Soccer Playoffs Off And Running

If you get your kicks from watching soccer, today is a banner day for you.

The North Coast Section playoffs begin today as high school teams from all over the East Bay begin the two-week competition.

There are two divisions in both the boys and the girls playoffs.

Here is the schedule of games involving area teams for today. Second round games will be played on Saturday.

Boys Division I

#16 Antioch (9-8-4) @ #1 De La Salle (18-3-2), 5:30 p.m.

#8 Granada (10-7-7) @ #9 Pittsburg (13-7-4), 7 p.m.

#13 Mt. Eden (14-7-3) @ #4 Clayton Valley (17-4-3), 7 p.m.

#12 Berkeley (14-7-3) @ #5 Monte Vista (13-3-8), 5 p.m.

#15 Dougherty Valley (9-8-4) @ #2 Richmond (20-4), 7 p.m.

#10 Amador Valley (11-11-2) @ #7 Newark Memorial (20-3-1), 7 p.m.

#14 College Park (11-9-4) @ #3 California (17-3-3), 7 p.m.

#11 James Logan (11-5-6) @ #6 San Ramon Valley (14-6-4), 5 p.m.

Boys Division II

#12 Hercules (11-9-4) @ #5 Concord (13-2-4), 7 p.m.

#15 Kennedy (6-10-7) vs. #2 Ygnacio Valley (18-2-2) at Northgate, 7 p.m.

#14 Piedmont (8-6-4) @ #3 Dublin (15-5-3), 5 p.m.

Girls Division I

#16 Deer Valley (9-10-1) @ #1 San Ramon Valley (16-1-4), 7 p.m.

#8 Granada (8-8-3) @ #9 Freedom (9-7-2), 7 p.m.

#13 Clayton Valley (11-7-4) @ #4 California (12-4-5), 5 p.m.

#15 Dougherty Valley (7-10-4) @ #2 Monte Vista (12-1-8), 7 p.m.

#14 Castro Valley (13-6-1) vs. #3 Carondelet (11-3-6) at De La Salle, 7:30 p.m.

#11 Liberty (14-5-5) @ #6 James Logan (16-3-2), 7 p.m.

Girls Division II

#9 Ygnacio Valley (14-7-2) @ #8 St. Mary's (10-4-2), 3:30 p.m. 

#12 Kennedy (9-7-3) @ #5 Las Lomas (9-4-4), 7 p.m.

#15 Moreau Catholic (8-8-2) @ #2 Dublin (14-5-3), 7 p.m.

#10 Piedmont (8-4-5) @ #7 Northgate (10-4-8), 5 p.m.