November 2011 Archives

It might not have been quite as good a race as they had hoped, but it was still very good.
The Rancho Cucamonga High boys cross country team finished third in Division 1 at the CIF State Championships on Saturday in Fresno, the best finish in school history.
Later on Saturday, coach Terry Tierney was informed that the Cougars got one of four bids from the state to run next week at prestigious Nike Nationals in Portland, Oregon.
"We had a better team time than the Division 2 champion," Tierney said. "After the power merge, we were behind them, but we both got to go."
The event, including travel expenses, is paid for by Nike.
It's a complicated process to earn a bid to Nationals that goes beyond team time or team score.
After all the divisions run Saturday, they take many of the top teams and "merge" the times together. Then they take the top few teams after that merge and merge them again, and find the top four teams. California gets two automatically, but there are also two at-large berths and California got those as well.
The top three teams in Division 1 got to go (Rancho Cucamonga, Mission Viejo Trabuco Hills and Arcadia) as did the top team in Division 2 (Santa Clarita Golden Valley).

Here are CIF-SS quarterfnal football scores from Friday. How about both Carter (who I predicted) and Rim (which I didn't) pull off upsets of the No. 3 seeds?
The CIF-SS, in all of its wisdom, changed the scheduling for semifinals this year. In the past, in each division, 1 semifinal was on Friday and the other was on Saturday. Now, they're all on Friday, so it keeps fans from seeing both semifinal games in a particular division.

INLAND DIVISION
No. 1 Corona Centennial 56, Temecula Chaparral 21
Rancho Cucamonga 9, No. 4 Redlands East Valley 6
No. 3 Upland 51, Covina Charter Oak 13
No. 2 Vista Murrieta 58, Riverside North 14
Next Friday's semifinals: No. 1 Corona Centennial vs. Rancho Cucamonga at Los Osos HS; No. 3 Upland at No. 2 Vista Murrieta
CENTRAL DIVISION
No. 1 Moreno Valley Rancho Verde 42, San Gorgonio 28
No. 4 Colony 31, Moreno Valley 28
Carter 15, No. 3 Riverside La Sierra 14
No. 2 Palm Springs 42, Chino 14
Next Friday's semifinals: No. 4 Colony at No. 1 Rancho Verde, Carter at No. 2 Palm Springs
EASTERN DIVISION
No. 1 Summit 42, SIlverado 10
No. 4 Serrano 35, Wildomar Elsinore 7
No. 3 Romoland Heritage 42, Kaiser 14
No. 2 Perris Citrus Hill 45, Ridgecrest Burroughs 10
Next Friday's semifinals: No. 4 Serrano vs. No. 1 Summit at Miller HS, No. 2 Citrus Hill at No. 3 Heritage
EAST VALLEY DIVISION
No. 1 Chatsworth Sierra Canyon 38, Ontario Christian 0
No. 4 Santa Barbara Bishop Diego 21, Twentynine Palms 14
Rim of the World 23, No. 3 San Juan Capistrano St. Margaret's 13
No. 2 Lancaster Paraclete 42, Aquinas 7
Next Friday's semifinals: No. 4 Bishop Diego at No. 1 Sierra Canyon, No. 2 Paraclete at Rim of the World

The CIF State Championships for cross country take place on Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno. Unlike previous years, I will not be there. Ace reporter J.P. Hoornstra will be there instead.

