2021-22 Week 13: Top Seeds Reign in 7 of 10 Boys’ and Girls’ Championships

Seven of the No. 1 seeds in the San Diego Section boys’ and girls’ playoff divisions of five each made it through the four rounds to championships.

Most of the surprises were in boys Division V, a distant bracket appealing mostly to friends and relatives of the competing teams. The computer, from which most pairings are determined, obviously wasn’t tuned in.

Consider: Valley Center, a No. 11 seed, which ended the season with a 10-20 record, beat three teams with combined records of 45-15 before finding its level in a 68-36 loss in the finals to No. 1 seed St. Joseph.

The Jaguars topped No. 6 Ocean View, 54-42, No. 3 San Diego Jewish, 83-57, and No. 2 Southern California Yeshiva, 73-31.

THERE WERE OTHERS

La Jolla Country Day, a 4 seed, clipped No. 1 Francis Parker, 63-59, in the boys’ D-I semifinals.  Mt. Carmel, another 4, edged No. 1 Montgomery, 68-67, in the D-II semis.

No. 4 Scripps Ranch girls overcame No. 1 Carlsbad, 66-62, in the D-I semifinals.  No. 4 Rancho Buena Vista ousted No. 1 Oceanside in D-II, 75-68, and No. 9 Calipatria, with a historically strong program, took a 13-16 record into a 63-31, opening-round win over No. 1 and 19-5 Bayfront Charter.

The most impressive boys run was by Coach Terry Tucker and the San Ysidro Cougars.  The seventh-ranked South Bay squad toppled No. 2 San Marcos, 66-52, and No. 3 Torrey Pines, 69-67, and made a second-half run in the final against St. Augustine, losing, 81-76, after trailing, 56-39, at the break.

SAN DIEGO SECTION CHAMPIONS

BOYS
Number before team names represents bracket seeding.

DIV WINNER RUNNER-UP SCORE NOTABLE
OPEN 1 St. Augustine
(23-7)		 7 San Ysidro
(23-8)		 81-76 Saints’ Dixon won a title 3 seasons ago at San Ysidro.
D-I 2 Carlsbad (21-11) 4 La Jolla Country Day (19-10) 52-42 Lancers’ fifth title, third this century, first since 2019.
D-II 4 Mt. Carmel (23-9) 2 Otay Ranch
(18-12)		 77-61 SunDevils broke away with 47-29 second half.
D-III 1 San Dieguito
(20-7)		 3 Scripps Ranch (21-11) 57-46 John Hapgood, 25 points
D-IV 1 Monte
Vista (24-5)		 2 Victory Christian (21-11) 54-36 Isaiah Hilke 26 points, 19 rebounds.
D-V 1 St. Joseph (20-9) 11 Valley Center (10-20) 68-36 Mikey Moore, 31 points.

GIRLS

DIV WINNER RUNNER-UP SCORE NOTABLE
OPEN 1 La Jolla Country Day (24-2) 2 Mission Hills (24-7) 68-53 Bamford’s Torreys on 16-game wining streak.
D-I 2 Del Norte
(22-10)		 4 Scripps Ranch (22-6) 68-59 Nighthawks’ all-time best record.
D-II 1 Fallbrook
(24-6)		 3 Imperial (24-6) 29-23 Warriors’ first title since 1982.
D-III 3 Maranatha
(18-10)		 4 Rancho Buena Vista (17-11) 65-45 Emmy Stout, 34 points, 22 rebounds.
D-IV 1 Victory Christian (17-11) 3 Steele Canyon (17-14) 44-20 Knights won D-V title in 2021
D-V 4 Blythe Palo Verde Valley
(18-11)		 6 Sweetwater (11-9) 55-45 Dagnino sisters, 23 points combined.


2021-22 Week 12: Regular-Season League Champions and Rankings

Playoffs begin Wednesday, February 16, for boys, Tuesday, February 15, for girls.

