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.