St. John Bosco remains atop this week’s SoCal Varsity Top 20 poll but there’s plenty of intriguing movement to watch below as the Pac-5 Division semifinals approach.
Centennial of Corona, coming off a second-round upset of Mater Dei, takes over at the No. 2 spot and will play new No. 4, Bishop Amat, in the semifinals Friday. The Lancers upset JSerra in the second round last week. Centennial will play host to Bishop Amat on Friday.
The Braves’ semifinal foe, Long Beach Poly, is ranked third. Their semifinal is set for Cerritos College on Friday.
JSerra and Mater Dei dropped to fifth and sixth, respectively.
Mission Viejo has climbed to No. 10 heading into its semifinal Friday against visiting Great Oak of Temecula, which debuts at No. 18.
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SoCal Varsity Top 20 (11-25-14)
School, points, first-place votes
1. St. John Bosco 120 (6)
2. Centennial of Corona 114
3. Long Beach Poly 104
4. Bishop Amat 103
5. JSerra 93
6. Mater Dei 90
7. Crespi 86
8. Serra of Gardena 73
9. Upland 72
10. Mission Viejo 64
11. Westlake 52
12. Santa Margarita 48
13. Vista Murrieta 47
14. Alemany 44
15. Servite 35
16. Redlands East Valley 28
17. Tesoro 27
18. Great Oak 19
19. San Clemente 17
20. Orange Lutheran 16
Others receiving votes: Chino Hills 2, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks 2, Buena Park 2, La Serna 1, Riverside Poly 1