Prep football post-season rankings

In my recent interview with Upland’s Tim Salter for the football Coach of the Year story, I wasn’t asking all the questions. Fresh off a CIF championship, the Upland coach, who is one of the most engaging in the Inland Valley, had a question for me.

“Why weren’t we in your preseason Top 10?”

A valid question, to say the least, given that the Highlanders lost two games by a total of five points this season on the way to a CIF title. Ironically, with one spot left in my preseason Top 10, I was debating between two teams: Upland and Los Osos – the two that eventually squared off in the CIF-SS Central Division championship game. I gave the spot to Los Osos, which seemed to have lost slightly less from its star-studded 2008 team.

Recalling my preseason efforts, or lack thereof, I thought I’d do final rankings based on all that transpired in the 2009 season. Not just a Top 10 but a slotting of every team in the Daily Bulletin coverage area…

First, my preseason Top 10 (try to keep the laughter to a low roar):
1. Rancho Cucamonga
2. Miller
3. Chino Hills
4. Etiwanda
5. Kaiser
6. Ayala
7. Diamond Ranch
8. Chaffey
9. Los Osos
10. San Dimas

Now for the final postseason rankings for the 2009 season:
1. Upland
2. Los Osos
3. Rancho Cucamonga
4. Chino Hills
5. Colony
6. Diamond Ranch
7. San Dimas
8. Kaiser
9. Etiwanda
10. Ontario Christian
11. Chaffey
12. Damien
13. Summit
14. Claremont
15. Ayala
16. Don Lugo
17. Garey
18. Carter
19. Bonita
20. Pomona
21. Montclair
22. Fontana
23. Eisenhower
24. Diamond Bar
25. Rialto
26. Webb
27. Western Christian
28. Ganesha
29. Alta Loma
30. Chino
31. Ontario
32. La Verne Lutheran

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