Fresno-area preps: Basketball championships returning to familiar site; soccer Top 10s
For the first time since 2020, the Central Section high school basketball championships will be held at Selland Arena.
The section championships have been held at the downtown arena for many years, but COVID forced the cancellation of the 2021 championships there. In 2022, Selland Arena didn’t host because of issues within the arena.
Instead, the section championships were held at the schools of the top remaining seed.
The road to Selland Arena begins Feb. 14 with the section championships taking place Feb. 24-25.
Boys basketball
This week’s rankings with records updated until Monday
1. Centennial (18-3). Last week: beat Liberty, Garces and Venice. Pvs: 1
2. Clovis North (18-5). Last week: beat Clovis, Central and Monterey Trail. Pvs. 2
3. Clovis West (21-2). Last week: beat Clovis East and Buchanan. Pvs: 3
4. St. Joseph (16-5). Last week: beat Arroyo Grande, Righetti and Atascadero. Pvs: 4
5. Stockdale (20-2). Last week: beat Frontier and Independence. Pvs: 5
6. San Joaquin Memorial (14-7). Last week: beat Moreau Catholic, Garza and Madera. Pvs: 6
7. Clovis East (13-9). Last week: lost to Clovis West, beat Clovis and Kingsburg. Pvs: 7
8. Lemoore (15-6). Last week: beat Dinuba, Tulare Western and Bakersfield Christian. Pvs: 10
9. Bullard (14-9). Last week: beat Madera and Edison. Pvs: 11
10. Dinuba (19-3). Last week: lost to Lemoore and beat Tulare Union. Pvs. 12
11. Sanger (14-8). Last week: beat Edison and Garza. Pvs: 13
12. Selma (16-7). Last week: lost to Sierra Pacific and Hanford West and beat Chavez. Pvs. 8
13. Arroyo Grande (13-7). Last week: lost to St. Joseph and Mission Prep. Pvs: 9
14. Mission Prep (13-7). Last week: lost to Bakersfield Christian, beat Lompoc and Arroyo Grande. Pvs: 14
15. North (16-6). Last week: beat Nipomo, Tehachapi and East. Pvs: 16
16. Bakersfield Christian (14-7). Last week: beat Mission Prep, Garces, Highland and lost to Lemoore. Pvs: 17
17. Sierra (17-4). Last week: beat Riverdale, Caruthers and Roosevelt. Pvs: 21
18. Ridgeview (14-6). Last week: beat Independence and Bakersfield. Pvs: 22
19. Clovis (13-10). Last week: lost to Clovis North, Clovis East and beat Washington Union. Pvs. 15
20. Edison (13-9). Last week: lost to Sanger, Bullard and beat Fresno Christian. Pvs: 18
21. Porterville (14-9). Last week: lost to Righetti, beat Golden West and El Diamante. Pvs: 19.
22. El Diamante (13-7). Last week: lost to Mt. Whitney and Porterville. Pvs: 20
23. South (15-6). Last week: beat East. Pvs: 25
24. Santa Ynez (14-4). Last week: beat Morro Bay, Bishop Diego and lost to San Luis Obispo. Pvs: 23
25. West (14-7). Last week: lost to Downey, beat Golden Valley-Bakersfield and Tehachapi. Pvs: 24
Others: Hanford, San Luis Obispo, Garces, Kerman, Redwood, Chavez, Mira Monte, Kennedy, Golden West
Girls basketball
This week’s rankings with records updated until Monday
1. Clovis West (22-0). Last week: beat Clovis East, Buchanan and Marin Catholic-Kentfield. Pvs: 1
2. Clovis (18-3). Last week: beat Clovis North and Clovis East. Pvs: 2
3. Buchanan (18-4). Last week: beat Central and lost to Clovis West. Pvs: 3
