WHITTIER DAILY NEWS FOOTBALL RANKINGS
1. La Habra (6-1)
Freeway all but locked up
2. La Mirada (5-3)
Cutting through league like melted butter
3. La Serna (5-2)
Outscored league opponents, 90-14
4. Montebello (6-1)
Taking carer of business in Almont
5. Sonora (6-1)
Next 3 weeks determine playoff fate
6. St. Paul (4-3)
Another must win this week
7. Santa Fe (3-4)
Rode run game to win over Cal
8. California (2-5)
It’s La Serna week
9. Pioneer (6-1)
Another barometer reading comes Friday
10. Whittier (3-4)
Playoff fate in jeopardy
OTHERS: 11. Schurr (2-5), 12. Whittier Christian (3-5), 13. El Rancho (0-7), 14. Cantwell-Sacred Heart (1-6).

SANTA FE 35, CALIFORNIA 34

WHITTIER — There wasn’t much talk about Santa Fe High School and the Del Rio League football championship during the summer. But there is now.
Edward Cisneros rushed for 304 yards and three touchdowns ,and the Chiefs stopped a two-point conversion in overtime to score a 35-34 victory over California in a league game Friday at Pioneer High School.
Chris Ramsey scored on a 2-yard run in overtime for Santa Fe, which improved to 3-4 overall and 2-0 in the Del Rio League.
Robert Leos rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns for Cal, which slipped to 2-5 and 1-1.
Ramsey, after Cisneors had a 8-yard run to the 2, scored on a keeper for a 35-28 lead.
Leos responded with a 9-yard run up the middle for a TD to make it 35-34. The Condors decided to go for the win, but quarterback Evan Barajas’ throw was wide at the 5, giving Santa Fe the win.
— Stephen Ramirez
LA HABRA 48, BUENA PARK 14
LA HABRA — It’s been a long time since La Habra High School last lost a Freeway League game, November of 2006 to be exact.
With the Highlanders’ 48-14 victory over visiting Buena Park on Friday, widely thought to be their last competitive league foe, they extend their league winning streak to 44 games and all but sewed up their ninth consecutive league championship.
The game was never in doubt as La Habra (6-1, 2-0) started fast, scoring four consecutive first-half touchdowns to jump out to a 28-0 lead.
As usual, quarterback Eric Barriere led the way for the Highlanders. His first two passes went for touchdowns, a 23-yard pass to Chris Brown followed by a 55-yard connection with Amon Fellows.
Madison Wheeler extended the lead to 21 points on a 1-yard run, set up by a 44-yard run by CJ Taylor.
Taylor found the end zone on the next Highlander possession with a 1-yard run of his own, capping a 12-play, 53-yard drive with 2:17 left in the second quarter.
Taylor was the work horse for La Habra, rushing for 201 yards on 25 carries and three touchdowns.
— Richard Hernandez
ROUNDUP: ST. PAUL 21, LA SALLE 9
St. Paul High School jumped out to a three-touchdown first-half lead and got defensive in the second half en route to a 21-9 Angelus League victory over visiting La Salle on Friday night.
Eight Swordsmen ball carriers rushed for 203 yards and three TDs. Christopher Borrego scored from the 4, Greg Neverez from the 5 and quarterback Joe Hernandez from the 1 for St. Paul (4-3, 1-1).
Eric Zimmerman threw a nine-yard TD pass to Tommy Radle with 20 seconds left in the half. The Lancers are still winless in league (4-3, 0-2).
— Teren Guerra
LA MIRADA 63, GLENN 0
T.Y. Ueli-Fahtoalia recovered a muffed Glenn snap on the opening play of the game and took it 20 yards for a touchdown to help the Matadors to the Suburban League rout.
La Mirada (5-3, 4-0) won its 10th consecutive league game and Glenn (0-6, 0-2) suffered its 20th consecutive league loss and 12th consecutive overall defeat.
Tristan Meyer completed 15 of 18 passes for 236 yards and five TDs in the first half. Sei-J Lauago had 25- and 50-yard TDs and Chad Wilson, Peeaka Tuioti and Sire Woods also all caught TD passes.
— Angel Gutierrez
SCHURR 48, SAN GABRIEL 0
The Spartans (2-5, 1-1) jumped to a 21-0 first-quarter lead en route to an Almont League victory.
Neil Madrid’s interception set up the first touchdown, a 1-yard run by Adam Handy, and Anthony Valera scored from the 2. giving the Spartans an early 21-point lead after the first quarter.
— Laurence Todd
HOW THE TOP TEN FARED
1. La Habra (6-1) def. Buena Park, 48-14
2. La Mirada (5-3) def. Glenn, 63-0
3. La Serna (6-1) def. El Rancho, 48-14 (Thursday)
4. Montebello (6-1) def. Keppel, 55-7
5. Sonora (6-1) def. Sunny Hills, 35-34
6. California (2-5) lost to Santa Fe, 35-34
7. St. Paul (4-3) def. La Salle, 21-9
8. Pioneer (6-1) def. Whittier, 14-7 (Thursday)
9. Santa Fe (3-4) def. Cal, 35-34
10. Whittier (3-4) lost to Pioneer, 14-7

THURSDAY’S RESULTS
LA SERNA 48, EL RANCHO 14
LA HABRA — La Serna High School began the season as the obvious favorite to win the Del Rio League football title.

