THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

MARTIN HENDERSON’S FOOTBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS

1 MISSION VIEJO

(8-0) SS-Div. IIEfficient Diablos have only four turnovers in eight games. (1)

2 RIVERSIDE NORTH

(8-0) SS-Div. VFaced first tie, 14-14, early in second quarter but won, 49-14. (2)

3WESTLAKE

(8-0) SS-Div. IVGave Royal the treatment, winning, 43-0. (3)

4 LB POLY

(6-2) SS-Div. IAnthony Torrell Baker cooks Jordan with four touchdowns. (4)

5 ST. BONAVENTURE

(8-0) SS-Div. IVMatt Lee’s three touchdowns more than enough vs. Santa Barbara. (5)

6 ORANGE LUTHERAN

(7-0) SS-Div. VITrailed La Palma Kennedy by 10, then scored 49 in a row. (6)

7 LOS ALAMITOS

(7-1) SS-Div. ITied at halftime with Huntington Beach before pulling away, 42-14. (7)

8HART

(4-3) SS-Div. IIRecord for consecutive league wins pushed back to today’s game. (8)

9 LOS ALTOS

(8-0) SS-Div. VIReceiver Tau Alo proving to be quite an offensive threat. (9)

10 CORONA CENTENNIAL

(5-2) SS-Div. VHuskies’ 33-14 win over Corona lowest output since

Week 1. (10)

11 VENICE

(8-0) CityBeau Davis passed, James Lewis caught, Byron Ellis ran past Palisades. (11)

12 FOUNTAIN VALLEY

(6-2) SS-Div. ISunset League title on line against rival Edison where Angels play. (12)

13 DORSEY

(7-0) CityOne of many City teams playing last week’s game today. (14)

14 SANTA MARGARITA

(7-1) SS-Div. IKicker Mike Fowle kicks one fair with 0:00 left to beat Servite. (15)

15 SERVITE

(6-2) SS-Div. ISecond consecutive loss comes with no time remaining. (16)

16LOYOLA

(5-3) SS-Div. ICubs the next team to take a shot at Santa Margarita. (17)

17 ST. JOHN BOSCO

(6-2) SS-Div. IGot Deked on both sides of the ball by Loyola. (13)

18 DOMINGUEZ

(8-0) SS-Div. IIISam Hopkins’ three touchdowns put away Warren. (18)

19 ST. PAUL

(6-2) SS-Div. IIIMatthew Parent scolded Chaminade with 221 yards, two TDs. (19)

20 SO NOTRE DAME

(6-2) SS-Div. IIIDefense is difference to avoid upset to St. Francis. (20)

21 MIRA COSTA

(8-0) SS-Div. IIIEarly goal-line stand sets tone for 30-7 win over Redondo. (21)

22 EDISON

(5-3) SS-Div. ICan create three-way tie for first with win over Fountain Valley. (22)

23 FULLERTON

(8-0) SS-Div. IXBrian Allen scores four times in 58-0 romp over Sonora. (24)

24 CC CANYON

(7-1) SS-Div. IIAlmost became Burbank’s second league victim in a decade. (25)

25 RIDGECREST BURROUGHS

(6-1) SS-Div. VIIIOnly loss this season was by TD to St. Bonaventure. (NR)