Junior guard Ian Fox of Redondo tries to get past the check of College Park’s A.J. Newell in CIF Division II state championship game. Redondo won the game, but ended No. 2 in final D2 state rankings. Photo: Willie Eashman.
It’s a tough call for Division III, but St. John Bosco has one win that can’t be overlooked. The only CIF state champion ending No. 1 in its division (due to Open Division teams being higher) is Horizon in D5. We have top teams to watch for next year in this post as well.
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The Santa Ana Mater Dei boys basketball team may have just defeated San Jose Archbishop Mitty in the first CIF Open Division state final, but Mitty has still ended No. 1 in its division in the final Cal-Hi Sports divisional state rankings.
Mitty is No. 1 in the final rankings in Division II with Mater Dei finishing No. 1 in Division I. It is the third straight season that Mitty has completed its season in the top position in its division. This time, losing in the Open Division final is the difference compared to winning the CIF Division II state title.
The other final No. 1 teams according to division are St. John Bosco of Bellflower (D3), Salesian of Richmond (D4) and Horizon Christian of San Diego (D5). Only Horizon won a CIF state title. The other two, like Mitty, were teams that lost in the open division.
(After results of Saturday, March 23; previous ranking in parentheses)
DIVISION I
1. (1) Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 34-2*
2. (2) Etiwanda 28-3*
3. (3) Long Beach Poly (Long Beach) 28-4*
4. (4) Sheldon (Sacramento) 27-6*
5. (5) Westchester (Los Angeles) 29-7*
6. (6) Bullard (Fresno) 27-3*
7. (8) Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) 28-6
8. (7) Santa Monica 29-7
9. (9) Loyola (Los Angeles) 25-8
10. (12) Centennial (Corona) 26-3
11. (10) Deer Valley (Antioch) 24-6
12. (11) El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) 28-4*
13. (13) De La Salle (Concord) 26-5
14. (14) Palisades (Pacific Palisades) 23-9
15. (15) Mission Hills (San Marcos) 29-5
*Indicates CIF Open Division team (not competing for D1 state title).
Dropped Out: None.
Expanded Next Five Teams: 16. Inglewood 20-11; 17. Mission Viejo 26-5; 18. Crenshaw (Los Angeles) 21-10; 19. Bellarmine (San Jose) 20-10; 20. Rancho Cucamonga 24-5.
More Top Teams: Central (Fresno) 21-9, Clovis West (Fresno) 27-7, El Toro (Lake Forest) 28-7, Freedom (Oakley) 20-10, Lutheran (Orange) 18-10, McClymonds (Oakland) 21-8, Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley) 24-7, San Leandro 24-7.
Top Teams To Watch For Next Season: Bullard (Fresno), Centennial (Corona), De La Salle (Concord), Loyola (Los Angeles), Mater Dei (Santa Ana), Westchester (Los Angeles).
DIVISION II
1. (1) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) 29-6*
2. (2) Redondo (Redondo Beach) 28-8
3. (3) Serra (San Mateo) 25-6*
4. (4) J.W. North (Riverside) 31-4
5. (5) Newark Memorial (Newark) 23-8*
6. (7) Hoover (San Diego) 31-6
7. (6) College Park (Pleasant Hill) 26-6
8. (8) Dublin 26-7
9. (9) Westlake (Westlake Village) 28-6
10.(10) La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) 28-6
*Indicates CIF Open Division team (not competing for D2 state title).
Dropped Out: None.
Expanded Next Five Teams: 11. San Marcos 27-6; 12. Sacramento 26-8; 13. Villa Park 24-8; 14. Thousand Oaks 25-8; 15. El Camino (South San Francisco) 22-8.
More Top Teams: Antelope 25-7, Arroyo Grande 21-10, Grant (Sacramento) 23-9, Morse (San Diego) 22-8, Mt. Eden (Hayward) 19-11, San Ysidro 23-8, St. Francis (Mountain View) 14-17, Tesoro (San Juan Capistrano) 21-10.
Top Teams To Watch For Next Season: Hoover (San Diego), Redondo (Redondo Beach), Sacramento.
DIVISION III
1. (2) St. John Bosco (Bellflower) 24-7*
2. (1) St. Augustine (San Diego) 29-4
3. (3) Modesto Christian 29-4*
4. (4) Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland) 26-4*
5. (5) Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) 30-5
6. (6) Chaminade (West Hills) 27-8
7. (7) Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) 22-12
8. (8) Tustin 30-3
9. (9) Royal (Simi Valley) 25-9
10. (10) Independence (Bakersfield) 32-2
*Indicates CIF Open Division team (not competing for D3 state title).
Dropped Out: None.
