With the basketball season finished for all but one Peninsula high school team – the Pinewood School girls – Patch’s top-10 rankings this week take a final glance at the best of the local programs.
The season-ending rankings for boys and girls basketball look very similar to the hierarchy from several weeks ago. No teams distinguished themselves enough in the early rounds of California Interscholastic Federation playoffs last week to make a convincing case that they should leapfrog other programs.
Patch’s initial rankings – from Jan. 11, just before the league seasons began -- are included for comparison.
The weekly rankings are drawn from all San Mateo County high schools, as well as schools in Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills.
Records include games played through Saturday, Mar. 12.
BOYS BASKETBALL
1. Serra 21-10 (Initial ranking: 1)
2. Burlingame 27-5 (3)
3. Sacred Heart Prep 25-3 (4)
4. St. Francis 15-14 (2)
5. Palo Alto 19-7 (5)
6. Pinewood 23-6 (NR)
7. El Camino 17-11 (NR)
8. Mountain View 21-5 (9)
9. Gunn 15-10 (6)
10. Mills 17-10 (8)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
1. Pinewood 26-5 (Initial ranking: 1)
2. Eastside College Prep 22-9 (2)
3. Terra Nova 24-5 (5)
4. Palo Alto 22-5 (7)
5. Gunn 19-7 (4)
6. Notre Dame 15-15 (9)
7. Mills 19-9 (8)
8. Menlo School 16-11 (6)
9. St. Francis 11-14 (3)
10. Sacred Heart Prep 13-11 (NR)
