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On a chilly day, Ayala girls finished a solid sixth (after being ranked sixth) at the CIF State cross country championships in Division 2, after finishing sixth at the CIF-SS Finals last week. Junior Taylor Khan was 16th to lead the Bulldogs.
The Rancho Cucamonga boys were a disappointing 10th in Division 1, as junior Luis Gutierrez was 14th. The Cougars were ranked eighth in the state after finishing sixth at CIF-SS Finals.

Getting top three in state is a big deal, because your team gets to get on the podium during the awards ceremony.
And after taking third at CIF-SS Finals, the Claremont boys finished a solid third at the Division 2 CIF State Championships on Saturday in the rain and cold at Woodward Park in Fresno. It was the best finish in school history.
Paul Ross was 10th and Colin Domonoske was 11th to lead Claremont.

I'm here, just a few minutes before the start of the first race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park.
It's chilly and cloudy, as forecast. According to weather.com, it's 42 degrees and it feels like 37 with the wind. It's the chilliest I've experienced State.

Will Lester/Staff Photographer
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (above, middle) had 106 yards rushing, a rushing touchdown, a receiving touchdown and an interception in Chino Hills' 45-21 quarterfinal win over Etiwanda. Chino Hills will face Corona Centennial next week in the semifinals.

As Derek Bub walked off an empty football field at Chaffey High School, the Chino Hills head football coach's postgame celebratory yell broke a long silence. Friday night's CIF-SS Inland Division second-round game had been over for a while. After a 45-21 win over Etiwanda in the second round, fourth-seeded Chino Hills has scored 115 points in two playoff games.

A season after reaching the Central Division semifinals, the Huskies (10-2) will host No. 1 seed Corona Centennial in next week's semifinals.

"It feels good," Bub said. "We moved up a division, and a lot of people didn't think we could play in this division, but the kids stuck to it and got it done."

I'm here in Fresno for the CIF State Cross Country Championships, and it's cold. It'll be down close to freezing tonight, and the high tomorrow is only expected to get to the low 50s. At least rain isn't expected to move into the area until late afternoon, after the final race.
Check back here on this blog during the morning and early afternoon Saturday for updates on Inland Valley competitors: Ayala's girls team, Bonita's Marissa Scott, Claremont's boys team, Colony's Xochitl Navarrete and Nick Valenzuela, Rancho Cucamonga's boys team and Webb's Bailey Stockdale.

The races begin at 8:30 a.m., but the first race with an Inland Valley runner is Race 3 at 9:30 a.m., the girls Division 3, with Marissa Scott
--Pete Marshall

INLAND DIVISION
Corona Centennial 52, Upland 23
Chino Hills 45, Etiwanda 21
Rancho Cucamonga 51, Corona Roosevelt 36
Vista Murrieta 45, Norco 6

CENTRAL DIVISION
Rancho Verde 49, San Gorgonio 3
La Quinta 42, Chino 41
Cajon 35, Arlington 7
Colton 35, Palm Springs 14

After meeting in the CIF-SS Central Division quarterfinals last season, Chino Hills and Etiwanda find themselves fighting for a berth in the semifinals again this year, only tonight's meeting between the two is in the more competitive Inland Division. Chino Hills emerged a 35-14 winner in last season's quarterfinal but lost a close one to eventual champ Upland in the semifinals.

Steeper road: While Etiwanda was a co-champion of the vaunted Baseline League last season, the Eagles didn't exactly take a similar path to the quarterfinals in 2010. Had Upland not claimed a comeback victory over Los Osos in the regular season finale, Etiwanda would have been relying on a coin flip to grant it access to the postseason.

For those who wonder if they run cross country in the rain, the answer is definitely yes.
The CIF-SS Finals were held as scheduled, but on the rain course at Mt. San Antonio College on Saturday.