BOYS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

LEAGUE TEAM LEAGUE OVERALL AVERAGE
Avocado San Dieguito 7-1 16-7 66.1-56
Central *Kearny 5-3 14-6 66-52.9
Citrus Victory Christian 6-0 18-10 63.3-51.5
City Patrick Henry 6-2 16-11 55.9-51.8
Coastal Santa Fe Christian 11-1 19-9 64.8-56.4
Desert Imperial 7-2 14-8 54.6-50.9
Eastern Morse 8-0 20-6 54.9-44.3
Grossmont Hills *Grossmont 8-2 16-12 54.9-52
Grossmont Valley *Monte Vista 7-1 20-5 63.4-48.4
Imperial Valley *Calexico 7-1 18-6 62.8-47.8
Manzanita Warner Springs Warner 4-0 7-9 34.8-42.2
Mesa San Ysidro 12-0 21-7 79.1-62.3
Ocean San Diego Jewish 10-0 14-4 63.5-43.8
Pacific Escondido Charter 9-1 18-9 55-48
Palomar Mission Hills 9-1 21-6 64.7-53.3
Patriot Southern California Yeshiva 8-0 15-4 63.9-39.3
Pioneer Mountain Empire 7-1 16-5 41.2-35
Sierra Gompers Prep 6-2 8-4 47.3-40.8
South Bay San Diego Southwest 9-1 17-11 56.1-49.6
Summit Mabel O’Farrell 5-1 7-11 50.7-53.2
Valley Mt. Carmel 10-0 19.9 76.8-63.1
Western St. Augustine 8-0 20-7 74-55.9

North County Coastal       Torrey Pines                 10-0           22-5                66.2-51

*Other teams had similar league records but were not seeded as high for the playoffs. Records are according to Max Preps.

GIRLS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

LEAGUE TEAM LEAGUE OVERALL AVERAGE
Avocado Oceanside 8-0 20.5 50.8-39.5
Central Patrick Henry 9-0 10-9 35.7-35.9
Citrus St. Joseph 5-1 14-14 45.8-39.6
City San Diego 7-1 19-8 39.4-34.3
Coastal La Jolla Country Day 4-0 21-2 66.3-43.8
Eastern Lincoln 9-1 20-6 56.5-39.3
Grossmont Hills Mount Miguel 8-0 19-7 62.3-41.1
Grossmont Valley Steele Canyon 7-2 14-13 38.9-42.1
Imperial Valley Imperial 8-0 21-5 51.3-27.9
Manzanita Salton City West Shores 7-1 9-6 NA
Metropolitan Bonita Vista 10-0 17-10 53.4-47.9
Ocean Escondido Charter 11-0 16-7 42.2-29.3
Pacific Maranatha 11-1 14-10 54-48
Palomar Mission Hills 10-0 20-6 61.7-48.9
Patriot Bayfront 8-0 18-4 33.8-21.4
Pioneer *Ocean View 7-1 12-4 NA
South Bay Montgomery 9-2 16-7 51.6-35.2
Summit Liberty 6-0 15-10 38.2-34.5
Valley Fallbrook 10-0 20-6 54.8-39.1
Western Cathedral 8-0 21-4 68.4-46.2

North County Coastal El Camino                        10-0             20-3               60.6-35.3

Records are according to Max Preps.

BOYS

John Maffei’s final regular-season The San Diego Union-Tribune  poll.  First-place points in parenthesis.  Points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS LAST WEEK
1. St. Augustine (16) 20-7 160 1
2. Torrey Pines 22-5 139 3
3. Mission Hills 21-6 128 4
4. San Ysidro 21-7 116 6
5. San Marcos 22-5 113 2
6. La Costa Canyon 19-6 87 5
7. Cathedral 19-9 60 7
8. Francis Parker 16-6 36 10
9 Mission Bay 21-8 31 8
10. Carlsbad 17-11 25 9

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Santa Fe Christian (19-9, 6 points), Montgomery (22-6, 5), Del Norte (19-9, 1).

