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In a bid for its second consecutive CIF-SS Inland Division championship, No. 1 seed Corona Centennial pays a visit to Rancho Cucamonga, which didn't exit the playoffs until double overtime of the semifinals last season.

The juggernaut: Corona Centennial is the football program by which all others in the Inland Empire are measured. The Huskies have the numbers to prove it every season and this one is no different.

Centennial, whose only loss was a season-opening two-point defeat by Ventura St. Bonaventure, is averaging 46.8 points per game and 489 yards per game. The Big VIII League champions, who list 116 players on their roster, haven't scored less than 45 points since a 28-20 win over Santa Ana Mater Dei in the second week of the season.

"We respect the heck out of them," Rancho Cucamonga coach Nick Baiz said. "But we're not going to bow down and hope to keep it close. We want to beat them. I don't think you can come into the semifinals in awe of your opponent."

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).

The Baseline League has experienced an intraleague CIF championship game twice in the last three years. Of course, both of those occurrences were in a Central Division devoid of Corona Centennial and Vista Murrieta, among others.

This season, Baseline League champion Upland and second-place Rancho Cucamonga, whose only loss this season came to Upland, find themselves one win away from playing each other for a title in the Inland Division.

Third-seeded Upland, which demolished Sierra League champion Charter Oak, 51-13, in the quarterfinals, faces off with No. 2 seed Vista Murrieta on Friday. Rancho Cucamonga, which took Vista Murrieta to double overtime in last year's semifinal, faces top-seeded Corona Centennial in the other semifinal following a 9-6 defeat of fourth-seeded Redlands East Valley.

Inland Division
Corona Centennial 56, Chaparral 21
Rancho Cucamonga 9, Redlands East Valley 6
Upland 51, Charter Oak 13
Vista Murrieta 58, Riverside North 14

Central Division
Rancho Verde 42, San Gorgonio 28
Colony 31, Moreno Valley 28
Carter 15, La Sierra 14
Palm Springs 42, Chino 14

Eastern Division
Summit 42, Silverado 10
Serrano 35, Elsinore 7
Heritage 42, Kaiser 14
Citrus Hill 45, Ridgecrest Burroughs 10

East Valley Division
Sierra Canyon 38, Ontario Christian 0
Bishop Diego 21, Twentynine Palms 14
Rim of the World 23, St. Margaret's 13
Paraclete 42, Aquinas 7

Mid-Valley Division
Covina 49, Alhambra 7
Monrovia 67, Whittier Christian 21
San Dimas 30, Azusa 23
San Gabriel 40, Arroyo 38

Southeast Division
West Covina 55, Pasadena 12
La Mirada 31, Arcadia 28
La Serna 42, Los Altos 38
Pasadena Muir 48, Diamond Ranch 0

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 Inland Valley 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. Senior Jon Dileva is also one of the team's top runners.
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.
Division 3 boys, 1:25 p.m.
Damien
The Spartans were a contender for state last year, but came up short. Now, they're back for the first time since 2003. Three seniors are among the Spartans' top 5, but junior Doug Negrete was the top runner last week, taking 19th at CIF-SS Finals
Division 3 girls, 11:45 a.m.
Bonita
This is the third straight trip to state for junior Marissa Scott, but the first with teammates around her. Scott was 25th last year after taking 42nd as a freshman. Coach Lonny Carr wasn't altogether pleased initially with finishing 7th at CIF-SS Finals, but also relieved the team qualified for the first time since 2005.

