High school basketball: A lot of changes in The Bee’s latest rankings. Two teams enter
There were plenty of changes in the latest Fresno Bee basketball rankings for boys and girls.
Last week, then-unranked Edison defeated then-No. 5 San Joaquin Memorial 81-72 in County/Metro Athletic Conference action.
The win by the Tigers puts them at No. 25, while the Panthers fell three spots to No. 8.
No. 1 St. Joseph, No. 2 Clovis West and No. 3 Clovis North remain the top three teams.
Clovis East had it tough last week, losing to Clovis North and Clovis West. The Timberwolves remain No. 4.
No. 5 Buchanan moved up one spot after defeating Clovis and Central and No. 6 Bullard also go up one spot after wins over Sanger and Garza.
On the girls side, Clovis West remains the top-ranked team, but there was a significant change in the rankings.
Selma enters the rankings at No. 23 after picking up wins over Central Valley Christian and then-No. 21 ranked Exeter.
The Monarchs drop out of the rankings.
Boys
1. St. Joseph (15-2) defeated Mission Prep and Santa Ynez. Pvs: 1
2. Clovis West (17-4) defeated Central and Clovis East, lost to Redwood-Larkspur. Pvs: 2
3. Clovis North (14-5) defeated Clovis East and Clovis. Pvs: 3
4. Clovis East (12-7) lost to Clovis North and Clovis West. Pvs:
5. Buchanan (16-3) beat Clovis and Central. Pvs: 6
6. Bullard (14-6) beat Sanger and Garza. Pvs: 7
7. Centennial (14-5) beat Stockdale, Highland and Hoover. Pvs: 8
8. San Joaquin Memorial (12-7) lost to Edison, beat Sanger. Pvs: 5
9. Bakersfield Christian (10-9) beat Bakersfield, Ridgeview and South. Pvs: 10
10. Arroyo Grande (17-5) beat San Luis Obispo and Mission Prep. Pvs: 11
11. Templeton (14-5) beat Lompoc. Pvs: 12
12. Lemoore (14-6) defeated Tulare Union, Mission Oak and Frontier. Pvs: 15
13. Frontier (15-5) beat Ridgeview, lost to Garces and Lemoore. Pvs: 9
14. Ridgeview (11-8) lost to Frontier and Bakersfield Christian. Pvs: 14
15. Sunnyside (13-4) beat Sierra, lost to Fresno, beat Liberty-Bakersfield. Pvs: 17
16. Liberty-Bakersfield (11-9) lost to Garces, beat Stockdale, lost to Sunnyside. Pvs: 13
17. Redwood (13-8) defeated El Diamante, Porterville and Hanford. Pvs: 19
18. Dinuba (17-3) defeated Hanford and Tulare Western. Pvs: 20
19. Sanger (11-8) lost to Bullard and San Joaquin Memorial. Pvs: 16
20. McFarland (16-6) defeated Shafter, Taft and Kennedy. Pvs: 23
21. Highland (14-3) beat East, lost to Independence and Centennial. Pvs: 18
22. Sierra (10-8) lost to Sunnyside, defeated Riverdale. Pvs: 22
23. Corcoran (12-2) defeated Orosi. Pvs: 24
24. Fresno Christian (13-5). defeated Caruthers. Pvs: 25
25. Edison (10-9) defeated San Joaquin Memorial and Madera, lost to Vanden-Fairfield. Pvs: NR
Girls
1. Clovis West (18-2) defeated Central, Clovis East and Centennial-Las Vegas. Pvs: 1
2. St. Joseph (14-4) defeated Orcutt Academy and Arroyo Grande. Pvs: 2
3. Monache (17-2) defeated Golden West and El Diamante
4. Clovis (12-8) lost to Buchanan, defeated Clovis North. Pvs: 3
5. Bullard (13-6) defeated Sanger and Garza. Pvs: 6
6. Central (12-7) lost to Clovis West, defeated Buchanan. Pvs: 7
7. Buchanan (14-7) defeated Clovis, lost to Central. Pvs: 5
8. Centennial (12-4) defeated Highland and Stockdale. Pvs: 11
9. Tehachapi (15-2) defeated South. Pvs: 12
10. Frontier (14-5) defeated Ridgeview and Garces. Pvs: 13
11. San Joaquin Memorial (9-3) defeated Edison, Sanger and Cornerstone Christian. Pvs: 16
12. Arroyo Grande (15-4) defeated Nipomo, lost to St. Joseph. Pvs: 8
13. Cabrillo (13-4) defeated Mission Prep, lost to Morro Bay. Pvs: 9
14. Clovis East (15-6) defeated Clovis North, lost to Clovis West. Pvs: 10
15. Mission Oak (14-6) defeated Tulare Western and Lemoore. Pvs: 17
16. Bakersfield Christian (11-6) defeated Bakersfield and Ridgeview. Pvs: 19
17. North (10-4) lost to West. Pvs: 15
18. El Diamante (9-7) defeated Redwood, lost to Monache. Pvs: 18
19. Morro Bay (13-4) defeated Paso Robles and Cabrillo. Pvs: 20
20. Coalinga (15-3) defeated Firebaugh, Dos Palos and Farmersville. Pvs: 21
21. Kerman (14-4) lost to Sierra Pacific, defeated Washington Union. Pvs: 24
22. Mendota (16-5) defeated Dos Palos and Avenal. Pvs: 25
23. Selma (11-6) defeated Central Valley Christian and Exeter. Pvs: NR
24. Santa Maria (14-6) defeated San Luis Obispo, lost to Paso Robles. Pvs: 23
25. Tulare Western (11-7) lost to Mission Oak and Dinuba. Pvs: 14
This story was originally published January 16, 2024 at 5:00 AM.
