2019 Football Rankings - ours and theirs

Didn't Palos Verdes hold them to 20?

Having attended the playoff game in which Mission Viejo gave up 28 points to Servite in the 2nd half and on their home field, I have to concur. MV had one outstanding pass rusher that gave us fits in the 1st half, but who was largely neutralized the rest of the game. Give us that game the following week the Diablos go down. I can't seem the ranked more than one or two ahead of Servite, if that.

Until Corona Centennial settles on a starting QB they'll remain where they are--and maybe not even a guy in Tanner McKee's class can get them over the hump with Mater Dei and St. John Bosco. Those two have taken recruiting future 4-stars and 4-star upperclassmen transfers to a level where no one else can compete--nor should they want to. 

Servite also had the ball on MV's 1-yard line in the 3rd quarter and came away with zero points. We score on that drive and I think we would have won the game. MV also had an 80-yard kickoff return that sealed the game for them. I give MV credit for making the necessary plays to win the game, but the Friars outplayed the Diablos offensively, outgained them on yards and first downs, and with a couple of plays going the other way Servite could have won that game by 10--and on MV's home field.

Those teams are even money as far as I'm concerned.

Looks like CDM should be stepping up the pre league schedule this year beyond the 3 D4 & D9 teams from this past year, and get some more challenging teams to go along with San Clemente and St Mary's.

Who is on the docket this year?

I have no idea as of today, and my guess is many a coach is studying the new CIF Playoff format as to how it will work and play out for them as they look at the talent of their respective teams. I personally am not sure i even understand 100% as to how the new system is really going to work. My guess is losses won't hurt as much as playoff divisions are now fluid. When I say "hurt" it's in regard to your playoff seeding. The old way you could drop out or near a 16 seed with losses within your division as you were there for the season. Now it appears your losses could just drop you a division in which you may now be the better team in it. 

I will use Westlake as an example, at the end of the season I thought in D3 they were the best 2-8 team I had ever seen. They took Grace to the wire twice!! If I understand the new system would that record during the season likely place them in a lower CIF-SS Playoff Division? If so, they drop to what D4 or 5? They would be a legit contender to win it all if so. 

Dad usually has a good grip on all this, am i wrong here Daddy-O?

Here is what I can tell you as personal opine @bick.

CDM has it's program thinking only one thing, to be the best public school football program out there. The infrastructure is there, the players and kids in Newport have bought in and the community has really shown it's support. Now can a small public school mostly relying on what they do, (local kids) be at the top consistently? Yes and no, depends on what you define as top. At CDM "Top" means being the best you can be on the day it is requested you be so. I really have never felt that means being D1 over D3. We are not MD nor SJB. That is never going to happen. In my opinion thankfully so. The last decade has seen the projector of the Sea King program, like you are requesting I guess here again @bick they need to step it up? I think you, the others, the entire county have been saying this for the past decade. CDM has at every opportunity. I'm tempted to go back to TOB and get a few quotes from you guys from when we were in the PCL and how reality would hit the program when we set foot in the Sunset League.

Well.........................,


............................................. 9-0-1  (and I won't remind you of the average margin of victory in those wins, no difference than the PCL!)


Now that I've rambled off on a Sunday morning hyped on caffeine and to answer your question with an answer, one at this point I can say only in respect what I might do......, honor any game and game already set forth. WE have done that with PV and SC. At this juncture I do not know if those get rescheduled. Will O'Shea jump again and try and schedule a lower Trinity? Doubtful in a rebuild season that will be subject to a big graduating senior class. I think you as a coach need to live in the "now" and schedule accordingly. I personally would like to find new OC public school rivalries to be made. I think CDM vs Tesoro, SJH, VP, Capo, would be great community games with on par programs. I believe those communities and fan base would travel as well, those are things I look for if I were coaching.

I'm sure the phone will be ringing from MV and LH so they can reset who is the best in OC and surely see CDM's graduating class now as their weakness and opportunity. 

I do believe we made a deal with St. Francis of Mountainview and they will be traveling south this year. That's a good formidable opponent and private that I know will be looking for revenge. 

@bick, when do you see Los Al making their schedule?