Inland Area Prep Soccer Top 10
BOYS PREP SOCCER
For Tuesday, Feb. 16 (After Week 11)
1. Ontario Chaffey (18-1-2) — Tigers limited Mt. Baldy League foes to five goals in 10 games during unbeaten title run.
THIS SEASON: 18-1-2 overall, 9-0-1 Mt. Baldy League.
LAST SEASON: 22-2-5 overall, 7-1-2 Mt. Baldy. 2013-’14: 13-9-3, 5-5-2. ’12-’13: 5-12-6, 3-7-2.
LAST RANKED: No. 1 (18).
LAST RESULT: def. No. 10 Rancho Cucamonga Alta Loma, 2-0, in a Mt. Baldy League game on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. CIF-SS Division 3 Wildcard Round winner TBA at 5 p.m. FRIDAY.
2. Redlands East Valley (22-2-1) — Wildcats are riding a seven-game winning streak into the CIF-Southern Section playoffs.
THIS SEASON: 22-2-1 overall, 13-1-0 Citrus Belt League.
LAST SEASON: 20-3-2 overall, 12-1-1 Citrus Belt. 2013-’14: 20-4-1, 10-0-0. ’12-’13: 22-2-3, 10-0-0.
LAST RANKED: No. 2 (15).
LAST RESULT: def. Redlands Citrus Valley, 2-1, in a CBL game on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. CIF-SS Division 3 Wildcard Round winner TBA on FRIDAY.
3. Claremont (16-4-2) — Wolfpack remain Palomares League’s one and only champion despite toughest challenge to date.
THIS SEASON: 16-4-2 overall, 9-1-0 Palomares League
LAST SEASON: 18-2-4 overall, 9-0-1 Palomares. 2013-’14: 14-3-7, 6-0-4 Sierra League. ’12-’13: 14-8-1, 7-3-0.
LAST RANKED: No. 3 (54).
LAST RESULT: def. Covina South Hills, 9-2, in a Palomares League game on Tuesday, Feb. 9.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. CIF-SS Division 3 Wildcard Round winner on FRIDAY.
4. Corona Centennial (13-1-2) — Huskies proved a team can win a tough league without playing 20-plus regular season games.
THIS SEASON: 13-1-2 overall, 8-0-2 Big VIII League.
LAST SEASON: 4-7-4, overall, 3-2-3 Big VIII. 2013-’14: 15-4-4, 7-2-1. ’12-’13: 5-10-2, 4-5-1.
LAST RANKED: No. 4 (33).
LAST RESULT: def. Norco, 2-1, in a Big VIII League game on Thursday, Feb. 11.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Santa Margarita in a CIF-SS Division 1 1st Round playoff game on FRIDAY.
5. Ontario (17-2-2) — Jaguars finished right behind Chaffey in the Mt. Baldy and are a legitimate dark-horse in Division 3.
THIS SEASON: 17-2-2 overall, 7-1-2 Mt. Baldy League
LAST SEASON: 22-5-6 overall, 5-3-2 Mt. Baldy. 2013-’14: 16-6-1, 10-2-0. ’12-’13: 23-8-0, 9-3-0.
LAST RANKED: No. 6 (28).
LAST RESULT: def. Montclair, 3-0, in a Mt. Baldy League game on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Palmdale Knight in a CIF-SS Division 3 1st Round game at 3 p.m. FRIDAY.
6. MoVal Rancho Verde (20-5-2) — Mustangs wrapped up their first ever Inland Valley League title with late-game goal.
THIS SEASON: 20-5-2 overall, 8-1-1 Inland Valley League.
LAST SEASON: 19-7-2 overall, 5-3-2 Inland Valley. 2013-’14: 10-9-7, 2-7-3. 2012-’13: 8-9-5, 5-4-3.
LAST RANKED: No. 8 (42).
LAST RESULT: def. Riverside Arlington, 3-2, in an IVL game on Thursday, Feb. 11.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Indio in a CIF-SS Division 2 1st Round playoff game at 5 p.m. FRIDAY.
7. Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon (17-2-4) — Titans turning defensive football into an art form, no doubt about it.
THIS SEASON: 17-2-4 overall, 8-1-1 Sunbelt League.
LAST SEASON: 14-6-4 overall, 7-2-1 Sunbelt. 2013-’14: 17-3-7, 8-1-1.’12-’13: 18-8-1, 7-2-1.
LAST RANKED: No. 9 (47).
LAST RESULT: def. Menifee Paloma Valley, 2-0, in a Sunbelt League game on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Carpinteria Cate in a CIF-SS Division 4 1st Round playoff game at 5 p.m. FRIDAY.
8. Corona (10-6-5) — Panthers struggled to end the season with any sort of consistency other than chronic inconsistency.
THIS SEASON: 10-6-5 overall, 5-3-2 Big VIII League.
LAST SEASON: 13-8-6 overall, 9-0-1 Big VIII. 2013-’14: 21-8-2, 7-2-1. ’12-’13: 13-4-3, 6-1-3.
LAST RANKED: No. 5 (191)
LAST RESULT: tied Riverside King, 1-1, in a Big VIII League game on Thursday, Feb. 11.
NEXT FIXTURE: at Ventura Buena in a CIF-SS Division 1 1st Round playoff game at 3 p.m. FRIDAY.
9. Thermal Desert Mirage (18-0-0) — Rams bucked the odds and finished the regular season unbeaten. Well done!
THIS SEASON: 18-0-0 overall, 12-0-0 De Anza League.
LAST SEASON: 13-9-2 overall, 8-1-1 De Anza. 2013-’14: 12-7-3, 6-1-1. ’12-’13: 13-8-3, 7-0-1.
LAST RANKED: No. 10 (12).
LAST RESULT: def. Twentynine Palms, 8-0, in a DAL game on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
NEXT FIXTURE: vs. Banning in a CIF-SS Division 6 1st Round playoff game at 3 p.m. FRIDAY.
10. Rancho Cucamonga Alta Loma (13-9-2) — Braves will back into the postseason having lost three of their last four games.
THIS SEASON: 13-9-2 overall, 5-4-1 Mt. Baldy League
LAST SEASON: 24-4-3 overall, 6-2-2 Mt. Baldy. 2013-’14: 14-5-6, 8-0-3. ’12-’13: 16-7-3, 6-3-1.
LAST RANKED: No. 7 (127).
LAST RESULT: lost, 2-0, to No. 1 Ontario Chaffey in a Mt. Baldy League game on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
NEXT FIXTURE: at Riverside Ramona in a CIF-SS Division 3 Wildcard Round game at 3 p.m. WEDNESDAY.
ALSO CONSIDERED: Redlands Citrus Valley (14-2-3), Temecula Chaparral (14-5-2), Fontana Summit (9-7-3).
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