Five local prep basketball teams have made their way into the
CIF-Southern Section polls this week.
The polls for boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' soccer
and girls' water polo, were released Tuesday by the Southern Section
office in Los Alamitos.
In boys' basketball, Sunset League co-leader Edison came in at No.
13 in the Division II-AA poll, which was headed by Villa Park. Two of
Edison's Sunset League foes, Los Alamitos and Esperanza, were ranked
ninth and 16th, respectively, in Division I-AA.
Edison defeated Esperanza on Jan. 12, and played Los Alamitos on
Wednesday. In the Division III-AA poll, Ocean View was ranked No. 13.
In girls' basketball, Marina, Edison and Huntington Beach all
graced the various polls.
Marina, which got off to a 3-0 start in the Sunset League, entered
this week ranked No. 16 in Division I-A, a poll led by top-ranked
Ventura.
Edison, meanwhile, was ranked fourth in Division II-AA, where
Huntington Beach earned the No. 15 slot. Troy is ranked No. 1 in
Division II-AA.
