Three straight wins by Santa Barbara High’s football team has earned it a top-10 ranking in the CIF Western Division.
The Dons (3-2) are ranked ninth in this week’s poll. It’s their first ranking of the season.
Santa Barbara is coming off its best offensive showing, beating Royal 35-28. Quarterback Brent Peus passed for 316 yards and four touchdowns and played loose and confident.
The Dons face a tough challenge in their final game before Channel League play, traveling to undefeated Pacifica, the No. 3-ranked team in the division.
In the Northern Division, unbeaten Bishop Diego is ranked sixth. The Cardinals, coming off a bye week, play at Mission Prep in San Luis Obispo on Friday night. The Royals (3-2) are seventh in the Northwest Division.
NORTHERN DIVISION
RANK SCHOOL/RECORD
1. Paso Robles 5-0
2. Newbury Park 4-1
3. Lompoc 5-0
4. Arroyo Grande 4-1
5. Thousand Oaks 5-0
6. Bishop Diego 4-0
7. Palmdale 3-1
8. Atascadero 4-1
9. Nordhoff 3-2
10. Camarillo 3-1
Others: Righetti 3-1, Fillmore 4-1
WESTERN DIVISION
SCHOOL/RECORD
1. West Torrance 4-0
2. El Segundo 4-0
3. Pacifica/Oxnard 5-0
4. Ventura 4-1
5. Oxnard 4-1
6. South Torrance 4-0
7. Palos Verdes 2-3
8. North Torrance 3-1
9. Santa Barbara 3-2
10. Rio Mesa 2-3
Others: Calabasas 3-2, Lawndale 2-2, Torrance 2-2
EIGHT MAN
1. Thacher 4-0
2. Avalon 4-0
3. Mojave 3-1
4. Chadwick 4-0
5. Orcutt Academy 4-0
6. Laguna Blanca 4-0
7. Cate 2-1
8. Faith Baptist 2-2
9. Milken Community 4-0
10. Upland Christian 3-1
Others: Animo Ldrshp.2-2, Public Safety Acad.3-1, Lucerne Valley 1-3,
