Fresno-area preps: 1-2 matchup looms for TRAC title; coach picks up milestone win
The regular season ends this week before the start of the Central Section high school basketball playoffs next week.
The Tri-River Athletic Conference girls title is on the line when The Bee’s top-ranked Clovis meets No. 2 Clovis West.
The matchup will take place at 7 p.m. Friday at Clovis High.
It’s a rematch from a thrilling first matchup on Jan. 24 when the Cougars went to Clovis West and won 52-51.
A win by Clovis would give the Cougars an outright TRAC championship, but a win by the Golden Eagles would mean both teams would share the conference title.
Last week, Clovis West coach Craig Campbell notched his 700th career win.
There were plenty of changes in the latest rankings, including Caruthers, San Joaquin Memorial and Roosevelt moving up after picking up wins.
This week’s rankings with records updated until Monday:
1. Clovis (22-4). Last week: beat Buchanan and Clovis North. Pvs: 1
2. Clovis West (25-1). Last week: beat Central and Clovis East. Pvs: 2
3. St. Joseph (23-3). Last week: beat Righetti, Nipomo and Mission Prep. Pvs: 3
4. Tehachapi (21-1). Last week: beat West and North. Pvs: 4
5. Monache (24-2). Last week: beat El Diamante and Redwood. Pvs: 5
6. Caruthers (21-6). Last week: beat Fresno Christian, Fowler and lost to Esperanza-Anaheim. Pvs: 7
7. San Joaquin Memorial (16-8). Last week: beat Sanger and Garza. Pvs: 10
8. Roosevelt (23-4). Last week: beat Madera South and Hoover. Pvs: 11
9. Sierra Pacific (18-8). Last week: beat Selma, Reedley and El Diamante. Pvs: 12
10. Bakersfield Christian (19-7). Last week: beat Ridgeview, Garces and lost to Lincoln-Stockton. Pvs: 14
11. El Diamante (19-4). Last week: lost to Monache, beat Mt. Whitney, lost to Sierra Pacific. Pvs: 6
12. Buchanan (19-7). Last week: lost to Clovis and Central. Pvs: 8
13. Central (15-11). Last week: lost to Clovis West, beat Buchanan, lost to Oakland Tech. Pvs: 9
14. Orcutt Academy (20-4). Last week: beat Morro Bay, Arroyo Grande and Righetti. Pvs: 16
15. Mission Oak (20-6). Last week: beat Lemoore and Tulare Union. Pvs: 17
16. Immanuel (21-4). Last week: beat Washington Union and Central Valley Christian. Pvs: 18
17. Nipomo (17-7). Last week: lost to Arroyo Grande and St. Joseph, beat Morro Bay. Pvs: 13
18. Clovis East (15-11). Last week: beat Clovis North, lost to Clovis West. Pvs: 15
19. McFarland (21-6). Last week: beat Shafter, Taft and Kennedy. Pvs: 19
20. Sierra (22-3). Last week: beat Chowchilla, Parlier and Yosemite. Pvs: 21
21. Righetti (15-10). Last week: lost to St. Joseph, beat Mission Prep, lost to Orcutt Academy. Pvs: 20
22. Madera South (20-6). Last week: lost to Roosevelt, beat McLane. Pvs: 22
23. Arroyo Grande (16-10). Last week: beat Nipomo, lost to Orcutt Academy, beat Cabrillo. Pvs: 24
24. Golden Valley-Bakersfield (14-7). Last week: lost to Arvin, beat West. Pvs: 23
25. Santa Maria (19-7). Last week: lost to San Luis Obispo, beat Santa Ynez and Templeton. Pvs: 25
Boys basketball: Upset changes rankings
The Sanger boys pulled off a big win over San Joaquin Memorial, 74-67 at home.
As a result, the Panthers fell five spots to No. 9.
Sanger, however, after the win, lost to Edison.
The Apaches were previously ranked No. 15, but the loss sends Sanger to No. 18, while the Tigers go to No. 17 from No. 24.
