SportStars NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings | Feb. 1

Nine Teams Find New Spots In The NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings While One Team Makes Its Debut And Another Returns Following A Hiatus •

NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings

All records are through Tuesday, Jan. 31. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com
PICTURED ABOVE: James Moore of No. 17 Clayton Valley-Concord. (Chace Bryson photo).

1. (1) Modesto Christian   19-6

2. (2) Dougherty Valley-San Ramon   22-3

3. (3) Archbishop Mitty-San Jose   17-3

4. (4) Folsom   21-2

5. (5) Inderkum-Sacramento   20-2

6. (6) Jesuit-Sacramento   18-4

7. (8) De La Salle-Concord  19-6

8. (10) Dublin   18-7

9. (11) Salesian-Richmond 18-7

10. (7) Archbishop Riordan-S.F.  16-4

11. (13) San Ramon Valley-Danville   20-5

12. (9) Granada-Livermore   17-7

13. (14) St. Mary’s-Stockton   18-5

14. (17) Campolindo-Moraga   17-6

15. (15) Branson-Ross   21-2

16. (16) Atwater   25-0

17. (12) Clayton Valley-Concord   20-3

18. (NR) Lincoln-Stockton   20-3

19. (19) Moreau Catholic-Hayward   15-5

20. (NR) Vanden-Fairfield   17-8

DROPPED OUT:

No. 18 Santa Cruz and No. 20 Monte Vista-Danville

5 TEAMS KNOCKING:

21. Monte Vista-Danville (18-7), 22. Oakland (18-6), 23. California-San Ramon (17-8), 24. Capital Christian-Sacramento (17-7), 25. Monterey Trail-Elk Grove (13-10).

FAST BREAKDOWN

OK, so let’s start in the East Bay Athletic League where former-No. 20 Monte Vista-Danville upset visiting No. 2 Dougherty Valley last Thursday. And yet the Mustangs have since dropped out and the Wildcats remain at No. 2.

We decided not to ding Dougherty Valley for the 64-61 defeat in which the Wildcats were playing without star guard Ryan Beasley. Surely his 22.8 points per game average would’ve factored. Meanwhile, Monte Vista slips from the bottom rung after a 66-62 Tuesday night home loss to unranked California-San Ramon.

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In the West Catholic Athletic League, previous-No. 7 Riordan-S.F. slips three spots for its loss to St. Ignatius-S.F. late last week. Salesian-Richmond is now inside the Top 10 again at No. 9. Notably, none of the Pride’s seven losses are to NorCal opponents.

Granada-Livermore slipped three spots outside of the Top 10 after a couple of tough EBAL losses to No. 11 San Ramon Valley and No. 8 Dublin. And in Diablo Athletic League play, Campolindo-Moraga jumped back up to No. 14 after avenging an earlier season loss to then-No. 12 Clayton Valley on Tuesday night. The Ugly Eagles slipped five spots to No. 17 after the loss.

As for new teams this week, Lincoln-Stockton makes its season debut at No. 18. The Trojans have been extremely consistent en route to 20 wins. Meanwhile, their three losses are to Mater Dei-Santa Ana, No. 1 Modesto Christian and No. 13 St. Mary’s-Stockton.

The Sac-Joaquin Section also has the other new team this week as Vanden-Fairfield returns and takes over No. 20. The Vikings continue to benefit from a pair of wins over Campolindo.