Trinity League champion St. John Bosco closes out the regular season in the SoCal Varsity Top 20 rankings where it started: No. 1.
The Braves (9-1), who captured a third consecutive, undefeated Trinity League title on Friday, remain the unanimous top selection, followed by Trinity League runner-up JSerra, ranked No. 1 in Orange County.
St. John Bosco extended its Trinity League winning streak to 16 games with a 58-34 victory against Santa Margarita. “That’s tough to do,” Braves coach Jason Negro said of the streak, “especially with all the guys we graduated.”
St. John Bosco and JSerra also grabbed the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds for the CIF Pac-5 Division playoffs, which start Friday.
Eleven teams in the SoCal Varsity Top 20 will be part of the Pac-5 playoffs, including the all of the top 10.
SOCAL VARSITY TOP 20
School, points, first-place votes
1. St. John Bosco 120 (6)
2. JSerra 114
3. Mater Dei 107
4. Centennial of Corona 103
5. Long Beach Poly 95
6. Crespi 82
7. Serra of Gardena 78
8. Santa Margarita 75
9. Bishop Amat 73
10. Westlake 70
11. Upland 52
12. Servite 42
13. Alemany 39
14T. Chino Hills 38
14T. Mission Viejo 38
16T. St. Francis of La Canada 32
16T. Tesoro 32
18. Orange Lutheran 21
19. Redlands East Valley 16
20. La Mirada 13
Others receiving votes: Los Alamitos 10, San Clemente 4, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks 3, Vista Murrieta 2, Corona del Mar 1
