Teams I have seen so far this year:
* Oaks Christian (5-0, 0-0 Tri-Valley). No. 2 in So. California; No. 1 in Div. III, No. 1 in Southern Section Northwest (X), ahead of Serra-Gardena
* Valencia (5-0, 0-0 Foothill), No. 18 in So. California, No. 11 in Div. I, No. 3 in Southern Section Northern (IV) behind Moorpark and St. Bonaventure (Ventura)
* Westlake (5-0, 2-0 Marmonte), No. 25 in So. California, No. 8 in Div. II, No. 4 in Southern Section Northern (IV) ahead of Newbury Park, Hart, Camarillo, and Atascadero
* Newbury Park (4-1, 1-1 Marmonte), No. 46 in So. California, No. 28 in Div. I, No. 5 in Southern Section Northern (IV)
* St. Francis (5-0, 0-0 Mission), No. 56 in So. Cal., No. 20 in Div. II, No. 3 in Southern Section Western (III)
* Chaminade (5-0, 0-0 Mission), No. 65 in So. Cal., No. 23 in Div. II, No. 4 in Southern Section Western (III), behind Warren (Downey), Mira Costa, and St. Francis (La Canada-Flintridge).
* Alemany (3-2, 0-0) No. 68 in So. Cal. , No. 24 in Div. II, No. 5 in Southern Section Western (III), behind Chaminade, ahead of Culver City, Palos Verdes
* Harvard-Westlake (3-1, 0-0 Del Rey), No. 78 in So.Cal., No. 7 in Div. III, No. 5 in Southern Section Northwest (X) behind Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria) and St. Joseph's (Santa Maria); ahead of Templeton (Los Padres)
* Saugus (1-4, 0-0 Foothill), No. 195 in So. Cal., No. 93 in Div. I, No. 16 in Southern Section Northern (IV)
* Thousand Oaks (2-3, 1-1 Marmonte), No. 206 in So. Cal, No. 97 in Div. I, No. 17 in Southern Section Northern (IV) behind Saugus, Ventura, and Buena (Ventura).
* Crescenta Valley (3-2, 1-1 Pacific), No. 294 in So. Cal, No. 141 in Div. I, No. 16 in Southeast (VII) behind Alhambra and ahead of Pasadena.
So ... this week:
Serra vs. Mission
No. 24 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) at No. 56 St. Francis (La Canada-Flintridge)
No. 32 Crespi (Encino) at No. 68 Alemany (Mission Hills)
No. 39 Loyola (Los Angeles) at No. 65 Chaminade (West Hills)
Marmonte
No. 401 Calabasas at No. 25 Westlake
No. 46 Newbury Park at No. 256 Royal (Simi Valley)
No. 336 Agoura at No. 206 Thousand Oaks
No. 195 Saugus at No. 100 Hart in the two team's Foothill league opener
No. 399 Canyon at No. 18 Valencia
No. 573 Bishop Diego (Santa Barbara) at No. 2 Oaks Christian in the two teams' Tri-Valley league opener
No. 294 Crescenta Valley at No. 534 Hoover (Glendale)
No. 78 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) at No. 418 St. Bernard (Playa del Rey)
Okay ... some teams I haven't seen (just to get back into the old L.A. Section)
East Valley
No. 438 Canoga Park at No. 611 Verdugo Hills
No. 596 North Hollywood at No. 125 Arleta.
No. 592 Van Nuys at No. 290 Poly-Sun Valley
West Valley
No. 510 Chatsworth at No. 325 Cleveland
No. 318 Birmingham at No. 86 El Camino Real
No. 111 Taft at No. 459 Granada Hills
Valley Mission
No. 289 San Fernando at No. 340 Kennedy-Granada Hills
No. 348 Sylmar at No. 576 Monroe
No. 423 Panorama at No. 383 Reseda
And finally, one NorCal game of interest this weekend:
No. 49 Novato at No. 56 Marin Catholic