Let's start this thread off with comments from last week. Then we will bold/italic the updates.
The Millikan Rams are rated as the #1 team in the CIFss Division 7 in the calpreps.com rating system. They are rated #2 in the CIFss latest poll. They are hosting a good Division 5 team called Aquinas(1-0), of San Bernardino. So far it looks like Aquinas possesses a good defense. I expect a closely fought contest with the Rams doing just enough to prevail.
Millikan(2-1) got the first score on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Qeanu Campbell-Caldwell to Jayden Davis in the first quarter. Aquinas(2-1) was not able to match until about 3 minutes before halftime. Millikan again took the lead on a 29yd field goal in the third quarter.
The Rams held onto that lead until Aquinas scored again with 1:53 left in the third quarter. Aquinas did not add the insurance TD until about a minute was left in the contest. Aquinas won 21-10, but it was closer than even that score indicates. While the Ram offense continues to have some struggles, the sturdy defense will keep them in contests.
The Rams will take next week off and use 2 weeks to prepare for Long Beach Poly(2-1) who were upset by Los Alamitos 20-6. Millikan fell to #8 in the CIFss D-7 poll this week, but calpreps.com still rates them strong at #2
#2 Warren(1-0) of Downey will breeze at home against lowly Huntington Park(0-2), an LA City D-1 team.
No big surprise as the Warren Bears(2-0) easily beat the Huntington Park Spartans
(0-3) 59-0. Warren held the Spartans to -14 yards in offensive plays for the game.
The Bears will face their first serious test this Friday as they travel to Culver City(2-0) to face the Centaurs. This is the Division 7 game of the week.
The CIFss D-7 poll has Warren at #2 and the Centaurs at #4. Both teams are capable of racking up big numbers against lower echelon opponents but both teams will be seriously challenged to get the win against a good competitor this week, and it is possible these two teams could have to rematch in the D-7 playoffs.
This game comes highly recommended for entertainment value. Both teams possess potent passing games.
#3 Santa Barbara (2-0) of the Channel League, should also breeze past Channel Islands(1-1) of Oxnard.
The Santa Barbara Dons (3-0) indeed breezed to a 54-3 victory over the Channel Islands Raiders(1-2), holding the Raiders to less than 50 yards passing and less than 50 rushing.
Santa Barbara is now ranked #1 in the CIFss D-7 poll, and #5 by calpreps.com. It gets significantly tougher next week as the Dons will take on their toughest opponent so far, this season, the St. Bonaventure Seraphs(2-1).
Somewhat surprisingly, the Dons are still favored in this contest. The Seraphs lost big, 38-6, to Highland (3-0) last week, a team without a big reputation, but whose reputation may continue to grow larger as the season progresses. Highland is now ranked #3 in the CIFss D-10 poll and calpreps.com has them listed as the #1 team in D-10.
#4 San Jacinto(2-0) of the Mountain Pass League, should get the win against Carter(0-2) a Division 5 school from the Citrus Belt League. San Jacinto projects to make the playoffs in D-7.
The San Jacinto Tigers (3-0) did pick up a 47-16 over Carter. Carter did put up some fight in the first half with the first quarter ending with just a 20-16 lead for San Jacinto. The Tigers were able to add one more score with just about a minute left before the half when the Tigers sophomore QB Kajiya Hollowayne hit his big TE Kaleb Hervey for a 19yd TD pass. The Tigers made great half time adjustments and Carter threatened no more.
#5 Pacifica(2-0) of Garden Grove, should suffer their first defeat at the hands of Division 3 Capistrano Valley(2-0) of the South Coast League.
The Pacifica Mariners (2-1) were dominated by the Capistrano Valley Cougars (3-0). The Cougars intercepted the Mariners 4 times and held them to 115 yards rushing for the whole game. It was 41-0 at the half.
The good news is that the Cougars are probably the toughest team Pacifica will see all season. The Cougars are now ranked as the #3 team in Division 3. Pacifica might win all of their remaining games on their schedule and they are certainly favored to do so at this point, with a few teams still left that might be able to give them a challenge.
Pacifica dropped from #1 to #8 in the CIFss poll this week and justifiably so. Calpreps.com also has them at #8 in D-7.
#6 Culver City (1-0) should prevail at home against Palos Verdes Peninsula (1-1) a Division 11 team in the Bay League.
See my post on Culver City & the Ocean League for more details as the Centaurs (2-0) did beat Peninsula(1-2) 61-27. REMEMBER! DIVISION 7 GAME OF THE WEEK NEXT FRIDAY AT CULVER CITY, VS WARREN (2-0).
#7 Citrus Valley (1-1) lost to Colony (3-0) a D-5 team from the Palomares League, 36-26, last night, but not unexpectedly.
