12-7-3)
St. Pius X-St. Matthias (10-4-3) at Citrus Hill (4-6-6)
Division 7
Bellflower (12-4-1) at Desert Christian Academy (10-5-4)
Division 8
Academy Career Exploration (6-10-1) at CAMS (9-3-2)
Hawthorne MSA (5-6-1) at Compton Early College (12-2-3)
Calvary Chapel of Downey (14-5-1) at Sacred Heart LA (7-7-2)