The Times’ top 25 boys’ basketball rankings
The Times’ high school basketball rankings by Ben Bolch:
| Rk. | Team (Rec., Sec.-Div.) | Last week’s results and next game (Last week’s ranking) |
| 1 | WESTCHESTER (11-2, City-Div. I) | Def. Lake Oswego (Ore.), 78-27; Portland (Ore.) Jesuit, 68-54; Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Academy, 52-47. Next: Jan. 11 vs. Venice. (1) |
| 2 | MATER DEI (11-1, SS-Div. 1AA) | Def. La Habra, 94-57; Tustin, 86-49; Foothill, 68-43. Next: Tuesday at Westminster. (3) |
| 3 | LOYOLA (11-0, SS-Div. 1A) | Def. Oaks Christian, 67-65; Sacramento, 69-61; Richmond Salesian, 49-44. Next: Today vs. Chaminade. (4) |
| 4 | LONG BEACH POLY (11-3, SS-Div. 1AA) | Def. Hurst (Texas) Bell, 68-39; Austin (Texas) Westlake, 67-66; Irving (Texas), 58-46; lost to Flower Mound (Texas) Marcus, 45-40. Next: Friday vs. Lakewood. (5) |
| 5 | GARDENA SERRA (13-1, SS-Div. 3A) | Def. Las Vegas Valley, 75-46; Las Vegas Arbor View, 92-64; North Las Vegas Cheyenne, 66-51; Louisville (Ky.) Pleasure Ridge, 85-73; Carlsbad La Costa Canyon, 68-37. Next: Wednesday vs. North Torrance. (6) |
| 6 | COMP. CENTENNIAL (10-3, SS-Div. 3A) | Def. Clovis East, 94-91; Inglewood, 62-53; San Diego Lincoln, 87-68. Next: Saturday vs. Etiwanda at Long Beach Cabrillo. (7) |
| 7 | PRICE (14-1, SS-Div. 4AA) | Lost to Newark Memorial, 43-42; def. Oakland Bishop O’Dowd, 62-49; Eisenhower, 76-74; San Diego Hoover, 69-52. Next: Wed. vs. Inglewood. (10) |
| 8 | CORONA CENTENNIAL (10-3, SS-Div. 1AA) | Def. Eisenhower, 87-65; lost to Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick, 95-67; def. Taft, 75-61. Next: Wednesday vs. Corona Roosevelt. (14) |
| 9 | TAFT (9-3, City-Div. I) | Def. Oakland Bishop O’Dowd, 53-46; lost to Newark Memorial, 48-41; Corona Centennial, 75-61. Next: Saturday vs. Ventura at Oaks Christian. (2) |
| 10 | OCEAN VIEW (10-3, SS-Div. 3AA) | Lost to Phoenix St. Mary’s, 82-73; def. Goodyear (Ariz.) Estrella Foothills, 78-66; Mesa (Ariz.) Dobson, 81-72; lost to Phoenix Sunnyslope, 76-72. Next: Friday at Westminster. (8) |
| 11 | LEUZINGER (8-6, SS-Div. 1A) | Def. Mesa (Ariz.), 64-61; Oakland McClymonds, 49-48; La Verne Lutheran, 58-53; San Diego Maranatha Christian, 73-57. Next: Thursday vs. Hawthorne. (11) |
| 12 | FAIRFAX (8-5, City-Div. I) | Lost to Oakland McClymonds, 37-36; Mesa (Ariz.), 60-57; Tucson Ironwood Ridge, 68-45. Next: Jan. 11 vs. LACES. (9) |
| 13 | MURRIETA VALLEY (11-1, SS-Div. 2AA) | Def. Valley View, 71-45; Rancho Verde, 45-40; Elsinore, 64-43. Next: Wednesday at Bishop Amat. (NR) |
| 14 | RANCHO VERDE (11-3, SS-Div. 1AA) | Def. Boulder City (Nev.), 67-15; lost to Murrieta Valley, 45-40; def. Riverside North, 44-41. Next: Tuesday vs. Arlington. (15) |
| 15 | GAHR (14-1, SS-Div. 3A) | Def. Visalia Central Valley Christian, 94-66; Fresno San Joaquin Memorial, 88-79; Clovis, 76-56; lost to Fresno Clovis West, 74-66. Next: Saturday vs. Price at Long Beach Cabrillo. (16) |
| 16 | THOUSAND OAKS (11-3, SS-Div. 1AA) | Lost to Richmond Salesian, 52-51; Santa Monica, 69-64; def. Oaks Christian, 74-56. Next: Wednesday at Simi Valley. (12) |
| 17 | LOS OSOS (10-3, SS-Div. 1AA) | Def. Oakland, 85-77; El Cajon Foothills Christian, 81-77; lost to Carlsbad La Costa Canyon, 50-48. Next: Tuesday at Upland. (18) |
| 18 | CHAPARRAL (14-0, SS-Div. 1A) | Def. Sparks (Nev.) Spanish Springs, 71-32; Abbotsford (B.C.) Yale, 79-60; San Diego Maranatha Christian, 73-50. Next: Friday at Patriot. (19) |
| 19 | LOS ALAMITOS (11-4, SS-Div. 1A) | Lost to Alameda St. Joseph Notre Dame, 62-43; def. Orinda Miramonte, 57-51; Long Beach Jordan, 48-46. Next: Friday vs. Edison. (21) |
| 20 | ALTA LOMA (13-3, SS-Div. 2AA) | Def. El Paso Chapin, 71-59; lost to Summit, 66-56; Redlands, 65-57; def. West Ranch, 65-51. Next: Tuesday at Etiwanda. (13) |
| 21 | UPLAND (11-3, SS-Div. 1AA) | Lost to Tucson Catalina Foothills, 71-67; def. Rancho Buena Vista, 78-38; Santa Maria St. Joseph, 75-65. Next: Tuesday vs. Los Osos. (22) |
| 22 | EDISON (14-1, SS-Div. 2AA) | Def. Canyon Springs, 60-51; Corona, 52-34; Capistrano Valley, 58-44; lost to San Clemente, 57-53. Next: Friday at Los Alamitos. (20) |
| 23 | ORANGE LUTHERAN (10-4, SS-Div. 4AA) | Def. Sunny Hills, 84-66; Vista del Lago, 82-53; lost to Aliso Niguel, 76-64; def. Oakland, 73-63. Next: Friday at Mater Dei. (17) |
| 24 | CHINO HILLS (12-2, SS-Div. 1A) | Def. Dantzler, 78-30; Northview, 82-42; Bonita, 48-46. Next: Tuesday at Tesoro. (24) |
| 25 | CRENSHAW (8-2, City-Div. I) | Did not play. Next: Jan. 13 vs. Manual Arts. (25) |
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