Cub Football - Loyola will travel to Tustin for CIF Southern Section Division 3 first round tilt on Friday
LOYOLA SLATED TO PLAY DIVISION 3 FOURTH SEED Tustin (9-1) IN FIRST ROUND OF CIF SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
What a difference a one-point loss makes. Had Loyola (4-6) beaten Notre Dame last Friday instead of losing, 35-34, it would have been seeded fourth in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs based on its number 30 ranking in the CalPreps' CIF Southern Section rankings heading into the final Friday of the regular season, but that one point setback to the Knights forced a nine-spot drop.
As a result, the Cubs will take Interstate-5 south to play number 4 seed Tustin this Friday. The Tillers are the champions of the Orange County-based Delta League. Tustin enters the playoffs with an impressive 9-1 overall record and a 6-0 ledger in the Delta League.
The top four seeds in Division 3 are Simi Valley (no. 1), Villa Park (no. 2), Edison (no.3) and Tustin (no.4).
This is the second time Loyola will be competing in the Division 3 playoff grouping, after a 2021 appearance in the 2021 D-3 playoffs.
HOW CIF SOUTHERN SECTION CIF PLAYOFF DIVISIONS ARE SET
Under the competitive equity system utilized by the CIF Southern Section to set playoff brackets, the CalPreps rankings following the final games of the regular season are used for divisional playoff placement.
This year there will be ten teams vying for a title in Division 1, and 16 teams will compete for championships in the other 12 playoff divisions.
2024 LOYOLA VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
8-23 @ Cathedral (L, 16-13, 2OT)
8-30 Damien (L, 30-29)
9-13 @ Leuzinger (L, 40-30)
9-20 @ St. Francis (W, 35-7)
9-27 @ Mount Miguel (Spring Valley, San Diego) (W, 46-38)
10-4 Serra (Home)* (L, 42-35)
10-11 @ Bishop Amat* (W, 24-17)
10-18 Chaminade (Home)* (W, 44-10)
10-25 @ Sierra Canyon* (L, 45-0)
11-1 Notre Dame (Home)* (L, 35-34)
11-8 @ Tustin (CIF D-3 playoffs, first round)