Three Inland Valley teams qualified for state by finishing in the top seven in their race: Rancho Cucamonga boys in Division 1, Claremont boys in Division 2 and Ayala girls in Division 2.
In addition, Colony's Xochitl Navarrete (girls Division 2) and Nick Valenzuela (boys Division 2), Bonita's Marissa Scott (girls Division 3) and Webb's Bailey Stockdale (boys Division 5) all qualified for the state meet as individuals, which is next Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno.

Chino Hills' highly recruited defensive back Ifo Ekpre-Olomu verbally committed to Oregon this morning, he confirmed after the Huskies won their playoff opener 70-42 over Corona Friday night. The 5-foot-10 180-pound senior chose Oregon among scholarship offers from most of the Pac-10 save UCLA and USC, according to scout.com.

Ekpre-Olomu plays a variety of positions for Chino Hills, including wide receiver and running back but he set a school record with eight interceptions as a sophomore playing safety. Oregon plans to use him in the secondary, according to Ekpre-Olomu.

Will Lester/Staff Photographer
Rancho Cucamonga's Donovan Harden had four receptions for 80 yards and two TDs despite a 76-yard TD that was called back.

Of its six combined playoff wins in the CIF-SS Central Division the last two years, Rancho Cucamonga never won bigger than it did Friday night. In its first game back in the revered Inland Division, the Baseline League champion Cougars rolled over Murrieta Valley, 37-13, in their playoff opener.

Rancho Cucamonga head coach Nick Baiz didn't believe the 24-point margin of victory had anything to do with his team drawing a sub-par first-round opponent in the Southwestern League's third-place team.

"That's a good football team," Baiz said. "Just last week they lost to the defending CIF champions (Temecula Chaparral) by seven."

INLAND DIVISION
Corona Centennial 56, Yucaipa 14
Upland 40, Chaparral 35
Etiwanda 21, Redlands East Valley 16
Chino Hills 70, Corona 42
Rancho Cucamonga 37, Murrieta Valley 13
Corona Roosevelt 28, Claremont 21
Norco 34, Redlands 17
Vista Murrieta 28, Charter Oak 7

CENTRAL DIVISION
Rancho Verde 70, Garey 7
San Gorgonio 53, Palm Desert 35
Chino 21, Carter 12
La Quinta 25, Valley View 14
Arlington 54, Montclair 0
Cajon 48, Coachella Valley 7
Colton 54, Colony 13
Palm Springs 54, La Sierra 49

First round
Corona Centennial over Yucaipa
Chaparral over Upland
Redlands East Valley over Etiwanda
Chino Hills over Corona
Rancho Cucamonga over Murrieta Valley
Corona Roosevelt over Claremont
Norco over Redlands
Vista Murrieta over Charter Oak

Quarterfinals
Corona Centennial over Chaparral
Chino Hills over Redlands East Valley
Corona Roosevelt over Rancho Cucamonga
Norco over Vista Murrieta

First round
West Covina over Bellflower
Santa Fe over Burbank
Diamond Ranch over Mayfair
Burbank Burroughs over El Rancho
La Mirada over Muir
Bonita over California
Arcadia over Norwalk
La Serna over Walnut

Quarterfinals
West Covina over Santa Fe
Diamond Ranch over Burbank Burroughs
Bonita over La Mirada
La Serna over Arcadia

First round
Rancho Verde over Garey
San Gorgonio over Palm Desert
Chino over Carter
La Quinta over Valley View
Riverside Arlington over Montclair
Cajon over Coachella Valley
Colton over Colony
Palm Springs over La Sierra

Quarterfinals
Rancho Verde over San Gorgonio
Chino over La Quinta
Riverside Arlington over Cajon
Palm Springs over Colton

First round
Kaiser over Apple Valley
Beaumont over Granite Hills
Victor Valley over Norte Vista
Elsinore over Oak Hills
Heritage over Silverado
Summit over West Valley
Citrus Hill over Ridgecrest Burroughs
Serrano over Temescal Canyon

Quarterfinals
Kaiser over Beaumont
Elsinore over Victor Valley
Summit over Heritage
Serrano over Citrus Hill

Fourth-seeded Los Osos had the difficult job of trying to knock off top-seeded Simi Valley Royal in its Division 4 semifinal. The Grizzlies fell behind early and rallied a couple of times, but Royal pulled away in the fourth for a 17-12 victory at Woollett Aquatics Center.

