Inland Area Prep Football Top 10
PREP FOOTBALL
For Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 (After Week 14)
1. Corona Centennial (9-3) — Huskies’ only three losses were to teams no one else can even touch.
THIS SEASON: 9-3 overall, 5-0 Big West Upper.
2022: 9-2 overall, 5-0 Big West. 2021: 11-1, 5-0 Big VIII. Spring’21: 4-1, 4-1.
LAST RANKED: No. 1 (3).
LAST GAME: lost 43-42 to St. John Bosco in a CIF-Southern Section Division 1 semifinal round game on Friday, Nov. 17.
NEXT GAME: Season complete.
2. Murrieta Valley (9-4) — Nighthawks were the best of a very competitive second tier of teams.
THIS SEASON: 9-4 overall, 3-2 Big West Upper.
2022: 6-5 overall, 2-3 Big West Upper. 2021: 7-4, 5-0 Southwestern. Spring’21: 3-2, 3-2.
LAST RANKED: No. 2 (17).
LAST GAME: lost 31-21 to Mission Viejo in a CIF-SS Division 2 semifinal round playoff game on Friday, Nov. 17.
NEXT GAME: Season complete.
3. Rancho Cucamonga (10-2) — Cougars were right there but need another C.J. Stroud to come along.
THIS SEASON: 10-2 overall, 3-1 Baseline League.
2022: 9-3 overall, 4-0 Baseline League. 2021: 6-6, 2-2. Spring’21: 2-1, 1-1.
LAST RANKED: No. 3 (19).
LAST GAME: lost Murrieta Valley 53-52 in 2OT in a CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinal round playoff game on Friday, Nov. 10.
NEXT GAME: Season complete.
4. Upland (8-3) — Highlanders have a Baseline League title to lean on moving forward.
THIS SEASON: 8-3 overall, 3-1 Baseline League.
2022: 9-5 overall, 2-2 Baseline. 2021: 6-4, 2-2. Spring’21: 0-4, 0-1.
LAST RANKED: No. 4 (39).
LAST GAME: lost 56-31 to Los Alamitos in a CIF-SS Division 2 first round playoff game on Friday, Nov. 3.
NEXT GAME: Season complete.
5. Oak Hills (10-2) — Bulldogs were the top dawgs in the High Desert in 2023 but can they stay there?
THIS SEASON: 10-2 overall, 5-0 Mojave River League.
2022: 11-1 overall, 5-0 Mojave River. 2021: 9-2, 5-0. Spring’21: 2-3, 2-2.
LAST RANKED: No. 5 (53).
LAST GAME: lost 34-33 in OT to Warren in a CIF-SS Division 3 quarterfinal playoff game on Friday, Nov. 10.
NEXT GAME: Season complete.
6. Chaparral (7-4) — Pumas have had better seasons, but they cannot be a one-man show.
THIS SEASON: 7-4 overall, 3-2 Big West Upper.
2022: 7-5 overall, 4-1 Big West Upper. 2021: 8-5, 3-2 Southwestern. Spring’21: 4-1, 4-1.
LAST RANKED: No. 6 (46).
LAST GAME: lost 41-7 to Oaks Christian in a CIF-SS Division 2 first round playoff game on Friday, Nov. 3.
NEXT GAME: Season complete.
7. Citrus Valley (8-4) — Blackhawks are the top team in Redlands but the talent will never be elite.
THIS SEASON: 8-4 overall, 5-0 Citrus Belt.
2022: 9-3 overall, 4-1 Citrus Belt. 2021: 8-4, 4-1. Spring’21: 3-2, 3-2.
LAST RANKED: No. 7 (65).
LAST GAME: lost 42-35 to San Juan Hills in a CIF-SS Division 3 quarterfinal round playoff game on Friday, Nov. 10.
NEXT GAME: Season complete.
8. Cajon (8-4) — Cowboys in never-ending fight to retain players and maintain a disciplined culture.
THIS SEASON: 8-4 overall, 4-1 Citrus Belt.
2022: 9-2 overall, 5-0 Citrus Belt. 2021: 10-1, 5-0. Spring’21: 5-0, 5-0.
LAST RANKED: No. 8 (64).
LAST GAME: lost St. Bonaventure 37-19 in a CIF-SS Division 3 quarterfinal round playoff game on Friday, Nov. 10.
NEXT GAME: Season complete.
9. Orange Vista (11-3) — Coyotes RB Sire Gaines saved his biggest performances for when the mattered.
THIS SEASON: 11-3 overall, 5-0 Ivy League.
2022: 9-2 overall, 4-1 Ivy. 2021: 6-5, 3-1 Sunbelt. Spring’21: Did not play.
LAST RANKED: No. 9 (69).
LAST GAME: def. Newbury Park, 55-34, in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game on Saturday, Nov. 25.
NEXT GAME: vs. La Serna on Friday, Dec. 1.
10. Ramona (9-5) — Rams RB Sincere Tolbert might be the breakout star of this year’s playoffs.
THIS SEASON: 9-5 overall, 2-3 River Valley.
2022: 10-2 overall, 5-0 River Valley. 2021: 10-2, 4-1 RVL. Spring’21: 3-2, 3-2.
LAST RANKED: No. 10 (233).
LAST GAME: def. Riverside Poly 38-17 in the CIF-SS Division 11 championship game on Friday, Nov. 24.
NEXT GAME: vs. Riverside Poly on Friday, Nov. 24.
DROPPED OUT: None
JUST MISSED: Jurupa Hills (8-6), ML King (8-4), Beaumont (8-3)
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