THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

BEN BOLCH’S FOOTBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS:

*--* Rk Team (Rec.) Comment (Last Week) 1 L.B. POLY (4-0, SS-Div. I) Another Southland team looking to upset a Northern power. (1) 2 LOYOLA (4-0, SS-Div. I) Soon to be “Loss” Angeles Loyola. (2) 3 CHINO (4-0, SS-Div. II) News of Cowboy season traveling by Pony Express. (3) 4 MISSION VIEJO (4-0, SS-Div. II) Coach Bob Johnson could transform anybody into all-star quarterback. (4) 5 LOS ALAMITOS (3-0-1, SS-Div. I) Griffins nearly floored by Orange County lightweight La Habra. (5) 6 HART (3-0-1, SS-Div. II) Indians are masters of Patriot games. (6) 7 SANTA MARGARITA (4-0, SS-Div. I) Sure-handed Eagles have yet to commit a turnover. (7) 8 TAFT (4-0, CS) San Fernando would like to secede from game against Toreadors. (8) 9 MIRA COSTA (4-0, SS-Div. III) Calling Mustangs “pride of the South Bay” isn’t saying much this year. (9) 10 COR. CENTENNIAL (4-0, SS-Div. V) Victory over San Clemente might inspire new Rush album: “26-12.”(10) 11 LOS ALTOS (3-1, SS-Div. VI) Team keeps things so simple players need reminders to wear uniforms. (11) 12 ARROYO GRANDE (4-0, SS-Div. IV) Eagles find Magic Mountain’s “Goliath” scarier than Valencia. (12) 13 ESPERANZA (4-0, SS-Div. I) Could Aztecs run table in Coach Gary Meek’s last season? (14) 14 SERVITE (4-0, SS-Div. I) Friars will be latest to zap Southern California’s Edison. (16) 15 MATER DEI (3-1, SS-Div. I) Monarchs starting to resemble team Coach Bruce Rollinson loves. (17) 16 FREMONT (4-0, CS) Mark Bradford auditioning for City Section player of year. (19) 17 SAN CLEMENTE (3-1, SS-Div. II) Receiver Chris Miller not the same without his best Budde.(13) 18 ST. BONAVENTURE (3-1, SS-Div. IV) Seraphs only need 41 more to get back their winning streak. (21) 19 KAISER (3-0-1, SS-Div. VIII) Cats keep Paraclete from extending 28-game winning streak. (22) 20 CARSON (3-1, CS) Victory over Los Alamitos would enable Colts to climb in rankings. (23) 21 S.O. NOTRE DAME (4-0, SS-Div. III) Look for Mike Allen at next “Punt, Pass & Kick Challenge.” (25) 22 FOOTHILL (4-0, SS-Div. VI) Running back Mike Liti more elusive than basketball player Martin Iti. (NR) 23 CANYON SPRINGS (4-0, SS-Div. V) Cougars play Murrieta Valley in battle of 4-0 teams looking for first big win. (NR) 24 CHARTER OAK (3-1, SS-Div. VI) They’re baaack! Win over Damien two weeks ago provides legitimacy. (NR) 25 DAMIEN (3-1, SS-Div. II) Former Spartan tailback Chris Seals learns that moving isn’t always up. (NR)

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