THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

*--* THE TIMES’ RANKINGS MARTIN HENDERSON’S FINAL REGULAR-SEASON GIRLS’ BASKETBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS: Rk Team (Record) Comment (Last week) 1 LYNWOOD (22-1, SS-Div. I-AA) Hasn’t played game closer than 13 points since Dec. 21. (1) 2 NARBONNE (18-6, City-Div. I) Overwhelm ing favorite to win City Section champions hip. (2) 3 L.B. POLY (24-2, SS-Div. I-AA) Won third consecuti ve Moore League title. Win streak at 21. (3) 4 REDONDO (22-4, SS-Div. II-A) Krizstina Fuleki has asserted herself the past month. (4) 5 KEPPEL (25-3, Div. II-AA) Krista Arase had 19 points, 10 rebounds vs. Bell Gardens. (5) 6 BREA OLINDA (23-3, SS-Div. II-A) Ladycats have won 21 league titles, 170 league games in a row. (6) 7 BISHOP MONT. (19-7, SS-Div. III-A) Three-tim e state champion begins defense of its title. (7) 8 L.B. WILSON (22-6, SS-Div. I-AA) Four of Bruins’ losses by total of 14 points. (8) 9 SAN CLEMENTE (22-3, SS-Div. I-A) Tritons’ three losses by a combined 44 points. (9) 10 TROY (23-2, SS-Div. II-AA) Closest Freeway League game was 24-point victory over Sonora. (10) 11 BISHOP AMAT (24-4, SS-Div. III-A) Good news: Bishop Montgomer y in opposite bracket. (11) 12 EISENHOWER (21-4, SS-Div. I-AA) Has won 24 consecuti ve league games. (12) 13 SANTA MARGARITA (23-4, Div III-AA) Won tough Serra League third season in a row. (13) 14 MATER DEI (16-6, SS-Div. II-A) Defeated Rosary, 57-52, behind Ashley Voisinet’ s 21 points. (14) 15 ARTESIA (18-8, SS-Div. III-AA) Closed out Suburban League title beating Cerritos, La Mirada. (15) 16 PALMDALE (21-5, SS-Div. I-AA) Ended Antelope Valley’s reign as Golden League champion. (16) 17 PERRIS (22-5, SS-Div. II-AA) Allowed opponent more than 40 only in three games. (17) 18 HART (20-5, SS-Div. I-A) Defense led 56-42 win over Saugus to clinch Foothill title. (19) 19 ROSARY (18-8, SS-Div. III-A) With only one senior, Royals lost six of last nine.(18) 20 AYALA (21-6, SS-Div. I-AA) Extended league winning streak to 68, won seventh title in a row. (20) 21 SAN BERNARDINO (17-8, SS-Div. II-AA) Janevia Taylor made 17 of 19 free throws vs. Pacific. (22) 22 EDISON (20-5, SS-Div. II-AA) Depth could be a factor with Leila Abufare’s knee injury. (23) 23 SAUGUS (21-6, SS-Div. I-A) Centurion s plenty big but unable to handle Hart’s pressure. (21) 24 MUIR (16-6, Div. III-AA) Season-en ding win over Pasadena clinches Pacific League title. (24) 25 BUENA (17-7, SS-Div. II-AA) Bulldogs claim 14th Channel League title in 15 seasons. (25)

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