Standout running back Pierre Cormier gets post-game congratulations after leading Madison of San Diego to the CIF Division III state bowl championship. He will play next at the University of Arizona.
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With assistance from Harold Abend and Paul Muyskens, here are the 2012 final rankings for each of Southern California’s CIF bowl game divisions (previous ranking in parentheses; after games of Saturday, Dec. 15):
DIVISION I SOUTH
1. (1) Centennial (Corona) 14-2
2. (2) Narbonne (Harbor City) 14-1
3. (3) Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) 13-1
4. (4) Long Beach Poly (Long Beach) 12-3
5. (5) St. John Bosco (Bellflower) 12-1
6. (6) Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 11-3
7. (7) St. Bonaventure (Ventura) 11-2
8. (8) Mission Viejo 11-1
9. (10) Upland 12-1
10. (11) Santa Margarita (Rancho SM) 9-3
11. (12) Alemany (Mission Hills) 9-3
12. (14) Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 8-4
13. (11) Crenshaw (Los Angeles) 11-2*
14. (13) Clovis North (Clovis) 12-2
15. (15) Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) 8-3
*Does not include default win.
Expanded Next Five Teams: 16. El Toro (Lake Forest) 9-2; 17. Bishop Amat (La Puente) 7-3-1; 18. Crespi (Encino) 8-2; 19. Central (Fresno) 11-3; 20. Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) 10-2.
Honorable Mention: Bakersfield 9-3, Clovis 9-2, Chaparral (Temecula) 7-4, Charter Oak (Covina) 10-2, Eastlake (Chula Vista) 10-3, Edison (Fresno) 9-4, Mission Hills (San Marcos) 10-3, Moorpark 8-3, Rancho Cucamonga 10-3, Santiago (Corona) 6-5, Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) 7-4, Westlake (Westlake Village) 6-5.
Teams to Watch in 2013: Corona Centennial (Leading QB, RB and top recruit WR will all be back); St. John Bosco (QB Rosen and solid corps returning); Oaks Christian (QB Brandon Dawkins and many starters were underclass); Mission Viejo (outstanding junior class); Mater Dei (QB Forrest, WR-DB Lockett could rocket).
Based on the final state rankings, coach Jon Mack at Crespi of Encino had a right to be upset about his team not being given an at-large bid into the CIF Southern Section Pac-Five Division playoffs.
1. (1) Serra (Gardena) 14-2
2. (2) Chaminade (West Hills) 12-2
3. (3) Edison (Huntington Beach) 13-1
4. (4) Oceanside 12-1
5. (5) Citrus Hill (Perris) 14-0
6. (6) Lompoc 12-1
7. (9) Palos Verdes (PV Estates) 11-3
8. (10) Villa Park 12-2
9. (NR) Poway 10-3
10. (NR) Helix (La Mesa) 9-2*
11. (NR) Valhalla (El Cajon) 9-4
12. (7) Garces (Bakersfield) 12-1
13. (8) Serrano (Phelan) 13-1
14. (11) Tustin 12-1
15. (14) Kaiser (Fontana) 13-1
*Win by forfeit not included.
Expanded Next Five Teams: 16. Downey 11-3; 17. La Serna (Whittier) 12-2; 18. Carter (Fontana) 12-1; 19. Heritage (Romoland) 11-2; 20. West (Torrance) 10-4.
Honorable Mention: Atascadero 6-7, Camarillo 10-2, Cathedral (Los Angeles) 10-3, Foothill (Tustin) 10-3, Lincoln (San Diego) 9-4, Olympian (Chula Vista) 11-1, Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley) 10-4, Ridgeview (Bakersfield) 11-2, San Fernando 12-2, Sanger 10-3, Valencia 9-4.
Teams to Watch in 2013: Gardena Serra (could be preseason No. 1 in all of Southern California); Chaminade (Top RB gone but Donovan Lee back); Oceanside (three-year starter will graduate at QB but a lot returning elsewhere); Newhall Hart (all top skill players were underclass); Downey (had one of state’s top soph RBs plus soph QB).
DIVISION III SOUTH
1. (1) Madison (San Diego) 14-1
2. (2) Monrovia 12-3
3. (4) St. Augustine (San Diego) 10-3*
4. (3) Wasco 13-0
5. (5) Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) 11-3*
6. (6) Paraclete (Lancaster) 12-2
7. (7) Nordhoff (Ojai) 13-1
8. (9) San Dimas 11-2
9. (8) Rim of the World (Lake Arrowhead) 12-2
10. (NR) Brawley 10-2
*Indicates forfeit win not included.
Expanded Next Five Teams: 11. North (Torrance) 11-3; 12. San Marino 10-2*; 13. Garden Grove 11-3; 14. Laguna Beach 11-1-1; 15. Banning 11-2. *Indicates forfeit win not included.
Honorable Mention: Imperial 9-3, Jurupa Hills (Fontana) 8-5, Mission Oak (Tulare) 9-3, Mt. Miguel (Spring Valley) 7-5, Valley Center 7-5.
*Indicates forfeit loss not included.
Teams to Watch in 2013: Madison (Soph QB seemed to grow up in state bowl game); St. Augustine (Frosh RB rushed for more than 1,500 yds); Wasco (Soph RB could be college prospect); Imperial (Royce Freeman one of state’s top juniors regardless of school size).
DIVISION IV SOUTH
1. (2) Bishop Diego (Santa Barbara) 12-1
2. (4) Ontario Christian 13-1
3. (5) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) 11-2
4. (1) Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach) 11-3
5. (3) Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia) 12-2
6. (6) Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) 11-2
7. (7) St. Margaret’s (SJ Capistrano) 10-2
8. (8) Bakersfield Christian 10-3
9. (9) Francis Parker (San Diego) 8-5
10. (10) Horizon (San Diego) 8-4
Expanded Next Five Teams: 11. La Jolla Country Day 7-4; 12. Christian (El Cajon) 8-4; 13. Boron 10-2; 14. Windward (Los Angeles) 5-4; 15. Calipatria 9-3.
Honorable Mention: Army-Navy (Carlsbad) 10-1; Flintridge Prep (La Canada) 6-5.
Teams to Watch in 2013: Bishop Diego (balanced team had many non-senior leaders); El Cajon Christian (had solid cast of underclass leaders, including QB, top tackler and more).
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One Comment
I think Cathedral should be in your Top 15 for Division 2 South there 3 losses came to their in league rivals Serra#1 & Chaminade#2 & the second loss to Chaminade was in the Semi’s….the Mission League was a power house this year!!!