Final Pioneer League Standings (Boys Soccer)
1. South Torrance 7-0-3
2. North Torrance 5-1-4
3. El Segundo 4-4-2
4. Lawndale 3-4-3
5. Centennial 3-7
6. Torrance 1-7-2
CIF Southern Section Boys Basketball Rankings
IIAA: Inglewood 14th
IIA: Leuzinger 4th, North Torrance 8th, Peninsula 13th, Mira Costa 14th
IIIAAA: West Torrance 7th, Lawndale 11th
IIIAA: South Torrance 2nd, Torrance 3rd, Palos Verdes 16th
IVAA: Serra 1st, Bishop Montgomery 3rd, Morningside 15th
VAA: St. Bernard 1st
VA: Rolling Hills Prep tied for 2nd
Marine League Standings
1. Banning (11-4-1, 7-1)
2. Narbonne (11-6-4, 5-2-1)
3. Gardena (8-10-1, 5-3)
4. Carson (3-7-1, 3-4-1)
5. San Pedro (5-9-4, 2-4-2)
6. Washington (0-8 in league)
Notes: The biggest game left is Banning at Narbonne on Wednesday afternoon. Narbonne needs a win to have a chance at first and keep Gardena off its tail. Narbonne is on a hot streak at home and Banning star Peter Velazquez's availability (ankle injury) is a question mark. Banning finishes at Gardena on Friday in another dangerous game. Carson and San Pedro are fighting for fourth place and a possible playoff berth. The L.A. City Section usually takes three to four Marine League teams. Fourth place may or may not be good enough.
Marine League Standings
1. Washington (17-10, 9-0): Only Narbonne has played Washington close, losing 57-54 in the first meeting between the teams. Otherwise no team has lost by fewer than double digits. It's Washington's title again.
2. Banning (15-8, 7-2): The real battle for Banning is for second place. Banning hosts Narbonne on Wednesday with second place on the line.
3. Narbonne (12-13, 6-3): Big week for the Gauchos, who host San Pedro on Monday and play at Banning on Wednesday and at Carson on Friday. Second place is not out of reach.
4. Carson (16-9, 5-5): Colts finish at King-Drew on Wednesday and at Banning on Friday with a good chance to finish over .500 in league.
5. San Pedro (13-12, 5-5): Tough loss against Banning last Friday, San Pedro could use a bounce-back win at Narbonne on Monday to improve L.A. City Section Division II playoff seeding.
6. Gardena (10-16, 1-9): Only league win is against King-Drew. Gardena looks to finish with two league wins, as it plays at King-Drew on Monday.
7. King-Drew (2-19, 0-9): King-Drew's best chance to garner a Marine League win is at home on Monday against Gardena. King-Drew lost to Gardena the first time around by just 8.
STANDINGS
1. Leuzinger (18-5-1, 6-1), at Mira Costa, Friday, 3 p.m.
2. Palos Verdes (19-2-3, 6-1), hosts Peninsula, Friday, 3 p.m.
3. West Torrance (12-4-4, 2-3-2), at Redondo, Friday, 3 p.m.
4. Mira Costa (8-7-7, 2-3-2)
5. Redondo (6-9-2, 2-5)
6. Peninsula (7-10-2, 1-6)
Notes: Who will blink first between the Sea Kings and the Olympians with three regular-season games left? A tie could be enough for one of them to slip out of first place, and no team in the Bay League is an easy opponent ... Either Redondo or Peninsula could play spoiler ... Leuzinger gets a big test on Friday at Mira Costa ... Leuzinger slipped past Mira Costa in overtime in the first meeting ... Palos Verdes looking to capture back-to-back Bay League titles ... West and Mira Costa in a tight race for third place ...
STANDINGS
1. Leuzinger (18-5, 7-0), at Mira Costa Friday, 7:30 p.m.
2. West Torrance (17-6, 6-1), at Redondo Friday, 7:30 p.m.
3. Peninsula (15-7, 4-3), at Palos Verdes Friday, 7:30 p.m.
4. Mira Costa (16-7, 3-4)
5. Redondo (9-13, 1-6)
6. Palos Verdes (6-17, 0-7)
Notes: West Torrance has to get through host Redondo Friday night to earn its shot at Leuzinger on Tuesday at West High ... Crazy that West -- unheralded coming into the season -- has a shot at the title with three games left, but indeed it does ... Mira Costa is at Peninsula on Tuesday in what likely is a battle for third place ...
North Torrance's Ryan McDaniel may have had his season cut short by a knee injury, but it didn't cut short his aspirations of getting a scholarship with a major college football program.
McDaniel, who played both RB and LB at North, officially signed his Letter of Intent with Washington on Wednesday morning.
A strange season came to a happy ending for Serra defensive back Raymond Ford, who signed Wednesday with Cal.
Ford, who had been committed to UCLA, re-opened his recruitment after Rick Neuheisel was dismissed as the Bruins' coach.
On Wednesday, Ford finally decided on Cal:
Stay tuned to http://www.dailybreeze.com/signingday for all your National Signing Day needs.
The recruiting process was a hectic one for longtime USC commit Darreus Rogers, who officially chose USC on Wednesday after being courted heavily by Arizona State.
Earlier in the day, Rogers spoke exclusively to The Daily Breeze about why he chose to remain with the USC Trojans.
Three players who went a long way to bolstering a Serra defense that helped capture the Mission League title made their college choices official on Wednesday by signing their LOI's in a ceremony in the Serra High gym.
Thomas Brown decided to trade in his red and blue Serra colors for a Blackshirt, electing to sign with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He talked to us about the decision after Serra's signing ceremony:
Meanwhile, DE/TE Kache Palacio sounds ready to get on a plane to Pullman and suit up for Mike Leach's Washington State defense tomorrow if he could:
DT/OL Kris Cooper made his decision to head to Montana State official, where he said he hopes to get on the field and play right away as a freshman.
