One loss among the elite teams in the San Gabriel Valley and it can set the Top 10 in turmoil.
Glendora High School fell to Claremont in five sets in a Palomares League finale, creating co-champions.
Both teams are ranked No. 2 in the CIF Southern Section (Glendora in Division 3; Claremont in Division 4), but with 14 teams ranked in CIF-SS polls, one loss was enough to send one-loss Arcadia to the top of the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper’s poll for the first time.
La Salle had a huge sweep of Flintridge Sacred Heart and then a sweep in its Del Rey League finale to take over second.
1. Arcadia (26-1)
Won Crescenta Valley tourney; swept Pacific League (2)
2. La Salle (21-10)
Finished regular season with three 3-0 wins (3)
3. Flintridge Sacred Heart (22-9)
Ninth-place finish in Redondo tourney (4)
4. Monrovia (22-6)
Completed sweep of Rio Hondo League (5)
5. Gabrielino (24-4)
Seniors never lost Mission Valley Legue match (6)
6. Glendora (21-6)
Lost to Claremont in 5; tie for league title (1)
7. Westridge (24-5)
First Prep League title since 2006 (7)
8. Gladstone (23-3)
Back-to-back Montview League titles (8)
9. Los Altos (21-8)
Lost only three games in Hacienda League play (10)
10. Mayfield (15-12-1)
Will get third-place seed with sweep of Poly (11)
11. Northview (21-8)
Back-to-back five-game wins to end regular season (13)
12. South Pasadena (13-10)
Solid second-place finish in Rio Hondo (16)
13. El Monte (21-6)
Only league defeats were to Gabrielino (14)
14. Pasadena Poly (13-8)
Final two loses could KO Panthers from playoffs (9)
15. Bonita (16-11)
Finished regular season with two 3-0 wins (15)
16. Schurr (24-4)
Small hiccup en route to Almont League title (12)
17. St. Paul (24-10)
Finished 2-6 in Del Rey League; still No. 1 in D7 (17)
18. Cantwell-Sacred Heart (18-11)
Second place in Santa Fe League (22)
19. Bishop Amat (17-13)
Won four of final six matches (unranked)
20. Santa Fe (12-10)
First Del Rio League title in 13 years (21)
21. Pioneer (13-13)
Swept Santa Fe in league finale (24)
22. La Habra (12-11)
Sunny Hills wins second-place showdown in five (20)
23. Duarte (18-11)
Only two league defeats to Gladstone (25)
24. San Dimas (12-13)
Rebounded from 0-2 start to take second in Valle Vista (unranked)
25. Maranatha (16-8)
Lost final two matches 3-0; still third in Olympic (18)