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Los Alamitos Boys and Girls Basketball Teams Ranked No. 14 in Final Polls
Final CIF-Southern Section coaches' rankings mean that if Griffins' boys and girls teams win their first-round games, they will meet tough fourth-seeded teams in second round.
The Los Alamitos boys and girls basketball teams are ranked No. 14 in their respective divisions in the final 2011-12 CIF Southern Section coaches' polls, which were released by the section office earlier this week.
The Griffins' boys team (20-8), which finished tied with Edison for the Sunset League title after its 41-40 victory over the Chargers and 53-51 victory over Fountain Valley during the last week of the regular season, opens the Division 1AA playoffs at home against Lynwood (12-11) on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
A victory by Los Alamitos pits it against fourth-seeded Corona Centennial (23-3) in the second-round on Friday night.
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The Griffins' girls team (15-11) is an at-large entry to the Division 1A playoffs after finishing fourth in the Sunset League. It travels to Walnut (14-12) for its first-round game. A victory lands Los Alamitos in a second-round game at fourth-seeded Woodbridge (21-2) on Saturday night
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Here are the final coaches' polls for the 2010-11 basketball season in all divisions. Last week's rankings are in parentheses after the school.
CIF Southern Section Boys Basketball Polls of Feb. 12:
DIVISION 1AA — 1. Long Beach Poly (No. 1 last week); 2. Mater Dei (2); 3. Corona Centennial (3); 4. Etiwanda (4); 5. Murrieta Valley (5); 6. Pasadena (7); 7. Eisenhower (8); 8. Montebello (6); 9. Thousand Oaks (10); 10. Roosevelt (9); 11. Upland (11); 12. Valencia Valencia (15); 13. Chino Hills (12); 14. Los Alamitos (16); 15. Rancho Verde (13); 16. Los Osos (14).
DIVISION 1A — 1. Loyola (No. 1 last week); 2. Aliso Niguel (2); 3. Capistrano Valley (3); 4. Downey (4); 5. Redlands East Valley (5); 6. Silverado (6); 7. Crescenta Valley (8); 8. El Toro (9); 9. Montclair (10); 10. Tesoro (7); 11. Vista Murrieta (11); 12. Cajon (12); 13. Fountain Valley (13); 14. San Clemente (15); 15. Warren (15); 16. Highland (NR).
DIVISION 2AA — 1. Ventura (No. 1 last week); 2. Mission Viejo (2); 3. Anaheim Canyon (3); 4. Compton (5); 5. Edison (4); 6. Summit (6); 7. Placentia Valencia (7); 8. Victor Valley (8); 9. Villa Park (9T); 10. Colony (9T); 11. Huntington Beach (12); 12. Simi Valley (11); 13. Temecula Valley (15); 14. Canyon Country Canyon (13); 15. Patriot (14); 16. Katella (NR).
DIVISION 2A — 1. Peninsula (No. 1 last week); 2. Elsinore (2); 3. Foothill (4); 4. Glendora (3); 5. Mayfair (5); 6. San Bernardino (6); 7. Gahr (7); 8. Mark Keppel (8T); 9. Segerstrom (8T); 10. Ayala (12); 11. Righetti (10T); 12. Esperanza (10T); 13. Garden Grove (15); 14. Adolpho Camarillo (13); 15. JW North (16); 16. Rowland (14).
DIVISION 3AA — 1. Price (No. 1 last week); 2. Palm Springs (2); 3. La Canada (4); 4. La Verne Lutheran (5); 5. Serra (6); 6. Corona del Mar (3); 7. Bishop Montgomery (8); 8. Sonora (11); 9. North Torrance (12); 10. La Habra (7); 11. Campbell Hall (9); 12. Culver City (10); 13. Kennedy (13); 14. Moorpark (14); 15. Pacific Hills (15); 16. Arroyo Grande (16).
DIVISION 3A — 1. Harvard Westlake (No. 1 last week); 2. Crespi (2); 3. Inglewood (3); 4. Damien (4); 5. Bonita (5); 6. Garden Grove Pacifica (6); 7. Palm Desert (8); 8. Calabasas (9); 9. Cerritos (7); 10. Rio Mesa (10); 11. Citrus Hill (12); 12. San Marcos (13); 13. Woodbridge (11); 14. Beverly Hills (16); 15. San Juan Hills (15); 16. Brea Olinda (14).
DIVISION 4AA — 1. Orange Lutheran (No. 1 last week); 2. Windward (2T); 3. Alemany (4); 4. St. John Bosco (2T); 5. Atascadero (5); 6. Bishop Amat (6); 7. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (7); 8. El Segundo (8); 9. Northview (9); 10. Servite (10); 11. St. Francis (13); 12. Chaminade (11); 13. Palos Verdes (12); 14. Oak Park (14); 15. Mountain View (15); 16. Compton Centennial (16).
