Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. St. John Bosco, which came within a dunk of beating Corona Centennial in the Open Division championship game last season, is ranked No. 1 in The Times' preseason top 25 basketball rankings. Three starters are back, plus talented sophomore Brandon McCoy. Here's the top 25 rankings. Notably missing from the rankings are any City Section teams.
Wilkinson wants him to dominate as an offensive and defensive rebounder. Here's more news from media day. The City Section girls' flag football playoffs enter the quarterfinals Wednesday. A big matchup has No. 7 Birmingham playing at No. 2 Crenshaw. Here's a look at last week's playoff openers. It was a big week for Stanford commits. Anna Song, a junior at Palisades committed to Stanford, led her team to the City Section championships by winning the individual title.