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There were no significant upsets of powerhouse programs in sectional play last week, though storied programs such as De La Salle and Sacramento were early outs and were dropped from the rankings. Semifinal rounds in the Sac-Joaquin Section include NorCal No. 3 Sheldon against No. 6 Folsom and No. 4 Modesto Christian taking on No. 5 Capital Christian. All four of those teams expect to be pulled into the NorCal Open Division, to be joined, likely, by No. 1 Salesian, No. 2 Bishop O'Dowd and No. 7 Bellarmine with another team also in the mix.

1. (Last week 1) Salesian College Preparatory (Richmond), 28-1
Section: North Coast
League: Tri-County Rock
Coach: Bill Mellis
Update: The Pride has lost only to Bishop Gorman, which just won its seventh successive Nevada state championship. The winning streak is 20, and the top seed in the North Coast Section Division III playoffs takes on Hayward next, roaring along with another terrific team thinking state championship. In his 20th season, coach Mellis just won his 500th game. Among his top players are twin guards Jaden and JoVon McClanahan.

2. (2) Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 23-5
Section: North Coast
League: West Alameda Foothill
Coach: Lou Richie
Update: The storied Dragons are on an 18-game winning streak and are 2-0 as the top seed in the North Coast Section Division II playoffs after routing Mission (Fremont) 101-45 and Tamalpais (Mill Valley) 78-35. Next is 24-4 Alamdea. O'Dowd expects to win three more championships — section, NorCal and State.

3. (3) Sheldon (Sacramento), 25-4
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Coach: Joey Rollings
Update: The Huskies have won 18 consecutive games and are 2-0 as the top seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs, earning a shot against NorCal No. 6 Folsom. The teams have split their last 24 meetings, with Folsom winning the last four. Dale Currie, Dom Johnson and Justin Nguyen are anchor mainstays for the Huskies.

4. (4) Modesto Christian (Modesto), 26-3
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Modesto Metro
Coach: Brice Fantazia
Update: The Crusaders have won 13 consecutive games and are 2-0 as the No. 2 seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs. Next is a semifinal showdown with NorCal No. 5 Capital Christian. Modesto Christian beat Jesuit 67-54 in its last game. MC has won a record 18 section banners over several divisions.

5. (5) Capital Christian (Sacramento), 22-7
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Golden Empire
Coach: McCall Wollman
Update: Seeded third in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I race, the Cougars held off Franklin (Elk Grove) 60-59 to set up a semifinal showdown at NorCal No. 4 Modesto Christian. Zachary Chappell and Rick Barros each had 19 against Franklin. Chappell is the program's all-time career scorer with more than 1,500 points.

6. (6) Folsom, 25-4
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Coach: Mike Wall
Update: The Bulldogs are seeded fourth in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I field and will face NorCal No. 3 Sheldon in a semifinal, seeking their fifth consecutive win over the Huskies (the teams have split their last 24 meetings). Eljay Gallegos is among the unsung performers for Folsom.

7. (7) Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 23-3
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Patrick Schneider
Update: The Bells earned the No. 1 seed in the Central Coast Section Open Division and overcame a slow first-half offensively to dispatch WCAL rival Serra, 56-37, setting up another WCAL rivalry showdown against Saint Francis. Bellarmine won the WCAL with a 13-1 record.

8. (13) Saint Francis (Mountain View), 19-6
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Mike Motil
Update: The Lancers placed second to Bellarmine in the WCAL and earned the No. 4 seed in the Central Coast Section Open Division field and then belted Sequoia, 53-39, to set up a WCAL rivalry showdown with Bellarmine. Coach Motil has won a ton of games here, including going 30-3 in 2009 and 30-4 in 2010 and 25-3 in 2015 and rightfully called out the CCS section selection committee for such a low seeding.

9. (9) Palo Alto, 23-2
Section: Central Coast
League: DeAnza
Coach: Peter Diepenbrock
Update: Winners of 21 consecutive games, the Vikings earned the No. 3 seed in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs and opened with a 75-60 win over St. Ignatius of the WCAL to earn another shot at another WCAL heavy in Mitty. One loss for Palo Alto was to top-ranked Salesian, 65-57.