Inland Division
Corona Centennial 49, Redlands 35
Chaparral 38, Los Osos 14
Rancho Cucamonga 39, Chino Hills 38
Redlands East Valley 20, Norco 15
Upland 59, Murrieta Valley 21
Charter Oak 63, Corona Santiago 21
Riverside North 27, Yucaipa 13
Vista Murrieta 38, Damien 13

Central Division
Ranco Verde 44, Don Lugo 0
San Gorgonio 44, La Quinta 41
Moreno Valley 43, Cajon 16
Colony 28, Valley View 14
La Sierra 23, Chaffey 6
Carter 48, Palm Desert 22
Chino 26, Arlington 14
Palm Springs 35, Rialto 0

Eastern Division
Summit 28, Paloma Valley 18
Silverado 16, Oak Hills 7
Elsinore 60, West Valley 39
Serrano 45, Granite Hills 7
Heritage 56, Sultana 21
Kaiser 37, San Jacinto 19
Ridgecrest Burroughs 27, Apple Valley 14
Citrus Hill 55, Norte Vista 28

East Valley Division
Sierra Canyon 56, Desert Hot Springs 21
Ontario Christian 35, Brethren Christian 7
Twentynine Palms 27, Rubidoux 14
Bishop Diego 35, Brentwood 0
St. Margaret's 35, Linfield Christian 7
Rim of the World 38, Big Bear 22
Aquinas 19, Citrus Valley 9
Paraclete 42, Grace Brethren 7

Mid-Valley Division
Covina 36, South El Monte 14
Alhambra 20, La Puente 14
Whittier Christian 40, El Monte 16
Monrovia 24, Pomona 7
San Dimas 31, San Marino 21
Azusa 35, Cerritos Valley Christian 14
San Gabriel 9, Maranatha 3
Arroyo 42, Sierra Vista 17

Southeast Division
West Covina 38, Norwalk 8
Pasadena 57, Whittier California 43
Arcadia 39, Bonita 13
Crescenta Valley, La Mirada, late
Los Altos 37, Burbank Burroughs 29
La Serna 47, Mayfair 34
Diamond Ranch 35, Bellflower 33
Pasadena Muir 39, Santa Fe 7

Will Lester/Staff Photographer

Nick Baiz was assuredly not the only one praying.

Trailing by five points with 6.6 seconds remaining in a CIF-SS Inland Division first-round playoff game, the Rancho Cucamonga High School football coach had his request answered when Marcus Bratton hauled in a Hail Mary to breathe life back into the Cougars season with a 39-38 win over Chino Hills on Friday night.

Rancho Cucamonga (10-1) drove 70 yards in the final 26 seconds, punctuating the game-winning drive when Bratton hauled in the 38-yard jump ball a yard inside the back of the end zone to complete an 11-point comeback in the final five minutes.

"All I saw was the ball hit my hands," Bratton said. "I looked up, tried to spot it. I just squeezed it. It's indescribable."

These two teams reached the semifinals in the CIF-SS Inland Division last season, but haven't played since a first-round playoff game in 2005. This pair of second-place teams is sporting plenty of playoff experience that could carry the winner of tonight's game a long way.

Recent success: Both of these teams won their leagues last season before marching to the semifinals of a competitive Inland Division where they lost to the top two seeds. Chino Hills played top-seeded Corona Centennial its closest game to date in a 42-23 loss while Rancho Cucamonga went down in double-overtime to second-seeded Vista Murrieta.

"It's not like we're just happy to be in the playoffs," Rancho Cucamonga coach Nick Baiz said. "We expect to win some games. We've been here before and they have too."

First Round
No. 1 Corona Centennial over Redlands
Los Osos over Chaparral
Rancho Cucamonga over Chino Hills
No. 4 Redlands East Valley over Norco
No. 3 Upland over Murrieta Valley
Charter Oak over Corona Santiago
Riverside North over Yucaipa
No. 2 Vista Murrieta over Damien

Quarterfinals
No. 1 Corona Centennial over Los Osos
Rancho Cucamonga over No. 4 Redlands East Valley
No. 3 Upland over Charter Oak
Riverside North over No. 2 Vista Murrieta

Semifinals
No. 1 Corona Centennial over Rancho Cucamonga
No. 3 Upland over Riverside North

Finals
No. 1 Corona Centennial over No. 3 Upland

First round
No. 1 Summit over Paloma Valley
Oak Hills over Silverado
Hemet West Valley over Elsinore
No. 4 Serrano over Granite Hills
No. 3 Heritage over Sultana
Kaiser over San Jacinto
Apple Valley over Ridgecrest Burroughs
No. 2 Citrus Hill over Riverside Norte Vista