4. St. Joseph (17-3). Last week: beat Arroyo Grande, Righetti and Morro Bay. Pvs: 4
5. Tehachapi (17-1). Last week: beat North and West. Pvs: 6
6. Monache (20-2). Last week: beat Redwood and Mt. Whitney. Pvs: 7
7. El Diamante (16-2). Last week: beat Mt. Whitney and Porterville. Pvs: 8
8. Central (12-8). Last week: lost to Buchanan, beat Clovis North and Caruthers. Pvs: 9
9. Caruthers (16-5). Last week: beat Liberty-Madera Ranchos, Sierra and lost to Central. Pvs: 5
10. San Joaquin Memorial (11-8). Last week: beat Garza, Madera and lost to Etiwanda. Pvs: 10
11. Roosevelt (20-4). Last week: beat Fresno and Torres. Pvs: 11
12. Orcutt Academy (16-3). Last week: beat Cabrillo, Coast and Nipomo. Pvs: 12
13. Mission Oak (16-5). Last week: beat Hanford and Tulare Union. Pvs: 13
14. Sierra Pacific (13-8). Last week: beat Reedley, Kerman and Hanford. Pvs. 16
15. Nipomo (14-4). Last week: beat Mission Prep and lost to Orcutt Academy. Pvs: 14
16. Bakersfield Christian (14-6). Last week: beat Garces, Highland and Hoover. Pvs: 20
17. Clovis East (13-9). Last week: beat Sunnyside and lost to Clovis West and Clovis. Pvs: 19
18. Immanuel (17-4). Last week: beat Central Valley Christian and Exeter. Pvs: 22
19. McFarland (16-5). Last week: beat Kennedy and Delano and lost to Brentwood School. Pvs: 23
20. Golden Valley-Bakersfield (12-6). Last week: beat West and Foothill. Pvs: 18
21. Arroyo Grande (12-7). Last week: lost to St. Joseph and defeated Mission Prep. Pvs: 15
22. Santa Maria (16-5). Last week: lost to San Luis Obispo, beat Lompoc and lost to Paso Robles. Pvs: 17
23. Righetti (12-8). Last week: beat Morro Bay, lost to St. Joseph and beat Cabrillo. Pvs: 24
24. Sierra (17-3). Last week: beat Riverdale and lost to Caruthers. Pvs: NR
25. Madera South. Last week: beat Torres and Sunnyside. Pvs: NR
Others: Clovis North, Kerman, Kingsburg, Fresno, Liberty-Bakersfield, Hanford West, Corcoran, Edison, North, Mira Monte
Wrestling: Dinuba has big showing
Dinuba went to Gilroy to compete at the Midcals Classic and had a wrestler finish first in his weight class.
Coen Quintana defeated Shawn Rounsaville of Tuttle by decision, 3-2, in 152s.
His first-place finish helped the Emperors to a seventh-place finish out of 51 teams.
Coen is ranked eighth in the state by CalGrappler.
Also placing: Ethan Garcia (8th, 106); Nicholas Quintana (8th, 120); Jesus Loreto (6th, 145); Jose Martinez (8th, 220)
More wrestling: Clovis East champion
Also at the MidCals Classic, Clovis East’s Rocky Koontz placed first in 220s.
He defeated Stefan Bakiev of De La Salle by fall in 2:45.
Koontz is ranked ninth in the state by CalGrappler.
The Timberwolves finished with 77.5 points.
Boys soccer
1. Clovis North 15-0
2. Sunnyside 18-1-3
2. Clovis East 8-4-1
3. Clovis 12-6-1
4. Redwood 12-4-1
5. Ridgeview 11-1-3
6. Sanger 8-4-1
7. Clovis West 9-6-2
8. Golden West 12-3-1
9. Arroyo Grande 8-4-1
10. San Luis Obispo 8-3-1
Girls soccer
1. Liberty-Bakersfield 12-0
2. Clovis North 11-1-3
3. Buchanan 7-4-1
4. Clovis East 10-5-2
5. Redwood 13-0-2
6. St. Joseph 14-1-2
7.. Stockdale 17-2-2
8. Sanger 9-2-1
9. Exeter 14-1-0
10. Centennial 11-4-3
This story was originally published January 23, 2023 at 3:03 PM.
