Mission Bay has not been a “brand” name in San Diego Section basketball, but the Buccaneers continue to hold sway in the Union-Tribune weekly poll. They’re now 15-3 after Tuesday night’s 71-63 victory over Patrick Henry.
The Bucs have beaten so-called brands No. 3 Foothills Christian and No. 8 St. Augustine and lost to No. 5 La Jolla Country Day.
It’s been that kind of year. A dominant team has not surfaced.
The West Hills Wolfpack don’t travel in the above circles, but Cam Barry, a 6-foot, 1-inch senior guard is developing his own brand. Barry is the state leader with a 36.6 scoring average through 10 reported games and ranks fifth in the country, according to Max Preps.
Foothills’ ballyhooed Taeshon Cherry is one of the San Diego Section leaders with a 20.6 average in 10 reported games. Max Preps did not have any stats for Mission Bay’s catalyst, Rejean (Boogie) Ellis, whom the school listed as 7-foot, 2-inch point guard, along with several other “seven-footers”.
Union-Tribune Boys’ poll through Monday, Jan. 8:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Last Poll |
| 1 | Mission Bay (8) | 14-3 | 115 | 3 |
| 2 | Torrey Pines (3) | 14-2 | 106 | 1 |
| 3 | Foothills Christian (1) | 12-5 | 100 | 3 |
| 4 | Vista | 12-5 | 83 | 5 |
| 5 | La Jolla Country Day | 13-4 | 65 | 7 |
| 6 | San Marcos | 12-2 | 64 | 6 |
| 7 | Mater Dei | 11-5 | 46 | 8 |
| 8 | St. Augustine | 7-4 | 40 | 4 |
| 9 | Montgomery | 13-3 | 19 | 9 |
| 10 | Canyon Crest | 10-5 | 12 | 10 |
NR–Not rated.
Others receiving votes: Poway (10-5, 7 points), Helix (11-8, 3).
Poll participants: John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune; Terry Monahan, freelancer; Steve Brand, San Diego Hall of Champions; Adam Paul, Ramon Scott, EastCountySports.com; John Kentera, Prep Talent Evaluator; Rick Smith, partletonsports.com; Bodie DeSilva, sandiegopreps.com; Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country 107.9 FM; Christian Pedersen, S.D. Preps Insider; Aaron Burgin, Fulltime Hoops; Brad Enright, L.A. Court Report.
