Continuing a season-long upward climb, the Notre Dame Knights of Sherman Oaks are tied with Marshall for the No. 1 ranking in the CIF-Southern Section Division 4A girls’ basketball poll issued Jan. 27.
As the Feb. 11 start of post-season play approaches, only one other Catholic school basketball team holds the top spot in its division: Providence of Burbank, which continued its grip on No. 1 in boys’ Division 3AA.
Two other teams slipped into second place after ranking first last week: St. Pius X-St. Matthias (boys’ D-4A) and Bishop Diego (girls’ D-5A).
There was upward movement among Catholic school teams in boys’ D-1 and D-2AA, with Chaminade and St. Bernard now second and third in the latter category.
Here are this week’s top 16s (last week’s rankings are in parentheses for those teams that changed positions):
Boys’ Basketball:
- D-1: St. Anthony 5 (6), St. John Bosco 6 (7), Mater Dei 7 (8), Damien 11, J.Serra 12 (10), Bishop Montgomery 14 (13).
- D-2AA: Chaminade 2 (3), St. Bernard 3 (4), St. Francis 7 (9), Alemany 9 (7).
- D-2A: Serra/Gardena 13 (12).
- D-3AA: Providence/Burbank 1, Salesian 3, Servite 4, Paraclete 7 (6), La Salle 13 (11).
- D-3A: St. Bonaventure 15.
- D-4A: St. Pius X-St. Matthias 2 (1).
- D-5AA: Bishop Diego T11 (12), Verbum Dei 14 (13).
Girls’ Basketball:
- D-1: Mater Dei 3, Rosary 4 (5), Chaminade 11, Bishop Montgomery 13.
- D-2AA: St. Paul 12 (13), St. Anthony 13 (10).
- D-2A: Bishop Amat 7 (6), Cantwell Sacred Heart 10, St. Bonaventure 14.
- D-3A: Providence 12 (13).
- D-4AA: La Salle 3, Santa Clara 13 (15).
- D-4A: Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks T1 (T3), Immaculate Heart 7 (8), Bishop Conaty-Loretto T15 (T16).
- D-5A: Bishop Diego 2 (T1), La Reina 7 (5), Villanova Prep T8.
