Despite an 84-72 loss to Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in the Nike Extravaganza in Santa Ana last week, St. Augustine remained a unanimous No. 1 in the San Diego Section poll this week and could take a 24-4 record into the playoffs.
The Saints open the semifinal week of the regular season with two Western League games on the road. They’ll attempt to repeat a 92-61 win over 12-11 Hoover Tuesday and a 93-52 rout of 3-17 Patrick Henry on Friday.
Coach Mike Haupt’s team will close at home against a pair of tougher league opponents in Week 10, against 13-11 Cathedral and 17-6 Mission Bay. The Saint defeated those two, 71-58, and 65-59, respectively, in the first round of loop competition.
The San Diego Union-Tribune Week 9 poll:
First-place votes in parenthesis.
Points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
First-place votes in parenthesis. Last entries in columns indicate previous rank.
Cal-Hi Sports’ and Max Preps’ represent state rankings. NR—Not ranked.
| # | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS | MAX-PREPS | CAL-HI SPORTS |
| 1 | St. Augustine | 20-4 (19) | 190 | 1 | 5/6 | 7/6 |
| 2 | Carlsbad | 20-4 | 171 | 2 | 29/38 | Bubble/Bubble |
| 3 | Montgomery | 20-3 | 145 | 4 | 46/52 | NR/NR |
| 4 | San Ysidro | 13-9 | 120 | 3 | 67/66 | NR/Bubble |
| 5 | Mission Bay | 17-6 | 113 | 5 | /79 | NR/NR |
| 6 | Torrey Pines | 16-7 | 92 | 6 | 72/61 | NR/NR |
| 7 | Lincoln | 20-2 | 55 | 8 | 147/147 | NR/NR |
| 8 | Santa Fe Christian | 20-4 | 54 | 9 | 72/103 | NR/NR |
| 9 | Mater Dei | 17-7 | 53 | 7 | 89/99 | NR/NR |
| 10 | El Camino | 15-7 | 16 | NR | 113 | NR/NR |
Others receiving votes
La Costa Canyon (12-10, 11points), La Jolla Country Day (18-7, 8 points), Otay Ranch (15-8, 7), Del Norte (14-6, 2), Victory Christian (15-8, 1).
VOTING PANEL
- John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune.
- Steve Brand, Terry Monahan, Eric Williams, Freelance contributors.
- Rick Smith, partletonsports.com.
- Adam Paul, eastcountysports.com.
- John Kentera, Braden Supremant (97.3 FM The Fan).
- Bodie DeSilva, scoreboardlive.com.
- Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country 107.9 FM.
- Christian Pedersen, San Diego Sports Association.
- Todd Cassen, Joe Heinz, Ron Marquez, CIF San Diego Section.
- Rex Johnson, CIF Advisory Committee.
- Joe Evangelist, San Diego Coaching Legends Committee.
- Tom Helmantoler, Southern Conference Advisor.
- Aaron Burgin, fulltimehoops.com.
- Max-Preps.
