1. Bishop Amat (7-3-1) — Best wins. Best losses. An easy call, really.
2. Charter Oak (10-2) — Another Sierra League title. Best public team in the area.
3. Monrovia (12-3) — Some great moments. Some head-scratching moments.
4. Rio Hondo Prep (12-2) — You’ll never get it until you see it with your own eyes.
5. La Serna (12-2) — Didn’t finish the job, but Westlake and WestCo wins were sweet.
6. La Mirada (9-2) — Early exit from postseason spoiled otherwise strong showing.
7. Chino Hills (7-3-1) — Almost upset Amat. Throttled by CO. Audi 5 in the first round.
8. San Dimas (11-2) — Most trustworthy team in the area. Watch out in ’13.
9. West Covina (8-5) — Coaching staff and not the talent carried the team this year.
10. South Hills (6-5) — Hey, they beat Monrovia.
11. San Marino (10-2) — The things that made Titans good also made them bad.
12. Muir (8-4) — There was half a month there when I was a believer.
13. La Habra (8-4) — A second round exit is still a second round exit.
14. Rowland (7-4) — Proof positive waiting out your opponent still works.
15. Gladstone (10-2) — League title. Playoff win. Dream end for Coach Sanchez.
16. La Salle (10-1) — I’ve always said the only record worse than 0-10 is 10-1.
17. South El Monte (7-5) — Lead by one of the sharpest young coaches in a while.
18. El Monte (8-4) — The party still hasn’t ended at El Monte. It probably won’t for years.
19. Santa Fe (7-6) — This is the team that beat La Mirada that year in the playoffs.
20. Diamond Ranch (7-4) — Coaching carried this team a long way.
21. La Puente (8-3) — Closed regular season with a Rohrer-esque rush.
22. California (8-3) — Solid record, but tangible results were lacking.
23. Arroyo (7-5) — Got real good, real late.
24. Bonita (5-6) — Injuries ruined what could have been a big year.
25. Ayala (6-4) — Best Bulldogs team in years caught rough year in Sierra.