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.
