This week’s Daily News boys basketball Top 10 rankings.
DAILY NEWS BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 10
(Records through Sunday, Feb. 4)
1. Harvard-Westlake (26-3): The Wolverines took their lumps during the regular season and rebounded by going 6-0 to close the regular season and won the Mission League title — their sixth in a row. Harvard-Westlake earned the No. 1 seed in the Open Division playoffs and will start pool play Friday at home against last year’s division winner, Centennial. Despite winning the Mission League and State Open Division last year, the Wolverines missed out on the CIF Southern Section. They’ll look to make it three for three this season.
2. Sierra Canyon (24-2): After beating Harvard-Westlake and Notre Dame, Sierra Canyon was on its way to a Mission League title but got upset by Crespi in the semifinals of last week’s tournament. If anything, the loss could motivate Sierra Canyon as it heads into Pool A of the Open Division along with Harvard-Westlake. The Trailblazers will open up against St. John Bosco on the road Friday.
3. Notre Dame (24-3): The Knights belonged in the Open Division playoffs and were snubbed. Instead, they’ll open the Division 1 playoffs at Crean Lutheran as the top seed. Mercy Miller is as even-keeled as they come, but he has to be fuming along with his teammates over the omission. He’s been banged up lately but should be ready to go for Wednesday’s game.
4. Heritage Christian (20-8): The Warriors are a talented and well-coached team and yet seem to go under the radar compared to some of their counterparts in the area. That should change in the postseason, as Heritage Christian is skilled enough to make noise in the Division 2AA playoffs. Tae Simmons and Dillan Shaw have played great all season and will look to carry that momentum into the postseason. The Warriors earned a bye in the first round and will play the winner between Shalhevet and Calabasas on Friday.
5. Crespi (23-7): With sharpshooter Joe…
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