Quarterfinals
No. 1 Summit over Oak Hills
No. 4 Serrano over Hemet West Valley
No. 3 Heritage over Kaiser
Apple Valley over No. 2 Citrus Hill

Semifinals
No. 1 Summit over No. 4 Serrano
No. 3 Heritage over Apple Valley

Finals
No. 1 Summit over No. 3 Heritage

First Round
No. 1 West Covina over Norwalk
Whittier California over Pasadena
Bonita over Arcadia
No. 4 La Mirada over Crescenta Valley
Hacienda Heights Los Altos over No. 3 Burbank Burroughs
Mayfair over La Serna
Diamond Ranch over Bellflower
No. 2 Santa Fe over Pasadena Muir

Quarterfinals
No. 1 West Covina over Whittier California
No. 4 La Mirada over Bonita
Mayfair over Hacienda Heights Los Altos
Diamond Ranch over No. 2 Santa Fe

Semifinals
No. 1 West Covina over No. 4 La Mirada
Diamond Ranch over Mayfair

Finals
No. 1 West Covina over Diamond Ranch

First Round
No. 1 Covina over South El Monte
La Puente over Alhambra
Whittier Christian over El Monte
Pomona over No. 4 Monrovia
No. 3 San Dimas over San Marino
Azusa over Cerritos Valley Christian
Maranatha over San Gabriel
No. 2 Arroyo over Sierra Vista

Quarterfinals
No. 1 Covina over La Puente
Pomona over Whittier Christian
No. 3 San Dimas over Azusa
Marantha over No. 2 Arroyo

Semifinals
No. 1 Covina over Pomona
No. 3 San Dimas over Marantha

Finals
No. 1 Covina over No. 3 San Dimas

First Round
No. 1 Rancho Verde over Don Lugo
San Gorgonio over La Quinta
Cajon over Moreno Valley
No. 4 Colony over Moreno Valley Valley View
No. 3 La Sierra over Chaffey
Carter over Palm Desert
Chino over Arlington
No. 2 Palm Springs over Rialto

Quarterfinals
No. 1 Rancho Verde over San Gorgonio
Cajon over No. 4 Colony
Carter over No. 3 La Sierra
No. 2 Palm Springs over Chino

Semifinals
Cajon over No. 1 Rancho Verde
No. 2 Palm Springs over Carter

Finals
Cajon over No. 2 Palm Springs

INLAND DIVISION
Redlands (4-6) at No. 1 Corona Centennial (9-1); Los Osos (6-4) at
Chaparral (6-4); Chino Hills (6-4) at Rancho Cucamonga (9-1); Norco
(6-4) at 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) at J.W. North (9-1); Damien (7-3) at No. 2 Vista
Murrieta (5-5).

CENTRAL DIVISION
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 No. 2 Palm Springs (10-0).

EASTERN DIVISION
Paloma Valley (2-8) at No. 1 Summit (9-1); Oak Hills (8-2) at
Silverado (5-5); 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).

SOUTHEAST DIVISION
Norwalk (3-7) at No. 1 West Covina (9-1); Pasadena (5-5) at Whittier
California (7-3); Bonita (6-4) at Arcadia (8-2); Crescenta Valley
(6-4) at No. 4 La Mirada (6-4); Los Altos (7-3) at No. 3 Burbank
Burroughs (6-4); La Serna (7-3) at Mayfair (7-3); Bellflower (7-3) at
Diamond Ranch (5-5); Muir (6-4) at No. 2 Santa Fe (6-4).

MID VALLEY DIVISION
South El Monte (7-3) at No. 1 Covina (9-1); Alhambra (8-2) at La
Puente (9-1); El Monte (7-3) at Whittier Christian (6-4); Pomona (6-4)
at No. 4 Monrovia (7-3); San Marino (7-3) at No. 3 San Dimas (8-2);
Cerritos Valley Christian (4-6) at Azusa (7-3); Maranatha (8-2) at San
Gabriel (6-4); Sierra Vista ( 6-4) at No. 2 Arroyo (9-1).

