With the first six slots seemingly locked in for awhile, there are two teams that this week have moved up into the Super 8 echelon of this week’s rankings — new No. 7 Alemany of Mission Hills and new No. 8 Roosevelt of Eastvale.
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(Through games of Saturday January 28; Previous ranking in parentheses)
1. (1) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) 19-1
Many folks in SoCal still buzzing about Marvin Bagley’s 31 points and seven dunks in 124-94 win over L.A. Cathedral. Marvin and his marvelous teammates play Bishop Gorman Saturday at Nike Extravaganza.
Alemany point guard Brandon Davis had 15 points in team’s win last week vs. Santa Monica. Photo: Twitter.com.
2. (2) Chino Hills 23-0
The Huskies cracked the 100-point mark in all three wins last week and now have 58-game winning streak. That streak will get big-time test Saturday at Nike Extravaganza vs. Oak Hill Academy.
3. (3) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) 20-2
Showcase game at State Preview Classic was no trouble for the Huskies as they blew out previous No. 8 L.A. Fairfax 79-55 behind 26 points from Ethan Thompson.
4. (4) Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 23-1
Monarchs will play Village Christian (Sun Valley) and state No. 10 St. Augustine (San Diego) in its two games at this weekend’s Nike Extravaganza. A loss to either would be big upset.
5. (5) Woodcreek (Roseville) 20-2
There doesn’t seem to be much to get in the way of the Timberwolves in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section until they likely play Sheldon (Sacramento) in projected D1 title game.
6. (6) Birmingham (Lake Balboa) 20-3
The Patriots rolled in their two West Valley League contests last week and
may only be challenged in one more of four regular season games.
7. (10) Alemany (Mission Hills) 19-3
Threesome of guard D.J. McDonald, big man Fred Odhiiambo and jumping jack Ernie Sears have the Warriors rolling in the Mission League. They’re only four wins away from being unbeaten in that league for the first time.
8. (12) Roosevelt (Corona) 14-6
With Foothills Christian, Fairfax and Damien dropping, the Mustangs get a big bump this week after their third win this season against league rival Corona Centennial.
