Updated Top 30 and a look at the week’s key games

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LAGUNA NIGUEL – And we’re down to the last two weeks of the regular season . . .

*As was the theme of last week’s SoCal Top 30 teams rating update, it’s all about what happens in Mission and Trinity League showdowns this week.

The results of those games will continue to shape the look of the CIF Southern Section’ s eight-team Open Division playoff field and help determine which of those two mega-leagues clubs will also challenge for a Division I title.

The first of those clashes is set for Monday night (7 o’clock), when No. 3 St. John Bosco plays host to No. 10 Santa Margarita in a rapid-fire rematch of a game played in Orange County Friday night.

The visiting SJB Braves won that one, 77-67, which is why they sit in a tie for the league-lead (at 5-1) with No. 17 Mater Dei.

*Wednesday night, the No. 8 JSerra Lions visit Santa Ana in attempt to extend their win streak to four against Mater Dei. Their current three-game streak is believed to be the longest by an Orange County program against the Monarchs since Gary McKnight took over took over at Mater Dei in 1982.

*And JSerra has another rematch (this one at home in San Juan Capistrano Friday night), against Santa Margarita. The Eagles handled Keith Wilkinson’s Lions, 70-49, when they played in Rancho Santa Margarita on Jan. 10.

*And there will high-profile Trinity and Mission League games on tap Saturday in Inglewood’s Intuit Dome Arena as part of the six-game, Trinity-Mission League Showcase that was originally set for Jan. 10 but postponed because for the catastrophic fires in Southern California.

The most significant of those Saturday games (in relation to the CIF SS’s Open and I Division playoff field makeups) pit Mater Dei against St. John Bosco at 3 o’clock, and No. 6 Notre Dame and 9 Sierra Canyon at 7:30 in a Mission showdown.

*The other Mission contest this week of major importance is set for Tuesday night in Studio City, when No. 1 Harvard-Westlake plays host to Sierra Canyon.

 

The 20 best player performances I watched in person last week

(Games of Jan. 22-25)

Most Outstanding Player: Elzie Harrington/St. John Bosco/Sr. (pictured)

The Next 19

Seniors

  *Alec Blair/Concord De La Salle

*Brayden Burries/Roosevelt

*Christian Fernandez/San Clemente

*Liam Gray/Los Alamitos

*Chris Komin/St. John Bosco

*Sydney Natche/Village Christian

*Lantz Stephenson/Coronado

*Dallas Washington/Santa Margarita

*Issac Williamson/Roosevelt

Juniors

*Jaden Bailes/St. Augustine

*Kaiden Bailey/Santa Margarita

*Luke Barnett/Mater Dei

*Christian Collins/St. John Bosco

*Jonathan Dzabatou/Orange Lutheran

*Eli Garner/Damien

*Jacob Majok/Crean Lutheran

*Isaiah Rogers/Centennial

Sophomores

  *Kameron Cooper/Bishop Gorman

*DeMarcus Henry/Mater Dei

 

SoCal Top 30

(Results of Jan. 21-25)

School/Record/Last Week

1. Harvard-Westlake/20-1/2

Next Up: Tuesday, vs. No. 9 Sierra Canyon, 7 p.m.; Thursday, vs. Chaminade, 7 p.m.; Saturday, at Intuit Dome Arena, vs. St. Francis, 6 p.m.

2. Roosevelt/25-2/2

Next Up: Wednesday, Big VIII Tournament semifinal, vs. TBD, 6 p.m.

3. Saint John Bosco/21-3/3

Next Up: Monday, vs. No. 10 Santa Margarita, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, vs. Servite, 7 p.m.; Saturday, at Intuit Dome Arena, vs. No. 17 Mater Dei, 3 p.m.

4. La Mirada/21-4/5

Next Up: Friday, vs. Dominguez, 7 p.m.

5. Redondo Union/22-2/6

Next Up: Friday, vs. Palos Verdes, 7 p.m.

6. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame/18-4/4

Next Up: Tuesday, at Chaminade 7 p.m.; Thursday,  at No. 14 Crespi, 7 p.m.; Saturday, at Intuit Dome Arena, vs. No. 9 Sierra Canyon, 7 p.m.

