Canyons Opens With Moorpark in State JC Playoffs

College of the Canyons will host Moorpark in a first-round game at the Southern California regional tournament of the state community college basketball playoffs Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Canyons (8-2, 19-9 overall) will be representing the Mountain Valley Conference and Moorpark (5-7, 16-10 overall) will be representing the Western State Conference.

Traditionally, conferences have had postseason playoffs but a new state tournament format established this season places the top three teams from each conference and eight at-large teams in the regionals. The top team from each conference will have a first-round bye.

Competing in the regionals will be 26 teams representing six conferences. Teams will play in four brackets. The winner of each bracket will advance to the state tournament at Cerritos College, March 13-15.