It will be a battle of No. 1 teams when Santa Barbara High hosts Ventura in a game that should decide the Channel League girls basketball title on Tuesday.
In the latest CIF Polls, the Dons (19-4 overall, 4-1 in league) remain on top in Division 3A despite losing to Canyon on Saturday. Ventura (20-2, 4-0) leaped over Camarillo to take over the No. 1 ranking in Division 1A.
In other girls basketball rankings, Bishop Diego is seventh in Division 5AA and Cate is 15th in Division 5A.
GIRLS RANKINGS
DIV. 1A
1. Ventura 2. Camarillo 3. Mark Keppel 4. Huntington Beach 5. Newbury Park 6. Canyon/Canyon Country 7. Burroughs/Burbank 8. Valley View 9. Peninsula 10. Buena 11. Cypress 12. Chino 13. Lakewood 14. Burbank 15. Westminster 16. Perris
DIV. 3AA
1. Santa Barbara 2. Lakeside 3. San Juan Hills 4. Diamond Ranch 5. Esperanza 6 Corona del Mar 7. Tustin 8. Murrieta Mesa 9. Pacifica/Garden Grove 10. Antelope Valley. 11. South Hills 12. Yorba Linda T13. Hawthorne, Palos Verdes 15. Wilson/Hacienda Hts. 16. El Monte
DIV. 5AA
1. Aquinas 2. Poly/Pasadena 3. Santa Clara 4. Saddleback Valley Christian 5. Notre Dame/Riverside 6. Desert 7. Bishop Diego 8. Buckley 9. Webb 10. Crean Lutheran 11. Silver Valley T12. Chadwick, Sherman Indian 14. Linfield Christian 15. Thacher T16. Hamilton, Calif. Military Inst.
DIV. 5A
1. Orangewood Academy 2. AGBU/Canoga Park 3. Ribet Academy 4. Pacifica Christian
5. Avalon 6. St. Pius-St Matthias 7. Holy Martyrs 8. California Lutheran 9. Pilibos 10. Faith Baptist 11. Arrowhead Christian 12. Eastside Christian 13. Tarbut V’Torah 14. Western Christian 15. Cate 16. AGBU/Pasadena.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Santa Barbara (18-2 going into Monday’s San Marcos game) dropped from third to fourth in the latest 3A Division boys basketball poll. St. Francis, which beat second-ranked Chaminade last week, is the new No. 3 team. Cathedral is No. 1 and Chaminade is No. 2.
San Marcos is tied for 13th in the 3AA Division.
Bishop Diego, which plays 3A Division sixth-ranked Oak Park this week, is ranked fourth in the 5AA Division.
In Division 6, Laguna Blanca is fifth. The Owls are on an eight-game winning streak. Providence in 13th.
DIV. 3A
1. Cathedral 2. Chaminade 3. St. Francis 4. Santa Barbara 5. La Canada 6. Oak Park 7. Cabrillo/Lompoc 8. Pioneer 9. Artesia 10. Bishop Amat 11. Paso Robles T12. Antelope Valley, Gladstone 14. Indio 15. South El Monte T16. Lompoc, Irvine
DIV. 3AA
1. Santa Margarita 2. Atascadero 3. Brea Olinda 4. Corona del Mar 5. Beverly Hills
6. La Mirada 7. Western 8. Servite 9. Tahquitz 10. Bonita 11. Northwood 12. San Bernardino T13. Esperanza, San Marcos, Palm Desert 16. Gahr
DIV. 5AA
1. Saddleback Valley Christian 2. San Gabriel Academy 3. Brethren Christian 4. Bishop Diego
5. Chadwick T6. Poly/Pasadena T6. Santa Clara 8. Xavier Prep 9. Woodcrest Christian 10. Western Christian 11. Pilibos 12. New Community Jewish 13. Linfield Christian 14. Pacifica Christian 15. AAE 16. Oakwood
DIV. 6
1. Trinity Classical Academy 2. Desert Chapel 3. Joshua Springs 4. Los Angeles Adventist
5. Laguna Blanca 6. Hesperia Christian 7. Valley Christian/Santa Maria 8. Baptist Christian 9. Palm Valley 10. Besant Hill 11. California Lutheran 12. Apple Valley Christian 13. Providence 14. Acaciawood Academy 15. St. Monica Academy 16. Eastside Christian
BOYS SOCCER
Santa Barbara is seventh and Dos Pueblos eighth in Division 1 and red-hot Cate is fourth in Division 6.
DIV. 1
1. Loyola 2. Servite 3.San Clemente 4. Edison 5. El Toro 6. Millikan 7. Santa Barbara 8. Dos Pueblos 9. Santa Margarita T10. Los Alamitos, Palos Verdes
DIV. 6
1, Jurupa Hills 2, Animo Leadership 3, Rubidoux 4, Cate 5, St. Margaret’s 6, Rialto 7, 8, San Gorgonio 9, Arrowhead Christian Carter 10T, Arroyo Valley Flintridge Prep, Sage Hill.
GIRLS WATER POLO
There was no change in Division 1 girls water polo. Santa Barbara is ranked fifth, San Marcos eighth and Dos Pueblos ninth.
DIV 1
1. Laguna Beach 2. Newport Harbor 3. Foothill 4. Corona del Mar 5. Santa Barbara 6. Los Alamitos 7. Edison 8. San Marcos 9. Dos Pueblos 10. Irvine
