The Riverside Press-Enterprise

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS

- —Eric-paul Johnson

Here are the latest IE Varsity boys basketball rankings. Records are through Sunday, Feb. 4.

1. Roosevelt (27-2)

The Mustangs beat Centennial to win the Big VIII League tournament and are the Open Division’s No. 2 seed.

Previous ranking: 2 2. Centennial (20-10)

The Huskies seek the program’s fourth straight Open Division title but would have to do so as the No. 8seed.

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Previous ranking: 3. Damien (24-4)

The Spartans beat Rancho Cucamonga and Etiwanda last week to claim the Baseline League championsh­ip.

Previous ranking: 4

4. Etiwanda (23-5)

The Eagles finished second in the Baseline League

standings but remain one of the top teams in Division 1.

Previous ranking: 3

5. Rancho Christian (18-9) The Eagles got some help from Riverside Poly and claimed the program’s second straight Ivy League title.

Previous ranking: 5

6. Rancho Verde (24-4) The Mustangs avenged previous loss to Rancho Christian but came up short in rematch with Riverside Poly.

Previous ranking: 6

7. Rancho Cucamonga (18-10)

The Cougars finished third in the Baseline League and will open the Division 1playoffs at Anaheim Canyon.

Previous ranking: 7

8. Riverside Poly (17-11) The Bears finished the regular season on a positive

note, beating Rancho Verde to secure a playoff berth.

Previous ranking: 8

9. Murrieta Valley (18-10) The Nighthawks knocked off Temecula Valley to secure their second consecutiv­e Southweste­rn League title.

Previous ranking: 9

10. Vista Murrieta (24-4) The Broncos tied for second place in the Southweste­rn League and host Culver City in a Division 2AA opener.

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Previous ranking: Teams on the bubble (in alphabetic­al order):

Aquinas (16-10), Arlington (19-9), Beaumont (20-7), Elsinore (19-9), Great Oak (17-11), Hillcrest (21-7), Liberty (21-6), Redlands East Valley (19-8), Temecula Valley (14-13), Temescal Canyon (21-6), Upland (189).

 ?? TERRY PIERSON — STAFF PHOTOGRAPH­ER ?? Roosevelt guard Brayden Burries, right, goes up for the layup as Centennial guard Eric Freeny defends during Friday’s championsh­ip game of the Big VIII League tournament.
TERRY PIERSON — STAFF PHOTOGRAPH­ER Roosevelt guard Brayden Burries, right, goes up for the layup as Centennial guard Eric Freeny defends during Friday’s championsh­ip game of the Big VIII League tournament.

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