TIMES’ TOP 25

THE TIMES’ HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RANKINGS, INCLUDING RECORDS, SECTIONS AND COMMENTS BY BEN BOLCH:

Rk.; SCHOOL; COMMENT (LAST WEEK)

1 L.B. POLY

(10-0, SS-Pac-5) Jackrabbits should gobble up teams in Pac-5 as if they’re Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde. (1)

2 COR. CENTENNIAL (10-0, SS-Inland) Rankings committee favors plus-one scenario in which Huskies play winner of Pac-5 Division. (2)

3 SO NOTRE DAME (10-0, SS-Pac-5) Easy first-round victory should come straight out of Compton. (3)

4 ST. BONAVENTURE (9-1, SS-Northern) Seraphs get first-round bye, er, matchup against Newbury Park. (4)

5 ORA. LUTHERAN (8-2, SS-Pac-5) Unless Fountain Valley upsets Lancers, Edison and Newport Harbor will claim, “We could have done better.” (8)

6 TESORO

(10-0, SS-Pac-5) Chances are, Coach Brian Barnes won’t be asking his father for insight into Titans’ first-round opponent. (6)

7 OAKS CHRISTIAN (10-0, SS-Nwest) Lions could be devoured by Cathedral’s new double wing-T attack in second round. (7)

8 MATER DEI

(7-3, SS-Pac-5) Monarchs hope to have easier time with L.B. Jordan than L.A. Jordan. (5)

9 MISSION VIEJO

(9-1, SS-Pac-5) Matchup with Loyola could answer age-old question: Is it better to run or to pass? (9)

10 CHAPARRAL

(9-1, SS-Inland) Bracket released by rankings committee had Pumas seeded second, not third, in Inland Division. (10)

11 SERVITE

(7-3, SS-Pac-5) Friars find themselves in unusual position of facing a six-loss

team -- Lakewood -- in playoffs. (16)

12 MOORPARK

(9-1, SS-Northern) Calling Musketeers’ playoff bracket “Division IV” still makes more sense to us than vague “Northern Division.” (18)

13 ALEMANY

(9-1, SS-Western) Memo to seeding committee: Indians beat Loyola. Who has top-seeded Palmdale defeated again? (19)

14 EDISON

(7-3, SS-Pac-5) Who goofed? Rankings committee still wants to know how Chargers got deprived of playoff spot. (12)

15 ST. JOHN BOSCO (7-3, SS-Pac 5) Braves’ favorite play while losing three of last four games must have been fade pattern. (13)

16 LOYOLA

(6-4, SS-Pac 5) Upset of Mission Viejo might prompt this headline: “Cubs win! Cubs win!” (NR)

17 BISHOP AMAT

(7-3, SS-Pac 5) The good news: Lancers make playoffs. The bad: They have to play Long Beach Poly. (14)

18 NEWPORT HARBOR (7-3, SS-Pac 5) Sailors went “bowling” and lost big when their name wasn’t among first three picked. (NR)

19 LOS ALAMITOS

(8-2, SS-Pac-5) Does father know best? Coach John Barnes gets to find out in father-son matchup Friday against Tesoro. (11)

20 CRESPI

(6-4, SS-Pac 5) Would have gotten away with fourth-place league finish if it weren’t for meddling Moore League kids who took four playoff spots. (15)

21 R. CUCAMONGA (9-0-1, SS-Central) Rankings committee must have gotten news of Cougars’ prowess via Pony Express. (NR)

22 MILLER

(10-0, SS-Inland) First-round matchup with Corona Roosevelt could be dubbed “Well East of L.A. Classic.” (22)

23 RANCHO VERDE (10-0, SS-Inland) Only way Norco beats Mustangs is if it finds another year of eligibility for Toby Gerhart. (23)

24 SERRA (10-0,

SS-Northwest) Cavaliers needed overtime after ignoring letdown alert against Cathedral. (24)

25 NARBONNE

(9-1, City) Washington has about as much chance against Gauchos as your standard-issue NCAA tournament No. 16-seeded team. (25)