The CIF-SS playoffs are underway and here's a roundup of the action, which includes basketball and soccer scores from across the High Desert on Thursday night.

Big-time matchups, top scorers and other headlines to keep tabs on as we head into the second round of the playoffs.

Central Section high school boys basketball playoff brackets were released on Feb. 13. First-round postseason games begin on Feb. 15. Section finals are set for Feb. 28 and March 1 at Selland Arena in Fresno.

A day after a probe was opened into the CIF for allowing transgender athletes to play girls' sports, a federal judge blocked President Trump's executive orders restricting gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youths.

CIF has said it plans to continue following California law regarding transgender athletics participation despite President Trump’s executive order that makes transgender athletes ineligible

In a release on Wednesday, the Department of Education said the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) “publicly announced plans to violate federal antidiscrimination laws related to girls’ and women’s sports.” The department is also investigating the Minnesota State High School League.