TIMES’ TOP 25 BASKETBALL

The Times’ high school boys’ basketball rankings and comments by Ben Bolch:

Rk.; Team (Rec., Div.); Results (last week’s rank)

1 MATER DEI

(24-0, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Santa Margarita, 73-46; Newark (N.J.) St. Benedict’s Prep, 73-61. (1)

2 FAIRFAX

(21-3, City-Div. I) def. Palisades, 89-54; Los Angeles CES, 99-53; Westchester, 49-42; Chicago Young, 64-57. (4)

3 WESTCHESTER

(23-2, City-Div. I) def. Venice, 69-52; lost to Fairfax, 49-42; def. Seattle Rainier Beach, 75-65. (2)

4 DOMINGUEZ

(20-5, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Downey, 75-37; Paramount, 69-57; lost to Concord De La Salle, 64-38. (3)

5 KING

(20-2, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Corona Santiago, 80-51; Corona, 73-40; Ocean View, 78-72. (5)

6 TAFT (20-3, City-Div. I) def. Cleveland, 62-54; Birmingham, 71-58. (6)

7 LOS ALAMITOS

(24-1, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Esperanza, 69-47; Fountain Valley, 79-59; Servite, 53-47. (7)

8 ETIWANDA

(20-4, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Alta Loma, 94-45; Claremont, 74-30. (8)

9 DIAMOND RANCH

(20-4, SS-Div. III-A) def. Bonita, 64-55; Los Altos, 82-36. (9)

10 BISHOP MONTGOMERY

(21-3, SS-Div. IV-AA) def. Bishop Amat, 57-47; St. Bernard, 85-69. (10)

11 CORONA CENTENNIAL

(21-3, SS-Div. I-A) def. Riverside Poly, 52-51; Riverside North, 76-46. (11)

12 LEUZINGER

(19-5, SS-Div. II-AA) def. Palos Verdes, 69-31; West Torrance, 78-68. (13)

13 WINDWARD

(18-6, SS-Div. V-A) def. Montclair Prep, 74-49; Crossroads, 73-56. (14)

14 TESORO

(21-3, SS-Div. I-A) def. Capistrano Valley, 63-59; Aliso Niguel, 61-44. (16)

15 GARDENA SERRA

(19-6, SS-Div. IV-AA) def. Cathedral, 67-60. (17)

16 LONG BEACH JORDAN

(19-5, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Lakewood, 73-59; Long Beach Poly, 74-64; Long Beach Wilson, 65-53. (19)

17 LONG BEACH WILSON

(18-7, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Long Beach Cabrillo, 49-48; lost to Long Beach Jordan, 65-53. (18)

18 LONG BEACH POLY

(20-5, SS-Div. I-AA) lost to Millikan, 53-51; Long Beach Jordan, 74-64; def. Long Beach Cabrillo, 78-45. (15)

19 REDLANDS

(22-2, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Redlands East Valley, 39-24; Carter, 87-48; Fontana, 91-52. (20)

20 EISENHOWER

(22-3, SS-Div. II-A) def. Miller, 89-61; Redlands East Valley, 83-43; Carter, 92-41. (21)

21 MURRIETA VALLEY

(22-1, SS-Div. I-A) def. Temecula Valley, 81-63; Great Oak, 80-36. (22)

22 ORANGE LUTHERAN

(22-4, SS-Div. IV-A) def. Servite, 105-81; Campbell Hall, 84-62. (NR)

23 HARVARD-WESTLAKE

(19-6, SS-Div. III-A) def. Verbum Dei, 80-48; Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 74-58; Crespi, 81-79. (NR)

24 PASADENA

(19-5, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Crescenta Valley, 72-58; Burbank Burroughs, 56-48; Burbank, 70-33. (NR)

25 SONORA

(22-3, SS-Div. III-A) lost to La Habra, 58-44; def. Buena Park, 74-48; lost to Colony, 68-60 (OT). (12)