HS FOOT: Alemany continues to plug away

Few teams have endured a more brutal schedule than Alemany of Mission Hills, which is 4-3 including losses to Oaks Christian of Westlake Village and Bishop Amat of La Puente and victories over Taft of Woodland Hills and Crespi of Encino -- all four of which have been ranked in the Cal-Hi Sports state top 20 this season.

Bishop Amat, which defeated the Warriors 36-14 on Friday and previously handed national power St. Bonaventure of Ventura its only loss this season, was the toughest opponent yet, according to Alemany coach Dean Herrington.

"We think Bishop Amat is by far the best team we've played all year -- better than Oaks Christian," Herrington said. "They do everything well, and we didn't play well enough to beat them -- too many mistakes. It's just weird. We've played seven games, and now the real season starts with the Mission League. We've played a really tough schedule."

-- Gerry Gittelson