THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

MARTIN HENDERSON’S FINAL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS

*--* Rk Team (Record) Comment 1 LYNWOOD (32-1) Nearly perfect but No. 2 in national rankings 2 NARBONNE (24-7) Survived Sylmar, San Clemente, shot horribly against Lynwood 3 L.B. POLY (29-4) Won 25 in a row, lost two of final three to Lynwood 4 SAN CLEMENTE (22-3) Won third consecutive I-A title but fell vs. Narbonne in OT, 53-52 5 TROY (31-2) State champions in Div. II, might have been ready for Lynwood 6 B. MONTGOMERY (27-7) Noelle Quinn finishes with four consecutive state titles 7 MATER DEI (23-7) Division II-A champion had string of upsets with double-digit rallies 8 REDONDO (26-6) Fourth-quarter meltdown cost section title vs. Mater Dei 9 KEPPEL (26-4) What if Monique Diaz doesn’t sprain ankle against Centennial? 10 BREA OLINDA (25-4) Section’s most prolific program misses finals second year in a row 11 BISHOP AMAT (28-6) Second in section to Montgomery, losing streak at four years 12 EISENHOWER (25-5) L.B. Poly’s persistent defense ended Eagles’ 11-game winning streak 13 ARTESIA (23-9) Only win vs. top 25 came in Div. III-AA title game 14 SANTA MARGARITA (26-6) Rally fell short against Artesia for championship, 57-55 15 PALMDALE (25-6) Stunned L.B. Wilson, led Lynwood with two minutes to go 16 L.B. WILSON (24-7) Rematch of last year’s classic vs. Lynwood failed to materialize 17 PERRIS (25-7) Overwhelmed by nearly perfect Troy in II-AA championship, 82-45 18 HART (24-7) A 16-game winning streak ended in I-A title game vs. San Clemente 19 ROSARY (21-9) Losing one senior, hopes to succeed Montgomery in Division III 20 AYALA (23-7) Young team took lumps this season, might dish them out next year 21 SAN BERNARDINO (19-9) Janevia Taylor’s shot sunk Edison but not Perris in section quarters 22 EDISON (21-6) All return with something to prove after second-round loss 23 COMP. CENTENNIAL (22-8) Up and down -- upset Keppel before falling to Perris a second time 24 CAPISTRANO VLY (22-8) Tough defense nearly led to Hart upset in I-A semifinals, lost 48-44 25 SAUGUS (23-7) Senior-laden team missed chance against San Clemente, 48-45

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