2023-24 Girls Week 5: Grizzlies, Torreys Continue to Hold Sway

No. 1 Mission Hills and No. 2 La Jolla Country Day maintained their front-runner pace, and Poway moved up to No. 3 with wins over San Marcos , 58-43, and a come-from-behind, 42-40 squeaker over former No. 3 Del Norte.

As proof of the Lady Grizzlies’ dominance, their average wins are by 19 points (62-43), although Westview offered some resistance before bowing, 66-52, after Del Norte was routed, 76-28, last week.

In eight local games,  Mission Hills’ average advantage is 71-36, with two foes held to 20 points or less. The Grizzlies’ MaxPreps‘ state ranking rose to 19 from 23, while the Lady Torreys lifted to 23 from 24 after a 85-20 win against Classical.

Oddly, Francis Parker is  No. 8 in the San Diego Section, although state-ranked 83, right behind Poway’s 81.

John Maffei’s Girls Week 5 Union-Tribune Poll

Rank/Prev Team (Record) Points † MaxPreps
Rank/Rating		 Cal-Hi
Sports 35
1/1 Mission Hills (16-8) 59 (6) 19/29.80 15
2/2 La Jolla Country Day (17-6) 54 (1) 23/28.75 22
3/5 Poway (16-6) 40 81/21.75 NR
4/3 Del Norte (17-6) 39 91/20.83 NR
5/4 Westview (13-10) 34 108/19.99 NR
6/7 Bonita Vista (10-11) 32 157/17.00 NR
7/6 Rancho Bernardo (18-6) 25 133/18.44 NR
8/8 Francis Parker (14-7) 20 83/21.65 NR
9/9 Cathedral (12-10) 9 225/13.94 NR
10/10 Scripps Ranch (15-5) 7 212/14.34 NR

Others receiving votes:
Grossmont (5), Victory Christian (2), Bishop’s (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. 29.



2023-24 Girls Week 4: Grizzlies, Torreys Bruised But Upright

No. 1 Mission Hills trampled San Marcos, 72-18, but was rocked by state top 10 Santa Ana Mater Dei, 56-37, and was 2-2 in the week.

No. 2 La Jolla Country Day had three local wins and a loss to Sacramento McClatchy, 63-60.

The top eight spots remained intact in the Union-Tribune poll, although only Del Norte, 54-37 over Rancho Bernardo and 49-46 over Westview, and Francis Parker,  72-58 over La Costa Canyon, 61-24 over Pacific Ridge, and 52-46 over Anaheim Canyon in the Public versus Private event at Parker, got through the week unscathed

Del Norte gets a shot at Mission Hills Wednesday night, Jan. 24, when the Nighthawks visit the Grizzlies.

John Maffei’s Girls Week 4 Union-Tribune Poll

Rank Team (Record) Points † MaxPreps
Rank/Rating		 Cal-Hi
Sports 35
1 Mission Hills (14-8) 69 (6) 23/28.41 15
2 La Jolla Country Day (17-6) 64 (1) 24/28.39 24
3 Del Norte (17-4) 49 76/21.82 Bubble
4 Westview (12-9) 40 112/19.16 NR
5 Poway (14-6) 39 94/20.38 NR
6 Rancho Bernardo (17-5) 29 126/18.71 NR
7 Bonita Vista (8-11) 37 180/15.54 NR
8 Francis Parker (12-7) 19 88/20.90 NR
9 Cathedral (11-8) 10 206/14.34 NR
10 Grossmont (15-5) 7 186/15.32 NR

Others receiving votes:
Carlsbad (5), Scripps Ranch (5), Bishop’s (3), Victory Christian (2), Oceanside (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 Tuesday , Jan. 23.



2023-24 Boys Week 4: Carlsbad, Montgomery 1-2 in Votes

John Maffei’s weekly Union-Tribune poll.

# TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS MAX-PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
1 Carlsbad 19-2 (11) 164 1 9/7 15/13
2 Montgomery 19-2 (6) 156 2 18/15 21/21
3 St. Augustine 19-3 139 3 16/14 22/22
4 Torrey Pines 16-5 119 4 41/44 29/30
5 Santa Fe Christian 15-6 92 5 77/75 NR/NR
6 La Jolla Country Day 16-5 81 6 57/64 NR/NR
7 Cathedral 15-6 52 7 104/115 NR/NR
8 La Costa Canyon 13-5 51 8 72/77 NR/NR
9 Mission Hills 16-6 36 10 128/136 NR/NR
10 Mission Bay 14-8 20 9 93/95 NR/NR

Others receiving votes
Olympian (20-0, 19 points), San Marcos (16-5, 4), Rancho Buena Vista (16-6, 2), San Diego Southwest (20-2, 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. 22.

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 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.



2023-24 Boys Week 2: Four Teams at Top Separating From Field

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

# TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS MAX-PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
1 Carlsbad 14-2 (11) 164 1 8/8 13/19
2 Montgomery 16-2 (6) 158 2 16/12 21/24
3 St. Augustine 15-3 137 3 17/17 22/NR
4 Torrey Pines 13-4 119 4 43/42 31
5 Santa Fe Christian 12-5 96 6 75-98 NR/NR
6 La Jolla Country Day 13-5 65 5 63/82 NR/NR
7 Cathedral 13-5 52 8 101/118 NR/NR
8 La Costa Canyon 11-3 44 9 77/82 NR/NR
9 Mission Bay 10-7 29 7 157/149 NR/NR
10 San Marcos 13-4 18 10 211/219 NR/NR

Others receiving votes

Mission Hills (12-6, 15 points), Olympian (17-0, 12). San Diego Southwest (16-2, 5),  Hoover (12-6, 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. 8.

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.