2023-24 Girls Week 7: Last Poll Before Playoffs
John Maffei’s Girls Week 7 Union-Tribune Poll Rank/Prev Team (Record) Points* MaxPreps Rank/Rating Cal-Hi Sports 35 1/1 Mission Hills (20-8) 60 (6) 16/31.68 15/15 2/2 La Jolla Country Day (22-6) 54 20/30.11 22/22 3/4 Westview (18-10) 41 76/23.19 NR 4/3 Poway (19-8) 39 81/22.51 NR 5/8 Francis Parker (16-9) 35 101/21.15 NR 6T/5T Bonita Vista […]
Read More2023-24 Week 7 Girls: Newly Crowned Await Playoffs
Twenty-nine champs and co-champs of 22 leagues prepare for the post-season that begins Tuesday. Now when ratings based on strength of schedule determine playoff seeds, are league banners just gym rafter eye candy for fans and newbies? Maybe, but players and coaches agree they’re a reminder of the camaraderie and journey to the top that […]
Read More2023-24 Boys Week 7: Hats Off! Champions and Co-Champs of 22 Leagues
What’s in a league championship? Especially in this era of power ratings and strengths of schedules and what they mean in playoff pairings and postseason division assignments, which were to be announced today. A league title represents essentially just bragging rights, but ask the players and coaches who achieved it and what they think when […]
Read More2023-24 Girls Week 6: Mission Hills, LJCD March On, Westview Moves Up
No. 1 Mission Hills rolled past Rancho Bernardo, 69-17, and Poway, 86-32, and La Jolla Country Day outscored Francis Parker, 61-54, and Grossmont , 60-42, to stay No. 2 in the poll. It was not a good week for Poway, which also lost to Westview, 72-54. The Wolverines also beat San Marcos, 58-45, and their […]
Read More2023-24 Boys Week 6: The Playoffs Are Coming! The Playoffs Are Coming!
It’s wrap-up week in the San Diego Section, as the regular season ends Friday, Southern California postseason pairings are posted Saturday, and the second season starts with regional playoffs next week. Carlsbad, Montgomery, St. Augustine, and Torrey Pines remained 1 through 4 in the weekly Union-Tribune poll, and there was no change from last week’s […]
Read More2023-24 Boys Week 5: Lancers’ Week Included 3 Big Wins
Carlsbad cemented its hold on No. 1 in the Union-Tribune poll with victories of 62-54 over No. 4 Torrey Pines, 70-66 over Valencia West Ranch, and 78-57 over No. 7 La Costa Canyon. Montgomery stayed at No. 2, with no-sweat 60-27 and 88-31 dominations of Otay Ranch and San Ysidro. No. 3 St. Augustine took […]
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