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

Northern Division top three teams hold strong

The top three teams in the CIF Southern Section Northern Division poll all had big wins.
The next seven teams were not as impressive.
Canyon, the No. 1 team in the Northern Division, easily beat Knight, 56-27. Cade Apsay is emerging as the top quarterback in the Northern Division. He threw for 425 yards and four touchdowns and added a 5-yard touchdown run against Knight of Lancaster.
Hart, the No. 2 team in the Northern Division, blew out La Palma Kennedy, 51-3. The preseason No. 1 team won its first game of the season after losing to Tesoro, 10-7, in the first week of the season.
Arroyo Grande posted an impressive, 34-14, win over Templeton.
San Luis Obispo won its first game of the season and, curiously moved up to No. 4. Probably because some of the other teams in the top 10 had some tough losses.
Palos Verdes lost to Central of Fresno, 25-22, has an 0-2 record and dropped to No. 8 in the Northern Division.
Valencia lost to Chaminade, 41-27, also has an 0-2 record and dropped to No. 9.
Eastside, at 3-0, is waiting in the wings if Valencia or Palos Verdes lose again.

Here is a look at the Northern Division:
NORTHERN DIVISION

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

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

Hart ranked No. 1 in CIF Northern Division football poll

The CIF Southern Section preseason football polls are out and three teams from the Foothill League are in the top 10 of the revamped Northern Division.

Hart comes in as the No. 1 team in the Northern Division. Hart finished in fourth place in the Foothill League last year and was a wild-card team in the playoffs.

Canyon is the No. 2 team in the Northern Division. The Cowboys open the football season tonight against Morningside.

Valencia, the reigning Foothill League champion, is No. 5.

Four teams from the Pac 7 League, newcomers to the Northern Division, are in the top 10. San Luis Obispo is ranked No. 3 and Arroyo Grande is No. 6. The Pac 7 League was in the Western Division last year.

Here is a look at the Northern Division top 10:

NORTHERN DIVISION

1. Hart

2. Canyon/Canyon Country

3. San Luis Obispo

4. Palos Verdes

5. Valencia/Valencia

6. Arroyo Grande

7. Highland

8. Righetti

9. Quartz Hill

10. Atasacdero