Acalanes’ Karyss Lacanlale (33) drives the ball against Carondelet’s Keisha Vitalicio (11) in the first half of their first round of North Coast Section Open Division girls basketball at Carondelet High in Concord, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Bay Area News Group preseason Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Saturday)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (1-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Update: Beat St. Joseph-Santa Maria 95-63
Up next: Friday at Marin Catholic, 7 p.m.
No. 2 SAN RAMON VALLEY (3-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Update: Beat Oakland Tech 64-37, Redwood 86-43, lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 53-48, beat Marin Catholic 61-31
Up next: Tuesday at St. Ignatius, 7 p.m.
No. 3 BISHOP O’DOWD (2-0)
Previous ranking: 4
Update: Beat Heritage 56-36, McClatchy 63-55
Up next: Friday vs. Winward-Los Angeles at TBA, 5:30 p.m.
No. 4 ACALANES (3-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Update: Beat Eureka 81-28, St. Ignatius 65-51, Marin Catholic 52-36, lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 64-59
Up next: Tuesday at Heritage, 7 p.m.
No. 5 CARONDELET (3-0)
Previous ranking: 5
Update: Beat Berean Christian 78-26, Dougherty Valley 72-12, Heritage 76-34
Up next: Thursday vs. Casa Grande at TBA, 3:30 p.m.
No. 6 PINEWOOD (3-0)
Previous ranking: 6
Update: Beat Sequoia 68-21, Mills 68-16, Menlo School 38-28
Up next: Dec. 13 vs. Los Gatos, 7 p.m.
No. 7 OAKLAND TECH (1-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Update: Lost to San Ramon Valley 64-37, beat Vanden 61-59
Up next: Tuesday vs. California, 7 p.m.
No. 8 SALESIAN (1-0)
Previous ranking: 8
Update: Beat Berean Christian 65-25
Up next: Tuesday at Miramonte, 7 p.m.
No. 9 PIEDMONT (3-0)
Previous ranking: 9
Update: Beat Fresno Christian 75-5, Dos Pueblos 62-44, Orcutt Academy 63-37
Up next: Thursday vs. TBA, TBD p.m.
No. 10 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (3-0)
Previous ranking: 10
Update: Beat Windsor 68-34, Buchanan 54-32, Cardinal Newman 42-41
Up next: Thursday vs. Oakland, 5:15 p.m.
No. 11 MONTE VISTA (3-0)
Previous ranking: 11
Update: Beat Castro Valley 56-41, Amador Valley 59-53, Washington-Fremont 57-53
Up next: Saturday vs. Lincoln-Stockton, 1:30 p.m.
No. 12 CALIFORNIA (5-0)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Update: Beat Rodriguez 76-46, Presentation 61-14, Fremont-Sunnyvale 49-25, Valley Christian 46-32, Maria Carrillo 64-47
Up next: Tuesday at Oakland Tech, 7 p.m.
No. 13 ST. IGNATIUS (3-1)
Previous ranking: not ranked
Update: Beat Moreau Catholic 51-42, lost to Acalanes 65-51, beat Mission College Prep 59-29, Redwood 69-30
Up next: Tuesday vs. San Ramon Valley, 7 p.m.
No. 14 MOREAU CATHOLIC (0-1)
Previous ranking: 12
Update: Lost to St. Ignatius 51-42
Up next: Tuesday vs. James Logan, 7 p.m.
No. 15 EVERGREEN VALLEY (3-1)
Previous ranking: 16
Update: Beat Hollister 59-54, Burlingame 53-14, American 81-52, lost to Branham 57-50
Up next: Tuesday vs. North Salinas, 7 p.m.
No. 16 BRANHAM (4-0)
Previous ranking: 18
Update: Beat Willow Glen 53-35, Carlmont 64-33, Lynbrook 45-44, Evergreen Valley 57-50
Up next: Tuesday vs. Los Gatos, 7 p.m.
No. 17 HERITAGE (2-2)
Previous ranking: 17
Update: Lost to Bishop O’Dowd 56-36, beat Northgate 65-44, Miramonte 52-30, lost to Carondelet 76-34
Up next: Tuesday vs. Acalanes, 7 p.m.
No. 18 PRIORY (2-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Update: Lost to Buchanan 46-45, beat Windsor 62-27, Pinole Valley 71-31
Up next: Thursday at Archie Williams, 6:45
No. 19 MENLO-ATHERTON (3-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Update: Beat Branson 51-28, Righetti 43-28, lost to Liberty 46-27, beat Corona Del Mar 35-25
Up next: Thursday at Archbishop Riordan, 3:45 p.m.
No. 20 CRYSTAL SPRINGS UPLANDS (0-0)
Previous ranking: 14
Update: Has not played
Up next: Tuesday vs. Aragon, 5 p.m.
Editor’s note: Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The rankings were compiled by BANG’s Darren Sabedra and Joseph Dycus.
Originally published at Joseph Dycus