Here is a look at the county teams/individuals that will be competing:
Division 1 boys, 12:20 p.m.
Rancho Cucamonga
The Cougars were ranked No. 1 in the state last week before finishing second at CIF-SS Finals. As well as Arcadia ran last week, it will take a vast improvement by Rancho Cucamonga and a drop off by Arcadia to win, but second place would still be impressive. This is the fourth straight year at state for the team, and for seniors Luis Gutierrez and Calvin Davis, who were on the varsity as freshmen.
Division 2 boys, 11:15 a.m.
Ayala
For the longest time, Ayala's girls had the better reputation, but this is the third time in the last five years the boys are going. The boys finished fourth last week and will have to run well to maintain that position.
Division 2 girls, 12:50 p.m.
Colony
The Colony girls have had Xochitl Navarrete and Valerie Mares go as individuals before, but never had their team go. The Titans are happy to be there after finishing seventh and grabbing the last qualifying spot, so just running a solid race is a good goal.
Melissa Fairchild, Serrano
The Sun's runner of the year last year, she isn't able to go with her team. Her team was expected to make it to state, but didn't even make it to finals. She should be near the front of the pack.
Division 3 boys, 1:25 p.m.
Ismael Griego, Granite Hills
He was the No. 1 runner on the team that went to state last year. The team around him wasn't as strong this year, so he'll have to go it alone.
Division 3 girls, 11:45 a.m.
Granite Hills
Last year, Granite Hills took both the boys and the girls. Only the girls as a team are back, and looking to improve on their ninth-place finish last year.
Division 4 boys, 9:40 a.m.
Big Bear
Big Bear was a Division 4 mainstay at state for years, even after Ryan and Chad Hall graduated. After winning back-to-back state titles in 2007-08, they finished fourth in 2009. They didn't qualify last year, so taking fourth at CIF-SS Finals is a step back in the right direction. Big Bear, led by Bryan Hayes (second at CIF-SS Finals), has a history of coming up big at the state meet.

Here are my fearless predictions for the CIF-SS football quarterfinals, as the action continues to heat up.

INLAND DIVISION
Corona Centennial 35, Temecula Chaparral 24
Redlands East Valley 20, Rancho Cucamonga 16
Upland 38, Covina Charter Oak 24
Vista Murrieta 27, Riverside North 24
CENTRAL DIVISION
Moreno Valley Rancho Verde 31, San Gorgonio 24
Colony 28, Moreno Valley 17
Carter 20, Riverside La Sierra 17
Palm Springs 42, Chino 28
EASTERN DIVISION
Summit 24, Silverado 10
Serrano 28, Wildomar Elsinore 17
Kaiser 21, Romoland Heritage 18
Perris Citrus Hill 38, Ridgecrest Burroughs 24
EAST VALLEY DIVISION
Chatsworth Sierra Canyon 38, Ontario Christian 26
Santa Barbara Bishop Diego 28, Twentynine Palms 24
San Juan Capistrano St. Margaret's 24, Rim of the World 14
Lancaster Paraclete 21, Aquinas 16

The Sun has learned that Eisenhower High School head football coach Patrick Lord has stepped down.
Lord, who played for Ike in the 1990s, went 5-25 in three seasons as head coach, including 3-7 this year and did not make the playoffs in any year.
He had been an assistant at Jurupa Valley before succeeding John Rice as Ike's head coach prior to the 2009 season.

Here are Friday's football scores in county divisions and next week's matchups, showing home team (but not necessarily home sites)
INLAND DIVISION
No. 1 Corona Centennial 49, Redlands 35
Temecula Chaparral 38, Los Osos 14
Rancho Cucamonga 39, Chino Hills 38
No. 4 Redlands East Valley 20, Norco 15
No. 3 Upland 59, Murrieta Valley 21
Covina Charter Oak 63, Corona Santiago 21
Riverside J.W. North 27, Yucaipa 13
No. 2 Vista Murrieta 38, Damien 13
Next week's games
Chaparral at Centennial, Rancho Cucamonga at Redlands East Valley, Charter Oak at Upland, Vista Murrieta at North
CENTRAL DIVISION
No. 1 Moreno Valley Rancho Verde 44, Don Lugo 0
San Gorgonio 44, La Quinta 41
Moreno Valley 43, Cajon 16
No. 4 Colony 28, Moreno Valley Valley View 14
No. 3 Riverside La Sierra 23, Chaffey 6
Carter 48, Palm Desert 22
Chino 26, Riverside Arlington 14
No. 2 Palm Springs 35, Rialto 0
Next week's games
Rancho Verde at San Gorgonio, Colony at Moreno Valley, La Sierra at Carter, Palm Springs at Chino
EASTERN DIVISION
No. 1 Summit 26, Menifee Paloma Valley 18
Silverado 16, Oak Hills 7
Wildomar Elsinore 60, Hemet West Valley 39
No. 4 Serrano 45, Granite Hills 7
No. 3 Romoland Heritage 56, Sultana 21
Kaiser 37, San Jacinto 19
Ridgecrest Burroughs 27, Apple Valley 14
No. 2 Perris Citrus Hill 55, Riverside Norte Vista 28
Next week's games
Summit vs. Silverado at Victor Valley HS, Serrano at Elsinore, Heritage at Kaiser, Citrus Hill at Burroughs
EAST VALLEY DIVISION
No. 1 Chatsworth Sierra Canyon 56, Desert Hot Springs 21
Ontario Christian 35, Huntington Beach Brethren Christian 0
Twentynine Palms 29, Rubidoux 14
No. 4 Santa Barbara Bishop Diego 35, Los Angeles Brentwood 0
No. 3 San Juan Capistrano St. Margaret's 35, Temecula Linfield Christian 7
Rim of the World 38, Big Bear 22
Aquinas 19, Citrus Valley 9
No. 2 Lancaster Paraclete 42, Simi Valley Grace Brethren 7
Next week's games
Sierra Canyon at Ontario Christian, Bishop Diego at Twentynine Palms, St. Margaret's at Rim of the World, Paraclete at Aquinas

