Inland Area Prep Football Top 10
PREP FOOTBALL
For Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 (After Week 3)
1. Norco (3-0) — Cougars took their week off and got a nice feature on senior QB Kyle Crum in the L.A. Times.
THIS SEASON: 3-0 overall, 0-0 Big VIII League.
Spring’21: 5-0, overall, 5-0 Big VIII. 2019: 8-3, 4-1. 2018: 9-3, 4-1.
LAST RANKED: No. 1 (7).
LAST GAME: def. Rancho Cucamonga, 62-21, in a nonleague game on Friday, Sept. 3.
NEXT GAME: vs. Murrieta Valley on Friday, Sept. 17.
2. Corona Centennial (3-0) — Huskies’ opponents have posted zeros on the scoreboard over their last six quarters.
THIS SEASON: 3-0 overall, 0-0 Big VIII League.
Spring’21: 4-1 overall, 4-1 Big VIII. 2019: 9-3, 5-0. 2018: 12-1, 5-0.
LAST RANKED: No. 2 (4).
LAST GAME: def. JSerra Catholic, 48-0, in a nonleague game on Friday, Sept. 10.
NEXT GAME: vs. Long Beach Poly on Friday, Sept. 17.
3. Vista Murrieta (3-1) — Broncos beat up on Upland as senior QB Bobby Jones had his best night of season.
THIS SEASON: 3-1 overall, 0-0 Southwestern League.
Spring’21: 5-0 overall, 4-0 Southwestern. 2019: 8-4, 4-1. 2018: 8-3, 5-0.
LAST RANKED: No. 4 (16).
LAST GAME: def. Upland, 47-0, in a nonleague game on Friday, Sept. 10.
NEXT GAME: at Villa Park on Saturday, Sept. 18.
4. San Bernardino Cajon (3-0) — Cowboys keeping it simple on offense and destroy everything else on defense.
THIS SEASON: 3-0 overall, 0-0 Citrus Belt League.
Spring’21: 5-0 overall, 4-0 Citrus Belt. 2019: 9-3, 5-1. 2018: 12-2, 5-0.
LAST RANKED: No. 3 (57).
LAST GAME: def. Lawndale, 18-13, in a nonleague game on Saturday, Sept. 11.
NEXT GAME: at Grossmont on Friday, Sept. 17.
5. Rancho Cucamonga Etiwanda (4-0) — Eagles offense did a lot of the squawking, set season-high for points scored.
THIS SEASON: 4-0 overall, 0-0 Baseline League.
Spring’21: 4-0 overall, 2-0 Baseline. 2019: 6-6, 2-3. 2018: 4-6, 1-4.
LAST RANKED: No. 5 (31).
LAST GAME: def. Temecula Great Oak, 51-16, in a nonleague game on Friday, Sept. 10.
NEXT GAME: vs. Ontario Colony on Friday, Sept. 17.
6. Redlands Citrus Valley (3-0) — Blackhawks could not score in the second half but still squeaked by Oak Hills.
THIS SEASON: 3-0 overall, 0-0 Citrus Belt League.
Spring’21: 3-2 overall, 3-2 CBL. 2019: 10-2, 4-1. 2018: 7-4, 3-2.
LAST RANKED: No. 6 (61).
LAST GAME: def. Hesperia Oak Hills, 21-19, in a nonleague game on Friday, Sept. 10.
NEXT GAME: vs. Perris Orange Vista on Friday, Sept. 17.
7. San Jacinto (3-1) — Tigers junior QB Dereun Dortch has been close to flawless in stepping up to lead the offense.
THIS SEASON: 3-1 overall, 0-0 Mt. Pass League.
Spring’21: 4-1 overall, 3-0 Mt. Pass. 2019: 10-3, 5-0. 2018: 13-2, 4-1.
LAST RANKED: No. 7 (126).
LAST GAME: def. Temescal Canyon, 38-20, in a nonleague game on Friday, Sept. 10.
NEXT GAME: at Beaumont on Friday, Sept. 17.
8. Apple Valley (2-2) — Sun Devils easily won the Battle for the Bell as QB Jayden Max Denegal filled up the stat sheet.
THIS SEASON: 2-2 overall, 0-0 Mojave River League.
Spring’21: 5-0 overall, 4-0 Mojave River. 2019: 9-2, 4-1. 2018: 10-2, 4-1.
LAST RANKED: No. 8 (40).
LAST GAME: def. Victor Valley, 59-0, in a nonleague game on Friday, Sept. 10.
NEXT GAME: at Victorville Silverado on Friday, Sept. 17.
9. Rancho Cucamonga (2-1) — Cougars still re-learning how to win under new coach Brian Hildebrand.
THIS SEASON: 2-1 overall, 0-0 Baseline League.
Spring’21: 2-1 overall, 1-1 Baseline. 2019: 9-3, 4-1. 2018: 7-5, 5-0.
LAST RANKED: No. 9 (24).
LAST GAME: def. Placentia Valencia, 31-28, in a nonleague game on Friday, Sept. 10.
NEXT GAME: vs. San Juan Capistrano JSerra Catholic on Friday, Sept. 17.
10. Beaumont (4-0) — Cougars may have caught lightning in a bottle with sophomore QB Christopher Cooper.
THIS SEASON: 4-0 overall, 0-0 Citrus Belt League.
Spring’21: 3-2 overall, 3-2 Citrus Belt. 2019: 9-2, 4-1. 2018: 8-5, 2-3.
LAST RANKED: No. 10 (133).
LAST GAME: def. Banning 52-0 in a nonleague game on Friday, Sept. 10.
NEXT GAME: vs. San Jacinto on Friday, Sept. 17.
DROPPED OUT: None
JUST MISSED: Chino Hills Ayala (4-0), Temecula Valley (4-0), Temecula Chaparral (2-1)
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