Inland Area Prep Soccer Top 10

BOYS PREP SOCCER
For Tuesday, Jan. 5 (After Week 5)

1. Ontario Chaffey (9-1-1) — Tigers were unbeaten through their first 10 games before final dropping a game.
THIS SEASON: 9-1-1 overall.
LAST SEASON: 22-2-5 overall, 7-1-2 Mt. Baldy League. 2013-’14: 13-9-3, 5-5-2. ’12-’13: 5-12-6, 3-7-2.
LAST RANKED: No. 1 (27).
LAST RESULT: def. Glendale, 5-2, at La Canada Tournament on Wednesday, Dec. 30.
NEXT FIXTURE: at Bloomington at 5 p.m. TODAY.

2. Redlands East Valley (11-1-1) — Wildcats lost opener at San G. Shootout but fought back to win consolation title.
THIS SEASON: 11-1-1 overall.
LAST SEASON: 20-3-2 overall, 12-1-1 Citrus Belt League. 2013-’14: 20-4-1, 10-0-0. ’12-’13: 22-2-3, 10-0-0.
LAST RANKED: No. 2 (9).
LAST RESULT: def. Desert Hot Springs, 1-0, in the San G. Shootout consolation championship game on Tuesday, Dec. 29.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Fontana Miller at 3:15 p.m. WEDNESDAY.

3. Riverside North (8-2-2) — Huskies still another week away from returning, and opening league play.
THIS SEASON: 8-2-2 overall.
LAST SEASON: 17-4-1 overall, 9-0-1 Inland Valley League. 2013-’14: 13-4-2, 11-0-1. ’12-’13: 7-10-3, 2-9-1.
LAST RANKED: No. 3 (174).
LAST RESULT: tied San Jacinto, 0-0, in a nonleague game on Thursday, Dec. 17.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. MoVal Canyon Springs at 5 p.m. on TUESDAY, Jan. 12.

4. Corona (5-4-2) — Panthers coach Mike Sutherland loves to take his teams to South Torrance tourney for lashings.
THIS SEASON: 5-4-2 overall.
LAST SEASON: 13-8-6 overall, 9-0-1 Big VIII League. 2013-’14: 21-8-2, 7-2-1. ’12-’13: 13-4-3, 6-1-3.
LAST RANKED: No. 4 (221)
LAST RESULT: lost, 2-1, to North Torrance at South Torrance Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 22.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Corona Santiago at 6:15 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13.

5. Rancho Cucamonga Alta Loma (8-5-1) — Braves were on a top run until dropping a goal-fest in a tourney final.
THIS SEASON: 8-5-1 overall.
LAST SEASON: 24-4-3 overall, 6-2-2 Mt. Baldy League. 2013-’14: 14-5-6, 8-0-3. ’12-’13: 16-7-3, 6-3-1.
LAST RANKED: No. 5 (70).
LAST RESULT: lost, 4-3, to Ontario in the Upland HS Tournament championship game on Tuesday, Dec. 29.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Chino Don Lugo at 5 p.m. FRIDAY.

6. Claremont (8-3-1) — Wolfpack claimed the San G. Shootout in their first ever tournament appearance.
THIS SEASON: 8-3-1 overall.
LAST SEASON: 18-2-4 overall, 9-0-1 Palomares League. 2013-’14: 14-3-7, 6-0-4 Sierra League. ’12-’13: 14-8-1, 7-3-0.
LAST RANKED: No. 5 (87).
LAST RESULT: def. Rancho Cucamonga Los Osos, 4-3 in PKs, in the San G. Shootout championship game on Tuesday, Dec. 29.
NEXT FIXTURE: at La Verne Bonita at 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY.

7. Norco (8-3-1) — Cougars must shake off success because their schedule gets really serious really quickly.
THIS SEASON: 8-3-1 overall.
LAST SEASON: 4-14-0 overall, 2-8-0 Big VIII League. 2013-’14: 2-15-4, 2-7-1. ’12-’13: 3-16-0, 1-9-0.
LAST RANKED: No. 7 (143).
LAST RESULT: def. No. 8 Fontana, 2-1, in the Tilson Holiday Classic championship game on Tuesday, Dec. 22.
NEXT FIXTURE: at Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon at 3:15 p.m. TODAY.

8. Fontana (10-2-3) — Steelers need to emerge from the spectre of defeat, there’s a whole league season to play.
THIS SEASON: 10-2-3 overall.
LAST SEASON: 22-2-2 overall, 8-1-1 Sunkist League. 2013-’14: 15-8-4, 6-3-1. ’12-’13: 13-5-6, 7-0-3.
LAST RANKED: No. 8 (180).
LAST RESULT: lost, 2-1, to No. 7 Norco in the Tilson Holiday Classic championship game on Tuesday, Dec. 22.
NEXT FIXTURE: at Fontana Jurupa Hills at 3:15 p.m. TODAY.

9. Vista Murrieta (6-6-1) — Broncos had a nice, long break to re-think their approach.
THIS SEASON: 6-6-1 overall.
LAST SEASON: 18-5-4 overall, 8-0-2 Southwestern League. 2013-’14: 8-11-6, 4-5-1.’12-’13: 8-12-2, 4-4-2.
LAST RANKED: No. 9 (323).
LAST RESULT: lost, 3-0, to Rialto in the Tilson Holiday Classic 3rd place game on Tuesday, Dec. 22.
NEXT FIXTURE: at Lake Elsinore Lakeside at 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY.

10. MoVal Valley View (9-1-1) — Eagles are back in the Top 10 after an excellent preseason.
THIS SEASON: 9-1-1 overall.
LAST SEASON: 16-8-1 overall, 4-5-1 Inland Valley League. 2013-’14: 11-9-3 overall, 5-5-2. 2012-’13: 14-7-3, 5-4-3.
LAST RANKED: Not Ranked (20).
LAST RESULT: def. La Quinta, 1-0, in a nonleague game on Monday, Jan. 4.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Moreno Valley at 3:15 p.m. WEDNESDAY.

DROPPED OUT: No. 10 La Quinta (5-5-2).

ALSO CONSIDERED: Riverside Poly (8-1-3), MoVal Rancho Verde (10-4-1), Hesperia Sultana (10-4-1).

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