1. (1) Upland (10-0)
2. (2) Rancho Cucamonga (9-1)
3. (3) Summit (9-1)
4. (4) Colony (9-1)
5. (5) Carter (9-1)
6. (6) Chino Hills (6-4)
7. (9) Damien (7-3)
8. (7) Kaiser (7-3)
9. (8) Los Osos (7-3)
10. (10) San Dimas (8-2)

Ambassador League
Ontario Christian 52, Calvary Murrieta 0
Aquinas 69, Arrowhead Christian Academy 0
Baseline League
Etiwanda 45, Glendora 24
De Anza League
Big Bear 37, Twentynine Palms 0
Prep League
Rio Hondo Prep 49, Webb 14
Sierra League
Claremont 45, West Covina South Hills 28
Sunkist League
Summit 21, Kaiser 7

Summit High School isn't the new kid on the block anymore.

One season after reaching the CIF championship game, in its sixth season of existence the SkyHawks achieved arguably the most significant regular season feat possible for a football team in San Bernardino County.

Summit's 21-7 win over Kaiser Friday night at Miller High School halted the Cats' streak at 10 consecutive Sunkist League championships. The loss was just Kaiser's second in league play since the run began in 2001.

Kaiser (7-3, 4-1) was on its way to a sixth straight league title during Summit's humble beginnings, an 0-10 campaign in its first varsity season. After losing by an average of 44 points per game in 2006, the SkyHawks (9-1, 5-0) are the No. 1 team in their league and the CIF-SS Eastern Division.

Ambassador League
Linfield Christian 62, Western Christian 3
Baseline League
Rancho Cucamonga 38, Los Osos 14
Upland 49, Alta Loma 3
Citrus Belt League
Redlands East Valley 48, Yucaipa 0
Redlands 25, Miller 20
Eisenhower 34, Fontana 6
Hacienda League
West Covina 42, Diamond Ranch 14
Los Altos 52, Diamond Bar 35
Bonita 47, Rowland 28
Mountain Valley League
Banning 49, Jurupa Hills 27
Citrus Valley 35, Rubidoux 23
Mt. Baldy League
Colony 58, Montclair 0
Chaffey 28, Garey 0
Chino 51, Ontario 12
San Andreas League
Cajon 24, Carter 7
Rialto 56, Pacific 12
San Gorgonio 33, Colton 10
Arroyo Valley 51, San Bernardino 8
Sierra League
Covina Charter Oak 38, Chino Hills 7
Damien 42, Ayala 15
Sunkist League
Jurupa Valley 35, Bloomington 14
Riverside Norte Vista 55, Riverside Patriot 22
Valle Vista League
San Dimas 36, Pomona 31
Covina 40, Northview 7

Thursday, Nov. 10 predictions
AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
Linfield Christian 36, Western Christian 17
BASELINE LEAGUE
Upland 42, Alta Loma 13
Rancho Cucamonga 27, Los Osos 14
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Eisenhower 33, Fontana 6
Redlands 24, Miller 21
Redlands East Valley 28, Yucaipa 17
HACIENDA LEAGUE
Bonita 37, Rowland Heights Rowland 12
Diamond Bar 27, Hacienda Heights Los Altos 21
West Covina 31, Diamond Ranch 21

Aram Tolegian of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune is reporting that Charter Oak quarterback Travis Santiago sprained his ankle when he stepped on his helmet prior to practice yesterday and is unlikely to play tonight against Chino Hills for the Sierra League championship. By all accounts Santiago is the driving force behind the Chargers' push for a league title that is vitally important to a program that struggled last season in its debut in the Sierra League and CIF-SS Inland Division. The senior who has thrown for 2,336 yards with 19 TDs and three interceptions was placed in a walking boot and given crutches, but there is still a chance he will play.

