THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

BOYS’ BASKETBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS:

Note: Records through Monday

*--* Rk Team (Rec.) Comment (Last week) 1 MATER DEI (7-0, SS-Div. II-A) Monarchs could face national power Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick. (1) 2 FAIRFAX (5-0, City-Div. I) Rename Lions the Killer Bees: Kevin Bell, Alex Bausley, Jamal Boykin. (2) 3 WESTCHESTER (9-0, City-Div. I) State champs could get rematch with runner-up Oakland Tech in Vegas. (3) 4 LOYOLA (7-1, SS-Div. I-A) Cubs find Westchester plenty tough without its ineligible transfers. (4) 5 B. MONTGOMERY (5-1, SS-Div. III-A) Was 90-point victory straight out of Stoneridge Prep playbook? (5) 6 CARSON (5-0, CS-Div. I) Bryan Harvey trumps Taft’s Jordan Farmar with Steve Lavin watching. (8) 7 CANYON SPRINGS (5-1, SS-Div. I-A) Fifth place in Ocean View tournament does little to console Cougars. (9) 8 L.B. POLY (3-1, SS-Div. I-AA) Must roll consecutive sevens to beat Oak Hill Academy in Las Vegas. (10) 9 SAN GORGONIO (8-1, SS-Div. II-AA) Kevin Houston, you’re giving defenders all sorts of problems. (12) 10 CRENSHAW (6-0, City-Div. I) Winning Mission Prep tournament is mission probable for this bunch. (20) 11 BREA OLINDA (4-0, SS-Div. II-A) Going to Disney World for tournament after Glendora win. (16) 12 HARV.-WESTLAKE (3-1, SS-Div. III-A) Looks like Wolverines need more practice time, not less. (7) 13 FONTANA (5-1, SS-Div. I-AA) Steelers’ loss was to Villa Park by five points. (13) 14 VERBUM DEI (4-2, SS-Div. IV-A) Eagles hold steady in rankings despite losses to top-5 teams. (14) 15 DORSEY (4-1, City-Div. I) Only Dons that matter until Compton Dominguez gets its act together. (15) 16 COMPTON CEN. (3-1, SS-Div. III-A) Apaches make statement with big victory over Eisenhower. (NR) 17 OCEAN VIEW (8-2, SS-Div. III-A) Seahawks are soaring after valiant effort against Westchester. (22) 18 EISENHOWER (3-1, SS-Div. I-AA) Boston College-bound Sean Marshall keeps Eagles aloft. (6) 19 EL TORO (7-0, SS-Div. I-A) Chargers should win Anaheim Convention Center tournament. (23) 20 ST. JOHN BOSCO (5-1, SS-Div. II-AA) Robert Reynaga does his best Giovanni St. Amant impression. (18) 21 DIAMOND BAR (6-1, SS-Div. I-AA) Point guard Khalif Ford, Class of 2003, is a classic model. (NR) 22 FREMONT (1-0, City-Div. I) Pathfinders can tell everyone they beat (Long Beach) Jordan. (NR) 23 REDONDO (3-1, SS-Div. II-A) Hey, everybody loses to (Long Beach) Jordan at some point. (21) 24 MAYFAIR (3-1, SS-Div. II-A) Justin Hawkins could be nicknamed “Juice”; makes recruiters salivate. (17) 25 VILLA PARK (3-3, SS-Div. II-AA) Don’t laugh, Spartan losses are to Carlsbad, Loyola, Ocean View. (24)

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