DIVISION 4A — 1. Oaks Christian (No. 1 last week); 2. Maranatha (2); 3. Paraclete (3); 4. Morningside (4T); 5. JSerra (4T); 6. Buckley (6T); 7. Ontario Christian (6T); 8. Whittier Christian (6T); 9. Laguna Beach (9); 10. Santa Paula (10); 11. Ridgecrest Burroughs (11); 12. La Puente (12); 13. Desert Hot Springs (13); 14. La Salle (14); 15. Morro Bay (15); 16. Big Bear (16).
DIVISION 5AA — 1. Flintridge Prep (No. 1 last week); 2. St. Margaret's (3); 3. Muir (2); 4. Mission Prep (4); 5. Santa Maria St. Joseph (5); 6. Fairmont Prep (7); 7. Brentwood (6); 8. Crossroads (8); 9. Blair (10); 10. Santa Clara (11); 11. Don Bosco Tech (13T); 12. St. Monica (9); 13. St. Genevieve (12); 14. Western Christian (13T); 15. Village Christian (13T); 16. Whitney (NR).
DIVISION 5A — 1. Sierra Canyon (No. 2 last week); 2. St. Bernard (3); 3. Montclair Prep (1); 4. Pasadena Poly (4); 5. Renaissance Academy (5T); 6. Brethren Christian (5T); 7. Holy Martyrs (7); 8. Ribet Academy (9); 9. Aquinas (8); 10. Yeshiva (10); 11. Desert Christian Academy (11); 12. Granada Hills Hillcrest Christian (12); 13. Saddleback Valley Christian (13); 14. Bell-Jeff (15); 15. Bloomington Christian (14); 16. St. Anthony (16).
DIVISION 6AA — 1. Valley Torah (No. 1 last week); 2. Bishop Diego (2); 3. Santa Clarita Christian (4T); 4. Rolling Hills Prep (3); 5. Pacifica Christian (6); 6. Temecula Prep (7); 7. Hesperia Christian (NR); 8. L.A. Adventist (11); 9. Shalhevet (8); 10. Avalon (14); 11. Orangewood Academy (4T); 12. Capistrano Valley Christian (10); 13. Rio Hondo Prep (12); 14. Wildwood (13); 15. California Lutheran (15); 16. Riverside Christian (16).
DIVISION 6A — 1. Padre Pio (No. 1 last week); 2. Boron (3); 3. Redlands Adventist (2); 4. Calvary Baptist (4); 5. Arshag Dickranian (5); 6. Trinity Classical Academy (7); 7. Bethel Baptist (6); 8. Midland (8); 9. Santa Maria Valley Christian (9); 10. Lee Vining (10); 11. Lake Arrowhead Christian (12); 12. Acaciawood Academy (13T); 13. Le Lycee (13T); 14. Westview (15); 15. Baker Valley (NR); 16. Academy of Careers & Exploration (NR).
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CIF Southern Section Girls Basketball Polls of Feb. 12:
DIVISION 1AA — 1. Brea Olinda (No. 1 last week); 2. Long Beach Poly (2); 3. Mater Dei (3); 4. Canyon Springs (4); 5. Cajon (5T); 6. Etiwanda (5T); 7. Santa Monica (7); 8. Summit (8); 9. Corona Santiago (9); 10. Laguna Hills (10); 11. Redondo Union (11); 12. Chaparal (12); 13. Lynwood (13); 14. Warren (14); 15. Jordan (15); 16. Roosevelt (16T).
DIVISION 1A — 1. Edison (No. 1 last week); 2. Troy (2); 3. Woodbridge (3); 4. Rancho Cucamonga (4); 5. Villa Park (5); 6. Corona Centennial (6); 7. Chino Hills (8); 8. Valencia Valencia (9); 9. El Toro (10); 10. Ventura (11); 11. Dana Hills (7); 12. Riverside Poly (12); 13. Capistrano Valley (13); 14. Los Alamitos (14); 15. Marlborough (16); 16. Arcadia (15).
DIVISION 2AA — 1. Rialto (No. 1 last week); 2. Buena (2); 3. Huntington Beach (3); 4. Burbank Burroughs (4T); 5. Canyon Country Canyon (4T); 6. Inglewood (6T); 7. Foothill (8); 8. Norco (6T); 9. Royal (9); 10. Murrieta Valley (10); 11. Sultana (12); 12. Newbury Park (13); 13. Saugus (14); 14. West Ranch (13); 15. Esperanza (15); 16. Thousand Oaks (16).
