CIF Polls: Covina wins, not rewarded; Bonita wins, not rewarded; Glendora wins, not rewarded …

Mid-Valley Division
1. Monrovia (0-0), 2. Schurr (0-0), 3. Arroyo (1-0), 4. Whittier Christian (1-0), 5. San Dimas (0-1), 6. Azusa (0-0), 7. Village Christian (1-0), 8. Cerritos Valley Christian (0-1), 9. Rosemead (0-0), 10. San Marino. Others — Bell Gardens (0-0), Covina (1-0)
Robledo’s Thoughts: My goodness how is Covina not ranked after arguably the biggest win over an upper-divisional foe in zero week? In fact, West Covina is still No. 9 in the Southeast after the loss, which tells you how highly voters think of West Covina. So why wasn’t Covina rewarded? Why schedule up if you’re not going to be rewarded while San Dimas stays at No. 5 after a convincing loss to Bonita.

Southeast Division
1. Burbank (1-0), 2. Santa Fe (0-0), 3. Muir (1-0), 4. La Mirada (0-1), 5. Norwalk (0-1), 6. La Serna (1-0), 7. Rowland (1-0), 8. Diamond Ranch (0-1), 9. West Covina (0-1), 10. California (0-0). Others: Mayfair (0-1), El Rancho (1-0), Bonita (1-0).
Robledo’s thoughts: Are you as surprised as I am that Bonita beats the Mid-Valley Division defending champion while West Covina falls to Covina and yet, the Bulldogs are still ranked ahead of the Bearcats? The bottom line, just because Charter Oak and South Hills are out of the division does not mean this is a cakewalk for the rest the locals in the Southeast. Look at the board, the highest ranked area team is Rowland at No. 7.

Inland Division
1. Chaparral (0-0), 2. Vista Murrieta (0-0), 3. Corona Centennial (0-0), 4. Chino Hills (1-0), 5. Upland (1-0), 6. Norco (0-0), 7. Redlands East Valley (0-0), 8. Redlands (1-0), 9. Rancho Cucamonga (1-0), 10. Charter Oak (0-1). Others: South Hills (0-0), Los Osos (1-0), Glendora (1-0).
Robledo’s thoughts: Are you sensing a trend here. Do these head-to-head games mean anything? Glendora goes from not mentioned to “others” but is still not ranked after beating Charter Oak, who is No. 10, ahead of Glendora.

Pac-5 Division
1. 1. Mission Viejo (1-0), 2. Servite (1-0), 3. Long Beach Poly (1-0), 4. Lakewood (1-0), 5. Los Alamitos (1-0), 6. Edison (1-0), 7. Bishop Amat (1-0), 8. Newport Harbor (0-0), 9. San Clemente (2-0), 10. Mater Dei (0-1). Others: Orange Lutheran (1-0), Crespi (0-1), Dan Hills (1-0), Loyola (1-0), St. John Bosco (1-0), Alemany (1-0), Compton (1-0), Santa Margarita (1-0).
Robledo’s thoughts: The pollsters kept Amat in a good spot after its 23-0 win over Garfield. They can solidify it with a win over Dominguez, ranked No. 2 in the Western Division after last week’s 14-11 win over Crespi. A loss and Amat likely tumbles off the board.

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