California Team Rankings - October 2 Rankings by Marc Bloom and Rich Gonzalez; distributed by NSSF Loyola LA moves up on Bell-Jeff win; Saugus girls still reign
Last week's ranking in parenthesis. BT=bubble team NR=not ranked
BOYS
GIRLS
1.Loyola-L.A. [3]Very strong showing with victory on hilly home course at Bell-Jeff Inv
2.Dana Hills [4]Back to full strength at home invite matching up well vs. top individuals
3.Buchanan [1]No major meet after big win at Woodbridge
4.Vista Murrieta [2]Wins 6-way league cluster meet against solid foes
5.Arcadia [6]Wins Stanford Inv inter-regional division by 34 points
6.Upland [5]No major meet after excellent showings the previous two weeks
7.Barstow [9]55 seconds behind Loyola in separate race at Bell-Jeff meet
8.Davis [BT]3rd-best Calif team in Stanford merged scoring despite #2 runner DNF
9.Rancho Cucamonga [8]No major meet
10.Petaluma [7]3rd in Stanford seeded race in hot conditions
Cut: Jesuit [10]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Amador Valley, Campolindo, Corona, El Toro, Foothill-SA, Jesuit, Long Beach Poly, Mountain View, Murrieta Valley, Newport Harbor, Palos Verdes, Patrick Henry, Redondo Union, St. John Bosco, Trabuco Hills
1.Saugus [1]Easy winners in 6-team Foothill League cluster meet
2.Dana Hills [2]Impressive team time winner at home invite
3.Great Oak [4]Strong winner in 6-team league cluster meet
4.Torrey Pines [3]Wins Stanford Inv seeded race
5.Mountain View [BT]Tie-break Stanford winner over Torrey Pines in 141-team scoring merge
6.Crescenta Valley [7]Solid winner at full strength in league cluster meet
7.Murrieta Valley [5]2nd to Great Oak in league cluster meet
8.Canyon-Anaheim [9]No major meet
9.Fountain Valley [10]No major meet
10.Trabuco Hills [8]No major meet
Bubble teams alphabetically: Aptos, Buchanan, Capistrano Valley, Carondelet, Chino Hills, Davis, Experanza, Foothill-SA, Livermore, Maria Carrillp, Mira Costa, Newport Harbor, Oak Ridge, Orange Lutheran, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Buena Vista, St. Mary’s-Berkeley