LA Daily News girls basketball Top 15 rankings, Jan. 19

The Daily News girls basketball Top 15 rankings for January 19, 2026:

1. Sierra Canyon (18-2, 4-0): Sierra Canyon suffered a loss to nationally ranked Long Island Lutheran (NY) on January 19th at the Hoophall Classic in Massachusetts. The Trailblazers have won their four Mission League games this season by an average margin of 52 points.

2. Oak Park (14-5, 4-0): Oak Park has won four straight games, including a 63-44 win over a strong Redondo Union team on January 10. The Eagles will travel to take on top-ranked Sierra Canyon on January 31.

3. Valencia (17-4, 6-0): Valencia has six more Foothill League games to end the season and also a game against a very good Flintridge Prep (16-2) team on January 24. Sophomore guard Kamilla Basyrova made her 164th career 3-point shot in a win over Santa Monica on January 17 and set the program record for made 3-point shots in a career.

4. Thousand Oaks (21-2, 5-0): The Lancers have had a strong start to Marmonte League play, winning their first five games all by over 30 points. Jillian McGillivray had 22 points in a 67-32 win over Oaks Christian on January 9.

5. Harvard-Westlake (11-7, 3-1): The Wolverines will have a tall task this week when they take on top-ranked Sierra Canyon in Mission League play tomorrow night. Freshman Lucia Khamenia continued her strong season with 17 points in a win over Chaminade on January 16.

6. Village Christian (16-6, 4-0): The Crusaders are 6-1 in January. Village Christian will travel to take on Valley Christian and Whittier Christian in Olympic League play this week.

7. Campbell Hall (12-6, 2-2): Campbell Hall has lost four of their last six games, including defeats from Windward and Rolling Hills Prep. Romy D’Addario has had a very strong season, averaging 15.1 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.

8. Oaks Christian (14-6, 4-1): Oaks Christian has a big Marmonte League rematch this week on the road against No. 4 Thousand Oaks on January 23. Presley Kushner had 22 points and six steals in a win over Agoura on January 12.

9. Saugus (16-7, 6-1): Saugus has an important week of games in the Foothill League, with rematches against Canyon and Valencia this week. Saugus had a good 49-30 non-league win over Mira Costa on January 10.

10. Birmingham (17-3, 2-0): Birmingham opened West Valley League play with wins over Taft and Chatsworth last week. The Patriots take on Granada Hills on January 21 in the first of two games between the two best LA City Section teams in the San Fernando Valley this season.

11. Alemany (14-8, 3-0): The Warriors have won six straight and are looking like the favorites this season in the Angelus League.

12. Granada Hills Charter (14-6, 2-0): Granada Hills opened West Valley League play with wins over Cleveland and Taft last week.

13. Chaminade (6-13, 1-3): Chaminade makes its way back into the rankings after bouncing back from starting their season 1-7 and their best player, Sydney Roberson, transferring to Etiwanda early in the season. Sophomore guard Destinee Watson had 21 points in a win over Notre Dame on January 14.

14. Notre Dame (12-9, 1-3): Notre Dame has lost three straight Mission League games and will look to bounce back tomorrow night against Marlborough. The Knights have had injury issues all season. Sophomore guard and last year’s leading scorer Hamiley Arenas has not played a game this season.

15. Canyon (12-10, 5-2): Canyon will look to avenge a loss from December in a Foothill League rematch against Saugus tomorrow night. Darby Dunn became the first girls basketball player in Foothill League history to score 1000 career points by her sophomore season in a win over Golden Valley on January 6.