THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

Through Friday’s games

*--* Rk School (Record, Div.) Comment (Last ranking) 1 LYNWOOD (13-2, SS-Div. I-AA) Don’t need Sade Wiley-Gatewood (knee) to win league title. (1) 2 L.B. POLY (14-1, SS-Div. I-AA) Couple of big runs led to big victories over rivals Wilson, Millikan. (2) 3 TROY (16-0, SS-Div. II-AA) Host a Monday showdown against San Clemente. (3) 4 BREA OLINDA (12-4, SS-Div. II-A) Natalie Thune’s ball-handling pays dividends against San Clemente. (6) 5 SAN CLEMENTE (12-3, SS-Div. I-A) After 42-39 defeat to Brea, it won’t get easier this week vs. Troy. (4) 6 BISHOP AMAT (17-2, SS-Div. III-A) Game Monday against Marlborough is postponed. (7) 7 L.B. WILSON (16-3, SS-Div. I-AA) Couldn’t hold on to halftime lead against Poly. (8) 8 VENTURA (15-0, SS-Div. I-A) Think the Cougars won’t be psyched Thursday for Buena? (10) 9 HART (17-1, SS-Div. I-A) Taylor Lilley outscored Ashlee Trebilcock three of last six games. (11) 10 ROSARY (16-3, SS-Div. III-A) Emily Hein knocked down free throws and Mater Dei. (12) 11 RIV. NORTH (14-3, SS-Div. II-AA) Amanda DeCoud had 29 in victory over Riverside Poly. (13) 12 MATER DEI (10-8, SS-Div. II-A) Flexed defensive muscle with victories over Narbonne, Santa Margarita. (15) 13 NARBONNE (7-6, City) Monique Alexander scored 16 in victory over Carson. (5) 14 SANTA MARGARITA (15-3, SS-Div. III-AA) Despite 24 turnovers, fell only three points short against Mater Dei. (9) 15 NORCO (13-3, SS-Div. II-AA) Deanna Moreno, Tynisha Utz have big weeks in league victories. (14) 16 CANYON SPRINGS (14-3, SS-Div. I-A) Two of next three games against Top 25 teams. (17) 17 TEMECULA VALLEY (14-4, SS-Div. I-AA) Showdown with Rancho Verde on Friday. (18) 18 MILLIKAN (11-5, SS-Div. I-AA) Rams alternately brilliant and horrible against L.B. Poly. (19) 19 MUIR (13-5, SS-Div. III-A) Outplayed by Crescenta Valley, were Mustangs overconfident? (16) 20 MORNINGSIDE (16-3, SS-Div. III-AA) Natasha Thomas had 15 blocks in last two games. (20) 21 MARLBOROUGH (16-1, SS-Div. IV-AA) With Emily Tay, Abi Olajuwon injured, it could get tricky. (21) 22 HARV.-WESTLAKE (16-2, SS-Div. III-A) Stefanie Clark, YoYo Greenfield put away Alemany’s challenge. (22) 23 BISHOP MONT. (11-6, SS-Div. III-A) Four-year winning streak vs. Bishop Amat is on line Thursday. (23) 24 CRENSHAW (16-1, City) Krystal Adams & Co. have 15-game winning streak. (25) 25 RIVERSIDE POLY (13-3, SS-Div. I-A) With J.W. North looming, got caught looking ahead by La Sierra. (24)

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