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Press Telegram Football Top 10
Final
1. Lakewood (11-2)
Season Over
2. La Mirada (12-1)
Friday vs. Garden Grove
3. Norwalk (11-2)
Season Over
4. Warren (10-2)
Season Over
5. Poly (6-6)
Season Over
6. Los Alamitos (8-3)
Season Over
7. Dominguez (6-6)
Season Over
8. Wilson (6-5)
Season Over
9. Millikan (6-5)
Season Over
10. Gahr (6-5)
Season Over
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1. La Mirada 2. Lakewood 3. Poly 4. Dominguez 5. Norwalk 6. Warren 7. Los Alamitos 8. Millikan 9. Wilson 10. Gahr
THE REAL TOP TEN ORDER!!
Look, I have been as critical of Bosco as anyone on this site. However, not putting Bosco in the top ten is crazy. They had five losses, three of which were in the Trinity League, whose champion will be playing this week for the CIF championship.
Bosco was not a great team this year, but they were better than Poly and numbers 6 thru 10 on your list.
Chris:
I will bet you your life savings Lakewood kicks the living snot out of your Matadors when both teams meet in a nonleague regular season game down the road.
Wow LM over some of the moore league teams? Im not a moore league fan but theres no chance.
1. Lakewood 2. Poly 3. Warren 4. La Mirada 5. Los Al 6. Norwalk 7. Dominguez 8. Millikan 9. Gahr 10. St. John Bosco (SJB is here because they had a brutal schedule and still can play with and beat most teams above them on this list).
Chris, look at reality, its not about the dept of the playoff, or by the record. Its all about strength. Im pretty sure Lakewood deserve that number 1 spot. the only way that La Mirada deserve that first spot, if La Mirada can beat Lakewood. which i doubt. Also, Warren has a better running game than Norwalk. Wilson over Milikan.
A witch doctor would not enable La Mirada to beat this Lakewood team. The only reason Edison won was lack of defensive adjustments, which would not be necessary because La Mirada does not have as many offensive weapons.
Lakewood was the best team in the area all season long no question in that. La Mirada(still playing for championship), Norwalk, and Warren all had good seasons. Can anyone look at this list and honestly say any of those teams besides Lakewood can beat Poly head to head? Think before you answer ,and be real with yourself. Poly should be #2.
Wow...just saw Bosco's football schedule next season. Opening the season in Las Vegas against Bishop Gorman High School, Nevada's state champion who went undefeated this year on the varsity and JV, with only one loss on the freshman team.
That is followed by a home game against Lakewood...yes, Lakewood. Then a game against Loyola and La Habra before taking on Mater Dei and Servite in the first two Trinity League games.
The last three games will be against Orange Lutheran, JSerra and Santa Margarita. This team could go 2-8 and still be near the top of the Press-Telegram's top 10.
Is there a tougher schedule in the entire country?