VOTING PANEL

  • John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune.
  • Aaron Burgin Fulltime Hoops.com.
  • Nick Pollino, Fox 5 San Diego.
  • John Kentera, Braden Suprenant, 97.3-FM The Fan.
  • Adam Paul, ECPreps.com.
  • Bodie DeSilva, scorebooklive.com.
  • Rick Smith, Partletonsports.com.
  • Terry Monahan, Eric Williams, Steve Brand, Freelance correspondents.
  • Brad Enright, LA Court Report.
  • Ramon Scott, Eastcountysports.com.
  • Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country, 107.9-FM. 
  • Christian Pedersen, San Diego Sports Association.
  • Max Preps.

INCLUDING STATE RANKINGS                                      Rankings for boys and girls by The San Diego Union-Tribune, Max Preps, and Cal-Hi Sports.  Records may be inaccurate as teams play daily.  Cal-Hi Sports‘ rankings stop at 25.  San Diego Section girls’ team rankings are coordinated by Terry Monahan.

BOYS

TEAM WON-LOST SAN DIEGO SECTION MAX PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
St. Augustine 20-7 1 32 21
San Marcos 22-5 5 24 NR
Torrey Pines 22-5 2 57 NR
Mission Hills 21-6 3 49 NR
La Costa Canyon 19-6 6 54 NR
San Ysidro 21-7 4 67 NR
Cathedral 19-9 7 91 NR
Mission Bay 21-8 9 102 NR
Carlsbad 17-11 10 143 NR
Francis Parker 16-6 8 124 NR

GIRLS

TEAM WON-LOST SAN DIEGO SECTION MAX PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
La Jolla Country Day 21-2 1 6 2
Mission Hills 22-6 2 11 9
Cathedral 21-4 3 14 10
The Bishop’s 15-6 4 84 NR
Mount Miguel 19-7 5 63 NR
El Camino 20-3 6 39 NR
Scripps Ranch 19-5 7 170 NR
Del Norte 18-10 8 106 NR
Westview 18-10 9 92 NR
Carlsbad 17-11 10 113 NR


2021-22 Week 11: One More Round Then The Playoffs

Regular-season play wraps up this week and pairings for the San Diego Section playoffs will take place Saturday morning.

BOYS

John Maffei’s The San Diego Union-Tribune  poll.  First-place points in parenthesis.  Points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS LAST WEEK
1. St. Augustine (15) 18-7 159 1
2. San Marcos (1) 20-4 140 3
3. Torrey Pines 19-5 120 2
4. Mission Hills 19-6 111 5
5. La Costa Canyon 18-5 102 6
6. San Ysidro 17-7 73 4
7. Cathedral 18-8 59 9
8. Mission Bay 18-7 54 7
9 Carlsbad 16-10 27 10
10. Francis Parker 14-6 14 8

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Del Norte (18-7, 4 points), Montgomery (19-6, 4), La Jolla Country Day (15-8, 2),  Santa Fe Christian (18-9, 2), San Dieguito (16-6, 1).

VOTING PANEL

  • John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune.
  • Aaron Burgin Fulltime Hoops.com.
  • Nick Pollino, Fox 5 San Diego.
  • John Kentera, Braden Suprenant, 97.3-FM The Fan.
  • Adam Paul, ECPreps.com.
  • Bodie DeSilva, scorebooklive.com.
  • Rick Smith, Partletonsports.com.
  • Terry Monahan, Eric Williams, Steve Brand, Freelance correspondents.
  • Brad Enright, LA Court Report.
  • Ramon Scott, Eastcountysports.com.
  • Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country, 107.9-FM. 
  • Christian Pedersen, San Diego Sports Association.
  • Max Preps.

INCLUDING STATE RANKINGS                                      Rankings for boys and girls by The San Diego Union-Tribune, Max Preps, and Cal-Hi Sports.  Records may be inaccurate as teams play daily.  Cal-Hi Sports‘ rankings stop at 25.  San Diego Section girls’ team rankings are coordinated by Terry Monahan.

