There’s a new super division in boys’ basketball

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The Southern Section has released its basketball playoff divisions, and in boys’ basketball, Division 4AA looks stronger than 1AA.

Division 4AA includes La Verne Lutheran, Harvard-Westlake, Los Angeles Price, Encino Crespi, Los Angeles Windward, Oaks Christian, Chatsworth Sierra Canyon, Gardena Serra and Compton Centennial, all of whom have won section titles in recent years.

Los Angeles Loyola was moved up from 1A to 1AA, joining Santa Ana Mater Dei and Long Beach Poly.

‘The veil has been lifted,’ Loyola Coach Jamal Adams said. ‘We have a good idea what we’ll face.’

There’s also separate divisions for 3AAA, 3AA and 3A. More chances for public schools to win titles now that the private schools got mostly put into one division. St. John Bosco was put in 3A, so beware. Former Taft Coach Derrick Taylor just might win a title in his rookie season if he can knock off Alemany.

Here’s the link to complete divisions.

-- Eric Sondheimer