Santa Barbara High’s soccer team finished No. 2 in the final California State Rankings by ESPN RISE.
The Dons (22-6-3) were ranked behind San Clemente, the team that beat them in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 final, 2-1. San Clemente also won the CIF Southern California Regional Division 1 title.
Santa Barbara rebounded from its loss and captured the Regional Division 2 championship, beating Oak Hills of Hesperia, 3-0.
Cate School, the undefeated (22-0-0) Southern Section Division 7 champion, was ranked seventh in the state poll. The Rams didn’t play in the regional tournament because the school was on spring break.??
Rankings are through matches played March 13.
Top 35s California
1. San Clemente (20-6-6*), 2. Santa Barbara (22-6-3), 3. Bellarmine Prep (18-3-5*), 4. Buchanan (23-3-2*), 5. Rancho Bernardo (18-6-1*), 6. Paramount (18-3-6*), 7. Cate (22-0-0*), 8. Mountain View (16-2-4*), 9. San Pasqual (19-4-2*), 10. Torrey Pines (14-8-5*), 11. Poway (24-2-3*), 12. De La Salle (18-6-3*), 13. California (18-0-6*), 14. Campolindo (20-1-6*), 15. St. John Bosco (15-11-3*), 16. Edison (24-2-0*), 17. Palos Verdes (20-4-4*), 18. West Torrance (16-6-4*), 19. Los Alamitos (16-5-4*), 20. Tesoro (15-6-5*), 21. Fontana (17-5-1*), 22. Katella (17-3-1*), 23. JSerra (15-6-3*), 24. Millikan (26-2-3*), 25. Loyola (20-3-6*), 26. El Rancho (23-3-1*), 27. Oak Hills (21-4-3*), 28. Claremont (22-2-5*), 29. Watsonville (15-2-4*), 30. Century (15-8-3*), 31. Woodbridge (18-5-5*), 32. Corona del Mar (16-3-7*), 33. Newark Memorial (23-4-0*), 34. Coronado (24-2-0*), 35. Long Beach Cabrillo (19-4-4*). ?
