Clayton Valley Charter boys soccer NCS playoffs top seed

Clayton Valley Charter boys have maintained the top spot in North Coast Section rankings for a good part of the season and the Ugly Eagles have been rewarded with the No. 1 seed in the Division I soccer playoffs beginning this week.

Defending girls Division I champion Carondelet have been given the favorite’s role to repeat as they are No. 1 seed with their perennial East Bay Athletic League rivals from Danville, San Ramon (No. 2) and Monte Vista (No. 4), lurking to challenge the Cougars, who are seeking their third Section title in the last four tournaments.

Boys 2022 Division I champions De La Salle are an unaccustomed sixth seed in Division I.

Eight local teams are in the playoffs, including both Northgate boys and girls squads in Division II.

BOYS Division I – CVCHS (170-3 overall, 9-0-3 in Diablo Athletic League) hosts Heritage-Brentwood (9-8-1). The teams met in December with CVCHS winning 1-0. No. 6 De La Salle (12-8-1, 10-3) hosts EBAL rival No. 11 San Ramon Valley (11-9-3).

Division II – No. 3 Ygnacio Valley (8-4-4, 6-4-2) hosts American-Fremont (7-6-2).

Northgate (7-7, 3-5-3) seeded 13th travels to No. 4 Tamalpais (11-6-4) in Mill Valley. Division IV – 10th seed Mt. Diablo (5-8-3, 2-5-3) is at College of Marin to face No. 7 San Domenico-San Anselmo (6-4-4).

GIRLS Division I – Top seeded Carondelet (16-2-1, 11-1-1) has a first-round bye. No. 7 College Park (9-3-4, 7-3-2) hosts 10th seed Castro Valley (17-7).

Division II – Northgate (5-6-5, 5-4-3) seeded seventh