The Buchanan Bears of Fresno remain steady in these rankings with another Central Section team moving up to No. 2 in Stockdale of Bakersfield.
Those teams will likely be included in the Northern California regional playoffs to cap this season. East Bay Athletic League leaders Foothill of Pleasanton and De La Salle of Concord are Nos. 4 and 5.
Zack Malone, Woodcreek
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Record: 8-2 |
Last week: 1
Update: The Bears did not play last week and remain fixed here. This is the top-ranked team in the Central Section and The Fresno Bee. The opening of Tri-River League action looms.
2. Stockdale (Bakersfield)
Record: 14-0 |
Last week: 6
Update: The Mustangs roll on behind sluggers such as
Ruben Rodriguez and
Nick Brown. They stand at 6-0 in the Southwest Yosemite League.
3. Foothill (Pleasanton)
Record: 12-1 |
Last week: 16
Update: The Falcons sparkled in a 2-1 win over California of San Ramon to assume first place in the East Bay Athletic League.
Tyler Gebb struck out eight and allowed one walk against California.
4. De La Salle (Concord)
Record: 9-2 |
Last week: 2
Update: The Spartans lost to San Ramon Valley of Danville in East Bay Athletic League action 3-2 and beat Monte Vista of Danville 5-3 behind superb relief pitching as
Cal Randal struck out five in two innings.
5. Palo Alto
Record: 14-1 |
Last week: 11
Update: The top-ranked team by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Bay Area News Group, the Vikings are led by Texas-commit
Henry Bolte. He has six home runs and is batting .490 with an army of scouts at each game.
6. Saint Francis (Mountain View)
Record: 12-2 |
Last week: 8
Update: The Lancers are unbeaten in the West Catholic Athletic League after beating St. Ignatius of San Francisco 4-2 behind the bats of
Christian Galvez and
Max Ross, and then moved to 7-0 in the WCAL with a 15-6 win over Mitty of San Jose as
Elias Duncan and
Wyatt King homered.
7. California (San Ramon)
Record: 12-2 |
Last week: 3
Update: The Grizzlies lost to EBAL rival Foothill 2-1 despite
Nic Bronzini striking out 11 and the offensive efforts of
Brady Wetzel (two hits, a run scored).
8. Valley Christian (San Jose)
Record: 10-3-1 |
Last week: 9
Update: The Warriors tied Bellarmine of San Jose 5-5, called in the 11th inning due to darkness, as
Mitchell Birdsall had three hits. In a 3-1 win over Serra of San Mateo as
Quinten Marsh had a two-run home run.
9. Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa)
Record: 10-1 |
Last week: 12
Update: The Cardinals beat Montgomery of Santa Rosa 20-1 and 5-3 and Vacaville 7-0 as
Evan Sandoval struck out seven in just over five innings of work.
10. Woodcreek (Roseville)
Record: 9-1 |
Last week: 13
Update: Top-ranked by The Sacramento Bee, the Timberwolves are riding a nine-game winning streak after rolling Antelope 18-1, 10-1 and 16-2 behind the hot bats of
Ethan Louie and
Zack Malone.
11. Franklin (Elk Grove)
Record: 12-3 |
Last week: 23
Update: A three-game sweep of rival Elk Grove, the preseason No. 1 team here, has the Wildcats on a roll in the Delta League. The wins were 10-0, 4-3 and 3-2 as
Jordy Lopez struck out 14 in the 3-2 effort and
Nolan Stevens tossed a two-hitter in the opener of the series and then homered in the second game.
12. Clayton Valley Charter (Concord)
Record: 9-2 |
Last week: 4
Update: The Ugly Eagles lost to College Park of Pleasant Hill 4-0 and then avenged it with a 5-2 win as
Jordan Bolden had two hits and earned the save with two strikeouts. Clayton Valley Charter plays Woodcreek in the opener of the Boras Classic starting April 11.
13. Elk Grove
Record: 9-2 |
Last week: 5
Update: The Thundering Herd lost the 3-game series to Delta League rival Franklin, 10-0, 4-3 and 3-2. A rematch could happen in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs.
14. McClatchy (Sacramento)
Record: 9-0 |
Last week: 10
Update: The Lions are back in business after the end of the Sacramento City Unified School District strike. They are the runaway favorite to win the Metro League again.
15. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose)
Record: 10-4 |
Last week: 14
Update: The Monarchs are in the WCAL race despite falling 5-1 to higher-ranked Valley Christian of San Jose. Friday is a home meeting with another WCAL heavy in Serra of San Mateo.
16. Clovis West (Fresno)
Record: 8-3 |
Last week: 15
Update: The Eagles lost Tuesday to Clovis North 3-2 and play the same team on Friday in a tight and fun Tri-River League.
17. Bullard (Fresno)
Record: 12-3 |
Last week: 14
Update: The Knights Beat Memorial of Fresno 9-7 and rolled Madea South 17-4 on Tuesday of this week to move to 5-1 in the County/Metro League.
18. Leigh (San Jose)
Record: 12-3 |
Last week: 17
Update: The Longhorns beat Ann Sobrato of Morgan Hill 1-0 and 4-1 as
Miles Lu struck out 11 and allowed two hits in the first game and
Dillon Haftorson struck out eight and walked one in the second game to move to 4-0 in the Mount Hamilton League standings.
19. San Ramon Valley (Danville)
Record: 10-4 |
Last week: 20
Update: The Wolves bounced back from losses of 6-4 to California and 3-1 to Granada in the uber-tight EBAL to beat rival De La Salle 3-2 as
Jared Lewis drove in two and
Michael Banderas struck out five in 4.2 innings.
20. Pitman (Turlock)
Record: 13-1-1 |
Last Week: 19
Update: The Pride are 6-1 in the Central California Athletic League and are coming off wins of 13-3 and 12-11 over Downey of Modesto and 8-1 over Gregori of Modesto.
Mateo Garcia is 4-0 with an 0.89 ERA.
The Next 1021.
Wilcox (Santa Clara), 13-4
22.
Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 11-4-1
23.
Vista del Lago (Folsom), 13-2
24.
Vanden (Fairfield), 13-1
25.
Pleasant Valley (Chico), 15-1
26.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco), 10-4-1
27.
Liberty (Brentwood), 10-4-1
28.
Marin Catholic (Kentfield, 11-3
29.
Acalanes (Lafayette), 8-4
30.
Granite Bay, 5-5
Joe Davidson has covered high school sports in Northern California since 1984, including since 1988 at The Sacramento Bee. Follow him on Twitter: @SacBee_JoeD
