High school boys basketball rankings Dec. 10, 2024: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 SALESIAN (3-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Beverly Hills 68-44, Ygnacio Valley 71-65, Modesto Christian 80-70
Up next: Tuesday vs. Pinole Valley, 7 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (3-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Prep 75-25, Miramonte 73-31, San Ramon Valley 74-50
Up next: Thursday vs. Branson, 7 p.m.
No. 3 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (3-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Lost to Clovis North 68-54, beat Irvington 100-40, Las Lomas 49-46, Moreau Catholic 70-49
Up next: Tuesday vs. Berkeley, 7 p.m.
No. 4 DE LA SALLE (4-0)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Crespi 71-53, Clovis West 80-50, Newark Memorial 73-26, Las Lomas 64-38
Up next: Thursday vs. St. Joseph Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m.
No. 5 OAKLAND TECH (4-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Moreau Catholic 79-53, Sheldon 64-56, Alameda 61-55, lost to DeLaSalle-Minneapolis 79-65, beat North Community-Minnesapolis 101-91
Up next: Friday vs. St. Joseph-Santa Maria at Mission College Prep, 6 p.m.
No. 6 SAN RAMON VALLEY (3-2)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Lost to Lincoln-Stockton 70-68 (OT), beat Heritage 80-58, St. Ignatius 67-60, Carlmont 76-49, lost to Riordan 74-50
Up next: Tuesday vs. Redwood, 7 p.m.
No. 7 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (1-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Las Lomas 59-39, lost to Monterey Trail 60-50
Up next: Thursday vs. St. Bernard at , 6 p.m.
No. 8 YGNACIO VALLEY (2-2)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Branson 58-52, lost to Salesian 71-65, St. Mary’s-Berkeley 53-49, beat De Anza (forfeit)
Up next: Tuesday at McClymonds, 7 p.m.
No. 9 MOREAU CATHOLIC (1-2)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Lost to Oakland Tech 79-53, beat Modesto Christian 79-75, lost to Dougherty Valley 70-49
Up next: Tuesday vs. Newark Memorial, 7 p.m.
No. 10 ST. IGNATIUS (4-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Vanden 80-60, Santa Cruz 70-55, lost to San Ramon Valley 67-60, beat Sacred Heart Prep 63-38, Miramonte 75-37
Up next: Tuesday vs. University-San Francisco, 7 p.m.
No. 11 CLAYTON VALLEY (3-0)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Beverly Hills 37-27, Weston Ranch 63-56, Clovis West 65-62
Up next: Wednesday vs. Clovis North at Gridley Invitational, 7 p.m.
No. 12 LIBERTY (1-0)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Vanden 72-66
Up next: Tuesday at Pittsburg, 7 p.m.
No. 13 BISHOP O’DOWD (2-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Lost to Redondo Union 85-52, beat Davis 79-43, St, Joseph Notre Dame 81-47
Up next: Friday vs. Head-Royce, 7 p.m.
No. 14 OAKLAND (2-2)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Lost to Cardinal Newman 56-39, Modesto Christian 56-52, beat Bonnabel 65-62, La Salle 68-50
Up next: TBD
No. 15 MONTE VISTA (4-1)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat St. Mary’s-Stockton 52-40, Skyline 71-37, lost to River Valley 48-38, beat Granite Bay 55-52, Chico 67-43
Up next: Tuesday at Bellarmine, 7 p.m.
No. 16 LOS GATOS (4-0)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Evergreen Valley 51-37, Aragon 66-47, University-San Francisco 68-60, Jefferson 54-33
Up next: Tuesday vs. San Mateo, 7 p.m.
No. 17 DUBLIN (5-0)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Destiny Christian 57-55, Hayward 75-35, Santa Rosa 91-48, Napa 77-30, California 54-45
Up next: Thursday vs. Mission San Jose at Washington-Fremont, 3:30 p.m.
No. 18 St. MARY’S-BERKELEY (5-0)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Head-Royce 77-43, McClymonds 73-63, San Leandro 81-45, Fremont-Oakland 64-46, Ygnacio Valley 53-49
Up next: Tuesday at St. Patrick-St. Vincent, 7 p.m.
No. 19 BENICIA (1-0)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat Vacaville 76-40
Up next: Dec. 18 vs. Chaparral at Tarkanian Classic Las Vegas, 2:15 p.m.
No. 20 HEAD-ROYCE (3-3)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Mary’s-Berkeley 77-43, beat Futures 57-46, Justin-Sienna 68-46, Hayward 72-46, lost to Northgate 78-57, Piedmont 59-52
Up next: Tuesday at Granada, TBD
Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.