With the Martin Luther King holiday events over, Northern California teams now jump back into league play. Salesian remains the top team in NorCal, unbeaten and often unchallenged.
No. 2 Sheldon, No. 3 Weston Ranch and No. 4 Modesto Christian all hail from the Sac-Joaquin Section, the second largest of the 10 in the state.
MaxPreps Northern California high school boys basketball Top 20
1. (Last week 1) Salesian College Preparatory (Richmond), 24-0Section: North Coast
League: Tri-County Rock
Coach: Bill Mellis
Next: St. Patrick/St. Vincent, El Cerrito
2. (2) Sheldon (Sacramento), 18-6Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Coach: Joey Rollings
Next: Pleasant Grove, Cosumnes Oaks, Jesuit, Elk Grove
3. (4) Weston Ranch (Stockton), 22-1Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Valley Oak
Coach: Chris Teevan
Next: Central Catholic, East Union, Oakdale
4. (5) Modesto Christian (Modesto), 18-6Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Tri-City Athletic
Coach: Brice Fantazia
Next: Tokay, Lodi, St. Mary's
5. (7) Dublin, 19-3Section: North Section
League: East Bay
Coach: Tom Costello
Next: Livermore, Granada, Monte Vista
6. (3) Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 14-7Section: North Coast
League: West Alameda County
Coach: Lou Richie
Next: Piedmont, Mt. Eden, Castro Valley
7. (6) De La Salle (Concord), 19-3Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Coach: Justin Argenal
Next: Monte Vista, San Ramon Valley, Amador Valley
8. (NR) College Park (Pleasant Hill), 18-3Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Foothill
Coach: Craig Battle
Next: Campolindo, Clayton Valley Charter, Northgate
9. (11) Folsom, 19-5Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Coach: Mike Wall
Next: Whitney, Granite Bay, Del Oro
10. (10) James Logan (Union City), 15-5Section: North Coast
League: Mission Valley
Coach: Melvin Easley
Next: Newark Memorial, Kennedy, Mission
11. (8) Moreau Catholic (Hayward), 15-6Section: North Coast
League: Mission Valley
Coach: Frank Knight
Next: Kennedy, American, Irvington
12. (13) San Leandro (San Leandro), 18-4Section: North Coast
League: West Alameda County
Coach: Darrnaryl Stamps
Next: Castro Valley, Berkeley, Mt. Eden
13. (9) Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco), (14-5)Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic
Coach: Joe Curtin
Next: Sacred Heart Cathedral, St. Ignatius, Mitty
14. (14) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose), 13-6Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Tim Kennedy
Next: Saint Francis, Valley Christian, Riordan
15. (15) Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 15-4Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Patrick Schneider
Next: Valley Christian, Saint Francis, Serra
16. (16) Campolindo (Moraga), 16-5Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Foothill
Coach: Steven Dyer
Next: College Park, Miramonte, Acalanes
17. (12) Rocklin, 21-3Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Coach: Steve Taylor
Next: Granite Bay, Del Oro, Oak Ridge
17. (18) Branson (Ross), 21-2Section: North Coast
League: Marin County
Coach: Jonas Honick
Next: San Rafael, San Marin, Sir Francis Drake
18. (19) Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 17-3Section: Central Coast
League: Peninsula South
Coach: Mike Molleri
Next: Capuchino, Carlmont, Burlingame
19. (21) Liberty Ranch (Galt), 24-1Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Valley
Coach: Josh Williams
Next: Rosemont, Union Mine, Bradshaw Christian
20. (26) Serra (San Mateo), 14-5Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Chuck Rapp
Next: St. Ignatius, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bellarmine
The Next 10
21. Stuart Hall (San Francisco) — 19-4
22. Monte Vista (Danville) — 15-5
23. Vanden (Fairfield) — 15-6
24. Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) — 15-8
25. Franklin (Elk Grove) — 15-8
26. Capital Christian (Sacramento) — 13-13
27. Sacramento — 13-7
28. Pleasant Valley (Chico) — 18-5
29. St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda) — 14-6
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click here Joe Davidson has covered high school sports since 1984, including the last 30 years at The Sacramento Bee. Follow him on Twitter: SacBee_JoeD and on Instagram: JoeDavidsonMediaAidan Mahaney, Campolindo
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