Twenty-one San Diego Section league champions were crowned this week, although such a feat means nothing when it comes to the playoffs, pairings of which were announced today.
But league championships represent a lot more than a playoff seeding,or divisional placement. Just ask the Mira Mesa Marauders and San Diego Cavers, who clinched Eastern and City loop titles, respectively, on the last night of the regular season.
Visiting Mira Mesa nipped Scripps Ranch, 52-51, and San Diego defeated host University City, 62-56. The winners celebrated on their opponents’ floors. It doesn’t get much better than that.
DONS TAKE IT TO SAINTS
There was no league title at stake but a standing room only crowd of more than 2,000 persons jammed the St. Augustine gym, where the Saints were hoping to close out a 12-0 league season against 8-3 rival Cathedral.
There were almost 150 banners signaling league championships since 1960 hanging in the high reaches of the beautiful, almost-new St. Augustine arena, but the night belong to the Dons.
Cathedral won the junior varsity game on a basket in the final 20 seconds, 48-46, and the Dons’ varsity outscored the Saints in every quarter, pulling away to a 62-52 victory.
Sweetwater, Escondido, Southern California Yeshiva, Chula Vista Learning Community, and Calexico Vincent Memorial ran the table, completing undefeated seasons in their respective leagues, noted below.
| LEAGUE | CHAMPION | RECORD | WON-LOSS | DIVISION |
| Avocado East | Vista | 9-1 | 20-8 | Open |
| Avocado West | Torrey Pines | 9-1 | 22-6 | Open |
| Citrus | *San Diego Academy | 11-1 | 21-4 | 5 |
| *Victory Christian | 11-1 | 18-9 | 5 | |
| City | San Diego | 10-2 | 18-8 | 3 |
| Coastal | Foothills Christian | 8-2 | 21-5 | Open |
| Desert | Imperial | 5-1 | 17-9 | 4 |
| Eastern | Mira Mesa | 8-2 | 18-9 | 2 |
| Grossmont Hills | Mount Miguel | 7-1 | 21-7 | 2 |
| Grossmont Valley | Valhalla | 9-1 | 25-3 | 3 |
| Imperial Valley | El Centro Southwest | 5-1 | 13-13 | 3 |
| Manzanita | Calexico Vincent Memorial | 10-0 | 13-10 | 4 |
| Mesa | Montgomery | 9-1 | 25-3 | 1 |
| Ocean | Del Lago | 7-1 | 17-11 | 5 |
| Pacific | Orange Glen | 8-1 | 16-11 | 1 |
| Palomar | Poway | 6-1 | 21-6 | Open |
| Patriot | Southern California Yeshiva | 10-0 | 14-4 | 5 |
| Pioneer | Chula Vista Learning Community | 11-0 | 12-7 | 5 |
| South Bay | Sweetwater | 12-0 | 22-6 | 3 |
| Summit | High Tech North County | 8-2 | 14-6 | 4 |
| Valley | Escondido | 10-0 | 18-10 | 3 |
| Western | St. Augustine | 11-1 | 22-6 | Open |
*Co-champion.
SAN DIEGO SECTION BOYS’ & GIRLS’ PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
Click here for SDUT article on basketball pairings.
Union-Tribune Week 11 poll as of Monday, Feb. 4:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Last Week |
| 1 | St. Augustine (11) | 21-5 | 136 | 1 |
| 2. | Foothills Christian (3) | 19-5 | 127 | 2 |
| 3 | Torrey Pines | 20-6 | 115 | 3 |
| 4 | Santa fe Christian | 19-6 | 95 | 5 |
| 5 | Poway | 21-5 | 79 | 7 |
| 6 | Mission Bay | 15-11 | 50 | 4 |
| 7 | Cathedral Catholic | 19-9 | 32 | 9 |
| 8 | Rancho Buena Vista | 23-3 | 31 | NR |
| 9 | La Jolla Country Day | 16-10 | 30 | 5 |
| 10 | Montgomery | 22-3 | 20 | NR |
NR–Not ranked.
Others receiving votes: Carlsbad (19-5, 16), Vista (18-8, 11), Francis Parker (15-8, 5), Vista Rancho Buena Vista (21-3, 15 points), Francis Parker (13-7, 15) San Marcos (15-9, 4), Sweetwater (20-6, 4), Valhalla (24-4, 4).
Voters: John Maffei, The San Diego Union-Tribune; Terry Monahan, Freelance; Steve Brand, San Diego Sports Association; Carlton Hoggard (CIF San Diego Section), Adam Paul, Ramon Scott, EastCountySports.com; John Kentera, Braden Suprenant, 97.3 FM, The Fan; Rick Smith, partletonsports.com; Bodie DeSilva, sandiegopreps.com; Steve Dolan, Mountain Country 107.9 FM; Christian Pedersen, S.D. Preps Insider; Aaron Burgin, Fulltime Hoops; Brad Enright, L.A. Court Report.
