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Tony “Speedy” Claxton, being led by Brian Reyes, is looking to get the Mustangs to the next level.(Photo by Doug Brown)

It’s like final cut day prior to the start of the NFL season. You read the “transactions” box and your stunned when you see who has been cut because you thought they were going to make the team. In this Top 20 its not about making the team, but the discussion. Santa Fe, La Mirada, and Diamond Bar are out of the discussion. CV, Bonita, and Dominguez they’re the practice squad while Los Altos and Muir are ready to make a bid for serious debate.

1.) Norwalk (7-0): Previous Week: 1: Jesse Ceniceros doesn’t need our help, but we’ll give it to him anyways: Note to Lancers: You haven’t won anything yet!

2.) Downey (4-3): Prev. Wk: 2: Quarterback Jorge Reyna has accounted for 21 touchdowns passing and running…He’s the reason why Viking fans believe a back to back will happen.

3.) La Serna (5-2): Prev. Wk: 3: What a great team. A great team.

4.) Diamond Ranch (6-1): Prev. Wk: 4: “Please direct all calls to the office of Monica…”

5.) Los Altos (6-1): Prev. Wk: 6: What a rebound after losing to D-Ranch a few weeks ago.

6.) Muir (6-1): Prev. Wk: 8: What this boils down to is “Dejon & The Miracles”. If someone said Dejon Williams could make the Statue of Liberty disappear, I would believe them.

7.) Crescenta Valley (6-1): Prev. Wk: 10: We wish this team was in the Mid-Valley, might not have enough beef to go the distance in the Southeast.

8.) Bonita (5-2): Prev. Wk: 12: “The wheel in the sky keeps on turning, I don’t know where I’ll be tomorrow.”

9.) Dominguez (5-2): Prev. Wk: 13: “For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams of the talented Domonique Lee…”

10.) Santa Fe (4-3): Prev. Wk: 5: HC Pierson is singing; “Hey Lara, where are you now?” The Chiefs need the Christian Gentleman.

11.) West Covina (4-4): Prev. Wk: 14: All they gotta do is beat Bonita and Los Altos. And all Peterson needs is to be 6’5” and acquire a 48-inch vertical leap to play for the Lakers. All Big Tony needs to do is walk away from the buffet line. All…you get it.

12.) Burbank (5-2): Prev. Wk: 11: The good ship Burbank has sprung a leak.

13.) La Mirada (2-5): Prev. Wk: 7: Wasn’t it Lance Rentzel that wrote; “When All The Laughter Turned To Sorrow”?

14.) Diamond Bar (5-3): Prev. Wk: 9: Bad news is they lost…Real bad news is CIF has the video. Suspensions likely. 

15.) Paramount (4-3): Prev. Wk: 15: These guys can beat anybody ahead of them…They can also lose to anybody behind them.

16.) Mayfair (4-4): Prev. Wk: 17: A hard rain fell in the final minutes at La Mirada last week.

17.) Bellflower (4-4): Prev. Wk: 16: Can’t give up 62 in a rivalry game. 62? We’ll say it again…62?

18.) El Rancho (4-3): Prev. Wk: 18: Before the month is done Ryan Araujo will be the mayor of Pico Rivera.

19.) Burroughs (4-3): Prev. Wk: 19: If it was played today…They beat Burbank.

20.) Arcadia (5-2): Prev. Wk: 20: Can they beat Muir? Sure, and government provided health care is free.