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St. Bernard Football Third in CIF Poll

The Vikings move up two places in the Northwest Divison rankings.

After improving to 5-0 last Friday, the St. Bernard High football team surged from fifth to third in this week's CIF Southern Section Northwest Division Top 10 rankings, which were released Monday.

St. Bernard (5-0) has already won two more games than it did last season. The Vikings once again staged a second-half rally to beat Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Montebello 27-24 in their Del Rey League opener last Friday night. First-year head coach Larry Muno's squad overcame a 21-6 halftime deficit to outscore the Cardinals 21-3 over the final two quarters.

Here's a look at this week's poll, as determined by the CIF Coaches committee:

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NORTHWEST DIVISION

RK   SCHOOL (LEAGUE)          REC    LAST WEEK'S RESULT

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1.    Lompoc (Los Padres)          5-0      Def. Santa Ynez, 23-15

2.    Centennial (Pioneer)            4-0     Def. Morningside, 20-14

3.    St. Bernard (Del Rey)        5-0      Def. Cantwell-Sacred Heart, 27-24

4.    South Torrance (Pioneer)     2-2      Lost to West Torrance, 28-7

5.    Carpinteria (Tri-Valley)         3-1      Def. Santa Clara, 42-0

6.    Cabrillo (Los Padres)           4-1      Def. Templeton, 28-21

7.    Don Bosco Tech (Del Rey)   5-0      Def. La Salle, 27-24

8.    Santa Ynez (Los Padres)      2-2     Lost to Lompoc, 23-15

9.    Templeton (Los Padres)       2-2      Lost to Cabrillo, 28-21

10.  B. Montgomery (Tri-Valley)   2-3      Def. Verbum Dei, 21-14

Others: Cantwell-Sacred Heart (Del Rey), 2-2, lost to St. Bernard, 27-24; Verbum Dei (Del Rey), 3-2, lost to Bishop Montgomery, 21-14; Fillmore (Tri-Valley), 3-2, lost to Bishop Diego, 31-6; El Segundo (Pioneer), 2-3, lost to Oak Park, 18-17; Oak Park (Tri-Valley), 2-4, def. El Segundo, 18-17.

The CIF Southern Section football polls are updated every week throughout the season.

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