TIMES’ TOP 25 BASKETBALL

The Times’ high school boys’ basketball rankings by Ben Bolch

Rk.; Team (Rec., Div.); Results (last week’s rank)

1 MATER DEI

(5-0, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Cajon, 92-66. (1)

2 WESTCHESTER

(9-0, City-Div. I) def. Costa Mesa, 92-26, L.B. Jordan, 69-49, Rancho Verde, 62-39, Etiwanda, 50-45, and Leuzinger, 62-57. (2)

3 FAIRFAX

(5-0, City-Div. I) def. Hamilton, 77-60. (3)

4 KING

(4-0, SS-Div. I-AA) Did not play. (4)

5 ETIWANDA

(7-1, SS-Div. I-AA) def. S.O. Notre Dame, 68-27, and Pasadena, 62-53, lost to Westchester, 50-45, def. Ocean View, 67-45. (5)

6 LEUZINGER

(6-2, SS-Div. II-AA) def. Phoenix St. Mary’s, 83-61, Clovis West, 68-46, and Ocean View, 76-70, lost to Westchester, 62-57. (NR)

7 TAFT

(3-1, City-Div. I) Did not play. (6)

8 PASADENA

(5-3, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Gardena, 68-45, lost to Etiwanda, 62-53, def. Rancho Verde, 51-38, and Pacific Hills, 55-49. (7)

9 CAMPBELL HALL

(4-0, SS-Div. III-AA) Did not play. (10)

10 DOMINGUEZ

(2-3, SS-Div. I-AA) lost to Marietta (Ga.) Wheeler, 81-75. (8)

11 BISHOP MONTGOMERY.

(5-1, SS-Div. IV-AA) def. North Torrance, 84-74, and Redondo, 83-48. (15)

12 WINDWARD

(3-2, SS-Div. V-A) def. Inglewood, 62-44. (11)

13 SANTA MONICA

(7-1, SS-Div. I-A) def. Calabasas, 65-62, West Torrance, 78-63, Culver City, 95-61, and Crespi, 60-53. (16)

14 DIAMOND RANCH

(3-1, SS-Div. III-A) Did not play. (13)

15 GOLDEN VALLEY

(5-0, SS-Div. III-A) def. Alta Loma, 72-71. (18)

16 SIMI VALLEY

(7-1, SS-Div. II-A) def. Glendale, 82-59, Alemany, 63-41, Alhambra, 78-45, and Crescenta Valley, 70-53. (19)

17 OCEAN VIEW

(6-3, SS-Div. IV-AA) def. Compton Centennial, 60-59, L.B. Poly, 70-63, and Pacific Hills, 49-46, lost to Leuzinger, 76-70, and Etiwanda, 67-45. (21)

18 PACIFIC HILLS

(6-2, SS-Div. V-AA) def. West Valley, 76-60, and Vancouver Killarney, 79-35, lost to Ocean View, 49-46, def. Rancho Verde, 63-55, lost to Pasadena, 55-49. (NR)

19 RANCHO VERDE

(6-3, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Serra, 76-71, and Bakersfield Garces, 67-57, lost to Westchester, 62-39, Pasadena, 51-38, and Pacific Hills, 63-55. (12)

20 SERRA

(6-3, SS-Div. IV-AA) lost to Rancho Verde, 76-71, def. Lakewood, 48-45, Harvard-Westlake, 63-58, S.O. Notre Dame, 62-40, and Compton Centennial, 73-62. (17)

21 WEST VALLEY

(5-3, SS-Div. I-A) lost to Pacific Hills, 76-60, and Compton Centennial, 56-49, def. Lakewood, 67-58, and Costa Mesa, 70-31. (9)

22 LONG BEACH JORDAN

(7-1, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Harvard-Westlake, 70-66, lost to Westchester, 69-49, def. Bakersfield Garces, 80-72, and Clovis West, 68-48. (NR)

23 LOS ALAMITOS

(4-1, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Anaheim Canyon, 63-54. (24)

24 ORANGE LUTH.

(6-1, SS-Div. IV-A) lost to Charter Oak, 60-58, def. Chino Hills, 65-64, San Dimas, 80-56, Diamond Bar, 86-71, and Rancho Cucamonga, 91-90. (25)

25 LOYOLA

(6-2, SS-Div. II-A) def. Ribet Academy, 101-55, Whittier, 74-51, Corona Centennial, 99-90, and St. John Bosco, 70-65. (NR)