BOYS

TEAM WON-LOST SAN DIEGO SECTION MAX PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
St. Augustine 16-7 1 32 18
San Marcos 18-4 2 24 NR
Torrey Pines 16-5 3 57 NR
Mission Hills 16-6 4 49 NR
La Costa Canyon 16-5 5 54 NR
San Ysidro 15-6 6 67 NR
Cathedral 18-8 7 91 NR
Mission Bay 18-7 8 102 NR
Carlsbad 16-10 9 143 NR
Francis Parker 14-6 10 124 NR

GIRLS

TEAM WON-LOST SAN DIEGO SECTION MAX PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
La Jolla Country Day 20-2 1 5 2
Mission Hills 18-6 2 10 10
Cathedral 18-4 3 12 11
The Bishop’s 14-4 4 69 NR
Mount Miguel 17-7 5 64 NR
El Camino 18-3 6 36 NR
Scripps Ranch 18-4 7 177 NR
Del Norte 17-9 8 112 NR
Westview 17-9 9 92 NR
Carlsbad 16-9 10 94 NR


2021-22 Week 10: League Leaders and Poll Leaders

BOYS

LEAGUE TEAM LEAGUE OVERALL AVERAGE
Avocado San Dieguito 5-0 13-6 66.2-56.1
Central Kearny 4-1 13-4 66-52.9
Citrus Victory Christian 4-0 15-9 65.8-52.4
City Point Loma 4-2 7-11 55.2-54.6
Coastal Torrey Pines 5-0 16-5 65.2-52.7
Desert Imperial 6-1 11-6 54-49.4
Eastern Morse 3-0 14-6 51.1-44.3
Grossmont Hills Grossmont 5-0 13-10 54.5-52
Grossmont Valley Monte Vista 4-0 17-4 62.6-47.5
Imperial Valley El Centro Central 4-0 11-7 57.9-51.6
Manzanita Warner Springs Warner 1-1 4-9 33.2-42.2
Mesa San Ysidro 6-0 15-6 80-62.7
Ocean San Diego Jewish 8-0 12-4 59.8-42.8
Pacific Escondido Charter 7-0 16-8 54.7-47.7
Palomar San Marcos 5-1 18-4 61.1-46.5
Patriot The Cambridge 2-0 7-5 32-33.9
Pioneer Mountain Empire 6-0 13-4 39.5-33.2
Sierra Gompers Prep 4-0 6-2 49.9-40.5
South Bay San Diego Southwest 5-0 13-10 55.5-50.3
Summit Chula Vista High Tech 2-0 5-14 41.9-51
Valley Mt. Carmel 6-0 13-7 75.8-60.9
Western St. Augustine 5-0 16-7 73.8-55.7

GIRLS

LEAGUE TEAM LEAGUE OVERALL AVERAGE
Avocado Oceanside 3-0 15-5 48.4-39
Central Patrick Henry 7-0 8-9 34-38.2
Citrus St. Joseph 2-0 11-12 47.5-44.5
City San Diego 4-1 16-8 37.8-34.6
Coastal El Camino 6-0 16-3 60.9-37.4
Eastern Lincoln 5-0 16-4 55.5-36.5
Grossmont Hills Mount Miguel 5-0 15-7 60.8-42.7
Grossmont Valley Steele Canyon 5-0 12-11 37.3-43.2
Imperial Valley Imperial 6-0 16-5 50-28
Manzanita Borrego Springs 2-1 4-6 NA
Manzanita Warner Springs Warner 2-1 3-6 NA
Metropolitan Bonita Vista 4-0 11-8 54.5-51.9
Ocean Escondido Charter 9-0 13-7 39.6-28.4
Pacific Maranatha 7-1 10-10 52.2-52.7
Palomar Mission Hills 6-0 16-6 60-49
Patriot Bayfront 2-0 12-4 33.7-25.7
Pioneer Horizon Prep 5-0 12-0 36.3-9.8
South Bay San Ysidro 3-0 16-3 63.4-34.8
Summit Liberty 4-0 12-9 35.1-35.7
Valley Fallbrook 5-0 14-6 54.3-40.7
Western Cathedral 5-0 16-4 65.8-46

Note:  El Camino is listed ahead of La Jolla Country Day in the Coastal League since it has played 6 games to the Torreys’ 2.

