A look at The Times Southland’s top 25 boys basketball rankings after Week 9.
R.K. school (registration); comment; Ranking last week
1. Sierra Canyon (18-1): Showdown with Harvard-Westlake on Wednesday; 1
2. Redondo Union (20-3): Two big games for Devin Wright this weekend; 2
3. Harvard-Westlake (21-2): Head-to-head games vs. Sierra Canyon, Notre Dame, St. Francis; 5
4 st. John Bosco (15-5): Christian Collins is having an MVP season; 3
5. Santa Margarita (21-3): Rodney Westmoreland defeated Jesera. 4
6. La Mirada (17-6): Gene Roebuck is steady and good. 6
7. Damien (21-4): The Spartans are becoming a dangerous team; 7
8. Corona del Mar (21-1): CDM became difficult to overcome with the second loss; 8
9. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (15-6): Knights get impressive win over St. Francis; 9
10. Corona Centennial (20-5): Corona faced Santiago on Friday in a big league game; 11
11. Village Christian (18-5): Freshman Will Conroy Jr. continues to deliver; 12
12. Crespi (15-8): Celts eye fifth place in Mission League; 10
13. Crane Lutheran (17-6): 3-1 in a tough Crestview League. 13
14. Itawanda (20-2): Good recovery week for the Eagles. 14
15. San Gabriel Academy (11-6): Newport Beach faces Pacifica Christian on Monday; 15
16. Los Alamitos (14-7): Griffins prepare for matchup with Corona del Mar; 21
17. Mater Dei (14-9): Plays at St. John Bosco on Tuesday; 16
18. Sh. Francis (18-5): The Golden Knights still need to clinch a playoff spot; 17
19. JSERRA (14-10): The Lions need some luck in close games; 18
20. Mira Costa (19-4): Battles for first half against Redondo Union; 19
21. Elsinore (20-0): Twenty wins in a row is pretty good; 20
22. Englewood (19-5): 50-point games have become routine for Jason Crowe Jr. 22
23. Crossroads (12-9): Evan Willis is back and so are the Roadrunners; N.R
24. Brentwood (20-2): Good recovery from loss to Crossroads; 24
25. Arcadia (18-4): Apaches dominate Pacific League. 25