5A Rankings: Top 10 Teams

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Week </em>9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. <strong>Liberty</strong> 13-8 – It's crowded at the top of 5A, however to date the Patriots are the only program with a win over everyone in the big three. Defending state champs, with the best player [player_tooltip player_id='986955' first='DJ' last='Thomas'], and coming off a dominating victory over #2 Gorman, Liberty has earned the #1 spot. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. <strong>Bishop Gorman</strong> 13-5 – The Gaels rebounded from the Liberty loss with back-to-back wins in the Nike Extravaganza. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. <strong>Durango </strong>12-5 – The Trailblazers headed to Florida for the MAIT. Cal Baptist commit [player_tooltip player_id='985637' first='Tylen' last='Riley'] had 17 in the game against Rivera Prep </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. <strong>Coronado</strong> 13-8 – The Cougars travel to play Desert Pines this week. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. <strong>Desert Pines</strong> 14-3 – The Jags went toe to toe with #3 Durango before falling in overtime, they host #4 Coronado this week. [player_tooltip player_id='986961' first='Gregory' last='Burrell'] put up a career-high 27 against the Trailblazers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. <strong>Foothill 13-7 –</strong> The Falcons are on a 3-game win streak. They host #4 Coronado in a big matchup. Sophomore guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='986970' first='Zak' last='Abdalla']</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/zak-abdalla/"></a> is having an All-Conference season averaging over 18 per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. <strong>Arbor View</strong> 16-7 – The Aggies have had their struggles against the 5A elite. They look to get right when they host Faith Lutheran this week. The return of [player_tooltip player_id='1253140' first='Brian' last='Townsend'] will be huge to the program, as they look to secure a playoff birth. <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/isaiah-garcia/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. <strong>Centennial</strong> 9- 3 – [player_tooltip player_id='940475' first='Elijah' last='Burney'], [player_tooltip player_id='1284906' first='Toby' last='Roberts'] in company are fighting for a playoff birth. They travel to Liberty this week for a crucial matchup. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9.<strong> Spanish Springs</strong> 15-6 SS looks to rebound from a defeat at the hands of Manogue. [player_tooltip player_id='1243527' first='Conner' last='Sheets'] leads the squad with nearly 17 per game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. <strong>Douglas</strong> 13-8 –  [player_tooltip player_id='1679359' first='Caden' last='Thacker'] and company have reeled off three in a row. They travel to Manogue for a huge division matchup. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->