Inland Area Prep Soccer Top 10
1. Moreno Valley Valley View (8-1-1) — The Eagles have been untouched since winning the Rancho Cucamonga Tournament, rattling off four consecutive shutout victories.
LAST RANKED: (No. 1).
LAST GAME: def. Moreno Valley, 4-0, in an Inland Valley League game on 12/13.
NEXT FIXTURE: at No. 9 Riverside Arlington on THURSDAY.
2. Claremont (6-1-1) — The Wolfpack played two road games and took away two victories last week. Senior F Denes Kantor scored in both.
LAST RANKED: (No. 2).
LAST GAME: def. Glendora, 2-1, on 12/9.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Rancho Cucamonga Alta Loma on THURSDAY.
3. Temecula Great Oak (3-0-0) — The Wolfpack have yet to allow a goal this season, and look darn-near unbeatable, having posted shutouts in their only three recorded results.
LAST RANKED: (No. 6).
LAST GAME: def. No. 6 Lake Elsinore Lakeside, 1-0, in non-league game on 12/13.
NEXT FIXTURE: at Menifee Heritage on 1/6.
4. Perris Citrus Hill (6-1-1) — The Hawks came to life late in a second-half thriller over No. 5 King earlier this week. Senior F Brian Aquino scored the game-winner for the reigning CIF Division 6 champs.
LAST RANKED: (No. 7).
LAST GAME: def. No. 5 Riverside King, 1-0, in a non-league game on 12/12.
NEXT FIXTURE: at Riverside Patriot on THURSDAY.
5. Riverside King (5-2-0) — The Wolves were nipped late in the second half by No. 4 Citrus Hill last week, and now have two 1-0 losses to ranked teams on their season ledger.
LAST RANKED: (No. 3).
LAST GAME: lost, 1-0, to No. 4 Perris Citrus Hill in a non-league game on 12/12.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Corona Santiago on THURSDAY.
6. Lake Elsinore Lakeside (4-3-2) — The Lancers have lost three of their last four games, dropping two of three at the Irvine Teen Challenge last weekend before losing critical non-league tilt.
LAST RANKED: (No. 4).
LAST GAME: lost, 1-0, to No. 3 Temecula Great Oak in a non-league game on 12/13.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Rialto Eisenhower at Tom Tilson Classic on SATURDAY.
7. Hesperia Oak Hills (6-0-2) — The Bulldogs have yet to, and are unlikely to play a team of caliber until the playoffs. Their ranking will suffer.
LAST RANKED: (No. 5).
LAST GAME: def. Victorville Victor Valley, 5-1, in non-league game on 12/13.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Victorville Victor Valley on 12/21.
8. Riverside Poly (6-0-1) — The Bears are playing well, but you wouldn’t know it by thier MaxPreps.com or Facebook pages. What’s up with that Poly?
LAST RANKED: (No. 10).
LAST GAME: def. Riverside Norte Vista, 2-0, in a non-league game on 12/13.
NEXT FIXTURE: hosts Tom Tilson Classic beginning SATURDAY.
9. Riverside Arlington (2-3-1) — The Lions haven’t scored in a week and now they welcome in No. 1 Valley View. Not good.
LAST RANKED: (No. 8).
LAST GAME: played No. 10 MoVal Canyon Springs to a 0-0 draw in an Inland Valley League game on 12/13.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. No. 1 MoVal Valley Valley View on THURSDAY.
10. Moreno Valley Canyon Springs (3-3-1) — The Cougars hang on to the last spot after playing 90-plus scoreless minutes against No. 9 Arlington.
LAST RANKED: (No. 9).
LAST GAME: played No. 9 Riverside Arlington to a 0-0 draw in an Inland Valley League game on 12/13.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Riverside Ramona on THURSDAY.
JUST MISSED: Fontana (5-0-0), San Bernardino Cajon (5-0-0), Corona (2-0-1).
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