DIVISION 2A — 1. Harvard-Westlake (No. 1 last week); 2. Anaheim Canyon (2); 3. Mark Keppel (3); 4. Indio (4); 5. Santa Barbara (5); 6. Mayfair (6); 7. Eisenhower (9); 8. Cypress (10); 9. Culver City (7); 10. Beverly Hills (11); 11. Patriot (8); 12. Segerstrom (16); 13. Chino (NR); 14. Sunny Hills (14); 15. Temecula Valley (12); 16. Dos Pueblos (13).
DIVISION 3AA — 1. Santa Maria St. Joseph (No. 1T last week); 2. Serra (1T); 3. Agoura (3); 4. Arroyo Grande (4); 5. Sonora (5); 6. Diamond Ranch (6); 7. Muir (7); 8. West Torrance (8); 9. Torrance (9); 10. North Torrance (10); 11. Righetti (11); 12. Pasadena (12); 13. Adolpho Camarillo (14); 14. Peninsula (13); 15. Gahr (15); 16. Hart (16).
DIVISION 3A — 1. Orange Lutheran (No. 1 last week); 2. Bonita (2); 3. Bishop Amat (3); 4. Bell-Jeff (4); 5. Antelope Valley (5); 6. Temescal Canyon (7); 7. Palos Verdes (6); 8. Yucca Valley (9); 9. Alemany (8); 10. Citrus Hill (10); 11. Hacienda Heights Wilson (11); 12. Monrovia (12); 13. Rancho Alamitos (14); 14. Irvine (13); 15. Jurupa Valley (15); 16. Glenn (NR).
DIVISION 4AA — 1. Windward (No. 1 last week); 2. Bishop Montgomery (2); 3. Chaminade (2T); 4. Yorba Linda (4); 5. Rosary (5); 6. Sierra Canyon (6); 7. Compton Centennial (7); 8. Oak Park (8); 9. Atascadero (9); 10. L.A. Baptist (10); 11. Desert Mirage (12); 12. Paso Robles (11); 13. Maranatha (13); 14. Ocean View (14); 15. St. Lucy's (15); 16. Azusa (16).
DIVISION 4A — 1. Oaks Christian (No. 1 last week); 2. St. Anthony (2); 3. JSerra (3); 4. Cerritos Valley Christian (4); 5. Duarte (5); 6. Morro Bay (7); 7. Twentynine Palms (6); 8. Mission Prep (8); 9. La Salle (9); 10.Whitney (10); 11. Estancia (11); 12. Marymount (12); 13. Santa Ynez (14); 14. Lakewood St. Joseph (13); 15. South Pasadena (15); 16. Blair (16).
DIVISION 5AA — 1. St. Bernard (No. 1 last week); 2. Santa Clara (2); 3. Montclair Prep (3); 4. St. Paul (4); 5. Cantwell Sacred Heart (6); 6. Campbell Hall (6); 7. Villanova Prep (7); 8. Flintridge Sacred Heart (8); 9. St. Monica (9); 10. Brentwood (10); 11. Providence (12T); 12. Nordhoff (12T); 13. Granada Hills Hillcrest Christian (11); 14. Milken Community (14); 15. Ontario Christian (16); 16. Lousiville (15).
DIVISION 5A — 1. Pasadena Poly (No. 1 last week); 2. Chadwick (2); 3. Bishop Diego (3); 4. Holy Martyrs (5); 5. Brethren Christian (4); 6. Archer (6); 7. Pilibos (7); 8. Linfield Christian (8); 9. Thacher (9); 10. Saddleback Valley Christian (10); 11. Victor Valley Christian (11); 12. Aquinas (12); 13. Woodcrest Christian (13);
14. Canoga Park AGBU (14); 15. Faith Baptist (15); 16. North County Christian (16).
DIVISION 6AA — 1. Mesa Grande Academy (No. 1 last week); 2. Rio Hondo Prep (2); 3. Orangewood Academy (3); 4. Baptist Christian (4); 5. Hesperia Christian (5); 6. Tarbut V’ Torah (6); 7. California Lutheran (8); 8. Downey Calvary Chapel (7); 9. Mayfield (9); 10. Coast Union (10); 11. L.A. Adventist (11); 12. Pasadena AGBU (13); 13. La Sierra Academy (12); 14. Marywood-Palm Valley (14); 15. Temecula Prep (15); 16. Liberty Christian (16).
DIVISION 6A — 1. Rolling Hills Prep (No. 1 last week); 2. Redlands Adventist (2); 3. Calvary Baptist (3); 4. Santa Maria Valley Christian (4); 5. Lake Arrowhead Christian (5T); 6. Price (5); 7. Pacific Lutheran (7); 8. Thousand Oaks Hillcrest Christian (8T); 9. Santa Clarita Christian (8T); 10. West Valley Christian (10); 11. Lancaster Bethel Christian (11); 12. Owens Valley (14); 13. Academy of Careers/Exploration (12); 14. Crystal Cathedral (15); 15. Eastside Christian (13); 16. Lee Vining (16).
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