The Times' top 25 high school baseball rankings

"Jordan Ayala will be one of the top players for top-seeded Norco in the Division 1 playoffs that begin on Tuesday. A look at The Times' top 25 high school baseball rankings for the Southland after the final week of the regular season: Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week 1. NORCO (24-3); vs. Maranatha in D1 playoffs, Tuesday; 1"

"2. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (23-5); vs. La Mirada in D1 playoffs, Tuesday; 2 3. ST. JOHN BOSCO (22-5); vs. Cypress in D1 playoffs, Tuesday; 3 4. ORANGE LUTHERAN (23-4); vs. Corona Santiago in D1 playoffs, Tuesday; 4 5. HUNTINGTON BEACH (21-6-1); at Temecula Valley in D1 playoffs, Tuesday; 5 6. CORONA (21-6); vs. Etiwanda in D1 playoffs, Tuesday"

"7. SIERRA CANYON (23-5); vs. Oaks Christian in D1 playoffs, Tuesday; 7 8. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (20-8); vs. Ayala in D1 playoffs, Tuesday; 8 9. AYALA (23-3); at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in D1 playoffs, Tuesday; 9 10. CYPRESS (21-7); at St. John Bosco in D1 playoffs, Tuesday; 10 11. LA MIRADA (22-6); at Harvard-Westlake in D1 playoffs, Tuesday;11"

"15. CORONA SANTIAGO (18-10); at Orange Lutheran in D1 playoffs, Tuesday; 15 16. TEMECULA VALLEY (24-4); vs. Huntington Beach in D1 playoffs, Tuesday; 18 17. VILLA PARK (19-8-1); vs. Elsinore in D2 playoffs, Thursday; 22 18. ETIWANDA (20-7); at Corona in Division 1 playoffs, Tuesday; 23 19. ROYAL (23-3-1); vs. El Modeina in D2 playoffs, Thursday; 16"

Norco is ranked first in the Southland Division 1 high school baseball rankings after the final regular-season week, with a 24-3 record and a Tuesday playoff matchup against Maranatha. Harvard-Westlake, St. John Bosco, Orange Lutheran, and Huntington Beach follow in the top five, each paired with a Tuesday Division 1 playoff game. Sierra Canyon, Corona, and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame also appear in the top 10 with Tuesday matchups. Ayala is ranked ninth with a 23-3 record and plays at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame on Tuesday. The rankings continue through other Division 1 teams including Cypress, La Mirada, Oaks Christian, Corona Santiago, Temecula Valley, and Etiwanda, plus several Division 2 matchups later in the week.

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