The Lancers continued to live up to that billing Thursday.
Jon Cebellos threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns and running back Anthony Garcia rushed for 99 yards and two scores to lead La Serna to a 48-14 victory over El Rancho at La Habra High School.
Jonathan Wise and Ryan Camarillo had touchdown receptions for La Serna, which improved to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the Del Rio League. The Lancers face rival California next week. The Condors face Santa Fe tonight. Both teams opened league play with wins last week.
El Rancho, which won the league title last season, slipped to 0-7 and 0-2.
La Serna put it away by halftime. The Lancers scored on five of their seven possessions and outgained El Rancho 340-14 during the first two quarters to lead 41-0.
— Stephen Ramirez
PIONEER 14, WHITTIER 7
WHITTIER — Phillip Hernandez tossed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Angel Bodnar with 32 seconds left, giving Pioneer High School a 14-7 victory over Whittier in a Del Rey League game on Thursday night at Pioneer.
Hernandez threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns for the Titans, who improved to 6-1 overall and 1-1 in league play. Hernandez also threw a pass to Bodnar on the conversion to account for the 14-7 final.
Anthony Rios rushed for 93 yards for the Cardinals, who slipped to 3-4 and 0-2.
— Mark Carpenter

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Girls volleyball
Whittier Christian 3, Valley Christian 0 — Mandy Sides had 10 kills and eight digs, Makenna Coleman added five kills and four blocks and Molly Patapoff had 20 digs and three assists for the Heralds (21-7, 2-2) in a 25-16, 25-15, 25-15 Olympic League victory. Delaney Harris had 21 assists, two aces and nine digs for Whittier Christian.

By Stephen Ramirez
LONG BEACH — Very few high school coaches have won like St. Paul’s Marijon Ancich and Nogales’ John Romano.

Both received their just rewards Wednesday for their accomplishments.
Ancich, the face of St. Paul football for more than 30 years, and Romano, Nogales’ baseball coach for 34 seasons, were inducted into the CIF-Southern Section Hall of Fame in a ceremony at The Grand Long Beach Event Center.
Former Diamond Bar athletics director Ray Moore, who is now at Vista Murrieta, and former Arcadia athletic director Doug Speck, who died in 2010, were honored with Distinguished Service awards.
“It’s fitting I’m (being inducted) with coach Ancich,” Romano said. “When I got into coaching, I wanted to be like (him). I wanted to share that.”
There’s a good reason to emulate Ancich, who retired in 2012. He is the winningest football coach in the section with a record of 360-134-4 and ranks second in the state behind De La Salle’s Bob Ladouceur (399-25-3).
Ancich won three section titles at St. Paul in 1968, ‘72 and ‘81. He also won two state titles and one mythical national championship. He also coached eight seasons at Tustin, before finishing with two stints at St. Paul, from 1993-2005 and then in 2009-12.
“I’m happy I’ve been able to obtain (the honor),” Ancich said. “I hope I can carry it on for anyone else who comes through.
“I would have liked to have had a few more victories at the right time, but just being out there was special for me. We had a great time, with great people. I was there at the right time.”
Romano, who spent one season at Yucca Valley before spending his last 34 seasons at Nogales, retired in 2014 with a record of 635-334-9. He guided his teams to six league titles and 30 CIF playoff appearances.
He was inducted into the California Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2006 and the San Gabriel Valley Coaches Hall of Fame in 2014. He is a member of the CIF baseball coaches advisory committee.
Romano’s legacy is with his players, 18 of which were drafted by Major League teams and 29 received scholarships to four-year universities or colleges.
“This is an accumulation of an athletic department and a group of friends that are here today to celebrate with me that made it possible,” Romano said. “It could have easily been somebody else, but I was always fortunate to have enough people around me that made me look good.
“That’s basically what it was. A lot of people covered for me at Nogales. I had a lot of people helping me. This award should be shared by everybody.”
Romano said he will always be linked with Nogales alum and former Major Leaguer Cecil Fielder, but his legacy was obtained due to Paul Togneri, his first star.
“In 1982, I was asked to start winning, or sell insurance,” he said. “Togneri got me over the hump. Then in 1994, he came back (as a coach) and we won a (league) championship.”