This week’s winter sports rankings:
DAILY NEWS RANKINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
1. Cantwell (16-1) — 1-2 punch leads surge.
2. La Habra (12-6) — Ready for second-half blitz.
3. California (10-6) — Del Rio League favorite?
4. Whittier (8-8) — Hosts La Serna Wednesday.
5. La Serna (5-7) — Gets Whittier, Cal this week
GIRLS BASKETBALL
1. Whittier (13-2) — Acosta, Magana lead surge.
2. St. Paul (12-5) — Challenging league slate.
3. La Habra (12-4) — Tough loss to Troy.
4. Santa Fe (9-8) — Hosts Whittier on Friday.
5. Whittier Christian (11-7) — Will challenge in Olympic.
BOYS SOCCER
1. El Rancho (14-0) — Just keeps on rolling.
2. La Serna (8-2-3) — Dons’ biggest challenger.
3. Montebello (7-2-3) — Routed Santa Fe.
4. La Habra (6-3-5) — Opened league with win.
5. Pioneer (8-1-4) — Gets El Rancho this week.
GIRLS SOCCER.
1. La Serna (2-3-3) — No. 7 in Division 5 poll.
2. La Mirada (8-5-3) — Out of sync vs. Mayfair.
3. El Rancho (6-2) — Could challenge in DRL.
4. Pioneer (5-3) — Good nonleague slate.
5. Santa Fe (7-7) — Don’t overlook the Chiefs.