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A month into the season, these are our subjective rankings of where the top squads per division, per gender, stand in the largest and most competitive section in the nation!
We will come out with new rankings every two weeks, leading us into the postseason in early May!
DIVISION 1 GIRLS
1) Vista Murrieta
2) Wilson - Long Beach
2) Long Beach Poly
4) Etiwanda
5) Orange Vista
6) King
7) Chino Hills
7) Murrieta Valley
9) Quartz Hill
10) (tie) Camarillo, Santiago - Corona
Others: Ayala, Newbury Park, Roosevelt
DIVISION 1 BOYS
1) Long Beach Poly
1) Jordan
3) Wilson - Long Beach
4) Redondo Union
5) Great Oak
6) Cajon
7) Vista Murrieta
8) Trabuco Hills
9) Warren
9) Newbury Park
Others: Rancho Cucamonga, Roosevelt, San Clemente
DIVISION 2 GIRLS
1) Dana Hills
2) Culver City
2) Calabasas
4) Edison
5) Ventura
6) Canyon - Canyon Country
6) J.W. North
8) Newport Harbor
9) Mater Dei
10) Golden Valley
Others: Agoura, Shadow Hills, Thousand Oaks
DIVISION 2 BOYS
1) Mater Dei
2) Westlake
3) Ventura
4) Thousand Oaks
5) Simi Valley
6) Canyon - Canyon Country
7) Dana Hills
8) Villa Park
9) Santa Barbara
10) Royal
Others: Edison, Redlands East Valley, West Ranch
DIVISION 3 GIRLS
1) JSerra
2) Notre Dame - Sherman Oaks
3) Mission Viejo
4) South Pasadena
5) Castiac
6) Harvard Westlake
7) Corona del Mar
8) Santa Margarita
9) La Canada
10) Oak Park
Others: Laguna Hills, Yorba Linda
DIVISION 3 BOYS
1) JSerra
2) Cathedral
3) Santa Margarita
4) Notre Dame - Sherman Oaks
5) Servite
6) Moorpark
7) St. John Bosco
7) Orange Lutheran
9) Palos Verdes
10) St. Francis
Others: Burroughs - Ridgecrest, Chaminade, Harvard Westlake
DIVISION 4 GIRLS
1) Oaks Christian
2) Serra
3) Rosary
4) St. Mary's
5) St. Bernard
5) Marlborough
7) St. Lucy's
8) Archer
9) St. Joseph - Lakewood
10) Paraclete
Others: Foothill Tech, Ontario Christian, Viewpoint, Webb School
DIVISION 4 BOYS
1) Oaks Christian
2) Serra
3) Sierra Canyon
4) Bishop Alemany
5) Foothill Tech
6) Big Bear
7) Providence
8) Brentwood
9) Crespi
10) St. Bonaventure
Others: Chadwick, La Salle, Valley Christian - Cerritos
Mark Gardner is a former coach, popular announcer, and an associated editor for MileSplitCA
Photos by Josh Barber, Angel Pena, and Raymond Tran.