In what may be another battle of Long Beach, JT Kramer and the rest of the Wilson boys figure to be chasing Xai Ricks and the Poly boys for Division 1 supremacy.
Now that fields are set and the majority of frontrunners successfully advanced to the finals, we have a clear picture of which programs will be vying for those coveted team title and runners-up plaques.
Moorpark High School will host the CIF Southern Section Finals this Saturday. The running events begin at 1 pm with the field events beginning as early as 10:30 am (Girls Pole Vault).
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REVISED CIFSS DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
With that, here are the most accurate subjective team rankings on the eve of this weekend's CIF-SS Finals! (Projected point totals are noted.)
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DIVISION 1
GIRLS
1. Wilson-Long Beach (63)
2. Long Beach Poly (50)
3. Etiwanda (40)
4. Orange Vista (39)
4. Vista Murrieta (39)
6. Quartz Hill (33)
6. Chino Hills (30)
7. ML King (26)
9. Camarillo (25)
9. Murrieta Valley (25)
Others: Ayala, Claremont, Redondo Union, Santiago-Corona.
BOYS
1. Long Beach Poly (64)
2. Vista Murrieta (41)
3. Cajon (40)
4. Rancho Cucamonga (36)
5. Wilson-Long Beach (33)
6. Jordan (32)
7. Great Oak (31)
7. Redondo Union (31)
9. San Clemente (28)
10. Warren (26)
Others: Highland, Loyola, Upland.
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DIVISION 2
GIRLS
1. Culver City (58)
2. JW North (54)
3. Ventura (41)
4. Golden Valley (40)
5. Edison (36)
5. Thousand Oaks (36)
7. Calabasas (29)
7. Dana Hills (29)
7. Mater Dei (29)
10. Newport Harbor (24)
Others: Norco, South Torrance, Temescal Canyon.
BOYS
1. Mater Dei (74)
2. Westlake (60)
3. Ventura (50)
4. Thousand Oaks (40)
5. Canyon-Canyon Country (34)
6. Simi Valley (32)
7. South Torrance (24)
8. Dana Hills (22)
9. Portola (17)
10. Newport Harbor (16)
Others: Santa Barbara, Villa Park
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DIVISION 3
GIRLS
1. JSerra (128)
2. Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks (64)
3. Mission Viejo (62)
4. Castaic (58)
5. Harvard Westlake (46)
6. South Pasadena (37)
7. La Canada (36)
8. Corona del Mar (27)
9. Santa Margarita (24)
10. Oak Park (16)
Others: Laguna Hills, Yorba Linda.
BOYS
1. JSerra (70)
2. Cathedral (66)
3. Santa Margarita (47)
4. Orange Lutheran (45)
5. Harvard Westlake (40)
6. Servite (31)
7. Monrovia (30)
7. Moorpark (30)
9. Damien (26)
10. Palos Verdes (22)
Others: Burroughs-Ridgecrest, Chaminade, Liberty, St. Francis.
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DIVISION 4
GIRLS
1. Oaks Christian (133)
2. Serra (99)
3. Rosary (48)
4. Xavier Prep (25)
5. St. Mary's (21)
5. St. Bernard (21)
7. Archer School for Girls (20)
7. United Christian (20)
9. Paraclete (19)
10. Foothill Tech (17)
Others: La Salle, St. Lucy's.
BOYS
1. Oaks Christian (97)
2. Sierra Canyon (58)
3. Bishop Alemany (42)
4. Serra (40)
5. Foothill Tech (25)
6. Cate (24)
7. La Salle (22)
7. Big Bear (22)
9. Providence-Burbank (21)
10. Chadwick (19)
Others: Crean Lutheran, Ontario Christian.
Mark Gardner is a former coach, popular announcer, and an associate editor for MileSplitCA
Photos by Josh Barber and Raymond Tran