THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

*--* Rk. School (Rec.) Comment & previous rank 1 RIVERSIDE NORTH (14-0, SS-Div. V) Quicker than Westlake, physical, and not challenged once in fourth quarter. (2) 2 WESTLAKE (14-0, SS-Div. IV) Played tougher schedule than North and beat St. Bonaventure to boot. (3) 3 HART (11-3, SS-Div. II) Might have been undefeated if Ryan Wolfe had played 14 games. (8) 4 LOS ALTOS (14-0, SS-Div. VI) Win streak reached 20 with title victory over Orange Lutheran. (9) 5 MISSION VIEJO (13-1, SS-Div. II) A 41-game win streak was ended in dominant fashion. (1) 6 ST. BONAVENTURE (13-1, SS-Div. IV) Win streak snapped at 25 by Westlake, second loss in 70 games. (5) 7 ORANGE LUTH. (12-1, SS-Div. VI) Lancers on short end of section’s best championship game. (6) 8 LOYOLA (11-3, SS-Div. I) With eight consecutive wins, it’s how you finish that matters. (11) 9 LOS ALAMITOS (11-2, SS-Div. I) In overtime, Griffins were victim of Loyola’s first goal-line stand. (7) 10 L.B. POLY (11-3, SS-Div. I) Reached section finals for sixth time in seven years. (4) 11 S.O. NOTRE DAME (12-2, SS-Div. III) Won 11 of last 12 with a sophomore QB, Garrett Green. (15) 12 MATER DEI (8-5, SS-Div. I) Playoff semifinalist is one of the best five-loss teams in state history. (20) 13 KAISER (13-1, SS-Div. VIII) Rayvonne Gooden carried Cats to second consecutive title. (NR) 14 EDISON (8-4, SS-Div. I) Three losses by a touchdown or less; just wait till next year. (13) 15 CARSON (11-3, City) Knocked off City’s last two unbeaten teams on way to title. (NR) 16 MIRA COSTA (12-1, SS-Div. III) Mustangs were perfect until 21-13 semifinal loss to Notre Dame. (16) 17 LYNWOOD (10-1-1, SS-Div. III) Signature performance was four-overtime loss to Notre Dame. (NR) 18 LA HABRA (11-3, SS-Div. IX) QB Daniel Morales led Highlanders to second consecutive title. (NR) 19 SOUTH HILLS (13-1, SS-Div. VII) Payton twins’ goodbye provides second title in a row. (NR) 20 VENICE (13-1, City) Gondoliers have best season in school history. (10) 21 DORSEY (12-1, City) Dons fall short against Carson, 19-18, in semifinals. (12) 22 RIDG. BURROUGHS (12-2, SS-Div. VIII) Anthony Celestine and stubborn Burros didn’t go down easy to Kaiser. (21) 23 PALMDALE (12-2, SS-Div. III) Only two losses were at hands of Notre Dame, one in finals. (NR) 24 NORCO (12-2, SS-Div. V) Not even Toby Gerhart could slow North’s dominant run. (22) 25 COR. CENTENNIAL (9-4, SS-Div. V) Young team bids farewell to Terrell Jackson era. (17)

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