The speed bump Foothills  Christian hit against Orange Glen last week was followed by a chassis-rattling pothole in a 20-point blowout by Woodland Hills Taft.
The Knights (17-4) need a front-end alignment.
They vacated their status as the No. 2 team in the Union-Tribune weekly sportswriters- broadcasters poll after losses of 61-60 and 76-56 to the above-mentioned squads and now are looking up at St. Augustine and Torrey Pines.
A greater indignity for Brad Leaf’s team was banishment from the Cal-Hi Sports  state top 20.  Foothills fell from No. 7 to  on-the-bubble status.
It doesn’t  get easier.
The Knights face mighty Oak Hill Prep of Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, Friday night in the Nike Extravaganza at Santa Ana Mater Dei.
Promoters figure the Knights are a warmup for Oak Hill, which, with a victory, will ease into a Saturday night contest with U.S. No. 1 Chino Hills.
After sharing the top spot with Foothills Christian in the U.T. poll’s first four weeks, St. Augustine (19-3)  sits in first place by its ownself.
But, following Western League games with Morse (80-48 victory last night) and  likely pushover Mira Mesa Friday, the Saints then jump into hot water in the Nike Extravaganza Saturday evening.
St. Augustine gets a rematch against the  host Monarchs, who defeated the Saints, 86-62, in December.
LITTLETON GOES FOR 4K
The Bishop’s Destiny Littleton figures to pass the 4,000-point career scoring mark pretty soon.
Littleton broke Charde Houston’s  record of 3,837 a couple weeks ago and is scoring with the swiftness of a rocket eating up miles in the stratosphere.
Marlin Wells’ Knights are 22-1 and stayed 20th in the Cal-Hi girls’ state top 20 while 20-2 Mission Hills moved from fifth to fourth.
Union-Tribune Boys’ poll through Monday, Jan. 30:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Last Poll |
| 1 | St. Augustine 10) | 19-3 | 100 | 2 |
| 2 | Torrey Pines | 19-3 | 88 | 3 |
| 3 | Foothills Christian | 17-4 | 81 | 1 |
| 4 | Mission Hills | 16-5 | 57 | 4 |
| 5 | Vista | 19-3 | 56 | 6 |
| 6 | Helix | 18-5 | 43 | 5 |
| 7 | Mater Dei | 17-4 | 32 | 7 |
| 8 | Orange Glen | 15-5 | 26 | NR |
| 9 | La Jolla Country Day | 15-7 | 25 | 8 |
| 10 | Poway | 18-4 | 24 | 10 |
NR–Not rated.
Others receiving votes: Coronado (22-2, 6 points), Serra (19-4, 4), Rancho Bernardo (15-5, 4), Canyon Crest (16-5, 2), Olympian (19-2, 2).
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.
