
Notable: The season’s final rankings will be released after the CIF-SS Finals. … The playoff pairings will be released Saturday at noon.
(Records through Thursday)
1. Santa Margarita 22-5: The Eagles tied St. John Bosco for the Trinity League championship with an 8-2 record. Led by Orange County player of the year candidate Kaiden Bailey, the Eagles will play in the Open Division of the CIF Southern Section playoffs.
Previous ranking: 2
2. JSerra 21-7: The Lions finished third in the Trinity League with a 6-4 league record. They swept Mater Dei for the first time. JSerra, a deep team with BJ Davis Ray playing well at both ends of the floor, is likely to be in the Open Division of the playoffs.
Previous ranking: 3
3. Mater Dei 20-8: The Monarchs tied JSerra for third place in the Trinity League with a 6-4 league record. They were swept by JSerra in two league games, so Mater Dei is the league’s No. 4 playoff representative, which means the Monarchs can only qualify for the playoffs as an at-large team.
Previous ranking: 1
4. Los Alamitos 20-8: The Griffins went 12-0 in the seven-team Sunset League for a second consecutive league championship.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Crean Lutheran 15-11: The Saints, led by junior forward Jacob Majok, won the Crestview League championship with a 7-1 league record. They won five of their six final regular-season games, with the loss to Mater Dei.
Previous ranking: 5
6. La Habra 20-8: The Highlanders beat Canyon and Foothill in Crestview League games in the final week of the regular season, must-win games for them as they captured a guaranteed playoff berth.
Previous ranking: 11
7. Canyon 20-9: Canyon lost by two points to Crean Lutheran on Tuesday and came back the next day to beat Cypress 64-56 to grab the Crestview League’s third and final guaranteed playoff berth. Senior forward Brandon Benjamin is the county’s leading scorer.
Previous ranking: 6
8. Pacifica Christian 19-7: The Tritons tied Fairmont Prep for the San Joaquin League championship with a 5-1 league record. They beat Fairmont Prep 67-55 on Jan. 28.
Previous ranking: 8
9. Fairmont Prep 17-9: The Huskies won eight of their final nine regular-season games, with the loss to Pacifica Christian.
Previous ranking: 7
10. San Clemente 23-5: The Tritons beat San Juan Hills 52-45 on Tuesday to win the South Coast League championship behind sharpshooter Porter Hansen’s 18 points.
Previous ranking: 13
11. Cypress 18-11
Previous ranking: 9
12. San Juan Hills 19-9
Previous ranking: 12
13. Edison 17-11
Previous ranking: 14
14. Orange Lutheran 14-14
Previous ranking: 15
15. Foothill 14-14
Previous ranking: 10
16. Irvine 26-2
Previous ranking: 16
17. Corona del Mar 20-8
Previous ranking: 19
18. Fountain Valley 16-9
Previous ranking: 17
19. Marina 17-11
Previous ranking: 18
20. Newport Harbor 17-11
Previous ranking: 20
21. Tesoro 18-10
Previous ranking: 23
22. Servite 14-14
Previous ranking: 22
23. Tustin 22-6
Previous ranking: 24
24. Yorba Linda 21-6
Previous ranking: 25
25. Capistrano Valley 21-6
Previous ranking: Not ranked
—Steve Fryer


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