PAG METER DIVISION 5 BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS
Recap from the 2018 Division 5 Section Championship game
Liberty Madera Hawks beat Firebaugh Eagles 65-46

The Division 5 last 11 year winners
2008 Immanuel beat Bakersfield Christian 66-61
2009 CVC beat Mission Prep 75-60
2010 CVC beat Mission Prep 53-37
2011 Fresno Christian beat Tranquility 74-53
2012 Fresno Christian beat Laton 60-40
2013 Tranquility beat Laton 46-33
2014 Immanuel beat Kern Valley 64-34
2015 Caruthers beat Kern Valley 45-41
2016 Kern Valley beat Fresno Christian 57-54
2017 California City beat Caruthers 77-72
2018 California City beat Corcoran 77-68
2019 Liberty Madera Hawks beat Firebaugh Eagles 65-46

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LIBERTY MADERA HAWKS ARE THE DIVISION 5 SECTION CHAMPIONS

MVP Makani Whiteside scored 38 points for the Hawks

DIVISION 5 BASKETBALL PLAYOFF BRACKET
1st Round Finals
Top Bracket
16 Mendota at 1 Liberty Madera (Final Liberty Madera 45 Mendota 37)
9 Parlier at 8 Strathmore (Final Strathmore 70 Parlier 59)

12 Immanuel Christian at 5 Fowler (Final Fowler 75 Immanuel Christian 61)
13 Corcoran at 4 Cal City (Final 79 Corcoran 76)

Bottom Bracket
14 Sierra at 3 Firebaugh (Final Firebaugh 80 Sierra 73)
11 Bishop Union at 6 Desert (Final Bishop Union 68 Desert 62)

10 Fresno Christian at 7 Orange Cove (Final Orange Cove 92 FC 74)
15 Riverdale at 2 Granite Hills (Final Riverdale 61 Granite Hills 58)

QUARTERFINAL FINAL SCORES
8 Strathmore at 1 Liberty Madera (Final Liberty Madera 75 Strathmore 68)
5 Fowler at 4 Cal City (Final Cal City 79 Fowler 78)
11 Bishop Union at 3 Firebaugh (Final Firebaugh 62 Bishop Union 48)
15 Riverdale at 7 Orange Cove (Final Orange Cove 85 Riverside 66)

SEMIFINAL FINAL SCORES
Liberty Madera Hawks 80 Cal City Ravens 73
Firebaugh Eagles 60 Orange Cove Titans 57

DIVISION 5 SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
LIBERTY MADERA HAWKS 65 FIREBAUGH EAGLES 46

STATE PLAYOFFS NORTHERN REGIONALS DIVISION 5
Tuesday at 7pm
No 12 The Nueva School at Liberty Madera Hawks
STATE PLAYOFFS SOUTHERN REGIONALS DIVISION 5
Tuesday at 7pm
10 Hueneme at No 7 Firebaugh Eagles

DIVISION 5 BOYS BASKETBALL FINAL 2019 RANKINGS

1 LIBERTY MADERA HAWKS (28-4) (7-3 NSL)
Winner of the Mendota Tournament. One of the top players in the valley is senior Makani Whiteside who is averaging 36 ppg. Senior Nathanael Samarin is another outstanding player averaging 11 ppg along with Quentin Stewart Logan Stephens

2 FIREBAUGH EAGLES (24-5) (10-0 WSL CHAMPIONS)
Winner of the Hawks Classic. Seniors Emmanuel Alaniz comes in averaging 17 ppg and Mario Alvarez averaging 12 ppg, and red hot Moises Ayala who was the MVP of the Hawks Classic

3 CALIFORNIA CITY RAVENS (24-6) (12-0 HDL CHAMPIONS)
The defending division 5 champions. Senior Cameron Jarmon is averaging 28 ppg and junior Madetoneyo Mays with 17 ppg