7. Heritage Christian/22-3/7

Next Up: Tuesday, vs. Whittier Christian, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Maranatha, 7 p.m.

8. JSerra/19-5/9

Next Up: Wednesday, at No. 17 Mater Dei, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. No. 10 Santa Margarita, 7 p.m.; Saturday, vs. Verbum Dei Jesuit, 7 p.m.

9. Sierra Canyon/18-3/10

Next Up: Tuesday, at No. 1 Harvard-Westlake, 7 p.m.; Thursday, vs. Alemany, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Intuit Dome Arena, vs. No. 6 Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

10. Santa Margarita/17-5/8

Next Up: Monday, at No. 3 St. John Bosco, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, vs. Orange Lutheran, 7 p.m.; Friday, at No. 8 JSerra, 7 p.m.

11. Mira Costa/21-3/12

Next Up: Tuesday, vs. Peninsula, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, vs. King-Drew, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Paraclete, 5 p.m.

12. Windward/17-4/13

Next Up: Monday, vs. No. 23 Brentwood School, 7 p.m.; Tuesday, vs. Viewpoint, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Intuit Dome Arena, vs. Viewpoint, 11 a.m.

13. Inglewood/24-4/14

Next Up: TBD.

14. Crespi/17-6/12

Next Up: Tuesday, at Loyola, 7 p.m.; Thursday, vs. No. 6 Notre Dame; Saturday, Intuit Dome Arena, vs. Alemany, 11 a.m.

15. Rolling Hills Prep/19-6/15

Next Up: No games scheduled.

16. Los Alamitos/16-8/16

Next Up: Tuesday, at Newport Harbor, 7 p.m.; Thursday, vs. Corona del Mar, 7 p.m.

17. Mater Dei/19-5/18

Next Up: Wednesday, vs. No. 8 JSerra, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Intuit Dome Arena, vs. No. 3 St. John Bosco, 3 p.m.

18. Rancho Cucamonga/21-7/19

Next Up: Friday, Baseline League Tournament, vs. TBD, 6:30 p.m.

19. Anaheim Canyon/19-7/17

Next Up: Tuesday, at No. 27 La Habra, 7 p.m.

20. Oak Hills/20-4/22

Next Up: Tuesday, at Sultana, 6 p.m.; Thursday, at Ridgecrest Burroughs, 6 p.m.

21. Culver City/20-4/24

Next Up: Monday, vs. Camarillo, 7 p.m.

22. Saint Anthony/15-6/25

Next Up: Monday, at Serra, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, vs. St. Paul, 7 p.m.

23. Brentwood School/21-3/24

Next Up: Monday, at No. 12 Windward, 7 p.m.; Tuesday, vs. Crossroads, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Intuit Dome Arena, vs. Campbell Hall, 4:30 p.m.

24. Long Beach Poly/17-6/29

Next Up: Monday, at Long Beach Wilson, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, vs. Compton, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Long Beach Jordan, 7 p.m.

25. Corona Centennial/13-15/30

Next Up: Wednesday, Big VIII Tournament semifinal, vs. TBD, 6 p.m.

26. San Clemente/20-5/UR

Next Up: Wednesday, vs. Dana Hills, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Trabuco Hills, 7 p.m.

27. Crean Lutheran/12-11/UR

Next up: Tuesday, vs. Foothill, 7 p.m.; Friday, at Cypress, 7 p.m.

28. La Habra/18-8/27

Next Up: Tuesday, vs. No. 19 Anaheim Canyon, 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Foothill, 7 p.m.

29. Santa Barbara/19-5/UR

Next Up: Monday, vs. Dos Pueblos, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, vs. Oxnard, 7 p.m.; Friday, at Ventura, 7 p.m.

30. Fairmont Prep/15-8/UR

Next Up: Tuesday, vs. Newport Pacifica Christian, 6 p.m.; Thursday, vs. San Gabriel Academy, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, vs. Hesperia, 6 p.m.