Prep football rankings after Week 3
Final poll (ranking last week)
1. Colony (4)
2. Norco (5)
3. Diamond Ranch (2)
4. Miller (3)
5. Chino Hills (6)
6. Los Osos (1)
7. Chaffey (NR)
8. San Dimas (7)
9. Eisenhower (NR)
10. Chino (8)
If once is happenstance, twice is coincidcnce and three times... well, whether it's because three No. 1 teams have lost in as many weeks or undefeated Serrano is staring them in the face, Colony might want to look out on Friday.
Here's my ballot after Week 3
1. Diamond Ranch
2. Miller
3. Colony
4. Chino Hills
5. Norco
6. Los Osos
7. San Dimas
8. Chaffey
9. Damien
10. Alta Loma
There's no shame in the Daily Bulletin Week 3 No. 1 team, Los Osos, losing to a stout (and two-time defending CIF-SS champion) Norco team, 13-3 last Friday. Norco knows the feeling, it lost its top-ranked status Week 2 when Lawndale Leuzinger's TD with 51 seconds left in the game knocked it off before Norco could escape with a 7-3 win. While I couldn't let Norco leap over my top four teams in this week's rankings, the other three pollsters rewarded the Cougars handsomely.
Diamond Ranch is still the best team I've laid eyes on. Although, even without Joshua Nakamoto (dislocated ankle) Norco was scary good, particularly the defense. Colony has looked a little shaky thus far, further evidenced by its 9-7 win over Alta Loma last week. I think they slid into the top spot more by default than anything else. The Titans (3-0), however, will slide into Phelan on Friday to face undefeated Serrano (4-0) immediately after assuming the No. 1 slot. Perfect timing to continue the trend? We'll see.
About Clay
Clay Fowler has been covering high school sports for six years in California and Texas. He was born in Dallas, attended the University of Texas and worked in Central Texas before joining the Daily Bulletin staff in 2006.
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