Second-seeded Damien rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to down third-seeded Palos Verdes 11-9 in a CIF-SS DIvision 3 semifinal on Wednesday at Woollett Aquatics Center.
Trailing 7-6 earliy in the fourth, the Spartans scored five of the next six goals, taking an 11-8 lead. Damien had not led by more than 1 goal until the fourth quarter.
It is the fifth CIF Final in school history for Damien water polo and first since 2004.
Eric Osterberg scored four goals, Johnny Beal scored three and Aaron Avalos and Austin Miller had two apiece for Damien. Damien will play in the finals on Saturday at Woollett, at 5 p.m.

Entering the season having never made the playoffs in school history, the goal for the Chino Hills High School girls volleyball team was to simply perform well in league. Little did the Huskies know how much that would mean.

Chino Hills defeated Westlake Village Oaks Christian in four games in the CIF-SS Division 2AA semifinals Tuesday night to earn a spot in the final opposite Sierra League co-champion St. Lucy's on either Friday or Saturday.

"This means everything to us," Chino Hills coach Dana Buzzerio said. "And to play St. Lucy's in the final, that's exactly how we would want it to be."

The Huskies, who after splitting two regular-season matches with St. Lucy's won a coin flip that awarded them them top billing in the Sierra League and the No. 4 seed in Division 2AA, fell behind early Tuesday while St. Lucy's swept its semifinal. Chino Hills recovered to win by game scores of 20-25, 25-14, 26-24, 25-18.

1. Kaiser (10-0)



Previous ranking: 1. Last week: def. Bloomington 44-8. Next: Friday vs. Apple Valley (5-5).
2. Rancho Cucamonga (9-1)



Previous ranking: 2. Last week: def. Glendora 42-28. Next: Friday vs. Murrieta Valley (6-4).
3. Chino Hills (8-2)



Previous ranking: 3. Last week: def. Ayala 36-8. Next: Friday vs. Corona (5-5).
4. Bonita (9-1)

Previous ranking: 4. Last week: def. Diamond Ranch 38-10. Next: Friday vs. Whittier California (3-7).
5. Chino (10-0)



Previous ranking: 6. Last week: def. Don Lugo 49-15. Next: Friday vs. Carter (6-3-1).
6. Claremont (7-3)



Previous ranking: 5. Last week: lost to No. 9 Damien 31-27. Next: Friday at Corona Roosevelt (8-2).
7. Upland (7-3)
Previous ranking: 7. Last week: def. Los Osos 41-38. Next: Friday vs. Temecula Chaparral (4-6).
8. Summit (7-2-1)



Previous ranking: 8. Last week: def. Riverside Norte Vista 30-0. Next: Friday vs. Hemet West Valley (5-5).
9. Damien (6-4) 



Previous ranking: 10. Last week: def. No. 6 Claremont 31-27. Next: n/a.
10. Colony (7-3)
Previous ranking: NR. Last week: def. Ontario 28-7. Next: Friday vs. Colton (7-3).
Dropped out: No. 9 Miller (5-5)
Others receiving votes: Carter (6-3-1), Miller (5-5).

INLAND DIVISION
Yucaipa (6-4) at No. 1 Corona Centennial (10-0)
Chaparral (4-6) at Upland (7-3)
Etiwanda (5-5) at Redlands East Valley (8-2)
Corona (5-5) at No. 4 Chino Hills (8-2)
Murrieta Valley (6-4) at No. 3 Rancho Cucamonga (9-1)
Claremont (7-3) at Roosevelt (8-2)
Norco (8-2) at Redlands (7-2-1)
Charter Oak (6-4) at No. 2 Vista Murrieta (9-1).

AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
Aquinas 49, Western Christian 7
Ontario Christian 37, Arrowhead Christian 7
BASELINE LEAGUE
Etiwanda 58, Alta Loma 20 (Wed.)
Rancho Cucamonga 42, Glendora 28 (Thurs.)
Upland 41, Los Osos 38
Playoff info: Upland's victory prevented a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots between it, Los Osos and Etiwanda that would have necessitated a coin flip. Rancho Cucamonga is an outright league champion for the second time in three years.
HACIENDA LEAGUE
Bonita 38, Diamond Ranch 10
West Covina 58, Diamond Bar 20
Walnut 35, Los Altos 14
MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Chino 49, Don Lugo 15
Montclair 34, Chaffey 26 (Wed.)
Colony 28, Ontario 7 (Wed.)
Playoff info: Montclair clinched a playoff spot for the first time in eight years on Wednesday night while Garey backed into the playoffs after losing its regular season finale to Chaffey two weeks ago but Don Lugo's loss toinight was enough to end Garey's 10-year playoff drought.
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Carter 16, Arroyo Valley 6
Colton 24, Rialto 10
SIERRA LEAGUE
Chino Hills 36, Ayala 8 (Thurs.)
Damien 31, Claremont 27
Covina Charter Oak 34, West Covina South Hills 31 (OT)
Playoff info: Chino Hills recovers from league-opening loss to Claremont to claim outright league championship while Claremont loses final two games but is helped into the playoffs by a point system that awarded it big points for the aforementioned win over Chino Hills. A South Hills win tonight would have awarded the final two playoff spots it and Damien.

Friday, Nov. 12 predictions
Ambassador League
Aquinas 41, Western Christian 17
Ontario Christian 33, Arrowhead Christian 21
Baseline League
Upland 24, Los Osos 20
Hacienda League
West Covina 46, Diamond Bar 19
Bonita 33, Diamond Ranch 24
Mountain Valley League
Rim of the World 38, Jurupa Hills 7
Mt. Baldy League
Chino 34, Don Lugo 13
Prep League
La Canada Flintridge Prep 26, Webb 21
San Andreas League
Carter 28, Arroyo Valley 21
Colton 32, Rialto 10
Sierra League
Claremont 34, Damien 14
Sunkist League
Patriot 28, Jurupa Valley 7
Valle Vista League
Pomona 31, La Puente Nogales 17
San Dimas 38, Hacienda Heights Wilson 6

It took a little longer than expected, but the Sierra League football race finally delivered the parity expected upon the arrival of three historically proud programs to the league this season.

One of the newcomers, Claremont, was threatening to run away with the league title after early wins over defending league champion Chino Hills and another new arrival, two-time defending CIF champion Covina Charter Oak. It wasn't until Week 9 that the clouds rolled in but a once clear playoff scenario is as hazy as they come entering the regular season's final week.

"We could be league champions," Claremont coach Mike Collins said. "Or we could miss the playoffs."

INLAND DIVISION
(previous ranking)
1. (1) Corona Centennial (Big VIII) 9-0
2. (2) Vista Murrieta (S'western) 8-1
3. (3) Rancho Cucamonga (Baseline) 8-1
4. (4) Roosevelt (Big VIII) 8-1
5. (6) Chino Hills (Sierra) 7-2
6. (7) Redlands East Valley (CBL) 7-2
7. (9) Norco (Big VIII) 7-2
8. (10) Upland (Baseline) 6-3
9. (NR) Miller (Citrus Belt) 5-4
10. (5) Claremont (Sierra) 7-2
Dropped out: No. 8 Redlands (Citrus Belt) 6-2-1.
Others receiving votes: Redlands (Citrus Belt) 6-2-1, Murrieta Valley (Southwestern) 6-3, Charter Oak (Sierra) 5-4

"There are like eight different scenarios," Chaffey football coach Chris Brown said of the postseason situation in the Mt. Baldy League. To illustrate the range of playoff possibilities, every team in the league including a Chaffey team in sole possession of last place, can still make the postseason.

