2024-25 Basketball Week 3: Montgomery Loses, But Still No. 1
Olympian upset (?) Montgomery, 53-47, in a Metro Mesa League game but the voters weren’t overly impressed. The Aztecs remained No. 1 in and the poll and the Eagles advanced only from eighth to fifth despite an overall record of 16-2. Montgomery is 18-2.
Olympian’s losses were 60-56 to Francis Parker and 63-60 to now-No. 2 San Marcos. Montgomery’s other defeat was 61-57 to San Juan Capistrano JSerra.
Most surprising score of the week was Torrey Pines’ 76-45 rout of Carlsbad, which withered under a game-ending 41-6 run by the Falcons. The Lancers had led, 39-35.
John Maffei’s weekly The San Diego Union poll. 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 Jan 19.
| TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS | MAXPREPS | CAL-HI SPORTS | |
| 1 | Montgomery | 18-2 (16) | 178 | 1 | 13-8 | 15/11 |
| 2 | San Marcos | 17-3 | 151 | 3 | 27-24 | On Bubble/NR |
| 3 | Carlsbad | 14-3 (1) | 147 | 2 | 31-28 | 28/15 |
| 4 | Torrey Pines | 15-5 | 119 | 6 | 54-67 | NR-NR |
| 5 | Olympian | 16-2 (1) | 95 | 8 | 42-58 | NR-NR |
| 6 | Cathedral | 13-7 | 85 | 5 | 87 | NR-NR |
| 7 | Mission Bay | 13-5 | 83 | 4 | 50 | NR-NR |
| 8 | Santa Fe Christian | 18-4 | 72 | 7 | 65 | NR-NR |
| 9 | Mission Hills | 14-6 | 25 | 10 | 163-139 | NR-NR |
| 10 | St. Augustine | 7-12 | 17 | NR | 197 | NR-NR |
Others receiving votes
La Jolla Country Day (11-10, 16 points) Mira Mesa (16-2, 11), San Diego (14-3, 2).
Voting panel: 18 sportswriters, sportscasters, and administrators who cover the San Diego Section, plus MaxPreps:
John Maffei (San Diego Union-Tribune).
Aaron Burgin (Full-time hoops).
Steve Brand, Bodie DeSilva (Union-Tribune freelance correspondents).
Todd Cassen (CIF office).
Rick Smith (Partletonsports.com).
Joe Evangelist (Coaching Legends).
Tom Helmantoler (Southern Conference).
Rex Johnson (CIF Advisory Committee).
Christian Pedersen (San Diego Sports Association).
Braden Surprenant (97.3-FM The Fan).
John Kentera, Dennis Ackerman, Steve (Biff) Dolan, Eric Williams, Tom Ronco, Adam Paul (freelance contributors).