4 ORANGE COVE TITANS (18-10) (11-1 W SEQ CHAMPIONS)
Seniors Jeremiah Velasquez and Alfredo Sanchez lead the Titans

5 FOWLER REDCATS (21-5) (9-3 W SEQ)
Redcats with a real good year!!

6 STRATHMORE SPARTANS (20-9) (7-5 ESL)
Will be tough in the playoffs

7 RIVERDALE COWBOYS (18-10) (8-5 WSL)
Keep an eye on the Cowboys with seniors Hareez Hussein, Yahya Hussein, juniors Abdulla Hussein Mason Musgrove, and sophomore David Cabello

8 BISHOP UNION BRONCOS (12-13) (8-4 HDL)
Will be a pretty young team

9 DESERT SCORPIONS (13-7) (9-3 HDL)
Plenty of seniors leaders with Jaleel Walker (19 ppg) and Audries Bannerman (18 ppg)

10 FRESNO CHRISTIAN EAGLES (15-12) (9-1 ESL CHAMPIONS)
One of the best young teams in the valley and a team to watch out for in the future with 6’6 freshman Tyus Parrish-Tillman, Orion Tomlinson and senior Suky Cheema

11 GRANITE HILLS GRIZZLIES (21-7) (12-0 ESL CHAMPIONS)
Playing a tough schedule

12 PARLIER PANTHERS (19-8) (9-3 W SEQ)
Almost everybody is back including senior Bryan Barbosa, juniors Ivan Sanchez, and Adrien Zapien

13 WASCO TIGERS (8-11) (5-7 S SEQ)
Senior Eddie Perez is averaging 17 ppg and Ivan Watkins averaging 8 ppg

14 SIERRA CHIEFTAINS (10-17) (2-8 NSL)
Looking to play a solid 32 minutes a game. Leading the way will be senior guard Mason Parks
15 CORCORAN PANTHERS (14-12) (6-6 ESL)
The Panthers can shoot with seniors Chris Grigsby, Vinnie Estrada, Jakob Guzman and Damarcus Thompson

16 WONDERFUL COLLEGE (15-13) (8-2 ESL)
The best team in school history with junior Logan Stout, seniors Joshua Ausbie, Ramiro Morales and freshman Nael Guzman

17 IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CRUSADERS (16-5) (5-0 HI LO CHAMPIONS)
This team can score points with senior Zach Neely (27 ppg) and junior Demetrius Conner (24 ppg)

18 MENDOTA AZTECS (12-16) (5-5 W SIERRA)
Playing a tough schedule. Seniors Isaiah Clark and Ismael Batres lead the Aztecs. Junior Elijah Torrez is averaging 19 ppg

18 DOS PALOS BRONCOS (14-14) (5-5 W SIERRA)
Junior Hector Guillen and Ricky Gomez are off to good starts

20 FARMERSVILLE AZTECS (12-13) (5-7 E SEQ)
Seniors Raymond Paramo is averaging 22 ppg along with Zachary Morin with 10 ppg

21 CARUTHERS BLUE RAIDERS (9-18) (3-9 W SEQ)
Started slow but coming on strong

22 CHOWCHILLA TRIBE (6-18) (1-9 NSL)
Seior Terrell Midleton will be the Tribe leader

23 TRANQUILITY TIGERS (9-18) (1-9 W SIERRA)
Much improved from last year

24 AVENAL BUCCANEERS (6-14) (1-9 W SIERRA)
Senior Julio Ledesma along with juniors Austin Sanchez and Angel Vallecillo off to hot starts
25 ALPAUGH BUFFALOES (10-10) (2-8 E SIERRA)
Senior Jonah Garcia (22 ppg) and junior Ulyses Diaz (20 ppg) has the Buffaloes a contender in the E Sierra

26 FRAZIER MOUNTAIN FALCONS (2-18) (0-12 HDL)
Young team with juniors Douglas Farthing, Isaac Clark and Seth Palmisano

27 WOODLAKE TIGERS (6-21) (1-11 E SEQ)
Sophomore Hector Magana is averaging 17 ppg

28 KINGS CHRISTIAN CRUSADERS (11-9) (7-3 E SIERRA)
Playing a tough schedule
29 ROSAMOND ROADRUNNERS (9-10) (6-6 HDL)
Senior Tyler Branch and junior Davion Jackson are leading the Roadrunners