2016-17 Week 5: Movement at the Top
Idleness apparently breeds contempt among voters in the weekly Union-Tribune poll.
St. Augustine, tied for first with Foothills Christian last week, played one game and defeated Lincoln, 68-62.
Foothills played two, winning 84-45 over West Hills and defeating Coastal League rival Santa Fe Christian, 68-61.
Two Knights victories over the Saints’ one apparently was enough for one voter, who broke the seasonal tie for first between Foothills and the Saints.
Foothills, with 6 first-place votes to St. Augustine’s 4, this week is the No. 1 team in the San Diego Section.
The teams’ position in the weekly Cal-Hi Sports‘ top 20 didn’t change, Foothills remaining seven in the state and the Saints’ 11th. Torrey Pines is on the bubble.
Foothills should get a passable test Saturday in the “Greatest Show on Earth” Shootout against Woodland Hills Taft at Los Angeles Cathedral.
Other San Diego voting saw Mission Hills jump from seventh to fourth, Vista drop from fourth to sixth, Mater Dei climb from 10th to seventh, and La Jolla fall from sixth to ninth.
A 62-60 victory over No. 4 Chatsworth Sierra Canyon moved Mission Hills (18-2) from eighth to fifth in the girls’ Top 20. A 65-52 win over Capistrano JSerra helped The Bishop’s (20-1) remain 20th. La Jolla Country Day (10-10) is on the bubble.
Union-Tribune boys’ poll through Tuesday, Jan. 17:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Last Poll |
| 1 | Foothills Christian (6) | 16-2 | 95 | 1T |
| 2 | St. Augustine (4) | 17-3 | 94 | 1T |
| 3 | Torrey Pines | 15-3 | 80 | 3 |
| 4 | Mission Hills | 14-5 | 59 | 7 |
| 5 | Helix | 16-5 | 49 | 5 |
| 6 | Vista | 17-3 | 46 | 4 |
| 7 | Mater Dei | 15-4 | 28 | 10 |
| 8 | La Jolla Country Day | 14-7 | 26 | 9 |
| 9 | La Jolla | 14-3 | 19 | 6 |
| 10 | Poway | 16-4 | 10 | NR |
NR–Not rated.
Others receiving votes: Orange Glen (13-5, 8 points), Serra (18-3, 8), Coronado (21-2, 5), Mission Bay (15-6, 5), Canyon Crest (14-5, 4), Olympian (18-2, 2), Rancho Bernardo (14-4, 2), Valhalla (17-4, 1).
Poll participants include John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune; Steve Brand (San Diego Hall of Champions), Terry Monahan, Bill Dickens, Adam Paul, EastCountySports.com; Rick Willis, KUSI-TV; Rick Smith, partletonsports.com; Bodie DeSilva, sandiegopreps.com; Chris Davis, freelance; Aaron Burgin, fulltimehoops.com.