Now on to the biggest, deepest, and hardest section to rank. So many schools from the Southern Section would be ranked No. 1 in most other sections. Ranking this section is hard because very good teams get left out. BOYS…
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inNow on to the biggest, deepest, and hardest section to rank. So many schools from the Southern Section would be ranked No. 1 in most other sections. Ranking this section is hard because very good teams get left out.
BOYS
JSerra was talked about as the team to beat in Southern California and discussed as the best team in the State when the season began and both those things proved to be true. The Lions won both titles, along with the Trinity League title and are a clear No. 1.
Runners up Sunny Hills comes in at No. 2 while DI semifinalists or quarterfinalist make the rest of the top five with Montclair, Citrus Hill and Arlington.
What really stands out here is Orange Lutheran. The smallest school in the Trinity League, a Division IV team and a team that lost 77 matches over the previous four seasons, including 23 four seasons ago and 18 three seasons ago. What a turnaround to win the Section and SoCal titles.
1. JSerra Catholic (20-1-1) |
2. Sunny Hills (22-2-3) |
3. Montclair (23-3-3) |
4. Citrus Hill (23-5-0) |
5. Arlington (22-1-1) |
6. Orange Lutheran (20-6-2) |
7. San Clemente (15-4-8) |
8. Quartz Hill (18-2-4) |
9. Los Alamitos (17-8-3) |
10. South-Torrance (18-5-0) |
GIRLS
Santa Margarita was an early No. 1 in the State and was probably always the Southern Section Division I favorite and lived up to that by topping Los Alamitos in the final. Los Al is ranked No. 2 while Oaks Christian played Division I, reached the semifinals and is ranked No. 3. Fellow semi-finalist, Villa Park, is No. 4.
Division II champ Hart of Newhall comes in at No. 6, DII runners up Harvard-Westlake is No. 9 while Division III champ Moorpark rounds out the top ten.
1. Santa Margarita (22-2-1) |
2. Los Alamitos (20-8-5) |
3. Oaks Christian (19-4-1) |
4. Villa Park (18-5-3) |
5. Santiago – Corona (20-2-1) |
6. Hart-Newhall (19-3-4) |
7. San Clemente (15-3-6) |
8. Mira Costa (11-3-7) |
9. Harvard-Westlake (16-7-3) |
10. Moorpark (21-4-0) |