Bay Space Information Group’s season-ending ladies basketball Prime 20
(Mercury Information & East Bay Instances)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (28-3)
Closing phrase: Captured third consecutive NorCal Open Division title. Misplaced to Etiwanda 69-67 on a shot on the buzzer within the Open state remaining.
No. 2 PIEDMONT (27-1)
Closing phrase: NCS Division IV champ was the one Bay Space staff to beat Mitty this season. Misplaced to Salesian 48-45 within the NorCal Open semifinals.
No. 3 SALESIAN (27-5)
Closing phrase: Received the NCS Open Division title, then avenged an earlier loss to Piedmont by beating the Highlanders within the semifinals of the NorCal Open regional. Misplaced to Mitty 86-49 within the regional remaining.
No. 4 OAKLAND TECH (30-5)
Closing phrase: Moved as much as Division I, Tech confirmed it belonged because the Girl Bulldogs rolled to the state championship with a 75-52 rout of Santiago-Corona. Tech received the D-III state title final yr.
No. 5 SAN RAMON VALLEY (28-5)
Closing phrase: Completed because the runner-up to Salesian within the NCS Open playoffs after which beat Carondelet 57-54 within the NorCal D-I quarterfinals earlier than falling to Oakland Tech 56-46 within the semifinals.
No. 6 CARONDELET (23-8)
Closing phrase: Misplaced a heartbreaker to San Ramon Valley within the quarterfinals of the NorCal Division I regional as its 3-pointer that may have despatched the sport to extra time was launched a fraction after the buzzer.
No. 7 BISHOP O’DOWD (20-9)
Closing phrase: NCS Division II champs misplaced to top-seeded St. Mary’s-Stockton 77-58 within the quarterfinals of the NorCal Division I regional.
No. 8 PINEWOOD (17-12)
Closing phrase: In an injury-plagued season, Pinewood reached the CCS Open remaining for the ninth consecutive season and the quarterfinals NorCal D-I regional. Its season ended with a 63-37 loss to Oakland Tech.
No. 9 ACALANES (21-8)
Closing phrase: Seeded seventh within the NorCal Division I regional, the Dons fell at dwelling to Pinewood 58-50 within the opening spherical.
No. 10 PALO ALTO (20-7)
Closing phrase: The thirteenth seed within the NorCal Division I regional, Palo Alto was overwhelmed on the highway by Cardinal Newman 60-35 within the first spherical.
No. 11 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (21-6)
Closing phrase: The 14th-seeded Fightin’ Irish misplaced at third-seeded San Ramon Valley 63-54 within the first spherical of the NorCal Division I playoffs.
No. 12 MONTE VISTA (26-7)
Closing phrase: Captured the NCS Division I title, then reached the semifinals of the NorCal Division II regional earlier than falling on the highway to Nice Valley-Chico 50-45.
No. 13 HERITAGE (22-7)
Closing phrase: The sixteenth seed within the NorCal Division I playoffs, Heritage misplaced on the highway to No. 1 seed St. Mary’s-Stockton 77-62 within the first spherical.
No. 14 MOREAU CATHOLIC (21-10)
Closing phrase: NCS Division II runner-up beat St. Ignatius within the first spherical of the NorCal D-II regional, then misplaced on the highway to eventual state champion San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno 69-51.
No. 15 CRYSTAL SPRINGS UPLANDS (21-5)
Closing phrase: The tenth seed within the NorCal Division II playoffs, Crystal Springs was eradicated within the opening spherical at San Marin 42-34.
No. 16 PINOLE VALLEY (20-11)
Closing phrase: After receiving the eighth seed within the NorCal Division II regional, Pinole Valley misplaced within the opener to No. 9 seed Christian Brothers 62-48.
No. 17 BRANHAM (21-7)
Closing phrase: The Bruins’ keep within the NorCal Division II regional was short-lived because the San Jose college misplaced to Monte Vista 62-47 within the first spherical.
No. 18 LOS GATOS (21-7)
Closing phrase: The Wildcats drew the No. 16 seed within the Division II regional, which meant a highway recreation at top-seeded Marin Catholic. Los Gatos misplaced 52-32.
No. 19 GRANADA (19-14)
Closing phrase: The fifth-seeded Matadors beat No. 12 seed Clovis East and No. 4 seed Chico within the first two rounds of the NorCal D-III playoffs earlier than dropping at dwelling to No. 9 seed Caruthers 55-50 within the semifinals.
No. 20 EVERGREEN VALLEY (20-8)
Closing phrase: The CCS Division I champs, seeded eighth within the NorCal Division III regional, misplaced within the opening spherical to No. 9 seed Caruthers 61-52.
Bay Space Information Group’s (manner too early)
ladies basketball Prime 5 for 2023-24
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY
Early phrase: Morgan Cheli will likely be a senior and McKenna Woliczko will likely be a sophomore subsequent season. The Monarchs additionally add 6-1 Belle Bramer, who was ineligible this season after transferring from Los Gatos.
No. 2 SAN RAMON VALLEY
Early phrase: Sofia Bowes and Sierra Chambers will likely be again after receiving first-team all-league honors this winter whereas main SRV to the NCS Open remaining and semifinals of the NorCal D-I regional.
No 3 OAKLAND TECH
Early phrase: With Taliyah Logwood, Terri’A Russell and Jhai Johnson among the many returning gamers, Oakland Tech must be an element as soon as once more subsequent winter.
No. 4 PINEWOOD
Early phrase: Pinewood returns three of its high gamers — Alex Facelo, Lita Fakapelea, Jolyn Ding — and is predicted so as to add Vallory Kuelker, ineligible as a sophomore this season after transferring from Gunn.
No. 5 BISHOP O’DOWD
Early phrase: The Dragons began three freshmen on a staff that captured the NCS Division II title this season. Level guard Savannah Jones additionally will likely be again as a senior subsequent winter.
Groups eligible for the Bay Space Information Group rankings come from leagues primarily based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.