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SoCalHoops HS Top 20
Division IV-AA--
(Feb. 9, 2002)

We've decided to issue a "pre-Playoffs" Top 20....not a final overall poll, but the last one we will issue on any kind of regular basis before a final post-season poll.   The playoff pairings will be announced this Sunday, so for what it's worth, here's our take on the teams we think are top teams in this division.  Please also note that we may not have completely accurate records for every team in the division.  We've been counting on the LA Times' Eric Maddy who compiles them every Sunday, and since we're doing this on a Friday night and Saturday morning, it's going to be tough to ensure 100% accuracy, but we'll give it a shot

socalogominitop20.gif (2380 bytes)Southern Section D-IV-A Top 20
( Issued Feb. 9, 2002
Schools with Enrollments of 191-320
43 teams in the Division overall

Ranking
New (Old)


School

Enrollment/
League

Records
(Overall, League)
1 (1)

Verbum Dei

248
Camino Real

23-3, 10-0
1st in league
2 (3)

Calvary Chapel Downey

279
Academy

22-4, 10-0
1st in league; defending CIF champs
3 (2)

Serra

290
Del Rey

23-3, 7-1
Have had a tough week even though they've won; almost lost to St. Bernard.
4 (4)

Montclair Prep

275
Delphic

13-11, 8-2
Nick Stiggers makes this team; without him they are not a seed.
5 (5) Kilpatrick

248
Alpha

19-4, 8-0
Very good team but depth questions
6 (6)

Yeshiva

243
Liberty
15-6, 12-2
Tough, tough week; lost to Holy Martyrs & No. 3 Division V-AA Buckley. Tough team though
7 (7) Oaks Christian (10-11)

196
Freelance

21-0
Freelance team; questions about depth of competition
8 (8)

Western Christian

291
Christian

19-7, 10-2
Won league; very solid team, maybe as good as last year's team....maybe.
9 (9)

San Gabriel Academy

202
Valley
18-6, 11-1
Lost to Valley Torah in last game
10 (10)

Fairmont

243
San Joaquin

21-1, 11-1
Great record; questions about competition level
Next 10 of the Top 20
11 (11) Ontario Christian 298
Christian
19-7, 9-5
3rd in league?
12 (12)

Desert

275
High Desert

11-7, 8-2
Lost two this week.
13 (13) Boys Republic 314
Arrowhead
15-5, 8-3
Lost two this week
14 (14)

Brethren Christian

235
Academy

14-9, 4-4
Finished 3rd in league
15 (15)

Chadwick

218
Prep

10-7, 6-2
Finished third in league; lost to Flintridge and Rio Hondo Prep in one week.
16 (16)

Woodcrest Christian

236
Christian

12-12, 6-6
Split this past week.
17 (17)

Bell-Jeff

266
Santa Fe

14-10, 6-4
Lost last league game to Murphy, which swept this year.
18 (18)

Mammoth

276
Desert Mountain

13-7, 7-3
Won one this week.
19 (19)

Arrowhead Christian Academy

255
Christian

15-8, 6-6
Split a pair this week; fourth in league?
20 (20)

Aquinas

247
De Anza

11-9, 8-6
Tied for 4th in league
Teams on the Bubble--(Probable for playoffs, either by order of league finish or 11-wins)
NR (19)

St. Margaret's

258
Academy

11-9, 6-2
NR (20T)

Sherman Indian

235
Arrowhead

11-8, 7-4
NR (NR)

Campbell Hall

264
Delphic

10-13, 3-5
NR (NR)

St. Genevieve

244
Santa Fe

10-11, 2-6
NR (NR) Sage Hill

251
Academy

7-8, 4-4
NR (NR) Masada 192
Freedom I
7-11, 3-3
NR (NR)

Mary Star of the Sea

319
Camino Real

9-14, 4-4
NR (NR)

Hamilton

230
Arrowhead

10-9, 8-3
NR (NR)

Windward

199
Liberty

10-10, 4-8
NR (NR)

Bishop Diego

250
Tri-Valley

10-14, 2-5
NR  (NR)

Flintridge Prep

294
Prep

9-11, 6-1
NR  (NR)

Thacher

193
Condor
(Sespe)

5-9, 4-3
Rest of the Division--Not likely to qualify for post-season playoffs
NR (NR)

Cantwell/Sacred Heart

318
Camino Real

6-16, 1-7
NR (NR)

Capistrano Valley Christian

193
Academy

5-14, 1-7
NR  (NR)

Cate

207
Condor
(Sespe)

4-12, 2-4
NR  (NR)

Le Lycee

218
Freelance

0-5
NR  (NR)

Los Pinos

220
Freedom
I

6-7, 3-4
NR  (NR)

Lucerne Valley

239
Desert Mountain

2-15, 0-8
NR  (NR)

Oakwood

214
Liberty

2-15, 1-10
NR  (NR)

Oxford Academy (10-11)

302
Academy
3-17, 1-7
NR (NR)

Poly--Pasadena

256
Prep

4-17, 0-7
NR   (NR))

St. Anthony

216
Camino Real

3-15, 0-8
NR  (NR)

Webb

300
Prep

3-12, 1-5