MaxPreps Northern California Top 25 high school basketball rankings

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By Saturday evening the sections that make up Northern California - Central Coast, North Coast, Northern and Sac-Joaquin - will crown champions in divisions small, medium, large and open. On Sunday afternoon, the Northern California seedings will be released, meaning another round of fun. These are the top 20 teams, with 10 extra teams on the bubble.


1. (last week 1) Sheldon (Sacramento), 27-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Division: I and/or Open
Coach: Joey Rollings
Upcoming: vs. West (Tracy)

2. (2) Woodcreek (Roseville), 27-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Division: I and/or Open
Coach: Paul Hayes
Upcoming: vs. St. Mary's (Stockton)

3. (3) St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda), 28-1
Section: North Coast
League: Bay Counties East
Division: 4 and/or Open
Coach: Don Lippi
Upcoming: Stuart Hall (San Francisco)

4. (4) Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 25-1
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: I and/or Open
Coach: Patrick Schneider
Upcoming: vs. No. 18 Archbishop Mitty (San Jose)

5. (5) Salesian College Preparatory (Richmond), 25-4
Section: North Coast
League: Tri-County Rock
Division: III and/or Open
Coach: Bill Mellis
Upcoming: vs. San Marin (Novato)

6. (6) Dublin, 27-3
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I
Coach: Tom Costello
Upcoming: vs. No. 12 James Logan (Union City)

7. (7) De La Salle (Concord), 25-5
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I and/or Open
Coach: Justin Argenal
Upcoming: vs. No. 17 Heritage (Brentwood)

8. (8) Vanden (Fairfield), 25-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Solano County Athletic
Division: III
Coach: Michael Holloway
Upcoming: vs. Vista del Lago (Folsom)

9. (9) Capital Christian (Sacramento), 21-7
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Golden Empire
Division: III
Coach: Devon Jones
Upcoming: vs. Manteca

10. (10) St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo, Calif.), 23-6
Section: North Coast
League: Tri-County Rock
Division: IV
Coach: Derek Walker
Upcoming: vs. Lick (San Francisco)

11. (11) Moreau Catholic (Hayward), 19-9
Section: North Coast
League: Mission Valley
Division: II
Coach: Frank Knight
Upcoming: vs. No. 13 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland)

12. (12) James Logan (Union City), 24-4
Section: North Coast
League: Mission Valley
Division: I
Coach: Melvin Easley
Upcoming: vs. No. 6 Dublin

13. (13) Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 19-9
Section: North Coast
League: West Alameda County
Division: II
Coach: Lou Richie
Upcoming: vs. No. 11 Moreau Catholic.

14. (16) Burbank (Sacramento), 26-3
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Metropolitan
Division: II
Coach: Lindsey Ferrell
Upcoming: vs. Beyer (Modesto)

15. (17) Whitney (Rocklin), 25-4
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Capital Valley
Division: II
Coach: Nick French
Upcoming: vs. Del Oro (Loomis)

16. (18) Mission (San Francisco), 28-1
Section: San Francisco
League: Academic Lang
Division: III
Coach: Arnold Zelaya
Upcoming: vs. Balboa (San Francisco)

17. (19) Heritage (Brentwood), 25-3
Section: North Coast
League: Bay Valley
Division: I
Coach: Pat Cruickshank
Upcoming: vs. No. 7 De La Salle

18. (21) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose), 16-10
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Tim Kennedy
Upcoming: vs. No. 4 Bellarmine

19. (14) St. Ignatius (San Francisco), 20-6
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: III
Coach: Rob Marcaletti
Upcoming: vs. No. 19 Saint Francis

20. (22) Saint Francis (Mountain View), 18-8
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Mike Motil
Upcoming: vs. No. 19 St. Ignatius The Next 5
21. (22) St. Mary's (Stockton), 19-10
22. (24) Sequoia (Redwood City), 24-5
23. (NR) Serra (San Mateo), 14-12
24. (20) Palma (Salinas), 22-4
25. (XX) Oakland Tech (Oakland), 26-4

And 5 more
26. (26) Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 22-7
27. (27) Modesto Christian (Modesto), 22-7
28. (28) West (Tracy), 25-4
29. (29) Palo Alto, 21-4
30. (30) Corning, 27-0


NorCal leaders for double-doubles (larger schools)
Andre Kelly, Lincoln (Stockton) 26
Christian Futch, Gunderson (San Jose), 25
Camron Reece, Oakland Tech, 20
Corey Potthoff, Liberty Ranch (Galt), 19
Cyrus Allen, Golden Valley (Merced), 18
Charnpreet Bansal, River Valley (Yuba City), 18
Zethan Dumpson, Rio Linda, 18
Tydus Verhoeven, Manteca, 17
Robert Holt, Monterey Trail (Elk Grove), 16
Kevin Kremer, Pleasant Valley (Chico), 14


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