Dec. 15--A look at the top 25 boys' basketball teams in the Southland:
No. School (W-L) Comment (last week's ranking)
1. CORONA CENTENNIAL (3-0) Headed to Las Vegas for Tarkanian Classic. (1)
2. MATER DEI (5-0) Coach Gary McKnight won his 1,000th game. (3)
3. SIERRA CANYON (1-0) Headed to Florida for City of Palms tournament. (2)
4. BISHOP MONTGOMERY (5-0) Playing in San Luis Obispo this week. (4)
5. PRICE (5-0) James Washington is a fantastic senior guard. (6)
6. FAIRFAX (4-0) Lions begin Western League play. (7)
7. REDONDO UNION (4-2) Seahawks will be in Las Vegas. (8)
8. LOYOLA (7-1) Max Hazzard comes through in clutch. (NR)
9. LONG BEACH POLY (7-1) Sophomore Zafir Williams is rising prospect. (5)
10. CATHEDRAL (1-0) Kobe Paras debuts Thursday in SFV Invitational. (12)
11. CANTWELL-SACRED HEART (6-2) Jacob Davison is making a lot of threes. (9)
12. CHINO HILLS (3-1) Another team spending weekend in Las Vegas. (10)
13. ETIWANDA (3-2) Coach Dave Kleckner picked up 500th win. (11)
14. ALEMANY (3-1) Warriors are in SFV Invitational. (13)
15. ST. JOHN BOSCO (7-2) Braves are gearing up for Trinity League. (15)
16. DAMIEN (7-1) Played well in Northern California. (17)
17. FOOTHILL (6-0) Knights travel to Fresno area. (18)
18. NORTH (4-0) Headed to Mission Prep tournament. (19)
19. MARANATHA (2-2) Will spend the weekend in Las Vegas. (20)
20. VILLAGE CHRISTIAN (5-1) Bennie Boatwright is exciting to watch. (21)
21. WESTCHESTER (8-4) Comets lacking offense at the moment. (16)
22. CHAMINADE (4-0) Tougher games ahead. (22)
23. SONORA (5-1) Playing in North Orange County championships. (25)
24. LA MIRADA (4-1) Close loss to Sonora last week. (14)
25. ORANGE LUTHERAN (4-1) Headed to Hawaii. (24)
