The Times’ boys’ basketball rankings

A look at the top 25 high school boys’ basketball teams in the Southland.

Rk. School (W-L) Comment (last week’s ranking)

1. CHINO HILLS (16-0) Baseline League begins vs. Damien on Tuesday (1)

2. SIERRA CANYON (12-1) Plays in Bass tournament in Missouri (2)

3. BISHOP MONTGOMERY (14-1) Plays Cantwell-Sacred Heart (3)

4. SANTA ANA MATER DEI (18-1) Will 6-11 transfer Bol Bol play this season? (4)

5. BIRMINGHAM (12-3) Deschon Winston had 43-point performance (5)

6. DAMIEN (15-1) Big test at Chino Hills on Tuesday (6)

7. CORONA CENTENNIAL (13-4) League play begins vs. Roosevelt (8)

8. FAIRFAX (12-1) Faces unbeaten University on Wednesday (9)

9. ALEMANY (13-3) Won two Mission League games (10)

10. SANTA MARGARITA (12-3) Sophomore Jake Kyman provided lift (11)

11. EASTVALE ROOSEVELT (8-4) Matt Mitchell had 35-point effort (7)

12. ESPERANZA (15-1) There’s no stopping 6-8 Kezie Okpala (12)

13. WESTCHESTER (12-6) Three league games this week (13)

14. CROSSROADS (12-4) Ira Lee and Shareef O’Neal back together (14)

15. ETIWANDA (12-5) Hosts Chino HIlls on Friday (15)

16. LONG BEACH POLY (9-6) Ready to dominate Moore League (16)

17. OAK PARK (11-6) 30-point effort from freshman Clark Slajchert (17)

18. REDONDO (11-4) Looking like Open Division playoff team (19)

19. NARBONNE (13-5) One-point loss to Fairfax (18)

20. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (11-5) Playing good teams tough (20)

21. EDISON (11-3) Rivalry game against Huntington Beach (22)

22. LA MIRADA (13-3) Faces Glenn on Monday (23)

23. LOS ALTOS (11-3) vs. Diamond Ranch on Wednesday (21)

24. WINDWARD (14-3) Wildcats keep finding ways to win (24)

25. LA CAÑADA (12-4) Spartans can shoot (NR)

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