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

(26-0, SS-Div. I-AA) def. St. John Bosco, 81-49. (1)

2 FAIRFAX

(23-3, City-Div. I) def. L.A. University, 76-58; Venice, 56-53. (2)

3 WESTCHESTER

(26-2, City-Div. I) def. Hamilton, 79-39; Palisades, 73-35; Brooklyn (N.Y.) Lincoln, 85-78. (3)

4 DOMINGUEZ

(22-5, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Lynwood, 64-58; Warren, 67-49. (4)

5 KING

(22-2, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Norco, 73-58; Riverside Poly, 68-42. (5)

6 TAFT

(22-3, City-Div. I) def. Chatsworth, 75-39; El Camino Real, 77-47. (6)

7 LOS ALAMITOS

(26-1, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Marina, 97-52; Edison, 68-37. (7)

8 ETIWANDA

(22-4, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Upland, 69-45; Los Osos, 61-50. (8)

9 DIAMOND RANCH

(22-4, SS-Div. III-A) def. Hacienda Heights Wilson, 51-33; Nogales, 62-60. (9)

10 BISHOP MONTGOMERY

(23-3, SS-Div. IV-AA) def. Gardena Serra, 66-47; Cathedral, 83-64. (10)

11 CORONA CENTENNIAL

(23-3, SS-Div. I-A) def. Corona Santiago, 85-78; Norco, 98-70. (11)

12 LEUZINGER

(21-5, SS-Div. II-AA) def. Redondo, 86-53; Peninsula, 62-45. (12)

13 WINDWARD

(20-6, SS-Div. V-A) def. Campbell Hall, 61-57 (OT); Brentwood, 75-37. (13)

14 LONG BEACH JORDAN

(21-5, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Cabrillo, 70-58; Millikan, 68-62. (16)

15 LONG BEACH POLY

(21-5, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Compton, 58-48. (18)

16 EISENHOWER

(24-3, SS-Div. II-A) def. Redlands, 77-70; Fontana, 75-42. (20)

17 REDLANDS

(23-3, SS-Div. I-AA) lost to Eisenhower, 77-70; def. Yucaipa, 90-63. (19)

18 MURRIETA VALLEY

(24-1, SS-Div. I-A) def. Temescal Canyon, 67-33; Vista Murrieta, 72-69. (21)

19 LONG BEACH WILSON

(19-8, SS-Div. I-AA) lost to Lakewood, 48-40; def. Compton, 72-55. (17)

20 TESORO

(22-4, SS-Div. I-A) lost to Dana Hills, 53-41; def. Mission Viejo, 52-49. (14)

21 ORANGE LUTHERAN

(22-5, SS-Div. IV-A) def. Santa Margarita, 74-61; lost to Mater Dei, 97-71. (22)

22 HARVARD-WESTLAKE

(21-6, SS-Div. III-A) def. Verbum Dei, 74-33; Chaminade, 84-64. (23)

23 CHAPARRAL

(22-4, SS-Div. I-A) def. Temecula Valley, 64-62; Great Oak, 72-52. (NR)

24 PASADENA

(21-5, SS-Div. I-AA) def. Hoover, 57-35; Muir, 63-51. (24)

25 SONORA

(24-3, SS-Div. III-A) def. Fullerton, 56-37; Troy, 58-48. (25)