That No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown is now 1 vs. 3.
Two days before playing host to top-ranked Archbishop Mitty in an MLK matinee Monday, second-ranked Carondelet had its eight-game winning streak come to an end with a 59-47 loss to Folsom at the St. Mary’s-Stockton MLK Showcase.
That was enough for Bay Area News Group voters to drop the Cougars to No. 3 in this week’s Top 25, one spot behind Pinewood, whose one loss was at Carondelet two weeks ago.
Pinewood routed No. 11 Menlo 75-36 and No. 23 Woodside Priory 61-27 last week. Priory later lost to No. 7 O’Dowd by just three points.
Mitty scored 89 points in both of its wins last week, 89-53 over Sacred Heart Cathedral and 89-26 over St. Francis. Haley Jones had 31 points against SHC and 43 against St. Francis.
California made the biggest leap, from No. 16 to No. 9, with a 3-0 week that included a 94-90 overtime victory over then-No. 9 San Ramon Valley.
As always with our high school poll, first-place votes are worth 25 points, second-place 24, third-place 23 and down the line.
The voters are myself (Darren Sabedra), Phil Jensen, Curtis Pashelka, Vytas Mazeika and Mike Lefkow.
On to the rankings …
(Records through Saturday)
No. 1 Archbishop Mitty (15-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Voting points: 124
Update: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 89-53, St. Francis 89-26
No. 2 Pinewood (15-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Voting points: 117
Update: Beat Woodside Priory 61-27, Menlo School 75-36
No. 3 Carondelet (17-3)
Previous ranking: 2
Voting points: 115
Update: Beat Livermore 86-27, Dougherty Valley 62-16, LOST to Folsom 59-47
No. 4 Miramonte (19-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Voting points: 112
Update: Beat Bishop Gorman-Las Vegas 62-59
No. 5 Salesian (12-7)
Previous ranking: 5
Voting points: 102
Update: Beat St. Mary’s-Berkeley 77-29, St. Patrick St. Vincent 77-47, LOST to Bishop Montgomery 62-49
No. 6 Heritage (16-2)
Previous ranking: 6
Voting points: 101
Update: Beat Freedom 63-37, Antioch 70-43, Eastside 74-68
No. 7 Bishop O’Dowd (11-7)
Previous ranking: 8
Voting points: 95
Update: Beat Mt. Eden 54-49 OT, Castro Valley 66-42, Woodside Priory 60-57
No. 8 St. Joseph Notre Dame (13-5)
Previous ranking: 7
Voting points: 92
Update: Beat Bentley 87-9, Head-Royce 86-34, LOST to Bishop’s-La Jolla 55-51
No. 9 California (17-3)
Previous ranking: 16
Voting points: 83
Update: Beat San Ramon Valley 94-90 OT, Dougherty Valley 65-30, Dublin 77-73
No. 10 San Ramon Valley (17-2)
Previous ranking: 9
Voting points: 81
Update: LOST to California 94-90 OT, beat Monte Vista 79-42
No. 11 Menlo (15-2)
Previous ranking: 10
Voting points: 69
Update: Beat Notre Dame-Belmont 51-25, LOST to Pinewood 75-36
No. 12 Eastside Prep (9-7)
Previous ranking: 13
Voting points: 64
Update: Beat Notre Dame-San Jose 63-30, Sacred Heart Prep 47-43, LOST to Heritage 74-68
No. 13 Palo Alto (13-2)
Previous ranking: 17
Voting points: 59
Update: Beat Wilcox 52-46
No. 14 St. Patrick-St. Vincent (18-3)
Previous ranking: 15
Voting points: 56
Update: Beat El Cerrito 65-54, LOST to Salesian 77-47
No. 15 St. Ignatius (12-6)
Previous ranking: 14
Voting points: 51
Update: LOST to Valley Christian 53-34, beat Presentation 48-39
No. 16 Presentation (12-5)
Previous ranking: 18
Voting points: 44
Update: Beat St. Francis 62-44, LOST to St. Ignatius 48-39
No. 17 Valley Christian-San Jose (11-6)
Previous ranking: 24
Voting points: 42
Update: Beat St. Ignatius 53-34, Sacred Heart Cathedral 56-47
No. 18 Sacred Heart Cathedral (7-9)
Previous ranking: 12
Voting points: 41
Update: LOST to Mitty 89-53, Valley Christian 56-47
No. 19 St. Francis (13-4)
Previous ranking: 11
Voting points: 40
Update: LOST to Presentation 62-44, Mitty 89-26
No. 20 James Logan (13-5)
Previous ranking: 20
Voting points: 35
Update: Beat Washington-Fremont 65-31, Moreau Catholic 78-44
No. 21 tie Berkeley (15-4)
Previous ranking: 21
Voting points: 19
Update: LOST to Alameda 61-60, beat Piedmont 63-51 OT
No. 21 tie American (14-4)
Previous ranking: 25 (tie).
Voting points: 19
Update: Beat Irvington 55-47, Newark Memorial 70-29
No. 23 Woodside Priory (9-7)
Previous ranking: 23
Voting points: 18
Update: LOST to Pinewood 61-27, beat Notre Dame-San Jose 61-27, LOST to Bishop O’Dowd 60-57
No. 24 Sequoia (14-4)
Previous ranking: 19
Voting points: 15
Update: Beat Aragon 44-38, Hillsdale 55-17, LOST to Carlmont 41-36
No. 25 Oakland Tech (16-2)
Previous ranking: 25 (tie)
Voting points: 11
Update: Beat Castlemont 61-21, McClymonds 69-20, Edison 64-47
Also received voting points: Mission San Jose 7, Carlmont 4, Mt. Eden 4, Alameda 2, Oakland 1, Swett 1
Teams eligible for these rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
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