2023-24 Girls Week 1: Grizzlies, Torreys Atop Poll

The poll leaders switched places, as Mission Hills topped La Jolla Country Day prior to a recent Holiday Classic tournament game in Portland, Oregon, where the Lady Grizzlies beat the Oregon Number 11 team Portland Jefferson, but  lost to the No. 3 team, South Medford, in the tournament finals. Three of Mission Hills’ 6 losses are to California top 15 squads, and one to an Arizona top 10, ranked team.

The Week 1 poll follows weekly Top 10  polls that have been newspaper-published since the season began in November.

John Maffei’s Week 1 Union-Tribune Poll

Rank Team (Record) Points † MaxPreps
Rank/Rating
Cal-Hi
Sports
1  Mission Hills (7-6) 59 (5) 69/21.32 16
2 La Jolla Country Day (12-5) 55 (1) 46/24.05 20
3 Westview (10-5) 43 93/19.29 NR
4 Del Norte (12-4) 36 116/17.88 NR
5 Rancho Bernardo (15-2) 31 92/19.29 NR
6 Poway (12-4) 25 118/17.81 NR
7 Francis Parker (6-5) 21 115/17.90 On Bubble
8T Bishop’s (12-2) 10 121/17.44 NR
8T Grossmont (12-2) 10 107/18.28 NR
8T Scripps Ranch (9-7) 10 270/10.83 NR

Others receiving votes:
Bonita Vista (9 points), Carlsbad (6), Morse (4), Victory Christian (1), La Costa Canyon (1).

First-place votes in parentheses. Points  awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. NR/Not ranked.
Max Preps and Cal-Hi Sports are state rankings.

The San Diego Union freelance representative Don Norcross and county-wide coaches participate in the poll.

Records are current as of 1/3/24