The Chino Hills High School football team provides the perfect proving ground for Covina Charter Oak when the two teams meet tonight for the Sierra League championship. Charter Oak (8-1, 4-0) will have a chance to defeat the reigning power in the league, a three time defending champion that reached the semifinals of the CIF-SS Inland Division playoffs last season.

The Chargers, conversely, finished third last season and exited the playoffs in the first round via a 21-point loss. Charter Oak's first season in both the Sierra League and the Inland Division is indeed a small sample size, but that's not stopping the doubters from proclaiming that the program's success in a lower division simply won't translate.

There was ample hype when a program fresh off consecutive CIF-SS Southeast Division championships joined one of the toughest divisions in Southern California last season.
Was 2010 just a down season for Charter Oak? Was Chino Hills peaking last year? Those questions can go a long way toward being answered tonight.

"We know how much this game means to them," Chino Hills coach Derek Bub said. "We know that we're pretty talented and we've won the league championship three years in a row. We know the league championship goes through Chino Hills and we have a target on our backs."

INLAND DIVISION
1. Corona Centennial (Big VIII) 8-1
2. Vista Murrieta (Southwestern) 4-5
3. Upland (Baseline) 9-0
4. Redlands East Valley (Citrus Belt) 9-0
5. Rancho Cucamonga (Baseline) 8-1
6. Charter Oak (Sierra) 8-1
7. North (Big VIII) 8-1
8. Yucaipa (Citrus Belt) 9-0
9. Chino Hills (Sierra) 6-3
10. Chaparral (Southwestern) 5-4
Others: Murrieta Valley (7-2), Norco (6-3), Corona Santiago (6-3), Damien (6-3).

SUNKIST LEAGUE
Unlike its college counterpart, given the absence of super conferences in high school football the opportunity for true league championship games isn't often presented.
With one week remaining in the regular season, two such games have fallen into place.

Kaiser (7-2, 4-0) has twice as many consecutive Sunkist League championships as Summit does years of existence as a football program, but Summit (8-1, 4-0) is the team ranked No. 1 in the CIF-SS Eastern Division heading into Friday's showdown with its rival. Kaiser has recovered from two lopsided losses early in the season to win six consecutive games and now sits a win away from an 11th straight league championship. In fact the Cats have lost just one league game during their incomparable run.

Summit, however, has plenty of reasons to believe it will beat Kaiser for the first time in the six-year history of the program and secure its first ever league championship. In fact, Summit outlasted Kaiser in the playoffs last season when the Cats were the No. 1 seed but Summit reached the CIF-SS Eastern Division championship game where it lost a 21-7 game to Wildomar Elsinore. During a two-month stretch in which it was won eight games in a row, Summit has scored at least 35 points each game and allowed an average of 4.1 points per game.

1. (1) Upland (9-0)
2. (2) Rancho Cucamonga (8-1)
3. (3) Summit (8-1)
4. (4) Colony (8-1)
5. (5) Carter (9-0)
6. (6) Chino Hills (6-3)
7. (9) Kaiser (7-2)
8. (8) Los Osos (6-3)
9. (7) Damien (6-3)
10. (10) San Dimas (7-2)
Dropped out: none.
Just missed the cut: Etiwanda (5-4), Chino (7-2), Diamond Ranch (5-4), Pomona (6-3), Ontario Christian (6-2-1).

