A look at The Times’ top 25 boys’ basketball rankings for the Southland after Week 3.Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week1. SIERRA CANYON (5-1): Lost in Washington D.C. to Bishop McNamara; 12. SANTA MARGARITA (9-1): Lost to same team as Sierra Canyon on East Coast trip; 23. ST. JOHN BOSCO (4-0): Wins over Francis Parker, Los Alamitos; 44. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (7-1): Joe Sterling turned in 36-point effort with seven threes; 55. REDONDO UNION (5-1): Sea Hawks responded well after loss to San Gabriel Academy; 36. SAN GABRIEL ACADEMY (1-3): Freshman guard Zach Arnold delivered in win over Redondo Union; 137. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (5-2): NaVorro Bowman Jr. kept a steady scoring pace; 68. CREAN LUTHERAN (7-1): Hunter Caplan was tournament MVP in Hawaii; 119. VILLAGE CHRISTIAN (6-1): Showdown with Sherman Oaks Notre Dame on Tuesday; 2510. CRESPI (5-2-): Lost to Village Christian, Redondo Union; 711. CORONA CENTENNIAL (6-1): 57-41 win over Crossroads on Saturday; 812. FAIRMONT PREP (5-1): Plays in St. John Bosco tournament this week; 1013. JSERRA (5-3): Still looking for break-through win vs. top opponent; 914. DAMIEN (10-1): Eli Garner has had big opening month of season; 1215. ETIWANDA (9-0): Nine consecutive wins vs. mostly Inland Empire opponents; 1416. CORONA DEL MAR (7-0): Maxwell Smart is averaging 26.5 points, including 44-point effort; 1817. ROLLING HILLS PREP (8-0): Should be unbeaten going into Damien Classic; 1518. LA MIRADA (1-3): Played grueling schedule so far; 1619. CHAMINADE (9-0): The schedule planner deserves an A+ grade; 1920. ARCADIA (5-1): Host Pasadena on Wednesday in Pacific League opener; 2021. PASADENA (3-1): Have had plenty of time to prepare for Arcadia; 2122. CROSSROADS (6-1): Face Santa Monica on Friday in a battle of Santa Monica schools; 2223. EASTVALE ROOSEVELT (5-3): Lost in overtime to St. Bernard; 1724. BRENTWOOD (10-0): 40 points, 22 rebounds for sophomore Ethan Hills; NR25. SONORA (7-1): Win over St. Bernard, only loss to Damien; NRSign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
