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The Times’ high school boys’ basketball rankings

Ramel Lloyd Jr. and Ramar Pryor during a basketball game.
Sierra Canyon’s Ramel Lloyd Jr. drives in front of St. Vincent-St. Mary’s Ramar Pryor on Dec. 4 at Staples Center.
(Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
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A look at the top 25 high school boys’ basketball teams in the Southland:

Rk. SCHOOL (W-L); Comment (last week)

1. SIERRA CANYON (13-1); Ramel Lloyd is tourney MVP in Hawaii (1)

2. CORONA CENTENNIAL (8-1); Top seed in Classic at Damien (2)

3. DAMIEN (14-0); Coach Mike LeDuc has reached 1,000 wins (3)

4. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (13-1); COVID-19 pause this week (4)

5. ROLLING HILLS PREP (10-0); It’s final exam time at Classic at Damien (5)

6. CREAN LUTHERAN (7-0); Sophomore Vyctorius Miller earns MVP honor (17)

7. SANTA ANA MATER DEI (9-2); Zack Davidson is delivering (6)

8. ETIWANDA (8-2); Eagles have practiced a lot, which means beware (8)

9. COLONY (11-0); Won Monrovia tournament title (10)

10. RIVERSIDE POLY (14-1); Only loss was to Damien (16)

11. BISHOP MONTGOMERY (11-1); Will Smith is MVP at Mission Prep (19)

12. ST. BERNARD (8-3); Playing in Classic at Damien (9)

13. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (11-2); Classic at Damien this week (11)

14. SANTA MARGARITA (11-0); Will be tested in San Diego (12)

15. ST. JOHN BOSCO (11-2); Freshman Elzie Harrington keeps delivering (13)

16. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (11-2); Runner-up at Mission Prep (8)

17. TAFT (9-1); Next month will determine if improvement continues (15)

18. GARDENA SERRA (9-3); Won own tournament title (20)

19. CROSSROADS (9-4); Getting ready for Sierra Canyon (18)

20. ANAHEIM CANYON (11-2); Play Rancho Verde on Monday (22)

21. MIRA COSTA (12-1); Mustangs play well as a team (23)

22. CAPISTRANO VALLEY CHRISTIAN (11-2); Loss to Pasadena (14)

23. ST. ANTHONY (7-3); On COVID pause (21)

24. WINDWARD (12-1); Freshmen keep stepping up (NR)

25. WEST RANCH (8-5); Tough schedule will pay off (24)

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