Ambassador League
Aquinas 30, Linfield Christian 7 (Thursday)
Calvary Murrieta 22, Arrowhead Christian 0
Ontario Christian 58, Western Christian 7
Baseline League
Upland 49, Los Osos 21
Etiwanda 35, Alta Loma 7
Rancho Cucamonga 34, Glendora 13
Citrus Belt League
Redlands 35, Eisenhower 13
Redlands East Valley 49, Fontana 0
Yucaipa 21, Miller 15
Hacienda League
Bonita 27, Diamond Bar 20 (OT)
Diamond Ranch 29, Walnut 14
West Covina 40, Rowland 7
Sierra League
Chino Hills 36, West Covina South Hills 13
Covina Charter Oak 41, Damien 28
Claremont 35, Ayala 34 (OT)
San Andreas League
Cajon 45, Arroyo Valley 6
Carter 55, Can Bernardino 3
Colton 42, Pacific 33
San Gorgonio 42, Rialto 10
Montview League
Azusa 31, Gladstone 7
La Puente 49, Duarte 7
City of Industry Workman 33, Ganesha 6
Mountain Valley League
Citrus Valley 37, Jurupa Hills 13
Rubidoux 24, Riverside Notre Dame 3
Rim of the World 42, Banning 18
Mt. Baldy League
Chaffey 37, Don Lugo 19
Chino 52, Montclair 0
Valle Vista League
San Dimas 34, Covina Northview 6 (Thursday)
Pomona 35, Hacienda Heights Wilson 21

Friday, Nov. 4 Predictions
AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
Ontario Christian 45, Western Christian 10
BASELINE LEAGUE
Rancho Cucamonga 43, Glendora 13
Etiwanda 36, Alta Loma 17
Upland 27, Los Osos 24
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Redlands East Valley 44, Fontana 0
Redlands 28, Eisenhower 20
Miller 24, Yucaipa 21
HACIENDA LEAGUE
Diamond Ranch 31, Walnut 17
Diamond Bar 26, Bonita 21
MONTVIEW LEAGUE
City of Industry Workman 33, Ganesha 20
MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Chaffey 24, Don Lugo 21
Chino 34, Montclair 7
Ontario 24, Garey 13
PREP LEAGUE
Calabasas Viewpoint 34, Webb 27
SIERRA LEAGUE
Damien 35, Covina Charter Oak 28
Chino Hills 41, West Covina South Hills 31
Ayala 33, Claremont 27
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Summit 44, Jurupa Valley 0
Kaiser 31, Riverside Norte Vista 14

The battle for sole possession of first place in the Baseline League pits Upland (8-0, 3-0), the No. 3 team in the CIF-SS Inland Division, against Los Osos (6-2, 3-0).

Game of the Year: These two teams played the game of the year last season when Upland twice came back from two-touchdown deficits to win, 41-38, on a late field goal. The victory awarded Upland second place and dropped Los Osos out of the playoffs for the first time the school's first varsity season in 2003.

Los Osos won at least a share of the Baseline League title four of the last five years before finishing fourth last season. The Grizzlies lost two-touchdown leads on both Upland and Etiwanda last season and lost to league champion Rancho Cucamonga by one in overtime.

Diamond Ranch's Chris Miller verbally committed to Oregon State on Monday after receiving a written scholarship offer from Beavers head football coach Mike Riley, according to Diamond Ranch coach Roddy Layton. Miller, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound athlete, plays both running back and safety for Diamond Ranch. Washington, who has also shown interest in Miller, was coming on strong around the same time Oregon State made the senior his first offer.

INLAND DIVISION
1.Corona Centennial (Big VIII) 7-1
2. x-Vista Murrieta (Southwestern) 3-5
3. Upland (Baseline) 8-0
4. Redlands East Valley (Citrus Belt) 8-0
5. Rancho Cucamonga (Baseline) 7-1
6. Charter Oak (Sierra) 7-1
7. North (Big VIII) 7-1
8. Yucaipa (Citrus Belt) 8-0
9. Chino Hills (Sierra) 5-3
10. Damien (Sierra) 6-2
Others; Murrieta Valley (7-1), y-Los Osos (6-2); Norco (5-3); y-Corona Santiago (5-3.
y - Includes 1 forfeit win.
x - Includes 5 forfeit losses.

Small school football doesn't present coaches with many options. Ontario Christian's Scott Hurst uses all of his.

There are 27 players on the roster. None play offense and defense.

"When you have a guy play both ways there is someone behind him who may be a little bit of a drop- off," Hurst said. "But if you let one guy play each position, he really takes ownership of it. And you don't have to worry about the fatigue."

Whatever Hurst is doing in his first season at Ontario Christian, a school with an enrollment of 510 students, it's working.