Lemoore moved up two spots to No. 4.
This week’s rankings with records updated until Monday:
1. Clovis West (25-2). Last week: beat Central and Clovis East. Pvs: 1
2. St. Joseph (21-6). Last week: beat Righetti, Lompoc and Mission Prep, lost to Inderkum. Pvs: 2
3. Clovis North (21-6). Last week: beat Clovis East and Clovis. Pvs: 3
4. Lemoore (19-6). Last week: beat Mission Oak and Dinuba. Pvs: 6
5. Bakersfield Christian (19-7). Last week: beat Ridgeview and Garces. Pvs: 7
6. Centennial (21-4). Last week: beat Liberty-Bakersfield. Pvs: 8
7. Stockdale (23-3). Last week: beat Liberty-Bakersfield and Frontier. Pvs: 9
8. Bullard (17-10). Last week: beat Garza and Madera. Pvs: 9
9. San Joaquin Memorial (18-8). Last week: lost to Sanger, beat Garza and Monterey Trail. Pvs: 4
10. Clovis East (15-11). Last week: lost to Clovis North and Clovis West. Pvs: 5
11. Arroyo Grande (18-7). Last week: beat Lompoc, Pioneer Valley and Cabrillo. Pvs: 13
12. Mission Prep (18-8). Last week: beat Cabrillo and Righetti, lost to St. Joseph. Pvs: 14
13. Dinuba (22-4). Last week: beat Tulare Western, lost to Lemoore. Pvs: 11
14. Selma (19-6). Last week: beat Exeter, lost to Sierra Pacific. Pvs: 12
15. Sierra (22-4). Last week: beat Chowchilla, Parlier and Yosemite. Pvs: 17
16. Porterville (18-9). Last week: beat Redwood and Golden West. Pvs: 19
17. Edison (17-10). Last week: beat Sunnyside, Madera and Sanger. Pvs: 24
18. Sanger (16-10). Last week: beat San Joaquin Memorial, lost to Edison. Pvs: 15
19. El Diamante (17-7). Last week: beat Monache and Mt. Whitney. Pvs: 20
20. North (17-9). Last week: lost to Mira Monte and beat Tehachapi. Pvs: 16
21. Ridgeview (16-8). Last week: lost to Bakersfield Christian and Independence. Pvs: 18
22. South (18-7). Last week: beat West, lost to East. Pvs: 21
23. West (17-8). Last week: lost to South, beat Golden Valley-Bakersfield. Pvs: 22
24. Clovis (14-13). Last week: beat Buchanan, lost to Clovis North. Pvs: 23
25. Sierra Pacific (18-8). Last week: beat Hanford West and Selma. Pvs: NR
Boys soccer
This week’s rankings with records updated until Monday
1. Clovis North 18-0-1
2. Ridgeview 14-1-3
3. Redwood 14-4-4
4. Sunnyside 19-2-3
5. Sanger 11-4-3
6. Clovis West 11-7-3
7. Golden West 15-3-2
8. Arroyo Grande 13-5-1
9. El Diamante 13-4-3
10. Kerman 12-2-4
Girls soccer
This week’s rankings with records updated until Monday
1. Liberty-Bakersfield 16-0
2. Buchanan 10-4-1
3. Clovis North 13-2-3
4. Redwood 16-0-2
5. St. Joseph 18-1-2
6. Sanger 12-2-1
7. Stockdale 19-3-2
8. Righetti 15-4
9. Garces 11-4-1
10. Clovis East 11-7-2
Wrestling: Division meets this week
The Central Section division meets are this week.
The Division I boys meet is Saturday at Lemoore High. Others Saturday are Division III (Morro Bay) and Division V (Torres).
The Division II (Golden Valley-Bakersfield) and Division IV (Torres) meets are Friday.
The girls area meets are Saturday at Golden Valley-Bakersfield.
The boys section meet is Feb. 17-18 at Buchanan; the girls meet is Feb. 18 at Morro Bay. State is Feb. 23-25 at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield.
