THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

MARTIN HENDERSON’S FINAL REGULAR-SEASON FOOTBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS:

*--* Rk. School (Rec., Div.) Comment and previous rank 1 MISSION VIEJO (10-0, SS-Div. II) Diablos are No. 1 for a reason -- they don’t make mistakes. (1) 2 RIVERSIDE NORTH (10-0, SS-Div. V) Playoffs should be tougher than regular season -- maybe. (2) 3 WESTLAKE (10-0, SS-Div. IV) Scored early and often against Moorpark. (3) 4 LONG BEACH POLY (8-2, SS-Div. I) All is normal: Jackrabbits in Moore League rout. (4) 5 ST. BONAVENTURE (10-0, SS-Div. IV) Stevens-to-Sanchez connection delivered 22nd win in a row. (5) 6 ORANGE LUTHERAN (9-0, SS-Div. VI) Hmmm ... scored season-low 28 against 1-9 Cypress. (6) 7 LOS ALAMITOS (9-1, SS-Div. I) Has dominated two opponents, 56-3, without Randy Estes. (7) 8 HART (7-3, SS-Div. II) 63rd consecutive league win included 21-point comeback. (8) 9 LOS ALTOS (10-0, SS-Div. VI) Randall Brown’s 195 yards extended win streak to 16. (9) 10 VENICE (10-0, City) Gondoliers back to their dominating selves. (11) 11 LOYOLA (7-3, SS-Div. I) Rolling into playoffs with four-game win streak. (10) 12 DORSEY (10-0, City) The Dons found the key to Locke. (12) 13 EDISON (7-3, SS-Div. I) Could be the surprise team of Division I playoffs. (14) 14 ST. PAUL (8-2, SS-Div. III) Moved up in seedings because Dominguez moved out. (15) 15 S.O. NOTRE DAME (8-2, SS-Div. III) Garrett Green good as gold against Harvard-Westlake. (16) 16 MIRA COSTA (10-0, SS-Div. III) Repeat of last season after polishing off Beverly Hills. (17) 17 COR. CENTENNIAL (7-3, SS-Div. V) Rematch with North may come earlier than expected. (18) 18 FOUNTAIN VALLEY (7-3, SS-Div. I) For once, won’t open playoffs against Long Beach Poly. (19) 19 C.C. CANYON (9-1, SS-Div. II) Cowboys’ 447 points are a school record. (21) 20 MATER DEI (6-4, SS-Div. I) Monarchs not same team that lost its first three games. (22) 21 RIDG. BURROUGHS (9-1, SS-Div. VIII) Only loss is to St. Bonaventure, 27-20. (23) 22 NORCO (9-1, SS-Div. V) Caught break after break against Corona. (24) 23 ST. JOHN BOSCO (7-3, SS-Div. I) Victory over Servite put Braves into playoffs. (25) 24 SANTA MARGARITA (7-3, SS-Div. I) Eagles lose flight, drop third in a row. (20) 25 SANTA FE (9-1, SS-Div. VII) Chiefs’ only loss was 13-6 to Edison. (NR)

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