TIMES’ TOP 25 BASKETBALL

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

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

1 MATER DEI

(17-0, SS-Div. I-AA) def. JSerra, 82-33; Santa Margarita, 90-51. (1)

2 WESTCHESTER

(17-1, City-Div. I) def. L.A. University, 69-52; Venice, 75-63; Fairfax, 78-73. (2)

3 TAFT

(14-2, City-Div. I) def. Granada Hills, 81-56; Cleveland, 74-65; Compton, 72-48. (3)

4 DOMINGUEZ

(13-4, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Downey, 58-47. (4)

5 FAIRFAX

(12-3, City-Div. I) def. Los Angeles CES, 92-37; lost to Westchester, 78-73. (5)

6 KING

(12-2, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Corona, 73-31; Norco, 67-37. (6)

7 ETIWANDA

(12-3, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Rancho Cucamonga, 102-61. (7)

8 DIAMOND RANCH

(13-3, SS-Div. III-A) def. Charter Oak, 58-44; Bonita, 63-56. (8)

9 BISHOP MONT.

(17-2, SS-Div. IV-AA) def. Bishop Amat, 65-42. (9)

10 LEUZINGER

(14-4, SS-Div. II-AA) def. Mira Costa, 91-69; Palos Verdes, 85-43. (10)

11CORONA CENTENNIAL

(17-1, SS-Div. II-AA) def. Riverside North, 72-59; Santiago, 76-55. (12)

12 LOS ALAMITOS

(16-1, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Esperanza, 76-40; Fountain Valley, 66-48. (13)

13 GOLDEN VALLEY

(17-1, SS-Div. III-A) def. Hart, 63-55; Canyon Country Canyon, 68-55. (14)

14 SONORA

(18-1, SS-Div. III-A) def. La Habra, 53-39; Buena Park, 60-47. (17)

15 CAMPBELL HALL

(13-4, SS-Div. III-AA) def. Brentwood, 85-40; Crossroads, 70-55; lost to Gahr, 70-66. (11)

16 GARDENA SERRA

(15-5, SS-Div. IV-AA) def. St. Bernard, 67-57; lost to Las Vegas Cheyenne, 77-62. (18)

17 WINDWARD

(13-6, SS-Div. V-A) def. Cerritos Valley Christian, 67-50; Montclair Prep, 56-44; Pacific Hills, 65-51. (19)

18 PACIFIC HILLS

(13-5, SS-Div. V-AA) def. Maranatha, 56-37; Whittier Christian, 63-53; lost to Windward, 65-51. (16)

19 LONG BEACH POLY

(15-2, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Millikan, 61-40; Long Beach Jordan, 63-48; Long Beach Cabrillo, 71-51. (20)

20 EISENHOWER

(16-2, SS-Div. II-A) def. Miller, 82-48; Redlands East Valley, 102-40; Carter, 92-37. (23)

21 TESORO

(16-3, SS-Div. I-A) def. Capistrano Valley, 55-53; Aliso Niguel, 65-51. (21)

22 SANTA MONICA

(13-4, SS-Div. I-A) lost to Morningside, 69-68; Inglewood, 74-51. (15)

23 LONG BEACH WILSON

(14-5, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Long Beach Cabrillo, 66-53; Long Beach Jordan, 70-62. (NR)

24 LONG BEACH JORDAN

(13-5, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Lakewood, 76-45; lost to Long Beach Poly, 63-48; lost to Long Beach Wilson, 70-62. (22)

25 MURRIETA VALLEY

(16-1, SS-Div. I-A) lost to Chaparral, 58-52; def. Temecula Valley, 80-60. (24)