We don't run a final regular season San Bernardino County football top 10 in the paper, but here it is anyway. After previous No. 5 Yucaipa, No. 8 Oak Hills and No. 10 Chino Hills all lost, there is plenty of movement. There are plenty of schools worthy of being in the top 10 that didn't make it, but for me I can't move a team into the top 10 after a loss (see Los Osos, Kaiser).

1. Redlands East Valley (10-0)
Previous: 1
Last week: def. No. 9 Yucaipa 48-0
This week: vs. Norco (6-4)
2. Upland (10-0)
Previous: 2
Last week: def. Alta Loma 49-3
This week: vs. Murrieta Valley (7-3)
3. Rancho Cucamonga (9-1)
Previous: 3
Last week: def. Los Osos 38-14
This week: vs. Chino Hills (6-4) at Los Osos HS
4. Summit (9-1)
Previous: 4
Last week: def. Kaiser 21-7
This week: vs. Paloma Valley (2-8) at Miller HS
5. Serrano (8-2)
Previous: 6
Last week: def. Hesperia 48-10
This week: vs. Granite Hills (5-5)
6. Cajon (9-1)
Previous: 9
Last week: def. No. 8 Carter 24-7
This week: vs. Moreno Valley (4-6)
7. Colony (9-1)
Previous: NR
Last week: def. Montclair 58-6
This week: vs. Valley View (7-3)
8. Carter (9-1)
Previous: 7
Last week: lost to No.6 Cajon 24-7
This week: vs. Palm Desert (5-4)
9. Yucaipa (9-1)
Previous: 5
Last week: lost to No. 1 Redlands East Valley 48-0
This week: vs. Riverside North (9-1) at Riverside CC
10. Apple Valley (7-2)
Previous: NR
Last week: def. Oak Hills 26-21
This week: vs. Ridgecrest Burroughs (5-5)
Dropped out: No. 8 Oak Hills (8-2, lost to current No. 10 Apple Valley 26-21), No. 10 Chino Hills (6-4, lost to Covina Charter Oak 38-7).
Just missed the cut: Chino Hills (6-4), Kaiser (7-3), Los Osos (6-4), Oak Hills (8-2), Rialto (7-3), San Gorgonio (5-5).

Here are the county's first-round playoff games for Friday, with predicted score, seeds and site. All games are 7 or 7:30.