Considering two teams have already clinched their playoff spots, the myriad possibilities in the league are simply limited to two postseason berths. Anytime five teams have the potential to finish with the same leage record, something unique is going on and that is exactly the case with one week remaining in Mt. Baldy League play, beginning Wednesday with two of the league's final three games.

Chino has clinched the top playoff seed and can win the outright league title with a win over Don Lugo Friday. Colony has clinched second-place and the accompanying playoff berth. Montclair and Ontario still control their own destiny but there is a scenario for the final two playoff berths that could leave the bottom five teams all with 2-4 league records necessitating a coin flip to break the tie.

1. Kaiser (9-0)



Previous ranking: 1. Last week: def. Summit 19-7. Next: Thursday at Bloomington (4-5).
2. Rancho Cucamonga (8-1)



Previous ranking: 2. Last week: def. Etiwanda 34-21. Next: Thursday at Glendora (5-4).
3. Chino Hills (7-2)



Previous ranking: 4. Last week: def. Covina Charter Oak 29-22. Next: Thursday vs. Ayala (4-5).
4. Bonita (8-1)

Previous ranking: 5. Last week: def. Rowland 57-0. Next: Friday vs. Diamond Ranch (5-4).
5. Claremont (7-2)



Previous ranking: 3. Last week: lost to South Hills 29-14. Next: Friday at No. 10 Damien (5-4).
6. Chino (9-0)



Previous ranking: 7. Last week: def. Ontario 47-13. Next: Friday vs. Don Lugo (3-6).
7. Upland (6-3)



Previous ranking: 8. Last week: def. Glendora 41-14. Next: Friday at Los Osos (5-4).
8. Summit (6-2-1)



Previous ranking: 6. Last week: lost to No. 1 Kaiser 19-7. Next: Thursday at Riverside Norte Vista (5-4).
9. Miller (5-4)
Previous ranking: NR. Last week: def. Redlands 10-7. Next: Friday vs. Redlands East Valley (7-2).
10. Damien (5-4) 



Previous ranking: NR. Last week: def. Ayala 37-14. Next: Friday vs. No. 5 Claremont (7-2).
Dropped out: None
Others receiving votes: Colony (6-3), Carter (5-3-1).

The Baseline League, which produced four playoff teams each of the last two seasons, won't have that luxury given its move from the CIF-SS Central Division to an Inland Division void of wild-card berths.

Rancho Cucamonga, the No. 3 team in the division, is undefeated in league with only a Thursday game against Glendora between it and a second outright Baseline League title in three years. Upland and Etiwanda will claim the final two playoff spots with victories this week over Los Osos and Alta Loma, respectively. If Los Osos can knock off defending CIF champion Upland Friday, all bets are off.

A Los Osos win on Friday would create a three-way tie for second to be broken by a coin flip. Los Osos has four losses on the season but a win over Upland is certainly a reasonable possibility.

If you love cross country -- and I'm sure there are many of you who do - Mt. San Antonio College is the place to be the next two Saturdays, Nov. 13 and 20.
The CIF-SS released the heat sheets for the CIF Prelims Nov. 13. In all, there will be 33 races, beginning at 7:45 a.m. and the last one beginning at 4:05 p.m. There will be an Inland Valley team or individual competing in 25 of 33 races. It was also announced Saturday that the Webb and Western Christian boys teams were picked as at-large entries for Division 5.

