SoCalHoops HS Top 20
Division I-AA--(Dec. 9, 2001)
SoCalHoops HS Top 20
Division I-AA--(Dec. 9, 2001)
 Preseason Southern Section D-IAA Top 20( Issued Dec.9, 2001) |
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| Schools with Enrollments of 2066 & Up--50 teams in the Division overall | |||
| Ranking | School | Enrollment/ |
Notes |
| 1 | Poly--Long Beach |
3383 |
3-0; won all three of their games at the Utah tournament. Loaded team with Bobby Jones, Marcedes Lewis, Carlos Rivers. |
| 2 | Eisenhower |
2149 |
5-0; Won the Desert Cities Classic on Saturday, surprisingly athletic and dominant team. |
| 3 | Diamond Bar |
2148 |
4-1 Took the championship over Alta Loma and a big win over Claremont in San Dimas tourney. Kalief Ford is the x- factor that makes them go. |
| 4 | Peninsula |
2331 |
6-2; Finished second to LA Palisades at Beverly Hills tournament. Good height, speed and guard play. |
| 5 | Lakewoood |
3063 |
7-0; Won the Carpinteria tournament; Better than we anticipated. |
| 6 | Miller, AB |
2525 |
6-0; Excellent showing at the Riverside tournament |
| 7 | Esperanza |
2260 |
6-1; lost to Sonora this weekend |
| 8 | Oxnard |
2258 |
6-2, Finished third at the Thousand Oaks tournament; excellent guard play even though lacking a true big man this year. |
| 9 | Temecula Valley |
2072 |
7-4; good team with losses to good opponents |
| 10 | Canyon Springs |
2101 |
4-2; Have some major talent with Cobbs. Lost to Cajon on Friday. |
| 10T | Capistrano Valley |
2264 |
4-1; Beat Crenshaw @ BCW tournament; Lots of talent; Whether they can continue to win is something only time will tell |
| Next 10 in the Top 20 | |||
| 11 | Ontario |
2101 |
4-0 as of Friday. |
| 12 | Fountain Valley |
2092 |
5-1; Lost to Fremont in the Fremont tournament, otherwise undefeated. |
| 13 | Etiwanda |
2499 |
4-1; beat Chatsworth in the Fremont tournament, only loss is to Dorsey |
| 14 | Paramount |
2752 |
5-1; Lost by two points in the Championship game of El Rancho tournament to Covina (4-0) |
| 15 | Upland |
2546 |
3-1; Beat El Toro for 3rd at Newport Harbor Tournament, surprisingly resilient, even with new players and a new coach. |
| 16 | Millikan |
3354 |
5-3; Like Lakewood, they are turning out to be a surprise team this year. Took 7th at Los Al tourney |
| 17 | Highland |
2138 |
4-2; took 5th at the T.O. Tournament; better than they look on paper |
| 18 | Alta Loma |
2130 |
2-2; Lost to Diamond Bar, but otherwise a nice showing so far. |
| 19 | Fontana |
2608 |
1-1; Early season losses and unexpected eligibility problems plaguing this usual division favorite, keeping them out of the top 10 |
| 20T | LB Jordan |
2790 |
3-2; Last loss to Santa Margarita by 10 which is excellent considering who SMCHS has; Panthers will continue to improve and move up. |
| 20T | Redlands East Valley |
2240 |
4-4; Had some decent wins at the Desert Cities; could be a sleeper |
| The rest of the Division--unranked | |||
| NR | Alhambra |
2378 |
3-3; we don't know a lot about them yet. |
| NR | Aliso Niguel |
2172 |
1-5; We don't know a thing about them yet. Can't find any scores reported. |
| NR | Arcadia |
2542 |
4-2; finished 10th in Arroyo tournament, losing to Keppel; could move up soon. |
| NR | Arroyo Grande |
2294 |
1-1; Can't find any scores or other news.... |
| NR | Ayala |
2717 |
2-2; split a pair against some good teams in Fresno. |
| NR | Chaffey |
2530 |
1-5 after this weekend. |
| NR | Dana Hills |
2196 |
4-2 going into the weekend |
| NR | Downey |
2211 |
2-2; should improve as the season develops |
| NR | El Rancho |
2156 |
3-3; showing improvement |
| NR | Glendale |
2626 |
2-2 ; idle this past week; lost to Canyon, beat S.O. Notre Dame |
| NR | Hawthorne |
2234 |
3-5; overmatched in competition at Westchester. |
| NR | Hoover |
2082 |
3-5; need more consistency |
| NR | Leuzinger |
2608 |
3-5; Lost badly to Santa Monica; expected to do much better than they've shown. Deric Clark seems to be MIA |
| NR | Littlerock |
2068 |
2-3; idle this past week, and loss of Frank Robinson hurts. |
| NR | Lynwood |
2858 |
0-1; We've only seen one score reported, and it was a loss. Not much info on them lately. |
| NR | Montclair |
2090 |
2-4; lost to Arcadia, they are struggling at times to find a rythym. |
| NR | Moreno Valley |
2101 |
3-2; lost to Pacific on Friday |
| NR | Murrieta Valley |
2215 |
3-2 as of Friday |
| NR | Palmdale |
2309 |
1-4; Struggling early |
| NR | Rancho Cucamonga |
2153 |
2-4; won consolation championship at Riverside tournament. |
| NR | Redlands |
2071 |
2-2; this team seems to be playing better than last year's squad. |
| NR | Rialto |
2368 |
2-3 |
| NR | Saddleback |
2139 |
1-8; they've lost early and often. |
| NR | Santa Ana |
2512 |
1-5; last loss to Corona del Mar |
| NR | Santa Maria |
2379 |
3-3 a mystery right now |
| NR | Santa Monica |
2340 |
3-1; last win over Leuzinger at El Segundo tournament |
| NR | Schurr |
2166 |
1-2; appear to have been idle last week. |
| NR | Wilson--Long Beach |
2436 |
3-3; Lost by 41 points to Santa Margarita; they've got work to do. |