High school boys basketball rankings Dec. 5, 2023: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Saturday)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (4-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Centennial-Corona 62-51, Vallejo 74-34, Head-Royce 79-38, Central Catholic-Portland, Ore. 57-56
Up next: Wednesday vs. Fremont-Oakland, 7 p.m.
No. 2 SALESIAN (3-0)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat El Cerrito 88-26, Campbell Hall 84-59, Archbishop Mitty 53-41
Up next: Thursday vs. Gridley at Gridley Invitational, 7 p.m.
No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (4-0)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Capital Christian-Sacramento 70-56, Heritage 84-29, Serra-Gardena 90-71, Folsom 74-62
Up next: Tuesday at Redwood, 7 p.m.
No. 4 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (2-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Lost to Roosevelt-Eastvale 77-72, beat Cornerstone Christian 97-68, Terra Nova 80-25, lost to University 73-63
Up next: Thursday vs. San Ramon Valley at Gridley Invitational, 5:30 p.m.
No. 5 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (0-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Lost to Branson 65-58, Salesian 53-41
Up next: Thursday vs. Loyola-Los Angeles at Jesuit-Carmichael tournament, 5 p.m.
No. 6 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (2-0)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Pittsburg 75-51, Lincoln-Stockton 54-49
Up next: Thursday vs. Branson at Gridley Invitational, 4 p.m.
No. 7 SACRED HEART PREP (2-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Granada 62-61, lost to University 56-55, beat Terra Nova 84-48
Up next: Wednesday at Sequoia, 6 p.m.
No. 8 SERRA (3-1)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Sequoia 79-54, James Logan 78-38, lost to Central Catholic-Oregon 58-38, beat Head-Royce 69-30
Up next: Dec. 14 vs. Sacred Heart Prep, 7:30 p.m.
No. 9 MOREAU CATHOLIC (2-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Vanden 56-52, Oakland Tech 75-54, lost to Laguna Creek 61-54
Up next: Tuesday at James Logan, 7 p.m.
No. 10 MONTE VISTA (4-0)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Freedom 62-36, River Valley-Yuba City 62-38, Del Oro-Loomis 71-66, West Park-Roseville 52-50
Up next: Thursday vs. Piedmont at Acalanes tournament, 8:30 p.m.
No. 11 GRANADA (3-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Castro Valley 91-51, lost to Sacred Heart Prep 62-61, beat Tamalpais 56-48, Mission-San Francisco 91-10
Up next: Thursday vs. Capital Christian-Sacramento at Edison tournament, 7 p.m.
No. 12 BELLARMINE (1-0)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Head-Royce 68-49
Up next: Thursday vs. Brophy at Jesuit-Carmichael tournament, 8 p.m.
No. 13 OAKLAND TECH (2-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Grant-Sacramento 68-60, lost to Moreau Catholic 75-54, beat Bishop O’Dowd 78-69
Up next: Tuesday at Pittsburg, 7 p.m.
No. 14 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (3-0)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Sonoma Valley 59-31, Novato 60-38, Albany 55-50
Up next: Tuesday at University, 7 p.m.
No. 15 ST. IGNATIUS (3-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Dublin 63-54, Archie Williams 71-35, lost to Redwood 55-49, beat Acalanes 64-49
Up next: Saturday at University, 7 p.m.
No. 16 BISHOP O’DOWD (2-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Oakland 72-53, Benicia 89-58, lost to Oakland Tech 78-69
Up next: Dec. 18, TBA
No. 17 DUBLIN (1-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Ignatius 63-54, beat Newark Memorial 83-28
Up next: Tuesday vs. Hayward, 7 p.m.
No. 18 MENLO-ATHERTON (2-0)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Los Gatos 53-47, Westmoor 69-47
Up next: Tuesday vs. Palma, 6 p.m.
No. 19 YGNACIO VALLEY (2-1)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Lost to Lincoln-Stockton 73-60, beat Marshall-San Francisco 77-18, Valley Christian 69-64
Up next: Tuesday at St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 7 p.m.
No. 20 NORTHGATE (3-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Tamalpais 83-82, lost to Redwood 62-47, beat Archie Williams 53-51, Windsor 55-27
Up next: Thursday vs. Milpitas, TBA
Editor’s note: Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The rankings were compiled by BANG’s Darren Sabedra and Joseph Dycus.