1) West Hills (Division 2, Santee)

Head Coach: Jeff Armstrong (11^th Year)
Last year’s record: 15 – 12 (8 – 0, 1^st)
Last year’s playoffs: Lost in 1^st Round D-1.
Key players: Matt Gilson (Jr, 6’02"), Blake Sutton (Sr, 6’03"), Ryan Shumaker (Jr, 6’05"), Bo Hart (So, 6’02")
Losses to overcome: Sam Miller (graduation), Brad Ostrander (graduation)
Summary: A quality nucleus returns for the Wolf Pack as they look to repeat as league champs. Gilson is a fine lead guard while Shumaker is tough in the post.

2) Grossmont (Division 2, Grossmont)

Head Coach: Frank Foggiano (3^rd Year)
Last year’s record: 15 – 13 (4 – 4, tied for 2^nd)
Last year’s playoffs: Lost in Quarterfinals.
Key players: Tyler Vickers (Sr, 6’05"), Tyler Barbour (Jr, 6’00"), James Crooks (Sr, 6’07"), Casey Williams (Sr, 6’02")
Losses to overcome: Blake Brands (graduation)
Summary: The Foothillers return most of their key players from a year ago and look to make a run at the league crown. Vickers is a quality scorer inside who will be hard to defend, while Barbour provides key leadership in the backcourt. They should battle with West Hills to the very end.

3) El Cajon Valley (Division 2, El Cajon)

Head Coach: Nate Reed (1^st Year)
Last year’s record: 9 – 17 (4 – 4, tied for 2^nd)
Last year’s playoffs: None
Key players: Deron Taylor (Sr, 6’03"), Demarcus Flemister (Sr, 5’08")
Losses to overcome: Nate Reed (graduation)
Summary: Reed’s graduation leaves a void in the backcourt for the Braves who already lacked size up front. Taylor and Flemister need big years for El Cajon to compete with the top teams in the league.

4) Santana (Division 3, Santee)

Head Coach: Tim Barry (4^th Year)
Last year’s record: 3 – 20 (0 – 8, 5^th)
Last year’s playoffs: None
Key players: Scott Rohner (Sr, 5’11"), Tai Purpero (Jr, 6’05"), Adam Vickery (Sr, 6’00")
Losses to overcome: Kellan Kemp (graduation), Tim Henselmeier (graduation)
Summary: The Sultans should be improved over a year ago as they have some experience and size returning. The key may be Rohner who is a quality player that sat out last year.

5) El Capitan (Division 2, Lakeside)

Head Coach: Ross Furrow (12^th Year)
Last year’s record: 10 – 16 (4 – 4, tied for 2^nd)
Last year’s playoffs: None
Key players: Justin Galloway (Sr, 6’01"), Jesse Leatherman (Sr, 5’10"), Johnny Curo (Sr, 5’08")
Losses to overcome: Jarrod Boswell (Univ. of Wyoming), Scott Fisher (graduation), Sean Hogue (graduation)
Summary: The loss of Boswell from last year’s mediocre group is a major blow that will be impossible to overcome. Looks to be a long year for the Vaqueros.

Player of the Year: Tyler Vickers (Grossmont)