PGHCali Top 25 Rankings – Post Season Look; #6-10

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are the <strong>Top 25 Schools Ranked by PGHCali </strong>in the Post Season, I will recap our Preseason Top 25 Rankings for California and then also update the rankings as it was left after the State Playoffs this year. My predictions were pretty good and you will see what I mean as I run it down.<strong> Preseason Rankings are listed below the Post - Season List.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"textAlign":"center"} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center"><strong>Post Season Rankings after State Finals - Published: 3/21/24 by Don Small</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>#6: St. Marys HS (26-6) Overall; (10-0) in Tri-City Athletic League</strong>; <strong>2024 CIF State Dvision I Champions</strong>; <strong>2024 State Regionals Finalist</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Marys of Stockton</strong> has always been a basketball power and they have great leadership and it has always been something that keeps them in the limelight of the basketball world. They host a great tournament in the MLK Classic each year that brings some of the basketball elite to the venue to play and see where they stand in the arena. St. Marys has a few high D1 prospects on their roster and they are always in contention of winning a championship and finishing in the top portion of their league. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='104791' first='Jordan' last='Lee'] </strong>the super athlete that was selected for the <strong>McDonalds All-American</strong> game was the only member selected who did not play on a truly sponsored team, was classified as an independent team. Her team was Jason Kidd squad and she stayed with that program all the way thru her high school years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Seniors:</strong> Alanis Sulivan, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='104791' first='Jordan' last='Lee']</strong> , <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='166835' first='Emani' last='King']</strong> and Cassidy Bartolotto<br><strong>Juniors: [player_tooltip player_id='312842' first='Nyah' last='Buntun']</strong> , Theresa Gotico, Victory Bragg, Kylie Limbrick and Natalie Munoz<br><strong>Sophomores:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='843671' first='Mia' last='Jamias'], Presley DaCruz and [player_tooltip player_id='1252648' first='Evelini' last='Smith']<br><strong>Freshman:</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='654311' first='Kori' last='Rogers']</strong> and Ava Perez</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>#7:</strong> <strong>Folsom HS</strong>;<strong> (26-6) Overall; 10-0 in Sierra Foothill League, CIF San Joaquin Division I Champions 2023; State Open Division Regional Semifinalist 2024</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Folsom did a great job this past season wining the SJS Division I championship and they did by defeating a very good St. Marys of Stockton team who have a cast of stars playing their as well. Folsom controlled th game for the first 3 periods, but St. Marys would make a game of it in the end and Folsom would pull off the win with a score of 58-53 to capture the title. These girls play hard as well and handle their business on the floor, you see the returner for next season, they are loaded.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Returners:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Seniors: [player_tooltip player_id='758376' first='Ella' last='Uriarte']</strong> , <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='330850' first='Kamryn' last='Mafua']</strong> and Camille Hakes<br><strong>Juniors:</strong> Bianca Kimmons, Breyana Kimmons, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='214681' first='Aryn' last='Bright']</strong> , <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='214682' first='Ava' last='Rawlins']</strong> , Lily Bingaman, Dixie McLanahan, Jada Tupou, Dewayne Makihele, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='375881' first='Sophia' last='Mindermann']</strong> and Natalie Munoz<br><strong>Sophomores:</strong> Racquel Mauch</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>#8: Ontario Christian HS (28-5) Overall; (8-0) in the Ambassador League; 2024 Open Division Pool Play (2-1); 2024 State Regional Semifinalist; </strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This team came on the scene and did some damage, they ended up in the Open Division Pool Play and beat the likes of Bishop Montgomery and Centennial in there Pool and wound up losing to the <strong>CIFSS Open, Regional and State Champion</strong> in Etiwanda HS. They bolstered the leader scorer at the school as a TRUE freshman in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='773677' first='Kaleena' last='Smith']</strong> who averaged over<strong> 31ppg</strong> this season and took her team to the semifinals in the state tournament. She will return with some other Super Freshman next year as she leads the team as a sophomore. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Seniors: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='104795' first='Dejah' last='Saldivar'], Brooklyn Moore, [player_tooltip player_id='566437' first='Kailee' last='Briggs'], Sarah Wolfe, Brooke Bierbaum, Amanda Ajobiewe and [player_tooltip player_id='566440' first='Karsen' last='Marshall']<br><strong>Juniors:</strong> Danika Reomales and Crystal Briggs<br><strong>Sophomores:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='843655' first='Savannah' last='Philan'], Samantha Cantos, [player_tooltip player_id='574418' first='Bella' last='Medina'] and [player_tooltip player_id='843651' first='Cori' last='Benjamin']<br><strong>Freshmans: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='773677' first='Kaleena' last='Smith'] and [player_tooltip player_id='843776' first='Legacy' last='Benjamin']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>#9: Sage Hill HS (25-5) Overall; (6-0) in Pacific Coast League; 2024 Open Division Pool Play (1-2); 2024 CIF State Round 1 Finalist</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sage Hill </strong>has been performing well better and better each year they have been in contention for a title in the CIF Playoffs and Championships. They lost to Mater Dei their last game, but they played hard and made Mater Dei put them away, they have been on their game for the past 3 to 4 serasons. Some teams have even said they would not want to play them in the near future as they become more seasoned and experienced at the game, expect them to make some waves this season in the Playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Seniors: [player_tooltip player_id='445288' first='Emily' last='Eadie']</strong> , Petra Gapp, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='758379' first='Kat' last='Righeimer']</strong> , [player_tooltip player_id='835332' first='Zoie' last='Lamkin'], Annabelle Spotts, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='390503' first='Aurora' last='Elder']</strong> and Sara Alizadeh<br><strong>Juniors: </strong>Grace Bori and Dunia Al-Khatib<br><strong>Sophomores:</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='574407' first='Amalia' last='Holguin']</strong> and Alyssa Cuff<br><strong>Freshman:</strong> Finley Callero, Audrey Reynolds and Kamdym Klamberg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>#10: Mission Hills HS (23-9) Overall; (10-0) in Palomar League;</strong> <strong>2024 CIFSD Open Division Champions; 2024 CIF State Tournament Round 1 finalist</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Seniors:</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='390498' first='Mariah' last='Brown']</strong> , Genesis Henderson, Lindsey Jones, Kylee Trujillo, Maria Gorbushin and Kyara Walter<br><strong>Juniors:</strong> Destiny Walker<br><strong>Sophomore: </strong>Izzy Medina, Madyson Null, Kalea Bacho, Lyndsey Rodgers and Kendall Nguyen<br><strong>Freshman:</strong> Maleena Nava</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"textAlign":"center"} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PreSeason Rankings 2023-24</span></strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"textAlign":"center"} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center"><strong>#6. Oakland Tech HS<br>#7. Clovis West HS<br>#8. Salesian HS<br>#9. Folsom HS <br>#10. Piedmont HS</strong><br></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->