THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

A LOOK AT THE TOP 25 FOOTBALL TEAMS IN THE SOUTHLAND AS RANKED BY TIMES STAFF WRITERS:

*--* Rk School (Rec., Div.) Comment 1 MISSION VIEJO (8-0, SS-Div. II) Diablos have failed to score within first two possessions only once. (1) 2 S.O. NOTRE DAME (8-0, SS-Div. III) Coach Kevin Rooney reached milestone 200th victory. (3) 3 LOS ALAMITOS (7-1, SS-Div. I) Jeremy Childs has 21 receptions in last two games. (4) 4 L.B. POLY (7-1, SS-Div. I) Jackrabbits face toughest Moore League test in a decade. (5) 5 LAKEWOOD (8-0, SS-Div. I) Lancers rolling, which means nothing if they can’t beat Poly. (6) 6 VALENCIA (7-1, SS-Div. II) Ended Hart’s 65-game league winning streak. (13) 7 LOYOLA (7-1, SS-Div. I) So, maybe that 17-16 loss to Hart was an aberration? (10) 8 MATER DEI (6-2, SS-Div. I) Can’t muster offense in loss to Loyola. (2) 9 EDISON (6-2, SS-Div. I) Faces rival Fountain Valley at Anaheim Stadium. (7) 10 ST. BONAV. (7-1, SS-Div. IV) Beat Ventura, 42-28, but gave up 425 yards. (8) 11 ORANGE LUTH. (7-1, SS-Div. VI) Injured QB Seth Blackamore returns to major duty this week. (11) 12 DORSEY (7-1, City) Started quickly against Crenshaw and held on, 24-20. (12) 13 COR. CENTENNIAL (7-1, SS-Div. V) Chris Scott’s 10 completions go for 311 yards vs. Moreno Valley. (14) 14 HART (5-3, SS-Div. II) Probably the best three-loss team in the state. (9) 15 TAFT (7-1, City) Toreadors make it exciting in win over Birmingham. (17) 16 PALMDALE (6-2, SS-Div. III) Should clinch share of Golden League title against Lancaster. (15) 17 NORCO (7-1, SS-Div. V) Two goal-line stands hold off Corona Santiago, 20-7. (18) 18 PLAC. VALENCIA (8-0, SS-Div. VI) Rylon Thomas has had four games of 192 yards or more. (19) 19 CRENSHAW (6-2, City) Cougars are undefeated when scoring at least 21 points. (16) 20 C.C. CANYON (8-0, SS-Div. II) First real challenge in schedule is Valencia this week. (20) 21 BISHOP AMAT (5-3, SS-Div. I) Has scored 71 points in two Serra league victories. (22) 22 SAN CLEMENTE (7-1, SS-Div. II) Hope to avoid last year’s debacle against Mission Viejo. (23) 23 HEMET (8-0, SS-Div. V) Brandis Dew has five TD passes in 66-16 win over Paloma Valley. (24) 24 TEMESCAL CYN. (8-0, SS-Div. V) Chris Davis has three TDs in romp of Vista Murrieta. (25) 25 BIRMINGHAM (4-4, City) Yes, they really do belong on this list. (21)

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