THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

BEN BOLCH’S FOOTBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS:

*--* Rk Team (Rec.) Comment 1 L.B. POLY (3-0, SS-Div. I) Jackrabbits sluggish after too much poi in Hawaii. (No. 1 last week) 2 LOYOLA (3-0, SS-Div. I) Bo Renaud is showing he knows how to run. (2) 3 CHINO (3-0, SS-Div. II) Cowboys’ feeble schedule should spark inquiry by Sheriff Staunton. (3) 4 MISSION VIEJO (3-0, SS-Div. II) Do Diablos need help at quarterback? Just a Tad, man. (4) 5 LOS ALAMITOS (2-0-1, SS-Div. I) Griffins eat St. John Bosco’s Joseph Souza for breakfast. (5) 6 HART (2-0-1, SS-Div. II) Indians look to stay afloat against Birmingham in Lake Balboa. (6) 7 SANTA MARGARITA (3-0, SS-Div. I) Eagles register 5-0 shutout of Dorsey in a fall classic. (7) 8 TAFT (3-0, CS) Toreadors are playing presidents--last week Jefferson, now Kennedy. (8) 9 MIRA COSTA (3-0, SS-Div. III) Wasn’t this once a volleyball school? (9) 10 COR. CENTENNIAL (3-0, SS-Div. V) Somebody page Guinness: Huskies maul three opponents, 161-13. (10) 11 LOS ALTOS (2-1, SS-Div. VI) Administrator whose error led to forfeit will be a tackling dummy. (11) 12 ARROYO GRANDE (3-0, SS-Div. IV) Anything Oxnard can do against Valencia, Eagles can do better. (12) 13 SAN CLEMENTE (3-0, SS-Div. II) Tritons (27 ppg) to test vaunted Corona Centennial defense. (13) 14 ESPERANZA (3-0, SS-Div. I) Aztecs seeking ninth win in 10 tries against Long Beach Jordan. (14) 15 BISHOP AMAT (3-0, SS-Div. I) Lancers win after Miller’s last-gasp 59-yard field goal fails. (15) 16 SERVITE (3-0, SS-Div. I) Shhh! Friars quietly turning back into Catholic school power. (16) 17 MATER DEI (2-1, SS-Div. I) Corey Boudreaux has three picks, two touchdowns in two weeks. (17) 18 REDLANDS (2-1, SS-Div. I) Terriers aren’t quaking at thought of playing at Rancho Cucamonga. (18) 19 FREMONT (3-0, CS) Victory over reeling San Pedro tastes great but less fulfilling. (21) 20 VALENCIA (2-1, SS-Div. II) Trailed Oxnard, 20-7, before Charles Burnley ignited afterburners. (23) 21 ST. BONAVENTURE (2-1, SS-Div. IV) Seraphs get back to doing what they do best: squashing Lilliputians. (24) 22 KAISER (2-0-1, SS-Div. VIII) Cats prevent Rialto’s double-wing attack from taking flight. (25) 23 CARSON (2-1, CS) After further review, unimposing Colts drop four spots. (19) 24 AYALA (3-0, SS-Div. II) Bulldogs put Long Beach Jordan’s quick-strike offense on strike. (NR) 25 S.O. NOTRE DAME (3-0, SS-Div. III) Plays Crespi on Friday in battle of unbeaten Catholic school rivals. (NR)

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