TIMES’ TOP 25 BASKETBALL

The Times’ high school boys’ basketball rankings by Ben Bolch:

Rk.; Team (Rec., Div.); Results (last week’s rank)

1 MATER DEI

(20-0, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Chicago Young, 86-61; St. John Bosco, 70-23; Orange Lutheran, 102-77. (1)

2 WESTCHESTER

(19-1, City-Div. I) def. Palisades, 80-46; L.A. Hamilton, 72-48. (2)

3 TAFT

(16-2, City-Div. I) def. Birmingham, 56-44; Chatsworth, 63-55. (3)

4 DOMINGUEZ

(16-4, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Seattle Rainier Beach, 90-84 (2OT); Paramount, 72-43; Lynwood, 70-57. (4)

5 FAIRFAX

(15-3, City-Div. I) def. Venice, 102-60; L.A. University, 84-72; San Diego, 86-47. (5)

6 KING

(14-2, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Diamond Ranch, 62-52; Corona Roosevelt, 72-64. (6)

7 CORONA CENTENNIAL

(18-1, SS-Div. II-AA) def. Corona, 84-53. (11)

8 LOS ALAMITOS

(18-1, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Etiwanda, 58-57; Edison, 66-56. (12)

9 DIAMOND RANCH

(16-4, SS-Div. III-A) lost to King, 62-52; def. Los Altos, 74-36; Hacienda Heights Wilson, 69-47; Rowland, 47-46. (8)

10 ETIWANDA

(15-4, SS-Div. I-AA) lost to Los Alamitos, 58-57; def. Claremont, 83-34; Upland, 76-47; Golden Valley, 75-51. (7)

11 BISHOP MONT.

(18-3, SS-Div. IV-AA) def. St. Bernard, 69-55; lost to Gardena Serra, 58-55. (9)

12 SONORA

(19-1, SS-Div. III-A) def. Fullerton, 50-42. (14)

13 LONG BEACH POLY

(17-2, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Mayfair, 65-48; Compton, 53-36. (19)

14 LEUZINGER

(15-5, SS-Div. II-AA) lost to West Torrance, 76-73; def. Redondo, 76-50. (10)

15 WINDWARD

(13-6, SS-Div. V-A) Did not play. (17)

16 CAMPBELL HALL

(13-5, SS-Div. III-AA) lost to Modesto Christian, 69-62. (15)

17 TESORO

(18-3, SS-Div. I-A) def. Dana Hills, 69-61; Mission Viejo, 50-29. (21)

18 GARDENA SERRA

(16-6, SS-Div. IV-AA) lost to Cathedral, 44-35; def. Bishop Montgomery, 58-55. (16)

19 LONG BEACH WILSON

(16-5, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Lakewood, 56-37; Compton, 61-54. (23)

20 LONG BEACH JORDAN

(15-5, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Beverly Hills, 83-59; Millikan, 81-52. (24)

21 REDLANDS

(17-2, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Eisenhower, 88-84; Yucaipa, 75-56. (NR)

22 EISENHOWER

(17-3, SS-Div. II-A) lost to Redlands, 88-84; def. Fontana, 82-54. (20)

23 GOLDEN VALLEY

(19-1, SS-Div. III-A) def. Saugus, 92-87; Valencia, 69-67; lost to Etiwanda, 75-51. (13)

24 MURRIETA VALLEY

(18-1, SS-Div. I-A) def. Great Oak, 68-67; Temescal Canyon, 74-47. (25)

25 LA MIRADA

(19-2, SS-Div. II-A) def. Cerritos, 64-56; Norwalk, 63-44. (NR)