2011 Schedules: Santa Fe Chiefs …

Week 0 — at Hamilton High School (Chandler, Ariz) State Champs
Week 1– at Warren High School
Week 2 — at St. John Bosco
Week 3 — Esperanza
Week 4 — Charter Oak
Week 5 — Bye
Week 6 — at El Rancho
Week 7 — Cal High
Week 8 — Whittier
Week 9 — La Serna
Week 10 — at Pioneer

Aram’s take: Wow, look at that nonleague schedule! A state champ from Arizona, St. John Bosco, Esperanza and Charter Oak! Just playing one or two of those would have made this tougher than most, but the Chiefs are going for the gusto. The good news is there’s a BYE in between the end of the nonleague and the start of Del Rio aciones. Here’s the thing: Coaches I spoke to last season who banged heads with SF came away very impressed by the defense and physical style of play. With La Serna suffering heavy graduation losses, I would certainly believe anybody who says the Chiefs are the favorites in the Del Rio, but they’ll need to survive that nonleague without too much wear and tear (tall order). Santa Fe will probably be somewhere around 6-4 entering the postseason, but they could prove very dangerous once the tourney begins.