Someone on socalhoops.com is posting the latest "computer poll" rankings, but doesn't say what website the alleged list came from. Here it is:
LA City Section
Rank School League Division
1 View Park (Los Angeles, CA) Coliseum 5
2 Narbonne (Harbor City, CA) Marine 1
3 Taft (Woodland Hills, CA) West Valley 1
4 Carson (CA) Marine 1
5 Granada Hills (CA) West Valley 2
6 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills, CA) West Valley 2
7 LACES (Los Angeles, CA) Western 5
8 Washington (Los Angeles, CA) Marine 1
9 Huntington Park (CA) Eastern 3
10 Palisades (Pacific Palisades, CA) Western 1
11 Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA) Western 2
12 Monroe (North Hills, CA) Valley Mission 3
13 South East (South Gate, CA) Eastern 2
14 West Adams (Los Angeles, CA) Central 2
15 Wilson (Los Angeles, CA) Northern 1
16 Birmingham (Van Nuys, CA) West Valley 3
17 Garfield (Los Angeles, CA) Eastern 3
18 Crenshaw (Los Angeles, CA) Coliseum 1
19 Roosevelt (Los Angeles, CA) Eastern 2
20 Gardena (CA) Marine 1
21 Sylmar (CA) Valley Mission 3
22 Chatsworth (CA) West Valley 1
23 Huntington Park College-Ready Academy (Huntington Park, CA) Freeway 5
24 Banning (Wilmington, CA) Marine 2
25 Dorsey (Los Angeles, CA) Coliseum 1
Even though this list is unauthorized, it's fun to contemplate how the teams are shaking out. Questions:
1. Is Narbonne back to its former prowess?
2. Will Carson ever stop being the bridesmaid?
3. Will Huntington Park and Southeast put the long-forgotten Eastern League on the map again?
4. Is Fairfax really that bad this year?
5. I thought Gardena sucked. ?
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I am pretty sure the rankings are from Cal Preps, which is affiliated in some way with Max Preps.
This link should take you to the rankings.
http://calpreps.com/2009-2010-girlsbasketball/ratings/
Since not all teams across the country report scores to Max Preps sometimes the rankings are out of whack or late. Either way it is a computer ranking.
IM in OC
Someone that said they were a city fan for years said Narbonne will never regain its stature of previous years. After James Anderson left, the person said, that was it.
I had to reject the comment, though, because the second half contained allegations against another city coach.
Don't try to throw a bunch of stuff out there without signing your name, people.
I was the one who left the comment that you rejected, which is fine. Since you are a journalist, I would recommend that you do a little investigative work on not just the coach I mentioned, but all coaches who allegedly recruit. You might find it very interesting.
There are some of us who believe in playing by the rules and are sick of seeing these schools get away with violations year after year. These are young people who are being taught that winning is the only thing of value.
Toni Marshal aka City Fan since '95
Thanks a lot, Toni. It's nothing personal - I just can't have allegations on the site that are unproven.
I've thought about doing a recruiting story, but the fact is that these days, barely any kid lives in the area where their school is. They're able to get permits 99 percent of the time, so I'm not sure that's recruiting. Usually the kids/parents want the kid to play for a coach, and they apply for the permit. Check out the rosters for any school, with the addresses of the athletes, and you'll see what I mean.
Answer is no narbonne won't be as good period.
So then do you all think St. Anthony's (James Anderson's new school and team) will be as good in a few years as he had Narbonne back in the day?
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