HS Polls: J.Serra, Santa Clara, Cathedral are No. 2 in soccer

J.Serra  and Santa Clara remain second in their respective divisions of the CIF-SS girls’ soccer rankings issued Jan. 13.

The Lions of San Juan Capistrano (Division 1) and the Saints of Oxnard (Division 7) weathered a ratings storm that saw only two Catholic school teams gain in the new polls from last week: Mater Dei (which plays J.Serra on Jan. 16) inched up from eighth to seventh in D-1, and Alverno climbed from sixth to fifth in D-7.

In boys’ soccer, Division 1 now features Catholic teams in slots 2-3-4, with Cathedral now second, Mater Dei third and Loyola fourth behind top-ranked San Clemente. There was minimal movement up or down in the other divisions.

In girls’ water polo, Rosary and La Salle maintained their No. 2 rankings in Divisions 3 and 7, respectively, and Mater Dei rose three slots in the combined Divisions 1&2 poll. 

A look at this week’s divisional polls (with last week’s ranking in parentheses if different from this week’s):

Girls’ Soccer

• D-1: J.Serra 2, Mater Dei 7 (8), Santa Margarita T10 (7).
• D-2: Bishop Amat 4, Flintridge Sacred Heart 5 (3).
• D-3: Chaminade 7 (8).
• D-7: Santa Clara 2, Alverno 5 (6).

Boys’ Soccer

• D-1: Cathedral 2 (3), Mater Dei 3 (2), Loyola 4 (5).
• D-2: St. John Bosco 5 (6).
• D-3: Damien 9 (7).
• D-6: St. Genevieve 10 (unranked).
• D-7: Paraclete 5, St. Anthony 7 (6).

Girls’ Water Polo

• D-1 & 2: Santa Margarita 6, Mater Dei 7 (10).
• D-3: Rosary 2, Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks 6 (5).
• D-7: La Salle 2.