Sierra League prediction: Quad champs!...(just kidding)
WIth Sierra League play beginning tomorrow, here's how I think it'll play out:
Chino Hills: 4-1
Glendora: 4-1
Ayala: 3-2
Damien: 3-2
Diamond Bar: 1-4
Chino: 0-5
In all seriousness, quad-champions (if that's even a real term) aren't out of the question this year. Tri-champs were fun enough last season, but a revamped Damien team is added to the mix of contenders in 2009. If a team wins this league outright, I'll be shocked.
Damien is the perfect example of why this league is shrouded in mystery. The Spartans, who won three games last season, are 1-4 but absolutely deserving of league title consideration - for crying out loud, they lost to a defending CIF champ by 3 two weeks ago.
Then there are the tri-champs of last season, all of whom are on the level again. Chino Hills (4-1) had five turnovers in its lone loss against a tough nonleague slate. Glendora (3-2), which played the best nonleague schedule in the Sierra League, lost its two games by a total of 8 points. Though its schedule was the softest of the BIG FOUR, Ayala (4-1) lost only to a CIF-title caliber South Hills squad.
If there is such a thing as an upset in this league, there will be plenty of them.
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