“We need a rest,” St. Augustine coach Mike Haupt was heard to utter after the Saints had played in three late November and mid-December tournaments and this was before the Torrey Pines Tipoff, one of the great events in the country.
The Saints (15-3) reached the New Year with 18 games already under their belts, league play looming, another tournament at Rancho Santa Margarita, and a solid standing as the top team in the resumed, weekly The San Diego Union-Tribune poll.
The Saints also rank 15th in the state, according to Cal-Hi Sports. No other San Diego Section team made Cal-Hi‘s top 25 this week in what has essentially been an up-and-down season.
There were no great breakthroughs and that promises a competititve Division I playoff when the postseason gets under way in seven weeks.
First place votes in parenthesis. NR–Not ranked.
| Union-Tribune | Team
 |
Record | Points | Last Week | Max Preps | Cal-Hi Sports |
| 1. | St. Augustine (13) | 15-3 | 130 | 1 | 18 | 15 |
| 2. | Foothills Christian | 10-5 | 112 | 3 | 47 | Bubble |
| 3. | Cathedral Catholic | 11-5 | 104 | 2 | 59 | Bubble |
| 4. | Torrey Pines | 12-4 | 95 | 4 | 101 | NR |
| 5. | Mater Dei | 11-3 | 77 | 5 | 64 | NR |
| 6. | Poway | 13-4 | 56 | 6 | 33 | NR |
| 7. | Santa Fe Christian | 10-6 | 41 | 7 | 90 | NR |
| 8. | Christian | 14-2 | 35 | NR | 62 | NR |
| 9. | San Diego | 10-4 | 19 | NR | 144 | NR |
| 10. | Mission Hills | 12-3 | 10 | NR | 100 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11. San Marcos (10-2, 9 points), 12. San Ysidro (8-7, 8), 13. Francis Parker (10-2, 3), 14. Helix (11-6, 2), 15. Otay Ranch (14-3, 1), 16. Army-Navy (11-3, 1).
Panel:Â John Maffei (The San Diego Union-Tribune), Terry Monahan, (Union-Tribune) correspondent, Aaron Burgin (Fulltime Hoops), Steve Brand (San Diego Sports Association), John Kentera, Braden Suprenant, (97.3 FM The Fan), Steve (Biff) Dolan (Mountain Country 107.9 FM), Christian Pedersen (SoCal Preps Insider), Bodie DeSilva (scorebooklive.com); Adam Paul (ecpreps.com), Brad Enright (L.A. Court report), Rick Smith (partletonsports.com)
