Palmdale the new Northern Division No. 1 team

The Canyon football team took quite a hit in the CIF Southern Section Northern Division rankings after losing to Quartz Hill, 56-49.

It was a bad loss, but was it bad enough to drop from No. 1 to No. 5 in the Northern Division poll? That seems a little much for losing a close game.

Palmdale didn’t even play last week and took over the No. 1 spot.

Hart traveled to Bakersfield to play Ridgeview, had their game postponed an hour because of the excessive heat, and won, 49-27. The Indians’ reward for playing the toughest road game of the weekend: the No. 2 spot in the Northern Division poll.

At least Valencia earned a boost in the rankings, winning its first game of the season in impressive fashion, 48-9, over then-ranked No. 10 Righetti.

The Vikings moved up to No. 6 and Righetti was knocked out of the top 10.

Mira Costa, Quartz Hill and Eastside moved in to the top 10.

Palos Verdes and San Luis Obispo dropped out with Righetti.

Here is a look at the Northern Division top 10:

NORTHERN DIVISION

1. Palmdale 3‐0

2. Hart 2‐1

3. West Torrance 2‐0

4. Arroyo Grande 3‐1

5. Canyon/C.C. 3‐0

6. Valencia/Valencia 0‐2

7. Mira Costa 2‐1

8. Quartz Hill 2‐0

9. Eastside 3‐0

10. Antelope Valley 3‐0

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