THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

BEN BOLCH’S BOYS’ BASKETBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS

*--* Rk Team (Rec.) Comment (Last week) 1 MATER DEI (17-2, SS-Div. II-A) You know team is hustling when 6-9 Harrison Schaen gets five steals. (1) 2 FAIRFAX (13-1, City-Div. I) Note to anyone attending Westchester game Tuesday: Get there early. (2) 3 WESTCHESTER (14-1, City-Div. I) Comets wonder if steamy Fairfax gym is health hazard. (3) 4 MONTGOMERY (17-1, SS-Div. III-A) Fred Washington -- who else? -- leads four-point victory over Mayfair. (4) 5 BREA OLINDA (15-0, SS-Div. II-A) Loaded Wildcats could be undefeated heading into playoffs. (5) 6 FONTANA (15-1, SS-Div. I-AA) Steelers handle once-proud Corona Centennial. (6) 7 SAN GORGONIO (14-2, SS-Div. II-AA) Jacob Daigle scores 28 in rout of Pacific. (7) 8 SILVERADO (15-1, SS-Div. I-AA) Hawks are an oasis of talent in Desert Sky League. (8) 9 CARSON (11-3, City-Div. I) Colts topple previously unbeaten Bakersfield Garces. (10) 10 LOYOLA (12-3, SS-Div. I-A) Davis Cantor to Roy Williams: “Hey, what about me?” (11) 11 HARVARD-WESTLAKE (12-5, SS-Div. III-A) Junior Bryce Taylor drops 40 points on Loyola in losing effort. (9) 12 MISSION VIEJO (17-1, SS-Div. I-A) Coach Troy Roelen has Diablos rolling in his first year. (12) 13 ARTESIA (12-2, SS-Div. III-AA) Expect Pioneers to make first trip to the Pond in three years. (13) 14 OCEAN VIEW (15-3, SS-Div. III-A) Seahawks will continue to win if they keep making 85% of free throws. (14) 15 EL TORO (16-2, SS-Div. I-A) Chargers can’t wait for Jan. 24 showdown against Mission Viejo. (16) 16 VERBUM DEI (9-6, SS-Div. IV-A) Would seeing free-throw guru count toward corporate work program? (15) 17 PRICE (16-1, SS-Div. V-A) Knights are small in enrollment only at Small Schools Showcase. (17) 18 WALNUT (11-1, SS-Div. I-A) Mustangs will be a spur in side of San Antonio League foes. (19) 19 MAYFAIR (9-5, SS-Div. II-A) Performs the Monsoon swoon against Bishop Montgomery. (18) 20 CANYON SPRINGS (11-4, SS-Div. I-A) Cougars beat Highland in only game of week. (20) 21 DIAMOND BAR (14-3, SS-Div. I-AA) Brahmas to get taste of big time Saturday against Mater Dei. (21) 22 ST. JOHN BOSCO (14-4, SS-Div. II-AA) Braves earn ranking with victory over Capistrano Valley. (22) 23 FREMONT (7-3, City-Div. I) Mark Bradford has the edge on Taft’s Steve Smith in Pathfinder win. (23) 24 EISENHOWER (9-6, SS-Div. I-AA) Eagles might only lose another game or two rest of season. (25) 25 MILLIKAN (13-2, SS-Div. I-AA) New ad campaign: This is Rams basketball? (NR)

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