THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

Through Friday’s games

*--* Rk School (Record, Div.) Comment (Last ranking) 1 LYNWOOD (21-2, SS-Div. I-AA) Drive for third straight state title begins. (1) 2 L.B. POLY (23-2, SS-Div. I-AA) Piedmont’s size exposed a weakness, but can anyone else? (2) 3 SAN CLEMENTE (21-4, SS-Div. I-A) Defeated Hart last two seasons for section championship. (3) 4 TROY (24-1, SS-Div. II-AA) Allowed no more than 31 points to any Freeway League opponent. (4) 5 BREA OLINDA (21-4, SS-Div. II-A) Ladycats have won state-record 23 consecutive league titles. (5) 6 NARBONNE (15-8, City) Should win fifth straight City title with Camille LeNoir in lineup. (6) 7 HART (24-1, SS-Div. I-A) Undefeated in Southland when half the team didn’t have flu. (7) 8 L.B. WILSON (24-4, SS-Div. I-AA) Should be fine in playoffs if it can avoid L.B. Poly. (9) 9 CANYON SPRINGS (22-4, SS-Div. I-A) Brandi Jones-Fitzgerald, Jennifer Risper solid 1-2 punch. (12) 10 RIV. NORTH (22-4, SS-Div. II-AA) Couldn’t match Canyon Springs, shared Ivy League title. (10) 11 BISHOP AMAT (24-3, SS-Div. III-A) After 10 consecutive losses, finally beat B. Montgomery, 61-39. (11) 12 TEMECULA VALLEY (22-4, SS-Div. I-AA) Jessica Thompson’s 23 points key win over Riverside Poly. (13) 13 MILLIKAN (18-8, SS-Div. I-AA) A league champ is going to be unhappy facing this third-place team. (14) 14 VENTURA (23-1, SS-Div. I-A) Ventura Buena ended the 21-game winning streak to open season. (8) 15 ROSARY (22-4, SS-Div. III-A) Last league title foreshadowed last section title. (15) 16 NORCO (22-3, SS-Div. II-AA) Defense allowed 8.8 fewer points second time through league. (16) 17 SANTA MARGARITA (21-6, SS-Div. III-AA) Section runner-up last season tries to finish business this time around. (17) 18 MATER DEI (13-10, SS-Div. II-A) Can Monarchs score enough to defend their crown? (18) 19 MORNINGSIDE (25-3, SS-Div. III-AA) Lorie Rayford made all the difference this season. (19) 20 BISHOP MONT. (21-7, SS-Div. III-A) Knights share Del Rey League title, their fifth in a row. (20) 21 MARLBOROUGH (22-3, SS-Div. IV-AA) Lost to Bishop Amat, 51-46, after allowing 22-0 run. (21) 22 CRENSHAW (24-1, City) Cougars own Southland’s longest win streak, 23 games. (23) 23 EL DORADO (23-3, SS-Div. II-AA) Starting five is Melissa Cook and four sophomores. (24) 24 HARV.-WESTLAKE (22-3, SS-Div. III-A) Won Mission League title but lost to Chaminade. (22) 25 MUIR (20-6, SS-Div. III-A) With playoffs here, are Mustangs ready to step up? (25)

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