Here are some races to keep an eye on:
Race 18, Girls Division 2, 11:35 a.m.
Although it's Ayala with the much stronger team, it's notable that the Bulldogs will be running against Chino Valley district rival Don Lugo.
Race 21, Girls Division 3, 1:22 p.m.
Bonita, a young and up-and-coming team, will be facing the top team in San Bernardino County, Granite Hills.
Race 26, Boys Division 1, 2:33 p.m.
This one has four Inland Valley teams (Chaffey, Diamond Bar, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland) plus another individual (Christian Navarro of Los Osos). Rancho Cucamonga is the class of this group.
Race 31, Girls Division 1, 3:38 p.m.
Baseline League champion Rancho Cucamonga is in this race, as is Baseline third-place team Los Osos. Redlands, the Citrus Belt League champion, will be one of the teams battling with Rancho Cucamonga for a spot in the finals.
Race 33, Girls Division 1, 4:05 p.m.
Similar to Race 18. Chino and Chino Hills, two teams from the Chino Valley district who are not in the same league, will be facing each other in this race.

AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
Aquinas 70, Arrowhead Christian 17
Ontario Christian 37, Calvary Murrieta 28
Linfield Christian 38, Western Christian 17
BASELINE LEAGUE
Rancho Cucamonga 34, Etiwanda 21 (Thursday)
Los Osos 70, Alta Loma 17 (Thursday)
Upland 41, Glendora 14
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Miller 10, Redlands 7
Redlands East Valley 22, Yucaipa 0
HACIENDA LEAGUE
West Covina 41, Diamond Ranch 10
Bonita 57, Rowland Heights Rowland 0
Diamond Bar 34, Hacienda Heights Los Altos 6
Walnut 35, Covina Northview 0 (nonleague)
MONTVIEW LEAGUE
Sierra Vista 21, Ganesha 13
Azusa 36, Workman 0
Gladstone 49, Duarte 0
La Puente 41, Bassett 6
MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE
Banning 62, Jurupa Hills 27
MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Chaffey 38, Garey 34
Chino 47, Ontario 13
Colony 41, Montclair 18
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Cajon 21, Carter 13
San Gorgonio 29, Colton 7
Rialto 52, Pacific 14
SIERRA LEAGUE
Chino Hills 29, Charter Oak 22
South Hills 29, Claremont 14
Damien 37, Ayala 14
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Kaiser 19, Summit 7
Bloomington 15, Jurupa Valley 7
VALLE VISTA LEAGUE
Covina 27, San Dimas 23
Pomona 41, Hacienda Heights Wilson 20
Baldwin Park 57, Nogales 6

Thursday, Nov. 4 predictions
Baseline League
Los Osos 45, Alta Loma 10
Rancho Cucamonga 41, Etiwanda 31

Friday, Nov. 5 predictions
Baseline League
Upland 34, Glendora 10
Hacienda League
Diamond Bar 33, Hacienda Heights Los Altos 7
Bonita 32, Rowland Heights Rowland 14
West Covina 31, Diamond Ranch 20
Sierra League
Chino Hills 26, Charter Oak 20
Claremont 33, South Hills 14
Damien 27, Ayala 21
Sunkist League
Kaiser 31, Summit 28
Bloomington 21, Jurupa Valley 7
Valle Vista League
San Dimas 24, Covina 21
Pomona 27, Hacienda Heights Wilson 14

As good as Claremont's boys cross country team was, the Wolfpack was blocked from a league title by powerful Rancho Cucamonga.
Now in the Sierra League, the Wolfpack won its much-awaited league title on Tuesday at Mt. SAC. But maybe they didn't need to change leagues.

Both the Baseline and Sierra Leagues ran league finals at Mt. SAC and both on Tuesday. Rancho Cucamonga coach Terry Tierney and Claremont coach Rob Lander were joking they should bet a dinner on which team had the better team time. Turns out, Lander should've taken Tierney up on the bet. Claremont's team time of 80 minutes, 47 seconds was 12 seconds better than Rancho's 80:59. Had Claremont runners been in Rancho's race or vice versa, Claremont would've edged out Rancho in team score as well.

That performance Tuesday helped Claremont move past Rancho Cucamonga into the much-coveted No. 1 spot in the Inland Valley boys cross country rankings.
The teams will not meet in CIF; Claremont is in Division 2, while Rancho Cucamonga is in Division 1.

