Centennial Huskies finish summer atop “15 for 2021” ratings

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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Ca. – The Corona Centennial High Huskies – with a starting lineup of four sophomores and a junior – sit atop seven other CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs teams in the final BurlisonOnBasketball “15 for 2021” ratings.

Coach Josh Giles’ team – which opted out of the State Southern Regional Open playoffs in order to play in front of 100s of college coaches in last weekend’s Section 7 event in Phoenix – knocked off host and defending champion Sierra Canyon in the Section final on June 10.

Etiwanda, which moved into the No. 3 seed (behind No. 1 and then-unbeaten Torrey Pines of San Diego and Sierra Canyon), is at No. 2 after toppling Mater Dei (No. 6 in the final poll), Sierra Canyon (3) and Torrey Pines – the latter two on the road – to capture the Regional Open crown.

The Eagles lost to Sierra Canyon in Southern Section Open pool play and didn’t hook up with Centennial during the season.

Northern California didn’t hold regional play – hence, there were no state championship games.

Heading the “non-SS Open teams” in the ratings was Capistrano Valley, which was the runner-up in the Southern Section Division I and Southern Regional Division I events.

 

FINAL TOP 15 FOR 2021

1. Corona Centennial (Southern Section Open)               21-2

Ended season: d. Sierra Canyon (80-72 in SS Open final)

2. Etiwanda (SS Open)                                          14-2

Ended season: d. Torrey Pines (68-65 in Southern Regional Open final)

3. Sierra Canyon (SS Open)                                          16-2

Ended season: l. Etiwanda (80-72 in Southern Regional Open semifinal)

4. John Bosco (SS Open)                                          23-4

Ended season: d. Ribet (70-68 In Southern Regional 1AA final)

5. Damien (SS Open)                                          29-4

Ended season: l. Torrey Pines (63-42 in Southern Regional Open semi)

6. Mater Dei (SS Open)                                          29-3

Ended season: l. Etiwanda (71-62 in Southern Regional Open first round)

7. Harvard-Westlake (SS Open)                                          17-6

Ended season: l. St. John Bosco (65-56 in Southern Regional 1AA semi)

8. Ribet Academy (SS Open)                                          13-5

Ended season: l. St. John Bosco (70-68 in Southern Regional 1AA final)

9. Capistrano Valley (SS 1AA)                                             17-4

Ended season: l. Santa Fe Christian (65-38 in Southern Regional D1 final)

10. Chaminade (SS 1AA)                                             21-4

Ended season: l. Capistrano Valley (76-64 OT in Southern Regional D1 semi)

11. Santa Margarita (SS 2AA)                                             17-6

Ended season: d. Crean Lutheran (66-53 in Southern Regional 2AA final)

12. Heritage Christian (SS 1AA)                                             20-8

Ended season: l. Santa Fe Christian (65-58 in Southern Regional D1 first round)

13. Birmingham (L.A. City Open)                                12-4

Ended season: l. Sierra Canyon (94-74 in Southern Regional Open first round)

14. Crean Lutheran (SS  2A)                                              20-3

Ended season: l. Santa Margarita (66-53 in Southern Regional 2AA final)

15. Rolling Hills Prep (SS 2AA)

Ended season: l. Santa Margarita (52-44 in Southern Regional 2AA semi)