Traffic reporters in LA are busy people. Come Friday night, the Trinity League playoff race may need a traffic reporter to describe what could be a five-team pile-up for second place in the area’s toughest league.
Let’s start with the big picture. Nationally-ranked St. John Bosco clinched its fourth straight league title last week, which gives the Braves one of the league’s three guaranteed CIF-Southern Section Pac-5 playoff spots.
Now here’s where it gets interesting. IF, Bosco beats Servite, and IF Santa Margarita beats Mater Dei and IF JSerra beats Orange Lutheran, there will be a five-way tie for second place with each team owning 2-3 league records.
| Trinity League | ||||
| Team | League | Overall | ||
| W | L | W | L | |
| St. John Bosco | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mater Dei | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Orange Lutheran | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Servite | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Santa Margarita | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| JSerra | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
So how do you break a five-way tie?
Coin flips!
How many coin flips?
So many that the flipper may get a sore thumb…LOL!
What we do know right now — the top three teams from the Trinity League are guaranteed Pac-5 playoff spots. There are two at-large berths in the Pac-5, which means the #4 and #5 teams could still make the postseason, if the coin flips in their favor. The last two years, the Trinity’s fourth place team has been given an at-large invitation.
