THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

*--* Rk. Sch. (Rec., Div.) Comment (Last ranking) 1 LYNWOOD (26-3, SS-Div. I-AA) With all healthy, we’ll take Sade Wiley-Gatewood & Co. (1) 2 L.B. POLY (29-4, SS-Div. I-AA) Jackrabbits resigned to Lynwood’s shadow, again. (2) 3 SAN CLEMENTE (27-5, SS-Div. I-A) Lindsey Pluimer era ends with fourth consecutive section title. (3) 4 TROY (32-2, SS-Div. II-AA) Warriors losing one senior, Meghan McGuire, from state runner-up. (4) 5 HART (29-3, SS-Div. I-A) In loss, Ashlee Trebilcock has great section championship game. (7) 6 L.B. WILSON (26-5, SS-Div. I-AA) Lost to L.B. Poly twice, Lynwood, B. Montgomery, B. Amat once. (8) 7 BREA OLINDA (27-6, SS-Div. II-A) Beat Mater Dei for 13th section title, lost to it in regionals. (5) 8 CANYON SPRINGS (24-5, SS-Div. I-A) Along with Hart, has good chance to be No. 1 next season. (9) 9 BISHOP AMAT (31-4, SS-Div. III-A) Erin Myrick led Lancers to first state title game. (11) 10 L.B. MILLIKAN (21-9, SS-Div. I-AA) Third in Moore League, beat three No. 1 teams in playoffs. (13) 11 MATER DEI (19-12, SS-Div. II-A) Losing only one senior from state regional finalist. (18) 12 MORNINGSIDE (31-4, SS-Div. III-AA) Lorie Rayford led Monarchs’ return to glory. (19) 13 CRENSHAW (28-2, City) Cougars won 27 in a row, including first title since 1997. (22) 14 VENTURA (26-2, SS-Div. I-A) Caitlin O’Neill and 6-5 Kali Bennett return next season. (14) 15 ROSARY (24-5, SS-Div. III-A) Picked the wrong time to play one of its worst games of season. (15) 16 NORCO (27-5, SS-Div. II-AA) Three of five losses were against Troy, twice in playoffs. (16) 17 RIV. NORTH (25-5, SS-Div. II-AA) Might have been section champion if it weren’t for semifinals. (10) 18 TEMECULA VALLEY (24-5, SS-Div. I-AA) All but one returns next season, including Jessie Thompson. (12) 19 NARBONNE (19-9, City) Failed in bid to win unprecedented fifth consecutive City title. (6) 20 MARLBOROUGH (28-4, SS-Div. IV-AA) Mustangs lose only one player from section championship team. (21) 21 MUIR (24-8, SS-Div. III-A) Seemed stronger after academic ineligibility claimed two starters. (25) 22 NEWBURY PARK (17-8, SS-Div. III-AA) Brynn Cameron’s scoring led Panthers’ late-season charge. (NR) 23 SANTA MARGARITA (23-7, SS-Div. III-AA) Didn’t want to play Newbury Park in quarterfinals, for good reason. (17) 24 B. MONTGOMERY (22-8, SS-Div. III-A) After four state titles, this playoff run was simply average. (20) 25 PERRIS (20-9, SS-Div. II-AA) Fell three points shy of beating Troy in section semifinal. (NR)

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