CIF releases last winter polls before playoffs

West Ranch boys’ hoops remains on Open Division Watchlist

The CIF Southern Section winter playoff brackets are set to be released this weekend, and the CIF has preempted that with the latest polls released on Monday.

West Ranch boys’ basketball continues to be one of the teams to watch, once again garnering a spot on the Open Division Watchlist. The Wildcats (25-1, 10-0) are also fourth in Division 1.

Hart remains a team to keep an eye on in Division 3A, as the Indians (15-10, 4-6) are ranked 13th for the second straight week. They finish off the season hosting Valencia on Friday.

Speaking of Valencia, the Vikings (16-10, 8-3) are looking like the team to beat in Division 4AA. They jump up from being tied with Flintridge Prep in second in last week’s poll to first.

In girls’ basketball, Hart (24-2, 10-0) is still the top team in Division 2AA, a place the Indians have held for much of the season.

Canyon is ranked eighth in the poll, the same spot the Cowboys (16-7, 9-1) held last week.

Valencia (16-9, 7-4) remains in the middle of the pack in Division 3AA, dropping down from ninth to 10th.

Trinity Classical Academy (18-5, 5-0) is starting to make some noise in Division 3A, staying in seventh for the second straight week. The Knights (18-5, 5-0) are top of the Heritage League after beating Santa Clarita Christian on Saturday.

Golden Valley drops from ninth to 11th in Division 5A. The Grizzlies (10-13, 3-8) were set to host West Ranch on Tuesday to close out their league campaign.

Boys’ soccer sees Hart rise slightly in Division 3, going up from fifth to fourth. The Indians (161-1, 9-0-1) have already wrapped up the Foothill League for the sixth straight season.

The Valencia Vikings (6-6-4, 5-4-2) have guaranteed themselves a playoff spot and are one of the teams being watched in Division 1/2. They are not ranked in the poll but are being considered for the second straight week.

The soccer brackets are set to be released at 9 a.m. on Saturday while the basketball brackets are set to be released on Sunday at noon.

The full boys’ basketball polls can be found at tinyurl.com/3c8uaa4y. The girls’ basketball polls can be found at tinyurl. com/2p92tuj8.

The boys’ soccer polls can be found at tinyurl. com/5x5as2rz. The girls’ soccer polls can be found at tinyurl.com/97xd9h7m.