MaxPreps Northern California Top 25 high school boys basketball rankings

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There were no changes in the top six spots of the rankings, though previous No. 7 Dublin absorbed the biggest upset of NorCal teams when it fell to Foothill (Pleasanton) 58-48 in East Bay action. The top two ranked teams in The Sacramento Bee rankings remain the top two teams here and in other NorCal rankings as well.


1. (last week 1) Sheldon (Sacramento), 22-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Division: I and/or Open
Coach: Joey Rollings
Upcoming: at Grant (Sacramento), vs. Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), at Elk Grove.

2. (2) Woodcreek (Roseville), 21-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Division: I and/or Open
Coach: Paul Hayes
Upcoming: at at Del Oro (Loomis), at Granite Bay.

3. (3) Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 19-1
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: I and/or Open
Coach: Patrick Schneider
Upcoming: at Riordan (San Francisco), vs. Serra (San Mateo)

4. (4) Salesian College Preparatory (Richmond), 21-3
Section: North Coast
League: Tri-County Rock
Division: III and/or Open
Coach: Bill Mellis
Upcoming: at No. 13 St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo), vs. Albany.

5. (5) St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda), 22-1
Section: North Coast
League: Bay Counties East
Division: 4 and/or Open
Coach: Don Lippi
Upcoming: vs. Valley Christian (Dublin), at Athenian (Danville), at No. 13 St. Patrick-St. Patrick (Vallejo).

6. (6) De La Salle (Concord), 19-4
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I and/or Open
Coach: Justin Argenal
Upcoming: at Amador Valley (Pleasanton), vs. Dougherty Valley (San Ramon).

7. (8) St. Ignatius (San Francisco), 18-2
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: III
Coach: Rob Marcaletti
Upcoming: at Valley Christian (San Jose), vs. Mitty (San Jose).

8. (9) Vanden (Fairfield), 22-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Solano County Athletic
Division: III
Coach: Michael Holloway
Upcoming: vs. Fairfield, at American Canyon.

9. (10) Capital Christian (Sacramento), 15-7
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Golden Empire
Division: III
Coach: Devon Jones
Upcoming: at Natomas (Sacramento), vs. Marysville, vs. West Campus (Sacramento).

10. (11) Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 14-8
Section: North Coast
League: West Alameda County
Division: II
Coach: Lou Richie
Upcoming: vs. Mt. Eden (Hayward), vs. Castro Valley.

11. (13) Burbank (Sacramento), 22-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Metropolitan
Division: II
Coach: Lindsey Ferrell
Upcoming: at McClatchy (Sacramento), at Sacramento. 12. (7) Dublin, 20-3
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I
Coach: Tom Costello
Upcoming: at Granada (Livermore), at Amador Valley (Pleasanton).

13. (14) St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo), 19-4
Section: North Coast
League: Tri-County Rock
Division: IV
Coach: Derek Walker
Upcoming: vs. No. 4 Salesian, at No. 5 St. Joseph.

14. (NR) Moreau Catholic (Hayward), 13-9
Section: North Coast
League: Mission Valley
Division: II
Coach: Frank Knight
Upcoming: vs. Washington (Fremont), at American (Fremont)

15. (15) Saint Francis (Mountain View), 15-5
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: II
Coach: Mike Motil
Upcoming: at Serra (San Mateo), vs. Riordan (San Francisco).

16. (16) James Logan (Union City), 18-4
Section: North Coast
League: Mission Valley
Division: I
Coach: Melvin Easley
Upcoming: vs. American (Fremont), vs. Newark Memorial.

17. (17) Oakland Tech (Oakland), 20-3
Section: Oakland
League: Oakland
Division: I
Coach: Karega Hart
Upcoming: at Skyline (Oakland), vs. Fremont (Oakland).

18. (19) Mission (San Francisco), 22-1
Section: San Francisco
League: Academic Lang
Division: III
Coach: Arnold Zelaya
Upcoming: at Lincoln (San Francisco), vs. Balboa (San Francisco).

19. (12) Heritage (Brentwood), 19-3
Section: North Coast
League: Bay Valley
Division: I
Coach: Pat Cruickshank
Upcoming: vs. Liberty (Brentwood), at Freedom (Oakley.

20. (19) Palma (Salinas), 17-2
Section: Central Coast
League: Monterey Bay
Division: IV
Coach: Kelley Lopez
Upcoming: vs. Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville), at Christopher (Gilroy), vs. Brookside Christian (Stockton).

The Next 5
21. (21) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose), 11-9
22. (23) St. Mary's (Stockton), 15-9
23. (NR) Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 17-4
24. (22) Sequoia (Redwood City), 16-3
25. (25) Modesto Christian (Modesto), 18-6

NorCal highlights:
- Kiran Kruse made two free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining to list No. 3 Bellarmine past No. 15 Saint Francis 58-56 to remain unbeaten in West Catholic Athletic League play, and the makes went beyond the final score. Kruse said he dedicated the shots to classmate Daniel Cole, who died in his sleep earlier in the week from causes still not known, according to Darren Sabedra's report in the San Jose Mercury News. Logan Johnson and Jacob Mihanovic each had 17 for Saint Francis.
- Previous No. 7 Dublin was stunned by Foothill (Pleasanton) 58-48 in East Bay play, which De La Salle took as good news. De La Salle owns a 51-45 victory over Dublin and is two games ahead of the Gaels in the league standings.
- Newly ranked No. 23 Menlo-Atherton beat previous No. 22 (and now No. 24) Sequoia 63-52 for first place in the Peninsula Athletic League South Division front-runners. Eric Norton had 23 points for the winners.
- No. 5 St. Joseph could be playing its way into the NorCal Open Division if the Pilots so much as reach the finals of the North Coast Section Division IV field, and 69-year-old ageless wonder coach Don Lippi embraces the challenge. A winner of 823 games, Lippi has guided St. Joseph this season past ranked De La Salle (46-40) and St. Patrick-St. Vincent (71-69 and 69-49). Four-year starters Jade' Smith and Darne Duckett lead the team.
- Moreau Catholic jumped into the rankings at No. 15 after beating No. 16 Logan 69-56 in Mission Valley action. Damari Milstead scored 32 points, including four 3-pointers, to go with four assists and four steals.
- No. 19 Heritage edged Liberty (Brentwood) 71-70 in Bay Valley Athletic League play after trailing by eight in the final quarter. Tyriq Mack had a big block late and Jonathon Ned made the game winner with 16.5 seconds to play.
- No. 22 St Mary's, the top-ranked team by the Stockton Record, beat West (Tracy) 68-66 for its 10th consecutive victory over that program. Carson Simi had a runner to just beat the buzzer, and Simi followed up with a game-winning stop at Gregori (Modesto) for a 62-60 decision.

The Sacramento Bee on a NorCal coach closing in on his 500th career victory...click here.

Joe Davidson has covered high school sports for The Sacramento Bee since 1988. Follow him on Twitter: @SacBee_JoeD and on Facebook: facebook.com/joe.davidson