Lots of changes in the Northern Division top 10

The Canyon football team moved up to the No. 1 spot in the CIF Southern Section Northern Division poll after an impressive, 56-48, win over Clovis West, one of the top teams in the Central Section.
Hart, the preseason No. 1 team, dropped to No. 2 after a 10-7 loss on the road against Tesoro, the fourth-ranked team in the Pac-5 Division.
Palmdale is the only other 2-0 team in the Northern Division top 10. The Falcons beat Valencia, 35-21. The loss only cost Valencia one spot in the rankings, dropping from No. 4 to No. 5, and Palmdale was ranked ninth.
Another head scratcher is how is San Luis Obispo still ranked in the top 10.
The Tigers have lost two games, each by scores of 21-20. Dos Pueblos was the latest team to knock of San Luis Obispo on Friday night.
Here is a look at the Northern Division top 10:


NORTHERN DIVISION

1. Canyon/C.C. 2‐0
2. Hart 0‐1
3. Arroyo Grande 1‐1
4. Palos Verdes 0‐1
5. Valencia/Valencia 0‐1
6. San Luis Obispo 0‐2
7. Righetti 1‐1
8. Antelope Valley 1‐0
9. Palmdale 2‐0
10. West Torrance 1‐0

The Wolitarsky Watch

Canyon’s Drew Wolitarsky caught 10 passes for 129 yards in his team’s 56-48 win over Clovis West on Saturday night.

He has 15 catches for 187 yards this season as he closes in on Steve Smith’s state records for receptions and receiving yards.

Wolitarsky needs 65 more catches and 486 receiving yards to break Smith’s records of 271 catches and 4,545 receiving yards set while he was playing at Woodland Hills Taft in high school. Smith is now a receiver with the St. Louis Rams in the NFL.

Wolitarsky broke the Canyon school record for receiving yards in the game against Clovis West. He has 4,060 yards receiving in his career at Canyon. He has 207 career receptions at Canyon, also a school record.

Photo: Canyon High receiver Drew Wolitarsky is chasing Steve Smith for the state record in receptions and receiving yards. (Credit: Tim Haddock)