In less you bleed Lakewood High's red, black and white colors, it wasn't a good Thursday/Friday for the Moore League football fortunes, was it?
The Lancers pounded Verbum Dei Friday night to improve to 3-1 and remain, ever-so-clearly, the team to beat in the Moore League -- yes, even with the 79-game winning streak the Poly Jackrabbits will bring into league play next weekend.
As for the rest of the league:
*Poly's offense was borderline inept (the Jackrabbits threw four interceptions) in a 14-7 loss to an overrated Oceanside squad.
Can the Jackrabbits generate enough offense to upset Lakewood on Oct. 9? That didn't appear the case at Oceanside.
But knocking off the Lancers is far from the Jackrabbits' only concern.
Even with John Timu out for Jordan and Millikan apparently suffering some key offensive injuries, Poly is going to be hard-pressed just to finish second in the Moore League this season.
Yes; Lakewood is clearly the most gifted team in the league.
And Compton fell from the ranks of the unbeaten with its loss at a so-so Dorsey team.
Lakewood's offense is going to light up the Tarbabes' defense next Friday night.
Despite its injuries, Millikan's offense operated pretty well but couldn't cope with what was, by far, the best team it had faced this season.
Right now, my projected Moore League finish is: 1. Lakewood (Clearly; 2. Poly (barely). 3. Milikan (if healthy at quarterback); 4. Compton (if its defense improves). 5. Wilson; 6. Jordan. 7 Cabrillo.By Cabrillo, I mean Dominique reaching its goal of
Back to Friday night: Jordan lost to Domigunez in overtime (oh, boy; do the Panthers miss Timu!); Lakewood hammered Verbum Dei and Compton was outscored by Dorsey. I have not idea of the score of the Bell Gardens-Cabrillo game but I'm assuming that Cabrillo is 0-4 as I write this.
Outside the Moore League, the Sunset League's "Big Four" -- Edison (23-9 over Servite( the Chargers are the best team in the CIF Southern Section's Pac-5 Divison); Newport Harbor over Corona Del Mar; Fountain Valley over Millikan and Los Alamitos (Thursday night) clubbed Wilson -- rolled.
The Sunset League will received the division's one wild-card bid.
Burlison if you wasnt at the Compton and dorsey game you cant call dorsey a so so team Dorsey is a solid city team with alot of talent. Don't count Compton out yet vs lakewood every game is diffrent so dont be shock if lakewood lose because compton is one team i would not underestimate. I seen alot teams play this year and i see compton more than once and there a very solid team who lost to a good team.