THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

BEN BOLCH’S BOYS’ BASKETBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS:

*--* Rk Team (Record) Comment (Last week’s ranking) 1 MATER DEI (14-1, SS-Div. II-A) At least Dick Vitale isn’t accompanying King LeBron to Pauley Pavilion. (1) 2 FAIRFAX (12-0, City-Div. I) Too bad victory over Concord De La Salle didn’t come on gridiron. (2) 3 WESTCHESTER (13-1, City-Div. I) New York Rice spoils Comets’ bid for unbeaten season. (3) 4 LOYOLA (10-1, SS-Div. I-A) Surging Cubs’ only loss is to Westchester. (4) 5 BISHOP MONT. (12-1, SS-Div. III-A) Knights conquer a trio of Southland lightweights. (5) 6 SAN GORGONIO (12-1, SS-Div. II-AA) Plays Fontana tonight in San Bernardino tournament championship. (6) 7 BREA OLINDA (10-0, SS-Div. II-A) Wildcat Coach Bob Terry notches 100th career victory. (8) 8 FONTANA (13-1, SS-Div. I-AA) Steelers out to prove they rule Inland Empire. (10) 9 SILVERADO (12-1, SS-Div. I-AA) Setback against Fontana could be termed “quality loss.” (11) 10 HARVARD-WESTLAKE (10-3, SS-Div. III-A) Wolverines win four of five games in action-packed week. (9) 11 CANYON SPRINGS (10-3, SS-Div. I-A) Upset Cougars overheard asking, “Price has how many students?” (7) 12 CARSON (9-3, City-Div. I) Colts are only latest Southland team to be victimized by San Diego Horizon. (14) 13 MISSION VIEJO (12-1, SS-Div. I-A) Football success carrying over onto hardwood. (16) 14 ARTESIA (9-2, SS-Div. III-AA) Pioneers hope loss to Walnut is not indicative of something more serious. (12) 15 VERBUM DEI (8-4, SS-Div. IV-A) Eagles continue to win two of three games against top teams. (15) 16 OCEAN VIEW (11-3, SS-Div. III-A) Seahawks find winning formula: Move up a spot without playing. (17) 17 EL TORO (13-1, SS-Div. I-A) Chargers show teams from Nevada and Canada how to win with heart. (19) 18 PRICE (13-0, SS-Div. V-A) Knights knock off Long Beach Poly, Canyon Springs in “Hoosiers”-style upsets. (NR) 19 WALNUT (9-1, SS-Div. I-A) No longer just another face in the crowd. (NR) 20 DIAMOND BAR (11-3, SS-Div. I-AA) Two-point victory over Simi Valley worth as much as rout of Beaver (Utah). (20) 21 ST. JOHN BOSCO (10-4, SS-Div. II-AA) Braves quietly putting together solid season. (22) 22 LOS ALAMITOS (8-3, SS-Div. I-A) Griffins not exactly instilling fear at Pennsylvania tournament. (18) 23 FREMONT (5-3, City-Div. I) Pathfinders squeak past Dominguez a la Fairfax. (25) 24 EISENHOWER (6-5, SS-Div. I-AA) Hard to penalize Eagles for losses to tough out-of-area teams. (23) 25 CRENSHAW (9-4, City-Div. I) Cougars’ roar sounding more like a whimper. (13)

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