THE TIMES’ RANKINGS
Final top 25 for the 2001 football season:
1. Long Beach Poly (12-1, SS-Moore)
Division I champions are like Energizer Bunny--they keep winning and winning and ...
2. Mission Viejo (14-0, SS-South Coast)
Tailback Robbie Dubois bedevils opponents.
3. Newhall Hart (13-0, SS-Foothill)
Indian fans’ refrain: “Four Moore years!”
4. Huntington Beach Edison
(11-1-1, SS-Sunset)
Simply electrifying en route to Division I final.
5. Chino (12-1, SS-Baseline)
Cowboys lasso every accolade except Division II title.
6. Los Alamitos (9-3-1, SS-Sunset)
Griffins save their best for last month of season.
7. Santa Margarita (8-2-2, SS-Serra)
Eagles win second consecutive Serra League title but again fail to make a dent in playoffs.
8. Santa Ana Mater Dei (8-5, SS-Serra)
Monarchs rebound from 1-3 start to reach Division I semifinals.
9. La Puente Bishop Amat (9-2, Del Rey)
Tailback Donnie McClesky restores Lancer pride.
10. Redlands (11-1, SS-Citrus Belt)
Terriers manage 11 memorable victories and one utterly forgettable loss to Mater Dei.
11. Loyola (7-3-1, SS-Del Rey)
Cubs awaken from midseason slumber to test Long Beach Poly in playoffs.
12. Ventura St. Bonaventure
(14-0, SS-Tri-Valley)
Seraphs conquer Division XI; can they handle jump to Division IV?
13. Riverside North (10-4, SS-Ivy)
Huskies surprise winners in Division V after entering playoffs unseeded.
14. Corona Centennial
(10-1, SS-Mountain View)
Huskies top dogs until Riverside North Huskies chomp on their stature in second-round upset.
15. San Luis Obispo (11-3, SS-Northern)
Beats Dos Pueblos for Division IV title.
16. Dorsey (10-3, CS-Coliseum)
Dons one blocked punt better than Woodland Hills Taft.
17. Woodland Hills Taft
(10-3, CS-West Valley)
City Section title slips through Toreadors’ hands.
18. Brea Olinda (13-0, SS-Orange)
Coach Jon Looney’s perfectly sane game plans lead Wildcats to Division IX championship.
19. Arroyo Grande (10-1, SS-Northern)
These Eagles took flight early and fluttered late.
20. Rialto Eisenhower
(8-3, SS-Citrus Belt)
These Eagles never really got off the ground.
21. Lakewood Mayfair
(11-3, SS-Suburban)
Monsoons leave Division VI foes all wet.
22. Covina Charter Oak
(12-2, SS-Miramonte)
Edge Los Altos for Division VII championship.
23. Santa Monica (11-2, SS-Ocean)
Division X champion is a Little Big Team.
24. Valencia (11-3, SS-Foothill)
Vikings can’t break Hart hex.
25. La Quinta (13-0-1, SS-Desert Valley)
Blackhawks claim Division VIII crown.
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