Inland Division
at No. 1 Corona Centennial 38, Redlands 14
Los Osos 24, at Chaparral 21
at Rancho Cucamonga 35, Chino Hills 21 (at Los Osos HS)
at No. 4 Redlands East Valley 24, Norco 7 (at Redlands HS)
at No. 3 Upland 42, Murrieta Valley 14
at J.W. North 28, Yucaipa 12 (at Riverside CC)
Central Division
at No. 1 Rancho Verde 48, Don Lugo 0
San Gorgonio 27, at La Quinta 21
at Cajon 28, Moreno Valley 13
at No. 4 Colony 24, Valley View 17
at No. 3 La Sierra 28, Chaffey 6 (at Norte Vista HS)
at Carter 21, Palm Desert 14
at Chino 24, Arlington 21
at No. 2 Palm Springs 30, Rialto 16
Eastern Division
at No. 1 Summit 42, Paloma Valley 7 (at Miller HS)
Oak Hills 17, at Silverado 14 (at Victor Valley HS)
at No. 4 Serrano 31, Granite Hills 14
at No. 3 Heritage 38, Sultana 21
at Kaiser 21, San Jacinto 10
at Apple Valley 27, Ridgecrest Burroughs 17
East Valley Division
at Ontario Christian 48, Brethren Christian 10
at Twentynine Palms 21, Rubidoux 20 (at Twentynine Palms JHS)
at Big Bear 34, Rim of the World 24 (at Lucerne Valley HS)
Aquinas 29, at Citrus Valley 27

Here are the brackets for the Eastern, Central and Inland football divisions. Records are included, and some of the sites are included as well. I didn't do too bad in predicting the matchups. Almost all of the home teams I got in the right spot in the brackets, and most of the road teams.

EASTERN DIVISION
First Round
Paloma Valley (2-8) vs. No. 1 Summit (9-1) at Miller HS, Oak Hills (8-2) vs.Silverado (5-5) at Victor Valley HS, West Valley (5-5) at Elsinore (7-3), Granite Hills (5-5) at No. 4 Serrano (8-2), Sultana (7-3) at No. 3 Heritage (9-1), San Jacinto (7-3) at Kaiser (7-3), Ridgecrest Burroughs (5-5) at Apple Valley (7-2), Norte Vista (5-5) at No. 2 Citrus Hill (10-0).
CENTRAL DIVISION
First Round
Don Lugo (6-4) at No. 1 Rancho Verde (10-0), San Gorgonio (5-5) at La Quinta (6-4), Moreno Valley (4-6) at Cajon (9-1), Valley View (7-3) at No. 4 Colony (9-1), Chaffey (5-5) at No. 3 La Sierra (9-1), Palm Desert (5-4) at Carter (9-1), Arlington (5-5) at Chino (8-2), Rialto (7-3) at Palm Springs (10-0).
INLAND DIVISION
First Round
Redlands (4-6) at No. 1 Corona Centennial (9-1), Los Osos (6-4) at Chaparral (6-4), Chino Hills (6-4) vs. Rancho Cucamonga (9-1) at Los Osos HS, Norco (6-4) vs. No. 4 Redlands East Valley (10-0), Murrieta Valley (7-3) at No. 3 Upland (10-0), Corona Santiago (7-3) at Charter Oak (9-1), Yucaipa (9-1) vs. J.W. North (9-1), Damien (7-3) at No. 2 Vista Murrieta (5-5).

I predicted the Inland Division earlier. Now I'm trying the Eastern Division. I found the Central Division too difficult, because of a three-way tie in the Inland Valley League for the last two spots and the at-large spot. Although this one could be difficult too. I didn't spend enough time to really feel comfortable, but here's my guess.

Sunbelt No. 3 (whoever wins the tiebreaker-Temescal Canyon/Lakeside/Paloma Valley) at No. 1 Summit (9-1)
Oak Hills (8-2) at Silverado (5-5)
West Valley (5-5) at Elsinore (7-3)
Norte Vista (5-5) at No. 4 Serrano (8-2)
Sultana (7-3, at-large) at No. 3 Heritage (9-1)
Ridgecrest Burroughs (5-5) at Kaiser (7-3)
San Jacinto (7-3) at Apple Valley (7-2)
Granite Hills (5-5) at No. 2 Citrus Hill (10-0)

Anyway, Eastern DIvision bracket will be released in a little more than 8 hours. We'll see how it looks then.

In case you missed them, Friday's prep football scores:

AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
Aquinas 69, Arrowhead Christian 0
Ontario Christian 52, Vista Murrieta 0
BASELINE LEAGUE
Etiwanda 45, Glendora 24
DE ANZA LEAGUE
Big Bear 37, Twentynine Palms 0
MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE
Apple Valley 26, Oak Hills 21
MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE
Rim of the World 49, Riverside Notre Dame 0
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Summit 21, Kaiser 7

This is NOT the actual bracket for the CIF-SS Inland Division football playoffs, or how I think it should be. Rather, it's my prediction of how the bracket will come out.
We'll see if I'm right about how CIF is thinking. Brackets come out on Sunday. Let me know what you think. Corona Santiago and Norco could potentially be swapped as well.

