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# Roundup: St. Monica girls ranked No. 9; trio of boys teams in poll
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/roundup-st-monica-girls-ranked-no-9-trio-of-boys-teams-in-poll/
- Published: 2013-12-17T22:51:28.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-03T21:29:22.000Z
- Author: Daniel Archuleta
- Tags: High School, Sports, basketball, Crossroads, Samohi, St. Monica, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 13:37

![CHEERS: St. Monica's girls' basketball team celebrates after winning their Winter Classic tournament last week. (Paul Alvarez Jr. editor@www.smdp.com)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/smdp-com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2024/07/121713-_-x-st-monica-g-hoops.jpg)

CHEERS: St. Monica's girls' basketball team celebrates after winning their Winter Classic tournament last week. (Paul Alvarez Jr. editor@www.smdp.com)

ST. MONICA — Coming off winning their own Winter Classic tournament last week, St. Monica girls' basketball learned on Monday that they are ranked No. 9 in CIF-Southern Section Division 4A in the first poll of the season.

The defending champs in the division are 8-4 on the season.

The Mariners are back in action on Friday at home against View Park.

Crosstown rival Crossroads is ranked No. 12 in this week's Division 4A poll.

Another Santa Monica-based team, New Roads, is ranked No. 8 in Division 5A.

**Trio of boys teams earn rankings**

Having moved up to CIF-SS Division 1AA this season after winning the 1A championship, Santa Monica boys basketball is ranked No. 12 in the season-opening poll.

Mater Dei is No. 1 in the division.

A pair of local teams made it into the top 16 in Division 4A. Crossroads is sitting at No. 16 with St. Monica sitting just one spot ahead at No. 15.

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