Expanded Next Five Teams: 11. Leuzinger (Lawndale) 23-9; 12. Compton 20-11; 13. Oak Park (Agoura Hills) 27-4; 14. Ocean View (Huntington Beach) 23-8; 15. Campolindo (Moraga) 21-9.
More Top Teams: Burlingame 21-9, Calabasas 23-6, Damien (La Verne) 25-7, Drake (San Anselmo) 26-6, El Cerrito 22-11, Enterprise (Redding) 25-4, Hart (Newhall) 25-3, Mission Oak (Tulare) 26-6, Santa Margarita (Rancho SM) 16-16, West (Torrance) 18-11.
Top Teams To Watch For Next Season: Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland), Ocean View (Huntington Beach), St. Augustine (San Diego).
DIVISION IV
1. (1) Salesian (Richmond) 31-4*
2. (2) Pacific Hills (Los Angeles) 29-4
3. (3) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) 31-2
4. (4) Serra (Gardena) 26-7
5. (5) Lutheran (La Verne) 26-8
6. (6) Brentwood (Los Angeles) 27-5
7. (9) Windward (Los Angeles) 20-9
8. (8) Army-Navy (Carlsbad) 29-5
9. (7) Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) 32-4
10. (10) Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista) 25-7
*Indicates CIF Open Division team (not competing for D4 state title).
Dropped Out: None.
Expanded Next Five Teams: 11. Crespi (Encino) 23-10; 12. Price (Los Angales) 25-4; 13. Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco) 20-12; 14. Soquel 24-8; 15. JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) 17-9.
More Top Teams: Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood) 18-11, Liberty Ranch (Galt) 23-10, Marin Catholic (Kentfield) 25-8, St. Joseph (Santa Maria) 23-9.
Top Teams To Watch For Next Season: Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco), Bishop Montgomery (Torrance), Pacific Hills (Los Angeles), Serra (Gardena).
DIVISION V
1. (2) Horizon (San Diego) 21-11
2. (1) St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda) 25-12
3. (3) View Park (Los Angeles) 25-14
4. (4) Capital Christian (Sacramento) 26-5
5. (5) San Gabriel Academy (San Gabriel) 24-10
6. (6) Buckley (Sherman Oaks) 25-7
7. (7) Village Christian (Sun Valley) 26-5
8. (8) Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) 24-8
9. (10) Foothills Christian (El Cajon) 19-15
10. (9) University (San Francisco) 26-9
Dropped Out: None.
Expanded Next Five Teams: 11. Flintridge Prep (La Canada) 22-7; 12. Branson (Ross) 20-13; 13. Brookside Christian (Stockton) 28-3, 14. Central Catholic (Modesto) 26-5; 15. Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach) 24-4
More Top Teams: Head-Royce (Oakland) 25-6, Liberty Christian (Redding) 24-8, Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia) 25-8, Ripon Christian 23-6, Rock Academy (San Diego) 20-9, Rolling Hills Prep (San Pedro) 22-9, Shalhavet (Los Angeles) 24-2.
Top Teams To Watch For Next Season: Capital Christian (Sacramento), Foothills Christian (El Cajon), Village Christian (Sun Valley).
Comments or corrections? Email markjtennis@gmail.com.
Note: Ronnie Flores and Paul Muyskens contributed to this report.
13 Comments
Mark, don’t underestimate Sacred Heart Cathedral next year. Losing senior leadership in Herman Pratt and Khalil James will hurt, but Darrell Barbour teams always are in contention. Be on the lookout for incoming 6’4-6’5 freshman Alfred Hollins. PG Deondre Otis can only get better. David Parson is a consistent scorer. Liam O’Reilly continues to improve.
With no Aaron Gordon next year, the WCAL should be up for grabs with Riordan leading the way and behind them SHC & Serra.
Riordan lost a great point guard and without his leadership it will be tough to say they will lead the way.
Ari Gold, what is even better is SI’s Trevor Dunbar’s brother Romello Dunbar is coming to SH. How is that for dinner conversation in that household:)
Riordan will finish in the middle by default. If SHC new twin towers and point guard really are as good as advertised, they’ll be in first place for a LONG time.
What’s the point of winning the state championship if you don’t get the top ranking out of it. You sir, are as full of excrement as a Christmas turkey.
That is the point. The open division teams clearly should be ranked higher. Thanks for commenting.
Is there a link for the ALL California State Boys basketball mention and Honorably mentioned?
All of our final rankings for boys hoops consist of expanded top 40 overall and these by divisions. Not sure exactly what you are looking for. Be more specific and glad to add another response.
Just wondering who made ALL STATE for the 2012/2013 season in CA. High School Basketball?
Individual honors are still two weeks or longer away from coming out. Players of year, coaches of year to come out first. All-state nominees coming in the next two days.
Thank you for the response!
Redondo would beat Mitty! Just sayin!
Um, no.
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