The poll leaders switched places, as Mission Hills topped La Jolla Country Day prior to a recent Holiday Classic tournament game in Portland, Oregon, where the Lady Grizzlies beat the Oregon Number 11 team Portland Jefferson, but lost to the No. 3 team, South Medford, in the tournament finals. Three of Mission Hills’ 6 losses are to California top 15 squads, and one to an Arizona top 10, ranked team.
The Week 1 poll follows weekly Top 10Â polls that have been newspaper-published since the season began in November.
John Maffei’s Week 1 Union-Tribune Poll
| Rank | Team (Record) | Points †| MaxPreps Rank/Rating |
Cal-Hi Sports |
| 1 | Â Mission Hills (7-6) | 59 (5) | 69/21.32 | 16 |
| 2 | La Jolla Country Day (12-5) | 55 (1) | 46/24.05 | 20 |
| 3 | Westview (10-5) | 43 | 93/19.29 | NR |
| 4 | Del Norte (12-4) | 36 | 116/17.88 | NR |
| 5 | Rancho Bernardo (15-2) | 31 | 92/19.29 | NR |
| 6 | Poway (12-4) | 25 | 118/17.81 | NR |
| 7 | Francis Parker (6-5) | 21 | 115/17.90 | On Bubble |
| 8T | Bishop’s (12-2) | 10 | 121/17.44 | NR |
| 8T | Grossmont (12-2) | 10 | 107/18.28 | NR |
| 8T | Scripps Ranch (9-7) | 10 | 270/10.83 | NR |
Others receiving votes:
Bonita Vista (9 points), Carlsbad (6), Morse (4), Victory Christian (1), La Costa Canyon (1).
†First-place votes in parentheses. Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. NR/Not ranked.
Max Preps and Cal-Hi Sports are state rankings.
The San Diego Union freelance representative Don Norcross and county-wide coaches participate in the poll.
Records are current as of 1/3/24
