Bishop Diego cracked the top-10 of the CIF-SS Northern Division football poll for the first time on Monday.
The Cardinals are ranked ninth after winning their third straight game, 38-11, at La Salle. They are playing in the Northern Division for the first time after the CIF-SS elevated the Tri-Valley League from the Northwest Division.
Two other county teams are in the top 10: Lompoc is No. 2 and Righetti is 10th.
Newbury Park is the top-ranked team in the division. The Panthers will bring their No. 1 ranking to Dos Pueblos on Friday night.
NORTHERN DIVISION
RANK. SCHOOL, LEAGUE, RECORD
1. Newbury Park (Camino) 3-0
2. Lompoc (Los Padres) 3-0
3. Paso Robles (PAC-5) 3-0
4. Arroyo Grande (PAC-5) 2-1
5. Thousand Oaks (Camino) 3-0
6. Atascadero (PAC-5) 3-0
7. Camarillo (Camino) 1-1
8. Palmdale (Golden) 2-1
9. Bishop Diego (Tri-Valley) 3-0
10. Righetti (PAC-5) 1-1
WESTERN DIVISION
1. West Torrance (Pioneer) 2-0
2. Calabasas (Canyon) 3-0
3. Ventura (Channel) 3-0
4. El Segundo (Ocean) 2-0
5. Mira Costa (Bay) 1-1
6. North Torrance (Pioneer) 3-0
7. Palos Verdes (Bay) 1-2
8. Santa Monica (Ocean) 1-1
9. Simi Valley (Canyon) 2-1
10. South Torrance (Pioneer) 2-0
Others: Pacifica/Oxnard (Pacific View), 3-0;
