De’Anthony Melton of new No. 10 Encino Crespi grabs a rebound during last season’s CIF Division IV state championship in Berkeley. Photo: Willie Eashman.
There are two new teams in this week’s State Top 20 for boys basketball, including a section consolation champion who makes a big splash and a first-round section loser whose earlier wins can’t be ignored. There’s also a CIF section champion who had to drop to make way for one of the newcomers.
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