BOYS

John Maffei’s The San Diego Union-Tribune  poll.  First-place points in parenthesis.  Points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS LAST WEEK
1. St. Augustine (13) 16-7 157 1
2. San Marcos (3) 18-4 134 3
3. Torrey Pines 16-5 117 2
4. Mission Hills 16-6 114 5
5. La Costa Canyon 16-5 103 6
6. San Ysidro 15-6 94 4
7. Mission Bay 16-6 63 7
8. Francis Parker 12-4 48 9
9 Cathedral 16-8 17 8
10. Carlsbad 14-9 11 NR

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
La Jolla Country Day (14-6, 8 points), Mt. Carmel (12-7, 4), Montgomery (14-6, 3), Santa Fe Christian (15-8, 3).

VOTING PANEL

  • John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune.
  • Aaron Burgin Fulltime Hoops.com.
  • Nick Pollino, Fox 5 San Diego.
  • John Kentera, Braden Suprenant, 97.3-FM The Fan.
  • Adam Paul, ECPreps.com.
  • Bodie DeSilva, scorebooklive.com.
  • Rick Smith, Partletonsports.com.
  • Terry Monahan, Eric Williams, Steve Brand, Freelance correspondents.
  • Brad Enright, LA Court Report.
  • Ramon Scott, Eastcountysports.com.
  • Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country, 107.9-FM. Christian 
  • Christian Pedersen, San Diego Sports Association.
  • Max Preps.

INCLUDING STATE RANKINGS

Rankings for boys and girls by The San Diego Union-Tribune, Max Preps, and Cal-Hi Sports.  Records may not be accurate as teams are playing daily.  Cal-Hi Sports‘ rankings stop at 25.  San Diego Section girls’ team rankings are coordinated by Terry Monahan.

BOYS

TEAM WON-LOST SAN DIEGO SECTION MAX PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
St. Augustine 16-7 1 37 17
San Marcos 18-4 2 34 NR
Torrey Pines 16-5 3 59 NR
Mission Hills 16-6 4 60 NR
Las Costa Canyon 16-5 5 63 NR
San Ysidro 15-6 6 61 NR
Mission Bay 16-6 7 99 NR
Francis Parker 12-4 8 136 NR
Cathedral 16-8 9 109 NR
Carlsbad 14-9 10 181 NR

GIRLS

TEAM WON-LOST SAN DIEGO SECTION MAX PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
La Jolla Country Day 18-2 1 7 2
The Bishop’s 13-2 2 45 NR
Mission Hills 16-6 3 12 10
Cathedral 15-4 4 13 11
Mount Miguel 15-7 5 63 NR
El Camino 15-3 6 42 NR
Carlsbad 15-7 7 85 NR
Scripps Ranch 15-4 8 182 NR
Westview 16-7 9 88 NR
Del Norte 15-9 10 126 NR


2021-22 Week 9: State-wide and Local Boys’ and Girls’ Ratings

Ratings for boys and girls by The San Diego Union-Tribune, Max Preps, and Cal-Hi Sports.  Records may be inaccurate as teams play daily.  Cal-Hi Sports ranks only a top 25.  Ratings for San Diego Section girls’ teams is coordinated by Terry Monahan.

