It will be a battle of top-5 CIF-ranked teams when the Bishop Diego girls play host to Santa Clara on Tuesday night in a Tri-Valley League basketball game.
Bishop Diego (13-3) is No. 1 in the latest Division 5A rankings. Santa Clara is 12-1, its only loss coming to Cabrillo in Bishop’s Bird Cage Classic back in early December.
Santa Barbara opens Channel League play this week ranked fourth in Division 2AA. The Dons are 12-3. Two of their losses came against top-ranked teams, Sierra Canyon, No. 1 in Division 4AA, and Vista Murrieta, No. 5 in Division 1AA. League rivals Ventura and Buena are in the top 10 in their respective divisions. Ventura is sixth in the top division, 1AA, while Buena is second in the 2A Division.
DIVISION 2AA
1 Redondo Union
2 Mira Costa
3 Mark Keppel
4 Santa Barbara
5 Eisenhower
T6 Oak Hills
T6 Summit
8 Tesoro?
9 Norco?
10 Arroyo Grande?
11 Canyon/Canyon Country
12 Woodbridge
13 Thousand Oaks
14 West Covina
15 Walnut?
16 San Gabriel
DIVISION 2A
1 South Torrance
2 Buena
3 Hart
4 Lakeside
5 San Jacinto
6 Rio Mesa
T7 Murrieta Mesa
T7 Patriot
9 Agoura
10 Cerritos
11 Grand Terrace
T12 Golden Valley
T12 Lawndale
14 Colony
15 Redlands East Valley
16 El Modena
DIVISION 3A
1 Orange Lutheran
2 South Pasadena
3 Santa Margarita
4 Brentwood
T5 Barstow
T5 Lompoc
7 St. Joseph/Lakewood
8 Cabrillo/Lompoc
9 La Canada
10 El Segundo
11 Ocean View
12 Atascadero
13 Burroughs/Ridgecrest
14 Covina
15 Los Altos
16 Wilson/Hacienda Heights
DIVISION 5AA
1 Ribet Academy
2 Orangewood Academy
3 Flintridge Prep
4 Mission Prep?
5 Providence?
6 Aquinas?
7 Santa Clara?
8 St. Joseph/Santa Maria?
9 Buckley?
10 Village Christian?
T11 Webb?
T11 St. Pius-St. Mathias?
13 Desert?
14 Poly/Pasadena?
15 Mary Star of the Sea?
16 Valley Christian/Santa Maria
DIVISION 5A
1 Bishop Diego
2 Bloomington Christian
3 Holy Martyrs
4 Mesa Grande Academy
5 Avalon
6 Tarbut V’Torah
7 Desert Christian Academy
8 Faith Baptist
9 Villanova Prep
10 Acad. of Careers/Exploration
11 Trinity Classical Academy
12 Boron
13 Pilibos
14 St. Bernard
15 Le Lycee
16 Riverside Christian