2023-24 Boys Week 3: Status Quo Prevails 1 Through 9

The top nine positions lingered, with only Mission Hills, on a 10-game win streak, displacing San Marcos at No. 10.  Olympian, the only undefeated team at 20-0, and Mission Bay with three more wins, stayed where they were.

John Maffei’s The San Diego Union-Tribune poll.

# TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS MAX-PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
1 Carlsbad 17-2 (11) 164 1 7/8 13/13
2 Montgomery 18-2 (6) 154 2 15/16 21/21
3 St. Augustine 17-3 139 3 14/17 22/22
4 Torrey Pines 14-5 119 4 44/43 30/31
5 Santa Fe Christian 14-6 104 5 75/75 NR/NR
6 La Jolla Country Day 14-5 82 6 64/63 NR/NR
7 Cathedral 14-6 42 7 115/101 NR/NR
8 La Costa Canyon 12-4 39 8 77/82 NR/NR
9 Mission Bay 13-7 26 9 136/157 NR/NR
10 Mission Hills 14-6 22 NR 95/211 NR/NR

Others receiving votes

San Marcos (15-4, 20 points), Olympian (20-0, 19). San Diego Southwest (18-2, 2),  Hoover (13-7, 1), Rancho Buena Vista (14-6, 1).

First-place votes in parenthesis.
Points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
Bold entries in columns are up-to-date rankings followed by previous.
Cal-Hi Sports’ and Max Preps’ represent state rankings. NR—Not ranked.

Records as of Monday, Jan. 15.

VOTING PANEL

  • John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune.
  • Aaron Burgin, Fulltime Hoops
  • Steve Brand, Eric Williams, Freelance writers.
  • John Kentera, Freelance Contributor.
  • Rick Smith, partletonsports.com.
  • Adam Paul, eastcountysports.com.
  • Braden Suprenant 97.3 FM The Fan.
  • Bodie DeSilva, scoreboardlive.com.
  • Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country 107.9 FM.
  • Joe Evangelist, San Diego Coaching Legends Committee.
  • Christian Pedersen, San Diego Sports Association.
  • Todd Cassen, Ron Marquez, CIF San Diego Section.
  • Rex Johnson, CIF Advisory Committee.


2023-24 Girls Week 3: Mission Hills Stays No. 1

The Lady Grizzlies of Mission Hills overpowered  Westview, 71-37,  and Rancho Bernardo, 70-27, and stayed on top of the San Diego Section poll.  The Max Preps state No. 21 and Cal-Hi Sports No. 16 club lost to  State No. 10 Folsom, 58-49, and defeated Portola Valley Priory, 66-50, in the Stockton St. Mary’s Martin Luther King event.

Next up for coach Chris Kroesch’s squad is a Wednesday, Jan. 17 game, against 13-5 Poway.

John Maffei’s Girls Week 3 Union-Tribune Poll

Rank Team (Record) Points † MaxPreps
Rank/Rating		 Cal-Hi
Sports
1 Mission Hills (12-6) 68 (5) 21/28.48 16
2 La Jolla Country Day (14-5) 65 (2) 22/28.24 19
3 Del Norte (15-4) 51 105/19.58 On Bubble
4 Westview (10-8) 38 143/17.76 NR
5 Poway (13-5) 37 104/19.61 NR
6 Rancho Bernardo (17-3) 36 101/28.24 NR
7 Bonita Vista (6-10) 33 186/15.02 NR
8 Francis Parker (9-7) 24 111/19.34 NR
9 Grossmont (13-4) 11 200/14.26 NR
10 Morse (14-4) 8 183/15.28 NR

Others receiving votes:
Scripps Ranch (6), Bishop’s (3), Cathedral Catholic (3), Victory Christian (2).

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

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

Records as of Monday, Jan. 15.