THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

BEN BOLCH’S FINAL BOYS’ BASKETBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS:

*--* Rk Team (Record) Comment 1 MATER DEI (35-2) Wins bigger prize than state Division II title: Rankman’s top spot 2 WESTCHESTER (32-3) State Division I champion lost chance to surpass Monarchs in Trenton 3 FAIRFAX (28-4) Lionized Westchester last two seasons by going 2-6 against rivals 4 EISENHOWER (25-8) Will first section title pacify Coach Steve Johnson? 5 HARVARD- WESTLAKE (29-7) State Division III runner-up’s effort befitting school named Haavaard 6 CARSON (23-4) Ibekwe takes game to Maryland, Colts fall back to City pack 7 LOYOLA (26-5) Up-and-coming Coach Jim Williamson looks like team member 8 INGLEWOOD (24-10) Alum DeAngelo Collins could learn from overachieving guard Ray Reed 9 CANYON SPRINGS (26-6) Cougars lose claws in last two games because of shooting woes 10 VERBUM DEI (24-7) Inequitable trade: Coach Ronnie Gipson wins a title, loses a job 11 SILVERADO (29-3) Nothing less than golden during run to section championship game 12 ARTESIA (30-3) Scott Pera led the Pioneers back into prominence 13 MAYFAIR (23-9) Monsoons understandably swoon in two playoff losses to Mater Dei 14 PRICE (33-2) Four state Division V titles in a row for Coach Michael Lynch 15 COMP. CENTENNIAL (19-11) Arron Afflalo could become the next LeBron, minus irritating entourage 16 ST. JOHN BOSCO (27-7) Section champion gives Serra League fans alternative to big red machine 17 SAN GORGONIO (27-3) This just in: Spartans not as good as rankings previously indicated 18 B. MONTGOMERY (26-2) Rankman considers banning Knights after early playoff exit 19 FONTANA (25-3) Nobody accomplishes less in playoffs with more talent 20 OCEAN VIEW (27-4) Harvard-Westlake downgrades sloppy Seahawks to a city view 21 BREA OLINDA (25-4) Wildcats unravel following late-season team turmoil 22 OXNARD (26-4) Yellowjackets’ playoff run garners well-deserved northern exposure 23 CAPISTRANO VLY (21-8) Egghead Brian Mulligan is one of best big-game coaches in Southland 24 MISSION VIEJO (25-4) Pile up victories like flapjacks, playoff wins more like a short stack 25 TAFT (23-5) When will Toreadors learn that high scorers only win at video games?

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