HS FOOT: L.A. Daily News Top 20

DAILY NEWS TOP 20

1. Westlake (0-0) - Northern champs coming off 14-0 season

2. Alemany (1-0) - Should have easy time against Eastside

3. Oaks Christian (0-1) - Coming off first-ever opening loss

4. Valencia (0-0) - Ryan Gorman and Trevor Smyth tough LB tandem

5. Crespi (0-1) - Celts need to find rhythm on offense

6. Notre Dame (0-1) - Is RB Khalfani Muhammad ready to break out?

7. Moorpark (0-1) - Idle this week after tough last-second loss at Eastlake in S.D.

8. Taft (0-0)xxx - If new receivers come around, Taft will win a lot of games

9. Newbury Park (1-0) - Mostly new faces but there's still a lot of talent

10. St. Francis (0-0) - Big up front, St. Francis looks to push people around

11. Thousand Oaks (1-0) - Lancers looking to creep into top 10

12. Hart (1-0) - Looked sharp in opening 21-7 win over El Camino Real

13. Burbank (1-0) - Tough nonleague matchup tonight vs. Chaminade

14. Palmdale (0-0) - As usual, Falcons are loaded with speed at skill positions

15. Canyon (0-0) - Rocknipour is ready to kick a 50-yard field goal Saturday night

16. Chaminade (0-0) - Young but talented group needs to mature in hurry

17. Arleta (0-0) - This is 59-year-old coach Jeff Engilman's last year

18. Harvard-Westlake (0-1) - Looks to even record vs. visiting Fairfax

19. El Camino Real (0-1) - As long as rushing attack is working, ECR should be OK

20. Royal (0-0) - Does not want to slip against Golden Valley