High school softball: Bay Area News Group Top 15
Undefeated Foothill remains in top spot; College Park, Benicia make big jumps.
Foothill has taken the debate element from the No. 1 spot in the Bay Area News Group softball rankings.
The Falcons are loaded with talent and continue to play like it.
In their only game last week, they routed Monte Vista 13-0.
After that, the rankings were, to put it bluntly, a mess.
Archbishop Mitty, No. 3 in the most recent Top 15, routed then-No. 2 St. Francis 11-0 on Friday, one of four wins for the Monarchs in the past week. But they also lost to then-unranked Valley Christian 6-0 on Tuesday.
St. Francis picked itself up from the ugly loss to Mitty, beating then-No. 4 Presentation 3-2 in eight innings Tuesday.
College Park did not play but is undefeated and has a win over Benicia that looks better and better each week.
Benicia, which already has a win over Amador Valley, beat Clayton Valley Charter and Heritage in the past week.
Santa Teresa nearly made the rankings with wins over Valley Christian and Presentation. But the Saints’ week also included a loss to Westmont, which is 3-6-2.
On to the rankings …
Bay Area News Group Top 15
(Records through Tuesday)
No. 1 Foothill (9-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Beat Monte Vista 13-0
No. 2 Archbishop Mitty (9-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Beat St. Francis 11-0, Pioneer 7-2, Carlmont 10-0, Sacred Heart Cathedral 11-0, LOST to Valley Christian 6-0
No. 3 St. Francis (8-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Beat St. Ignatius 7-2, LOST to Archbishop Mitty 11-0, beat Presentation 3-2 (8)
No. 4 College Park (7-0)
Previous ranking: 10
Did not play
No. 5 Granada (9-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Beat Dougherty Valley 4-2, Mission San Jose 7-0 (forfeit)
No. 6 Aragon (7-3)
Previous ranking: 8
Did not play
No. 7 Presentation (9-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Beat Gilroy 8-0, Carlmont 8-3, LOST to Santa Teresa 6-5, St. Francis 3-2 (8)
No. 8 Amador Valley (9-4)
Previous ranking: 6
LOST to Douglas 6-0, beat Atwater 6-1, Lassen 11-2, Chico 4-1, Antioch 4-1
No. 9 Benicia (4-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Beat Clayton Valley Charter 4-2, Heritage 4-3
No. 10 Heritage (8-2)
Previous ranking: 9
Beat James Logan 14-2, Las Plumas 18-0, Lowry 11-0, Carson 11-0, Spanish Springs 11-7, LOST to Benicia 4-3
No. 11 Berkeley (6-1)
Previous ranking: 12
Beat Arroyo 4-1
No. 12 Clayton Valley Charter (8-1)
Previous ranking: 11
LOST to Benicia 4-2
No. 13 Carondelet (7-2)
Previous ranking: 13
Beat Dublin 6-4, Arroyo 11-4
No. 14 Mountain View (7-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Beat Homestead 6-0, Wilcox 10-0
No. 15 Valley Christian (9-4)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
LOST to Santa Teresa 4-0, beat Woodside 10-1, Archbishop Mitty 6-0
Also considered: Santa Teresa (8-5), Newark Memorial (9-3-1), Los Gatos (10-2), California (5-1), San Mateo (5-2), Mt Eden (8-0), Salesian (7-1), Antioch (6-3)
Who is eligible
Teams eligible for these rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
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