INLAND DIVISION
(previous ranking)
1. (1) Corona Centennial (Big VIII) 8-0
2. (2) Vista Murrieta (Southwestern) 7-1
3. (3) Rancho Cucamonga (Baseline) 7-1
4. (4) Roosevelt (Big VIII) 7-1
5. (6) Claremont (Sierra) 7-1
6. (8) Chino Hills (Sierra) 6-2
7. (9) Redlands East Valley 6-2
8. (10) Redlands (Citrus Belt) 6-1-1
9. (5) Norco (Big VIII) 6-2
10. (7) Upland (Baseline) 5-3
Dropped out: None
Others receiving votes: Murrieta Valley (Southwestern) 6-2, Charter Oak (Sierra) 5-3, Etiwanda (Baseline) 4-4.

Claremont senior Aaron Dockery was the second-leading receiver in the Inland Valley before teammate Tanner Kuramata, the only player in the area with more receiving yards than him, went down with a broken arm two weeks ago. The 5-foot-9, 166-pound wideout has picked up the slack, to say the least. He had 14 receptions, three of which were touchdowns, for a school record 248 yards last week in a 42-13 win over Ayala.

In the last two weeks alone, Dockery has 26 catches for 452 yards and five touchdowns. After his apparent game-winning touchdown reception against Chino Hills was inadvertently whistled dead, he caught another game winner a few seconds later in a 31-30 Sierra League-opening win that has propelled Claremont to first place with two games remaining in the season. In all, Dockery has 61 receptions for 1,109 yards and 13 touchdowns this year.

Ontario Christian High School football coach Laing Stevens doesn't think he'll have a difficult time keeping his team from feeling overconfident the final two games of the season. Starting the year with six losses in seven games can have that effect.

A year after reaching the CIF-SS East Valley Division championship game Ontario Christian began the 2010 season 1-6 before winning its first Ambassador League game Friday, a 36-7 defeat of Western Christian.

"We had a dry spell and we won a game but I don't think there's any reason for us to get cocky," Stevens said. "We played a hard schedule this year but that wasn't a 1-6 schedule. There's probably not a team we played other than Whittier Christian that we couldn't play with."

1. Kaiser (8-0)



Previous ranking: 1. Last week: def. Norte Vista 44-8. Next: Friday vs. No. 6 Summit (6-1-1).
2. Rancho Cucamonga (7-1)



Previous ranking: 2. Last week: def. Upland 35-31. Next: Thursday at No. 9 Etiwanda (4-4).
3. Claremont (7-1)



Previous ranking: 4. Last week: def. Ayala 42-13. Next: Friday at West Covina South Hills (2-6).

4. Chino Hills (6-2)



Previous ranking: 5. Last week: def. West Covina South Hills 51-14. Next: Friday at Charter Oak (5-3).
5. Bonita (7-1)

Previous ranking: 3. Last week: lost to West Covina 55-21. Next: Friday vs. Rowland (4-5).
6. Summit (6-1-1)



Previous ranking: 7. Last week: def. Jurupa Valley 63-0. Next: Friday at No. 1 Kaiser (8-0).
7. Chino (7-0)



Previous ranking: 9. Last week: def. Montclair 37-0. Next: Friday vs. Ontario (4-4).
8. Upland (5-3)



Previous ranking: 6. Last week: lost to Rancho Cucamonga 35-31. Next: Friday vs. Glendora (5-3).
9. Etiwanda (4-4)



Previous ranking: NR. Last week: def. Los Osos 44-31. Next: Thursday vs. No. 2 Rancho Cucamonga (7-1).

10. Diamond Ranch (5-3)



Previous ranking: 10. Last week: def. Los Altos 48-14. Next: Friday vs. West Covina (7-1)..

Dropped out: No. 8 Los Osos (4-4)
Others receiving votes: Colony (5-3), Carter (5-2-1), Los Osos (4-4).