Football: Latest CIF Rankings

Palm Springs remains at No. 8 in the latest CIF Southern Section Central Division rankings released today. Desert Hot Springs is ranked 10th in the East Valley Division, their first appearance in the poll this season. In eight-man, Desert Christian Academy climbed two spots to No. 1 in Division I, and Desert Chapel is No. 2 in Division II.

Here’s the complete Central Division poll:

1. Summit (6-1, last week No. 1, beat Fontana 42-0, Sunkist League)

2. Heritage (6-1, 2, beat Temescal Canyon 24-7, Sunbelt)

3. Kaiser (6-1, 3, beat Bloomington 55-0, Sunkist)

4. Elsinore (5-2, 4, beat Lakeside 54-28, Sunbelt)

5. Arlington (5-2, 5, did not play, Inland Valley)

6. Paloma Valley (6-1, 6, beat Perris 49-6, Sunbelt)

7. J.W. North (4-3, 7, beat Valley View 17-10, Inland Valley)

8. Palm Springs (5-2, 8, beat Palm Desert 27-20, DVL)

9. Chino (5-2, 9, did not play, Mt. Baldy)

10. Rancho Verde (4-3, 10, beat Canyon Springs 52-6, Inland Valley)

Here are key matchups remaining in each league:

Inland Valley: No. 10 Rancho Verde vs. No. 7 J.W. North (Thursday); No. 5 Arlington vs. No. 10 Rancho Verde (Oct. 26); No. 5 Arlington vs. No. 7 J.W. North (Nov. 2)

Mt. Baldy: Colony at No. 9 Chino (Oct. 26)

Sunbelt: No. 6 Paloma Valley at No. 2 Heritage (Friday), No. 4 Elsinore at No. 2 Heritage (Nov. 2)

Sunkist: None; Summit defeated Kaiser 29-7 on Oct. 5