Bishop-Santa Ynez a matchup of top-10 teams

It will be a battle of two CIF-ranked football teams when Santa Ynez and Bishop Diego clash in the season-opener for both teams Friday night at SBCC’s La Playa Stadium.

Kickof is at 7:30 p.m. on the newly installed turf field.

Santa Ynez is No. 3 in the Northwest Division poll while Bishop is rated ninth in the East Valley Division.

Santa Barbara, which snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 17-0 shutout over Channel Islands in its Week 0 game last Friday, was listed among others in the Western Division rankings. Also listed is the Dons’ opponent this Friday, Beverly Hills.

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EAST VALLEY DIVISION
1. St. Margaret’s (1-0) def. Mission Secondary, 41-20
2. Rim of the World (0-0) Bye
3. Sierra Canyon (1-0) def. Webb, 55-7
4. Twentynine Palms (1-0) def. Xavier Prep, 19-14
5. Linfield Christian def. Escondido Charter, 29-7
6. Notre Dame/Riverside (1-0) def. Mary Star, 45-21
7. Paraclete (0-1) lost to Serrano, 14-35
8. Ontario Christian (0-1) lost to Whittier Christian, 20-49
9. Bishop Diego (0-0) Bye
10. Banning (0-0) Bye
OTHERS: Aquinas (0-1) lost to Desert Hot Springs, 21-28; Campbell Hall (1-0) def. Antelope Valley, 26-3; Sage Hill (1-0) def. Fairmont Prep, 20-13; Big Bear (1-0) def. Maranatha, 27-17; Brentwood (1-0) def.   Grace Brethren, 26-14; Calvary Chap/Downey (1-0) def. St. Anthony, 49-29; Desert Hot Springs (1-0) def. Aquinas, 28-21

NORTHWEST DIVISION
1. Templeton   (1-0)   def.   Central Valley Christian, 14-0
2. Nordhoff   (1-0)   def.   West Ranch, 39-14
3. Santa Ynez   (0-0)   Bye
4. Verbum Dei   (1-0)   def.   Animo South Los Angeles (LA) , 54-12
5. Nipomo   (0-0)   Bye
6. Cantwell-SH   (0-0)   Bye
7. South Torrance   (0-0)   Bye
8. El Segundo   (1-0)   def.   St. Bernard, 55-20
9. Oak Park   (0-0)   Bye
10. No. Torrance   (0-1)   lost to   Redondo, 7-21
OTHERS: Morro Bay   (0-0)   Bye; Centennial/Comp   (0-0)   Bye; Fillmore   (1-0)   def.   Malibu, 53-0; Cabrillo/Lompoc   (1-0)   def.   San Marcos, 28-6; Lompoc   (0-1)   lost to   Arroyo Grande, 7-13

WESTERN DIVISION
1. Serra   (1-0)   def.   Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks, 34-7
2. Dominguez   (1-0)   def.   Crespi, 14-11
3. Chaminade   (0-0)   Bye
4. Gahr   (1-0)   def.   Millikan, 48-22
5. St. Francis   (0-0)   Bye
6. Culver City   (0-0)   Bye
7. Warren   (0-1)   lost to   Burbank, 39-41
8. Ventura   (1-0)   def.   Pacifica/O, 40-10
9. Arroyo Grande   (1-0)   def.   Lompoc, 13-7
10. Oxnard   (0-0)   Bye
OTHERS: St. Joseph/Santa Maria   (0-0)   Bye; Santa Monica   (0-0)   Bye; Adolfo Camarillo   (0-0)   Bye; Cathedral   (0-0)   Bye; Beverly Hills   (0-0)   Bye; Harvard/Westlake   (0-1)   lost to   Venice (LA), 16-47; Rio Mesa   (0-0)   Bye; Santa Barbara   (1-0)   def.   Channel Islands, 17-0; St. Paul   (1-0)   def.   La Mirada, 24-17