10. (10) Las Lomas (Walnut Creek), 26-2
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Foothill
Coach: Brian Dietschy
Update: The Knights earned the No. 2 seed in the North Coast Section Division II playoffs and started with a 68-47 win over Redwood (Larkspur). Next is longtime power Moreau Catholic (Hayward).

11. (11) Clayton Valley Charter (Concord), 25-2
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Foothill
Coach: Eric Bamberger
Update: The top seed in the North Coast Section Division I playoffs, the Ugly Eagles take on NorCal No. 14 Berkeley next after beating Monte Vista (Danville) 68-59. Clayton Valley Charter started 18-0.

12. (12) Dublin, 25-4
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Coach: Tom Costello
Update: The Gaels are the No. 2 seed in the North Coast Section Division I playoffs and rolled Amador Valley, 72-37 after starting with a bye. Amador Valley snapped Dublin's 19-game winning streak the previous week. Next is NorCal No. 13 Heritage, which Dublin beat by three in December.

13. (14) Heritage (Brentwood), 26-2
Section: North Coast
League: Bay Valley
Coach: Pat Cruickshank
Update: The winning streak is 14 for the Patriots, who went unbeaten in league play and earned the No. 3 seed in the North Coast Section Division I playoffs and started with an 81-60 win over College Park (Pleasant Hill). Next is NorCal No. 12 Dublin, which beat Heritage 85-82 in December.

14. (15) Berkeley, (23-5)
Section: North Coast
League: West Alameda Foothill
Coach: Ralph Fields
Update: The No. 4 seed in the North Coast Section Division I playoffs opened with a 54-51 win over De La Salle to earn a shot at NorCal No. 11 Clayton Valley Charter. Two losses for Berkeley this season were to NorCal No. 2 O'Dowd.

15. (NR) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose), 10-15
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Tim Kennedy
Update: Never mind the overall record, this is as storied of a program as they come, and the recent results are telling. Mitty blasted one-loss Menlo (Atherton) 80-58 in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs and now take on NorCal No. 9 Palo Alto.

16. (20) University (San Francisco), 28-2
Section: North Coast
League: Bay Counties West
Coach: Randy Bessoio
Update: The Red Devils are the top seed in the North Coast Section Division V playoffs and rolled College Prep (Oakland) 69-38 and Head-Royce (Oakland) 77-45 to advance to a semifinal against Redwood Christian (San Lorenzo).

17. (8) Menlo School (Atherton), 23-2
Section: Central Coast
League: West Bay
Coach: Keith Larsen
Update: Menlo had its 17-game winning streak halted by Mitty in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs, blowing a hole into their No. 2 seeding. Next is another WCAL heavy in St. Ignatius.

18. (18) St. Ignatius (San Francisco), 16-8
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Rob Marcaletti
Update: The Wildcats are the No. 6 seed in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs and suffered a 75-60 setback to Palo Alto but remain alive in the field and will play NorCal No. 17 Menlo next.

19. (NR) Pleasant Valley (Chico), 25-2
Section: Northern
League: Eastern
Coach: Tim Keating
Update: This isn't just a football powerhouse, it has come of age in hoops, too, including a 21-6 showing in 2016 and 23-7 last season. The winning streak is 12 after the top-seeded team in the Northern Section Division III playoffs rolled Paradise 86-43 to earn a semifinal shot against Enterprise. Kevin Kremer leads PV in scoring with 18.1 a game and Jarin Polander is second at 12.4.

20. (NR) Central Catholic (Modesto), 26-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Valley Oak
Coach: Mike Wilson
Update: The top seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV playoffs are off to a 2-0 start in the postseason with wins over American Canyon and Christian Brothers (Sacramento) and will face Patterson in a semifinal. Coach Wilson has had powerhouse teams for years, including 27-6 in 2016 and 26-8 last season. Josh Hamilton leads the team in scoring at 21 a game.

The next 10
Moreau Catholic (Hayward) — 21-6
Amador Valley (Pleasanton) — 20-10
Alameda — 24-4
Sequoia (Redwood City) — 22-6
Serra (San Mateo) — 15-10
Piedmont Hills (San Jose) — 23-2
Franklin (Elk Grove) — 19-9
Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco) — 14-11
Los Gatos — 19-6
St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo) — 19-10

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