EASTERN DIVISION
Citrus Hill 38, Serrano 24
EAST VALLEY DIVISION
Rim of the World 34, Ontario Christian 31
INLAND DIVISION
Corona Centennial 39, Vista Murrieta 28
MID-VALLEY DIVISION
Monrovia 23, Paraclete 7
NORTHEAST DIVISION
Rio Hondo Prep 28, Mission Prep 21
SOUTHWEST DIVISION
Edison 28, Villa Park 10
WESTERN DIVISION
Serra 30, Chaminade 28

Carter coach Alex Pierce will also extend his season after he was selected to be the head coach of the San Bernardino County team in the Sport Foundation Inland Empire All-Star Football Classic.
The San Bernardino County all stars will take on a team of all stars from Riverside County Jan. 12 at Corona High School in the 28th edition of the game.

“The stands are always packed for this game,” Pierce said. “I’ve been to it a few times and it’s an exciting atmosphere. I’m really looking forward to it.”

Pierce and his coaching staff will accept up to five player nominations from all teams in San Bernardino County, which they will narrow to a roster of 42. The fifth-year coach of the Lions believes his selection has plenty to do with the fact that Carter has reached the CIF-SS semifinals each of the last two seasons.

“I think this is good recognition of all the hard work my players have put in,” Pierce said. “This is more about what they’ve done than what I’ve done.”

These teams are similar beyond their undefeated records, league championships and presence in the CIF-SS Eastern Division semifinals. Third-seeded Serrano (12-0) and second-seeded Carter (12-0) are both run-first, defensive minded programs who reached the semifinals last season. The good news is, one of them will go further than it did last year.

Semi-familiar: To say Serrano is a mainstay in the semifinals may be an understatement. The Diamondbacks have gone at least this far each of the last five seasons, but have only been to the finals once during that stretch, losing the 2009 final by 10 points to Palm Springs.

The last time Serrano was undefeated this late in the season was 2004, a year that ended with a perfect 14-0 record and the program’s only CIF championship.

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1 Ontario Christian has hired Chuck Belk to coach its baseball team. Belk, who replaces Justin Duarte after a three-year tenure, was head baseball coach at Cal Poly Pomona from 1992-95 and most recently was head coach at Webb in 2008.

“We are very excited about the baseball expertise and skill set that coach Belk has to offer,” Ontario Christian athletic director David Parkes said. “His emphasis on character building and discipleship while at the same time developing baseball players is a great fit for the Ontario Christian program.”

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