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For Heritage Christian it is all within reach this Friday night. (Photo by Gary Lee)

By Joe Torosian

What happened? Just when I was ready for a Notre Dame-Riverside run they swallow the jalapeno. Agghhh! If the Northwest was a market and you were looking for a place to invest this week (either capital or emotional good will) you might want stock up on Heritage…Not predicting an upset, but if one is going to happen, it will happen here. A Poly victory over RHP would not be an upset, and the other way around would be exactly what folks are expecting.

1.) Maranatha Minutemen, 8-0 (Olympic League): Beware of the Heritage Christian running game.

2.) Nipomo Titans, 5-3 (Northern League): Have played too strong of a schedule to be any lower on this list. This is a final four team.

3.) Arrowhead Christian Eagles, 7-0 (Ambassador League): Play an Ontario Christian team that destroyed NDR…No problem for AC as long as they stay focused.

4.) Pasadena Poly, 7-0 (Prep League): The undefeated start gets tested at Rio Hondo Prep this Friday night.

5.) Cantwell Cardinals, 6-1 (South Catholic League): Finally starting league play, they’ll roll St. Bernard’s.

6.) Big Bear Bears, 6-1 (De Anza League): It became redundant a month ago, but this is a team dependent on Logan Wolf.

7.) Templeton Eagles, 6-2 (Northern League): Six weeks of solid football right down the drain..Never should have lost to Morro Bay.

8.) Heritage Christian Warriors, 5-2 (Olympic League): Michael Nimura and Jake Rodriguez power a rushing attack that could be a nightmare for someone in mid-November.

9.) Shadow Hills Knights, 5-2 (De Anza League): Winners of four in a row and favored to beat Big Bear this week…Maybe.

10.) Rio Hondo Prep Kares, 3-4 (Prep League): A win Friday night against Poly will drive the entire Prep League to drink…Every time people think the Kares are out…they keep pulling themselves back in.

Others (in no order): Twentynine Palms (4-3), St. Bernard (4-3), Flintridge Prep (5-3), Notre Dame-Riverside (4-3), Linfield Christian (5-2), Verbum Dei (3-4), Mission Prep (3-4), Valley Christian (5-3), Village Christian (4-3).