Redlands at No. 1 Corona Centennial
Chino HIlls at Chaparral
Norco at Rancho Cucamonga
Damien at No. 4 REV
Murrieta Valley at No. 3 Upland
Corona Santiago at Charter Oak
Yucaipa at Riverside North
Los Osos at No. 2 Vista Murrieta

As it turned out, some of the league titles games were a little anticlimactic. I saw REV dismantlle Yucaipa 48-0 in a game that was 48-0 less than 20 minutes into the game and was a running clock in the second half.

Here are the Week 10 Thursday results
AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
Linfield Christian 62, Western Christian 3
BASELINE LEAGUE
Upland 49, Alta Loma 3
Rancho Cucamonga 38, Los Osos 14
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Redlands East Valley 48, Yucaipa 0
Eisenhower 34, Fontana 6
Redlands 25, Miller 20
DE ANZA LEAGUE
Desert Hot Springs 21, Desert Mirage 0
Shadow Hills 13, Yucca Valley 7
DESERT SKY LEAGUE
Burroughs 35, Victor Valley 12
Silverado 41, Barstow 6
Sultana 49, Granite Hills 35 (nonleague)
MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE
Serrano 48, Hesperia 10
Sultana 49, Granite Hills 35 (nonleague)
MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE
Citrus Valley 35, Rubidoux 23
MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Colony 58, Montclair 6
Chino 51, Ontario 12
Chaffey 28, Garey 0
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Cajon 24, Carter 7
San Gorgonio 36, Colton 10
Rialto 56, Pacific 12
Arroyo Valley 51, San Bernardino 8
SIERRA LEAGUE
Charter Oak 38, Chino Hills 7
Damien 42, Ayala 15
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Jurupa Valley 35, Bloomington 14

Here are this week's prep football predictions. Stay tuned for the final scores. Also, my predictions on how some of the CIF divisions brackets will look come Sunday.
First, the ones for the league title:

CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Redlands East Valley 17, Yucaipa 10 (Thurs.)
DE ANZA LEAGUE
Twentynine Palms 20, Big Bear 17 (Fri.)
MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE
Citrus Valley 34, Rubidoux 27 (Thurs.)
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Cajon 17, Carter 13 (Thurs.)
SIERRA LEAGUE
Covina Charter Oak 27, Chino Hills 17 (Thurs.)
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Summit 24, Kaiser 14 (Fri.)

Other games:
AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
Linfield Christian 35, Western Christian 14 (Thur.)
Aquinas 49, Arrowhead Christian 7 (Fri.)
Ontario Christian 38, Calvary Murrieta 21 (Fri.)
BASELINE LEAGUE
Rancho Cucamonga 31, Los Osos 23 (Thur.)
Upland 56, Alta Loma 7 (Thur.)
Etiwanda 42, Glendora 17 (Fri.)
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Redlands 17, Miller 14 (Thur.)
Eisenhower 28, Fontana 7 (Thur.)
DE ANZA LEAGUE
Yucca Valley 31, Shadow Hills 10 (Thur.)
DESERT SKY LEAGUE
Ridgecrest Burroughs 27, Victor Valley 7 (Thur.)
Silverado 35, Barstow 0 (Thur.)
MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE
Serrano 45, Hesperia 0 (Thur.)
Oak Hills 21, Apple Valley 17 (Fri.)
MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE
Jurupa Hills 31, Banning 28 (Thur.)
Rim of the World 27, Notre Dame 10 (Fri.)
MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Chino 41, Ontario 7 (Thur.)
Chaffey 35, Garey 0 (Thur.)
Colony 41, Montclair 0 (Thur.)
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Arroyo Valley 34, San Bernardino 20 (Thur.)
San Gorgonio 31, Colton 16 (Thur.)
Rialto 35, Pacific 7 (Thur.)
SIERRA LEAGUE
Damien 34, Ayala 21 (Thur.)
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Bloomington 27, Jurupa Valley 26 (Thur.)

