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High school football rankings by Ben Bolch.

September 28, 2009

The Times' high school football rankings by Ben Bolch:

Rk.	Team (Rec., Sec.-Div.)	Comment (Last week's ranking)<= o:p>
1	CRENSHAW (4-0, City-Division I)	If it's truly "open," then state championship bowl game should pit Cougars against Oaks Christi= an. (1)
2	OAKS CHRISTIAN (3-0, SS-Northwest)	The joke could be on rankings committee if Lions finish 15-0. (4)
3	EDISON (4-0, SS-Pac 5)	Loaded Chargers are more than a passing (league) fancy. (6)
4	ST. BONAVENTURE (4-0, SS-Northern)	Winning ugly results in rankin= gs slide for Seraphs. (3)
5	LAKEWOOD (3-1, SS-Pac-5)	Lancers primed to end Long Bea= ch Poly's epic Moore League winning streak -- if Long Beach Jordan doesn't d= o it first. (5)
6	SERVITE (3-1, SS-Pac-5)	Friars might have already left campus to make long trek to Temecula by game time. (2)<= /p>
7	RANCHO CUCAMONGA (4-0, SS-Central)	College recruiters better make sure they get pronunciation right when they call Sat= eki Finau. (7)
8	GARDENA SERRA (4-0, SS-Northwest)	Taft matchup just got downgrad= ed from colossal showdown to eh. (9)
9	MOORPARK (3-0, SS-Northern)	Game against Calabasas attracts fans of high school football and overpriced real estate. (10)<= /span>
10	LOS ALAMITOS (3-0, SS-Pac 5)	Victory over La Habra could ea= rn Griffins invite to set of "The Real Housewives of Orange County.&quo= t; (11)
11	MISSION VIEJO (4-0, SS-Pac 5)	Road to South Coast League tit= le suddenly doesn't seem so bumpy. (12)
12	REDLANDS E. VALLEY (3-0, SS-Inland)	The Inland Empire strikes back when quarterback Tyler Shreve scores on game's final play. (20)
13	S.O. NOTRE DAME (3-1, SS-Pac 5)	Knights claim they added Domin= guez to schedule before Dons lost 10 of last 13 games. (13)<= /p>
14	MATER DEI (3-1, SS-Pac 5)	Playing to the level of their opponent means Monarchs have a chance against Edison. (14)
15	CORONA CENTENNIAL (2-1, SS-Inland)	Committing six turnovers again this week against 3-0 Corona Roosevelt could result in new city champ. (1= 5)
16	CHAPARRAL (2-1, SS-Inland)	Good luck trying to replicate 540-yard offensive explosion against Servite.= (16)
17	CRESPI (2-2, SS-Pac 5)	Rankings committee won't be ne= arly as forgiving if Celts lose to Saugus in two weeks. (17)=
18	ORANGE LUTHERAN (1-2, SS-Pac 5)	Lancers mistakenly thought Redlands East Valley quarterback Tyler Shreve was going to take a knee on last play. (8)
19	VALENCIA (3-0, SS-Northern)	Playing Santa Monica these days about as leisurely as a stroll down Third Street Promenade. (19)
20	FOUNTAIN VALLEY (4-0, SS-Pac-5)	San Diego Scripps Ranch might = not have enough horses to keep up with Barons. (23)
21	NORCO (2-1, SS-Inland)	Deantre Lewis, Kelsey Young, Carl Bradford combine for 402 ya= rds, one miffed defensive coordinator vs. La Quinta. (24)
22	CHARTER OAK (3-1, SS-Southeast)	Chargers may want to save their pregame jawing until after beating an opponent. (21)
23	NEWPORT HARBOR (3-0, SS-Pac 5)	Sailors apparently didn't get = memo that ranked teams aren't supposed to play on Thursdays. (25)
24	ALEMANY (3-1, SS-Western)	Warriors invite TMZ camera cre= w to accompany them to Harvard-Westlake in case Ashton Ku= tcher shows up. (NR)
25	VISTA MURRIETA (3-0, SS-Inland)	Game against 0-3 Palos Verdes Peninsula has 4 p.m. start so Broncos can play varsity-level opponent afterward. (NR)