The San Diego Union-Tribune boys’ poll.  First-place points in parenthesis.  Points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS LAST WEEK
1. St. Augustine (16) 15-6 160 1
2. Torrey Pines 15-4 140 3
3. San Marcos 14-4 128 2
4. San Ysidro 14-5 107 6
5. Mission Hills 14-6 100 4
6. La Costa Canyon 13-5 68 7
7. Mission Bay 15-6 51 8
8. Cathedral 15-7 41 5
9 Francis Parker 10-4 30 NR
10. Del Norte 16-5 25 NR

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Carlsbad (12-8, 20), Madison (15-6, 3), La Jolla Country Day (12-5), Mater Dei (10-6), Orange Glen (14-5), San Diego (13-6), 2 each.

VOTING PANEL

  • John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune.
  • Aaron Burgin Fulltime Hoops.com.
  • Nick Pollino, Fox 5 San Diego.
  • John Kentera, Braden Suprenant, 97.3-FM The Fan.
  • Adam Paul, ECPreps.com.
  • Bodie DeSilva, scorebooklive.com.
  • Rick Smith, Partletonsports.com.
  • Terry Monahan, Eric Williams, Steve Brand, Freelance correspondents.
  • Brad Enright, LA Court Report.
  • Ramon Scott, Eastcountysports.com.
  • Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country, 107.9-FM.
  • Christian Pedersen, San Diego Sports Association.
  • Max Preps.    

INCLUDING STATE RANKINGS

BOYS

TEAM WON-LOST SAN DIEGO SECTION MAX PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
St. Augustine 15-6 1 37 17
Torrey Pines 14-4 2 59 NR
San Marcos 14-4 3 34 NR
San Ysidro 14-5 4 66 Bubble
Mission Hills 14-6 5 64 NR
La Costa Canyon 13-5 6 70 NR
Mission Bay 15-6 7 97 NR
Cathedral 15-7 8 108 NR
Francis Parker 10-4 9 148 NR
Del Norte 16-5 10 152 NR

GIRLS

TEAM WON-LOST SAN DIEGO SECTION MAX PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
La Jolla Country Day 16-2 1 2 2
Cathedral 13-3 2 9 10
The Bishop’s 12-2 3 49 NR
Mission Hills 12-6 4 19 19
Mount Miguel 12-6 5 55 NR
El Camino 11-3 6 37 NR
Carlsbad 12-6 7 94 NR
Scripps Ranch 15-5 8 176 NR
Del Norte 14-8 9 129 NR
Otay Ranch 12-1 10 232 NR

 



2021-22 Week 8: St. Augustine Remains No. 1

RATINGS GAME

The San Diego Union-Tribune poll.  First-place points in parenthesis.  Points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS LAST WEEK
1. St. Augustine (12) 13-6 152 1
2. San Marcos (4) 12-3 147 2
3. Torrey Pines 12-4 115 3
4. Mission Hills 13-5 107 5
5. Cathedral 15-5 100 4
6. San Ysidro 12-5 74 7
7. La Costa Canyon 12-3 72 8
8. Mission Bay 14-5 60 6
9 Carlsbad 11-7 40 NR
10. Mater Dei 9-5 9 9

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
 Francis Parker (8-4, 6 points), Scripps Ranch (13-6, 2), La Jolla Country Day (10-4), Del Norte (14-5), La Jolla Country Day (10-4), San Diego (10-5) Santa Fe Christian (11-7), 1 point each.

VOTING PANEL

  • John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune.
  • Aaron Burgin Fulltime Hoops.com.
  • Nick Pollino, Fox 5 San Diego.
  • John Kentera, Braden Suprenant, 97.3-FM The Fan.
  • Adam Paul, ECPreps.com.
  • Bodie DeSilva, scorebooklive.com.
  • Rick Smith, Partletonsports.com.
  • Terry Monahan, Eric Williams, Steve Brand, Freelance correspondents.
  • Brad Enright, LA Court Report.
  • Ramon Scott, Eastcountysports.com.
  • Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country, 107.9-FM. Christian 
  • Christian Pedersen, San Diego Sports Association.
  • Max Preps.