The big football game between two undefeated teams, Yucaipa and REV, is offering a presale on tickets. Tickets for the game, played at Yucaipa on Thursday, will be available at both schools all week.
I think weather should be better than last week so get your tickets early.

Also, Yucaipa is hosting its first round girls volleyball playoff contest on Tuesday. That 1A match against Villa Park, has been changed to a 6 p.m. start instead of the standard 7 p.m. playoff start.

The CIF-SS girls volleyball playoff pairings came out on Saturday.
Rim of the World is the only county team to get a seed, nabbing the No. 1 seed for 3A, while Citrus Belt League champion Yucaipa got a draw worthy of its No. 6 ranking in 1A.
Here is a list of matchups involving county teams:
All matches are scheduled for 7 p.m.

Monday's Matches
Division 1A Wild Card
Fontana at Great Oak.
Tuesday's First-round matches
DIVISION 1A
Fontana/Great Oak winner at No. 1 Marymount
Rancho Cucamonga at San Luis Obispo
Redlands East Valley at Anaheim Canyon
Notre Dame Academy at Los Osos
Villa Park at Yucaipa
Redlands at Upland
DIVISION 2AA
Oak Hills at Corona Santiago
South Hills at Serrano
Chino Hills at Paloma Valley
Apple Valley at San Marino
DIVISION 3AA
Granite Hills at No. 1 Chadwick
San Bernardino at Mayfair
Eastside at Cajon
Victor Valley at Arroyo Valley
San Gorgonio at Cypress
Webb at Silverado
Highland at Cerritos
Morro Bay at No. 2 Pasadena Poly
DIVISION 3A
Pomona at No. 1 Rim of the World
Alhambra at Ontario Christian
Arrowhead Christian at Valley View
Brentwood at Citrus Valley
Aquinas at Campbell Hall
DIVISION 4AA
Thacher at Colony
Summit at Desert Hot Springs
Chino at No. 4 Sage Hill
Don Lugo at Cate
Big Bear at Patriot
Yucca Valley, bye
Segerstrom at Ontario.
DIVISION 4A
[Upland Christian at La Puente
DIVISION 5AA
Eastside Christian at Excelsior Education Center
West Shores at Mesa Grande Academy
Boron at Lake Arrowhead Christian
Redlands Adventist at Vasquez
Hesperia Christian at Temecula Prep
Public Safety Academy at Victor Valley Christian
Baptist Christian at Silver Valley
DIVISION 5A
Academy of Careers at Baker Valley

Week 9 prep football scores. Biggest surprise: San Gorgonio 41, Rialto 10. Not surprising that San G. won (even though I picked Rialto), but the margin of victory.

Here they are:
AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
Aquinas 30, Linfield Christian 0 (Thurs.)
Calvary Murrieta 22, Arrowhead Chr. 0
Ontario Christian 58, Western Christian 7
BASELINE LEAGUE
Etiwanda 35, Alta Loma 7
Rancho Cucamonga 34, Glendora 13
Upland 49, Los Osos 21
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Redlands 35, Eisenhower 15
REV 49, Fontana 0
Yucaipa 21, Miller 15
DE ANZA LEAGUE
Desert Hot Springs 30, Shadow Hills 12
Big Bear 35, Desert Mirage 16
Twentynine Palms 26, Yucca Valley 7
DESERT SKY LEAGUE
Serrano 61, Barstow 0 (nonleague)
Silverado 23, Burroughs 7
Granite Hills 20, Victor Valley 7
MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE
Apple Valley 19, Sultana 16
Oak Hills 42, Hesperia 20
Serrano 61, Barstow 0 (nonleague)
MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Chaffey 37, Don Lugo 19
Chino 52, Montclair 0
Garey at Ontario
MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE
Citrus Valley 37, Jurupa Hills 13
Rubidoux 24, Notre Dame 3
Rim 42, Banning 18
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Cajon 45, Arroyo Valey 6
Carter 55, San Bernardino 3
Colton 42, Pacific 33
San Gorgonio 41, RIalto 10
SIERRA LEAGUE
Charter Oak 41, Damien 28
Chino Hills 36, South Hills 13
Claremont 35, Ayala 34, OT
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Patriot 54, Bloomington 40 (Thurs.)
Kaiser 42, Norte Vista 3
Summit 56, Jurupa Valley 7

Not a week of big matchups. Next week is much bigger. This week, we'll be looking to see if weather has a factor and if teams can stay on track for next week's matchups: Cajon-Carter, Yucaipa-Redlands East Valley, Summit-Kaiser, Citrus Valley-Rubidoux among them.