Citrus Valley was #9 in the CIFss poll last week, but has dropped out of the CIF poll this week. However, calpreps.com believes them still worthy of a #7 ranking in D-7.
The problem for Citrus Valley may be getting a guaranteed playoff spot out of the tough Citrus Belt League. CV currently projects to finishing 4th in the 6 team league. CV was only down by 2 points after three quarters but ultimately they could not handle Colony RB Elijah Monroe who accounted for 278 yards rushing on 31 carries.
#8 Grand Terrace (1-1) of the Sunkist League, should get an easy victory against Hillcrest (1-1) of Riverside, a D-10 school from the River Valley League.
It was perhaps a tougher win for the Grand Terrace Titans (2-1) than expected in their 28-14 win over the Hillcrest Trojans (1-2)of Riverside. It was 21-14 at the half and remained that way after 3 quarters. The Titans' 2 interceptions of the Trojans along with holding them to just 56 yards rushing, helped the Titans to prevail. The Titans moved up to #6 from #7 in the CIFss poll while calpreps.com now has them at #8.
#9 Crescenta Valley (2-0) of the Pacific League, should be able to get a victory similar to their prior 2 this year against Montebello (1-1), an Almont League school playing in D-9 this year.
The CV Falcons (3-0) had their star QB Cole Doyle really shining in their 44-26 victory over lightly regarded Montebello. Doyle threw for 345 yards and 2 TD's while running for 152 yards and 4 TD's. While points scored and given up were more than with the prior two opponents, the point differential was similar to the two prior games.
#10 Northview (2-0) of the Valle Vista League, should get its toughest challenge so far this season against West Covina (1-1) of the Hacienda League who are playing in D-9 this year. But Northview should win.
The Northview Vikings (3-0) easily handled the challenge of facing the West Covina Bulldogs (1-2) with a 51-6 obediance training of the Bulldogs. The Vikings are favored to win their remaining contests and easily get into the D-7 playoffs with only the last game of the year, against San Dimas, looking like a significant challenge at this point. Northview went from #10 to #9 in the CIFss poll and calpreps.com now has them ranked as the #4 team in Division 7.
The Notre Dame Titans(3-0) of Riverside managed to beat their toughest yet opponent on the season, the Tustin Tillers (1-2) by a score of 45-41. The Titans do project as a team that will make the D-7 playoffs. They were not ranked in the CIFss prior week poll but are now #10. Calpreps.com rating also has them at #10.
The Millikan Rams are rated as the #1 team in the CIFss Division 7 in the calpreps.com rating system. They are rated #2 in the CIFss latest poll. They are hosting a good Division 5 team called Aquinas(1-0), of San Bernardino. So far it looks like Aquinas possesses a good defense. I expect a closely fought contest with the Rams doing just enough to prevail.
Millikan(2-1) got the first score on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Qeanu Campbell-Caldwell to Jayden Davis in the first quarter. Aquinas(2-1) was not able to match until about 3 minutes before halftime. Millikan again took the lead on a 29yd field goal in the third quarter.
The Rams held onto that lead until Aquinas scored again with 1:53 left in the third quarter. Aquinas did not add the insurance TD until about a minute was left in the contest. Aquinas won 21-10, but it was closer than even that score indicates. While the Ram offense continues to have some struggles, the sturdy defense will keep them in contests.
The Rams will take next week off and use 2 weeks to prepare for Long Beach Poly(2-1) who were upset by Los Alamitos 20-6. Millikan fell to #8 in the CIFss D-7 poll this week, but calpreps.com still rates them strong at #2
#2 Warren(1-0) of Downey will breeze at home against lowly Huntington Park(0-2), an LA City D-1 team.
No big surprise as the Warren Bears(2-0) easily beat the Huntington Park Spartans
(0-3) 59-0. Warren held the Spartans to -14 yards in offensive plays for the game.
The Bears will face their first serious test this Friday as they travel to Culver City(2-0) to face the Centaurs. This is the Division 7 game of the week.
The CIFss D-7 poll has Warren at #2 and the Centaurs at #4. Both teams are capable of racking up big numbers against lower echelon opponents but both teams will be seriously challenged to get the win against a good competitor this week, and it is possible these two teams could have to rematch in the D-7 playoffs.
This game comes highly recommended for entertainment value. Both teams possess potent passing games.
#3 Santa Barbara (2-0) of the Channel League, should also breeze past Channel Islands(1-1) of Oxnard.
The Santa Barbara Dons (3-0) indeed breezed to a 54-3 victory over the Channel Islands Raiders(1-2), holding the Raiders to less than 50 yards passing and less than 50 rushing.
Santa Barbara is now ranked #1 in the CIFss D-7 poll, and #5 by calpreps.com. It gets significantly tougher next week as the Dons will take on their toughest opponent so far, this season, the St. Bonaventure Seraphs(2-1).
