Diamond Ranch forfeiting all its wins?
An error with the paperwork of a Diamond Ranch football player that transferred to the school this year may cost the team all five of its wins this year.
Here is the story I wrote today.
The forfeiture is not a done deal yet, but Diamond Ranch is acting like it's only a matter of time until it is.
If the wins are forfeitted, here is what the Miramonte League standings will look like:
Bonita 2-0
Los Altos 1-0
Charter Oak 1-0
Wilson 0-2
Diamond Ranch 0-2
Diamond Ranch splattered Bonita 19-0 two weeks ago and beat Los Altos 28-24 in a thriller last week. Now it's Bonita that needs only one win for a playoff berth. Even if it wins its last two league games, Diamond Ranch may not crack the postseason.
I may be more famaliar with Diamond Ranch's football team anybody in America who doesn't work for or attend the school - I've seen five of its seven games this season.
I can comfortably say Diamond Ranch absolutely has the potential to win a CIF title. It is the No. 5 team in the CIF-SS Southwest Division and It'd be higher if it hadn't scheduled state champion Oaks Christian and nationally-ranked Huntington Beach Edison, its only two losses.
The Panthers have a stingy defense, a great running game and a heady quarterback. Sounds like the right ingredients to me. We'll get another shot to gauge the Panthers talent on Nov. 8 when they face Charter Oak, the No. 2 team in the Southwest Division.
If Diamond Ranch's wins are forfeitted or not, if the Panthers find a way into the playoffs they're not going to be short on motivation.
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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