Here are the Week 9 Friday predictions:
AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
Calvary Murrieta 20, Arrowhead Christian 7
Ontario Christian 41, Western Christian 10
BASELINE LEAGUE
Etiwanda 49, Alta Loma 13
Rancho Cucamonga 38, Glendora 7
Upland 34, Los Osos 24
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Redlands East Valley 49, Fontana 0
Yucaipa 23, Miller 14
Redlands 28, Eisenhower 13
DE ANZA LEAGUE
Big Bear 31, Desert Mirage 14
Twentynine Palms 23, Yucca Valley 21
DESERT SKY LEAGUE
Granite Hills 35, Victor Valley 7
Silverado 27, Ridgecrest Burroughs 17
MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE
Apple Valley 26, Sultana 10
Oak Hills 38, Hesperia 7
MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE
Rim of the World 34, Banning 20
Citrus Valley 36, Jurupa Hills 17
MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Chaffey 20, Don Lugo 17
Ontario 27, Garey 20
Chino 49, Montclair 7
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Cajon 33, Arroyo Valley 13
Carter 56. San Bernardino 7
Colton 28, Pacific 6
Rialto 20, San Gorgonio 17
SIERRA LEAGUE
Chino Hills 35, West Covina South Hills 17
Ayala 27, Claremont 24
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Kaiser 42, Riverside Norte Vista 21
Summit 49, Jurupa Valley 12
NONLEAGUE
Serrano 45, Barstow 13

In a game that featured plenty of offense and little defense, Riverside Patriot (3-6, 1-3) pulled away in the fourth quarter for a wild 54-40 Sunkist League victory over Bloomington (4-5, 0-4) on Thursday. These were two teams who won't be in the playoffs, but very much wanted to win.

The game featured:
Six lead changes, the last coming in the first minute of the fourth quarter.
Only 1 punt between the 2 teams, and only 1 turnover.
A total of 22 first downs and 458 yards of total offense by Patriot and 15 first downs and 400 yards of total offense by Bloomington.
A pair of 200-yard rushers: Nano Martinez of Patriot (28 carries, 201 yards, five rush TDs, 1 receiving TD), Johnta Carter of Bloomington (24 carries, 237 yards, three TDs, one 2-point receiving conversion)
Patriot converting seven of eight third-down chances, and Bloomington converting six of 10.
lA total of 106 yards in penalties by Bloomington and 52 by Patriot.
A mess for point-after conversions. Bloomington was 2 of 3 kicking extra points and 1 of 3 on 2-point conversions. Patriot was 2 of 5 kicking extra points and 2 of 3 on 2-point conversions.

My apologies for not posting last week's football results here sooner.

Here they are. All games Friday except where I noted.
AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
Aquinas 48, Calvary Murrieta 0
Western Christian 42, Arrowhead Christian 20
Ontario Christian 45, Linfield Christian 20
BASELINE LEAGUE
Los Osos 27, Alta Loma 14 (Thurs.)
Rancho Cucamonga 30, Etiwanda 27
Upland 49, Glendora 3
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Redlands East Valley 34, Eisenhower 13
Miller 42, Fontana 0
Yucaipa 23, Redlands 6
DE ANZA LEAGUE
Desert Hot Springs 14, Yucca Valley 13
Twentynine Palms 41, Desert Mirage 27
Big Bear 50, Shadow Hills 7 (Saturday)
DESERT SKY LEAGUE
Victor Valley 17, Barstow 6
Ridgecrest Burroughs 27, Granite Hills 20
MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE
Serrano 21, Oak Hills 14
Sultana 38, Hesperia 10
MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE
Citrus Valley 30, Banning 24
Riverside Notre Dame 16, Jurupa Hills 13
Rubidoux 42, Rim of the World 35
MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Don Lugo 2, Garey 0 (Thurs., forfeit)
Colony 24, Chino 16
Ontario 23, Montclair 7
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Cajon 31, Colton 13
Carter 16, Rialto 7
San Gorgonio 66, San Bernardino 13
Arroyo Valley 43, Pacific 7
SIERRA LEAGUE
Ayala 49, South Hills 48
Chino Hills 28, Damien 27
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Kaiser 56, Patriot 28
Summit 63, Bloomington 0
Norte Vista 16, Jurupa Valley 13

