Inland Area Prep Soccer Top 10
1. Moreno Valley Valley View (9-1-1) — The Eagles begin the 2012 questing for a third consecutive Inland Valley League title.
LAST RANKED: (No. 1).
LAST GAME: def. Riverside Arlington, 3-0, in an Inland Valley League game on 12/15.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. MoVal Vista del Lago TODAY.
2. Fontana (11-0-0) — The Steelers’ recent run of form has this team, currently ranked 10th nationally by MaxPreps.com, riding a rocket toward the top.
LAST RANKED: (No. 10).
LAST GAME: def. No. 3 Claremont, 2-1, in the championship game of the Upland HS Tournament on 12/28.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Redlands on 1/11.
3. Claremont (11-2-1) — The Wolfpack’s only losses this year have come to ranked teams.
LAST RANKED: (No. 2).
LAST GAME: lost, 2-1, to No. 2 Fontana in the championship of the Upland HS Tournament on 12/28.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. La Verne Damien on 1/11.
4. Riverside Norte Vista (10-2-1) — The Braves are the reigning Tom Tilson Holiday Classic champs.
LAST RANKED: (No. 8).
LAST GAME: def. Colton, 1-0, in the championship game of the Tom Tilson Holiday Tournament on 12/20.
NEXT FIXTURE: at Rubidoux TODAY.
5. Redlands East Valley (8-2-5) — The Wildcats performed impressively at the Tom Tilson Holiday Classic, and topped it by winning the San Gorgonio Tournament.
LAST RANKED: (Not Ranked).
LAST GAME: def. Indio, 2-1, in the championship game of the San Gorgonio Tournament 12/28.
NEXT FIXTURE: at Fontana Miller on 1/11.
6. Hesperia Oak Hills (11-0-4) — The Bulldogs came down from the High Desert and knocked off a ranked team (Citrus Hill) but could do no better than a third-place finish.
LAST RANKED: (No. 5).
LAST GAME: def. San Bernardino San Gorgonio, 2-0, in the 3rd place game at the San Gorgonio Tournament on 12/27.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Hesperia on WEDNESDAY.
7. Temecula Great Oak (3-2-0) — The Wolfpack dropped two of three at the SoCal High School Classic last week.
LAST RANKED: (No. 3).
LAST GAME: def. Visalia Redwood, 2-0, in consolation bracket play at the SoCal High School Classic on 12/28.
NEXT FIXTURE: at Menifee Heritage on FRIDAY.
8. Perris Citrus Hill (9-2-2) — The Hawks had their seven-game winning streak snapped by No. 6 Oak Hills in the quarterfinals of the San Gorgonio Tournament.
LAST RANKED: (No. 4).
LAST GAME: lost, 2-0, to Palmdale, in the seventh-place game at the San Gorgonio Tournament on 12/27.
NEXT FIXTURE: at No. 4 Riverside Norte Vista on THURSDAY.
9. Riverside King (9-4-0) — The Wolves are looking to begin 2012 better than they ended 2011.
LAST RANKED: (No. 6).
LAST GAME: lost, 3-0, to No. 5 Redlands East Valley in the consolation championship game at the Tom Tilson Holiday Classic on 12/20.
NEXT FIXTURE: at Corona on WEDNESDAY.
10. Lake Elsinore Lakeside (5-5-2) — The Lancers have lost five of their last six, not the ending to 2011 that Coach Colin Gilliland probably expected.
LAST RANKED: (No. 6).
LAST GAME: lost, 1-0, to No. 9 Riverside King in consolation bracket play at the Tom Tilson Holiday Classic on 12/19.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Temecula Valley TODAY.
DROPPED OUT: Colton (7-4-2).
JUST MISSED: San Bernardino Cajon (12-3-1), Corona (4-2-2), Temecula Chaparral (5-3-2).
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