This final Orange County high school boys basketball rankings for the 2022-23 season.
Notable this week: Mater Dei won the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship and finishes at No. 1 in the season’s final Orange County rankings. … Tesoro moves up to No. 4 after winning the CIF-SS Division 2AA championship with a victory over Orange Lutheran. … A deep review of teams’ wins and losses creates changes in the lower portion of the Top 25.
BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 25
(Records through Sunday, Feb.26)
1. Mater Dei 27-6: Zack Davidson scored 27 points with 11 rebounds in the Monarchs’ 66-53 win over Etiwanda in the CIF-SS Division 1 final. The Monarchs are home Tuesday against La Costa Canyon in the CIF SoCal Regional first round.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Canyon 25-6: The CIF-SS playoffs ended for Canyon with a Division 1 semifinals loss to Etiwanda, but the season continues with a home game Tuesday against King/Drew of Los Angeles in the regional playoffs.
Previous ranking: 2
3. JSerra 22-9: The Lions, who tied for third place in the Trinity League, lost to Canyon on a last-second basket in the Division 1 quarterfinals. They had victories over SoCal Regional teams Pacifica Christian, Orange Lutheran, St. John Bosco and Tesoro.
Previous ranking: 3
4. Tesoro 29-4: The Titans held Orange Lutheran to eight points in the third quarter and two in the fourth in their 54-35 win in the CIF-SS 2AA final. Carson Brown scored 26 points. Tesoro plays at home Tuesday against Centennial of Bakersfield in the SoCal Regional.
Previous ranking: 8
5. Orange Lutheran 21-11: The Lancers lost to Tesoro 54-35 in the 2AA championship game. They play at home against Stockdale fo Bakersfield in a SoCal Regional Division II first-round game Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 4
6. Los Alamitos 23-7: The Griffins were Surf League co-champions with Edison and beat Santa Margarita in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs before losing to St. Paul in the second round.
Previous ranking: 6
7. Pacifica…
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