San Andreas and Citrus Belt League Finals results from Saturday that I typed in to run in Sunday's paper, did not make it into the paper, even though they should have. Here they are, better late than never:

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

CITRUS BELT LEAGUE FINALS
At Yucaipa HS
Top team scores (qualifying for CIF): 1. Redlands East Valley 28, 2. Yucaipa 42, 3. Redlands 66.
Individual results: 1. David Salas (Red) 15:46, 2. Jharynd Cecil (REV) 15:53, 3. Jason Luu (Y) 15:59, 4. Steve Runyan (Y) 16:10, 5. Chris Howes (REV) 16:12, 6. Connor Vigil (REV) 16:23, 7. Tyler Topping (REV) 16:24, 8. Ryan Freeman (REV) 16:29, 9. Parker Dusick (REV) 16:30, 10. Andrew Humphries (Y) 16:50.

SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE FINALS
At San Gorgonio HS
Team scores (top 4 qualified for CIF): 1. Pacific 28, 2. Rialto 63, 3. Arroyo Valley 87, 4. San Gorgonio 93, 5. Cajon 102, 6. Carter 136, 7. Colton 161, 8. San Bernardino 200.
Individual results (*also qualified for CIF as an individual): 1. Haydar Hnyin (AV) 16:20.5, 2. Johnny Campos (P) 16:34.4, 3. Alex Gonzalez (P) 16:37.2, 4. Cesar Robles (Co) 16:38.2*, 5. Javin Singer (P) 16:44.7, 6. Luis Areola (P) 16:45.4, 7. Christian Alvarez (R) 16:45.6, 8. Ryan Rittenhouse (SG) 16:52.2, 9. Jacob Ewell (Caj) 16:53.7, 10. Gabriel Toscano (Car) 16:56.8, 11. Pablo Torres (SG) 16:57.2.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

CITRUS BELT LEAGUE FINALS
At Yucaipa HS
Top team scores (qualifying for CIF): 1. Yucaipa 25, 2. Redlands 41, 3. Redlands East Valley 57.
Individual results:1. Tori Dutchover (Y) 18:38, 2. Jess Aguilar (Y) 18:58, 3. Justine Jackson (Y) 19:02, 4. Kalin Tomlinson (Y) 19:03, 5. Madison Edwards (REV) 19:11, 6. Allison Crowley (Red) 19:13, 7. Justine Jacobs (Red) 19:13, 8. Lauren Zabaleta (Red) 19:14, 9. Kathryn Hebb (REV) 19:20, 10. Abigail Daniels (Red) 19:29.

SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE FINALS
At San Gorgonio HS
Team scores (top 4 qualified for CIF):1. Rialto 41, 2. Pacific 46, 3. San Gorgonio 59, 4. Cajon 72, 5. Carter 148, 6. Arroyo Valley 177, 7. San Bernardino 211, 8. Colton no score.
Individual results (*also qualified for CIF as an individual): 1. Gabby Maldonado (P) 18:01.3, 2. Cynthia Rivera (SG) 18:41.9, 3. Alysa Avila (Co) 18:48.1*, 4. Isi Ibarra (SG) 18:50.4, 5. Susana Alcaraz (R) 19:15.6, 6. Elizabeth Palma (P) 19:27.2, 7. Miranda Martinez (R) 19:39.1, 8. Symone Booker (Caj) 19:39.8, 9. Nomi Gama (R) 19:51.0, 10. Stephanie Vasquez (R) 19:51.5, 11. Haley Sanner (Caj) 19:58.5.