Girls’ basketball rankings: Folsom on top; Laguna Creek moves up; Granite Bay in top 10

Life is good at Folsom High School.

The football team will be playing for a Division I-AA state title Friday, but another talk around campus has been the girls’ basketball team, which remains top-ranked in the Sacramento area by The Bee. The Bulldogs have started 4-0 under longtime coach Lynn Wolking and recently won the Dorothy Speck Tournament hosted by Davis High School.

In the final game of the tournament, Folsom beat No. 5 McClatchy 84-43. Makayla Jackson was named tournament MVP and freshman Ava Rawlins and Jada Tupou made the all-tournament team. Next for the Bulldogs is the Folsom-Vista Classic, which will feature Folsom, Vista del Lago, Oak Ridge, Whitney, Rocklin and more.

Laguna Creek moved up to No. 2 in the rankings. The Cardinals beat Antelope 73-42 in the Bill Cartwright Classic championship at Elk Grove High School. Ahrray Young was named tournament MVP and Jakayla Gilmer and Zoe Tillery received all-tournament honors.

Ninth-ranked Christian Brother cracked the top-10 after starting the season ranked No. 12. Christian Brothers already has wins over Grant and Inderkum. Jada Hunter and Kaia Foster are both averaging double-digit points to start the season.

Granite Bay also moved into the top 10 to No. 8 after starting the season ranked 11th. The Grizzlies are 6-0 and have wins over Woodcreek, Davis, St. Francis and Rocklin. They’re led by Cal-State Bakersfield-bound guard Julia Riley.

Three teams are ranked for the first time this season: Cosumnes Oaks, Pleasant Grove and Rocklin. Monterey Trail had the biggest jump from No. 20 to No. 13 after a 5-0 start to the season.

The Bee’s Top 20

Girls’ basketball

Records entering Monday

1. Folsom 4-0

2. Laguna Creek 6-0

3. Oak Ridge 3-1

4. McClatchy 3-1

5. Vanden 2-0

6. Antelope 2-1

7. Del Oro 2-0

8. Granite Bay 6-0

9. Christian Brothers 5-1

10. Whitney 4-2

11. Grant 5-1

12. Vista del Lago 3-0

13. Monterey Trail 5-0

14. Colfax 3-0

15. West Campus 0-0

16. Cosumnes Oaks 3-1

17. Pleasant Grove 2-1

18. Inderkum 2-4

19. Davis 1-3

20. Rocklin 3-1

Bubble teams: Capital Christian (2-2), Davis (1-3), Del Campo (2-3), El Dorado (4-3), Franklin (3-2), Marysville (5-1), Pioneer (3-2), Placer (2-1), Rio Americano (5-1), Woodcreek (2-3). - Compiled by Cameron Salerno

This story was originally published December 7, 2021 at 12:46 PM.