Somewhat surprisingly, the Dons are still favored in this contest. The Seraphs lost big, 38-6, to Highland (3-0) last week, a team without a big reputation, but whose reputation may continue to grow larger as the season progresses. Highland is now ranked #3 in the CIFss D-10 poll and calpreps.com has them listed as the #1 team in D-10.
#4 San Jacinto(2-0) of the Mountain Pass League, should get the win against Carter(0-2) a Division 5 school from the Citrus Belt League. San Jacinto projects to make the playoffs in D-7.
The San Jacinto Tigers (3-0) did pick up a 47-16 over Carter. Carter did put up some fight in the first half with the first quarter ending with just a 20-16 lead for San Jacinto. The Tigers were able to add one more score with just about a minute left before the half when the Tigers sophomore QB Kajiya Hollowayne hit his big TE Kaleb Hervey for a 19yd TD pass. The Tigers made great half time adjustments and Carter threatened no more.
#5 Pacifica(2-0) of Garden Grove, should suffer their first defeat at the hands of Division 3 Capistrano Valley(2-0) of the South Coast League.
The Pacifica Mariners (2-1) were dominated by the Capistrano Valley Cougars (3-0). The Cougars intercepted the Mariners 4 times and held them to 115 yards rushing for the whole game. It was 41-0 at the half.
The good news is that the Cougars are probably the toughest team Pacifica will see all season. The Cougars are now ranked as the #3 team in Division 3. Pacifica might win all of their remaining games on their schedule and they are certainly favored to do so at this point, with a few teams still left that might be able to give them a challenge.
Pacifica dropped from #1 to #8 in the CIFss poll this week and justifiably so. Calpreps.com also has them at #8 in D-7.
#6 Culver City (1-0) should prevail at home against Palos Verdes Peninsula (1-1) a Division 11 team in the Bay League.
See my post on Culver City & the Ocean League for more details as the Centaurs (2-0) did beat Peninsula(1-2) 61-27. REMEMBER! DIVISION 7 GAME OF THE WEEK NEXT FRIDAY AT CULVER CITY, VS WARREN (2-0).
#7 Citrus Valley (1-1) lost to Colony (3-0) a D-5 team from the Palomares League, 36-26, last night, but not unexpectedly.
Citrus Valley was #9 in the CIFss poll last week, but has dropped out of the CIF poll this week. However, calpreps.com believes them still worthy of a #7 ranking in D-7.
The problem for Citrus Valley may be getting a guaranteed playoff spot out of the tough Citrus Belt League. CV currently projects to finishing 4th in the 6 team league. CV was only down by 2 points after three quarters but ultimately they could not handle Colony RB Elijah Monroe who accounted for 278 yards rushing on 31 carries.
#8 Grand Terrace (1-1) of the Sunkist League, should get an easy victory against Hillcrest (1-1) of Riverside, a D-10 school from the River Valley League.
It was perhaps a tougher win for the Grand Terrace Titans (2-1) than expected in their 28-14 win over the Hillcrest Trojans (1-2)of Riverside. It was 21-14 at the half and remained that way after 3 quarters. The Titans' 2 interceptions of the Trojans along with holding them to just 56 yards rushing, helped the Titans to prevail. The Titans moved up to #6 from #7 in the CIFss poll while calpreps.com now has them at #8.
#9 Crescenta Valley (2-0) of the Pacific League, should be able to get a victory similar to their prior 2 this year against Montebello (1-1), an Almont League school playing in D-9 this year.
The CV Falcons (3-0) had their star QB Cole Doyle really shining in their 44-26 victory over lightly regarded Montebello. Doyle threw for 345 yards and 2 TD's while running for 152 yards and 4 TD's. While points scored and given up were more than with the prior two opponents, the point differential was similar to the two prior games.
#10 Northview (2-0) of the Valle Vista League, should get its toughest challenge so far this season against West Covina (1-1) of the Hacienda League who are playing in D-9 this year. But Northview should win.
The Northview Vikings (3-0) easily handled the challenge of facing the West Covina Bulldogs (1-2) with a 51-6 obediance training of the Bulldogs. The Vikings are favored to win their remaining contests and easily get into the D-7 playoffs with only the last game of the year, against San Dimas, looking like a significant challenge at this point. Northview went from #10 to #9 in the CIFss poll and calpreps.com now has them ranked as the #4 team in Division 7.
The Notre Dame Titans(3-0) of Riverside managed to beat their toughest yet opponent on the season, the Tustin Tillers (1-2) by a score of 45-41. The Titans do project as a team that will make the D-7 playoffs. They were not ranked in the CIFss prior week poll but are now #10. Calpreps.com rating also has them at #10.
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