Division I
The top 3:
1. Clovis East
2. Clovis West
3. Buchanan
On the move: Buchanan
Waiting for green light: Central
The skinny: In a division that absorbed heavy QB losses to graduation, Clovis East has the edge with Taylor Scott.
Division II
The top 3: 1. Edison; 2. El Diamante; 3. Sanger
On the move: Sunnyside
Waiting for green light: Mt. Whitney
The skinny: Edison adds considerable juice to the division -- and Visalia interest (see El Diamante) -- by dropping from D-I.
Division III
The top 3: 1. Tehachapi; 2. Yosemite; 3. Hanford
On the move: Yosemite
Waiting for green light: Madera South
The skinny: Don't forget -- Yosemite was D-III's most dominant force early in decade before given inappropriate promotion to D-II.
Division IV
The top 3: 1. Taft; 2. Chowchilla; 3. Kingsburg (9-2)
On the move: Kerman
Waiting for green light: Dos Palos
The skinny: Big logjam with Arvin, Granite Hills, Kerman, McLane, Roosevelt, Selma and Washington dumped into the division.
Division V
The top 3: 1. Bak. Christian; 2. Fowler (12-2); 3. Corcoran (11-2)
On the move: BC
Waiting for green light: Liberty-MR
The skinny: When the Carr family returned to Kern County from Texas, it brought a gunslinger in BC's Derek -- David's brother.
Division VI
The top 3: 1. Orange Cove (7-4); 2. Strathmore (10-2); 3. Avenal (5-5)
On the move: Orange Cove
Waiting for green light: Mendota
The skinny: Fresno State-bred leadership on top has OC and Strathmore prepared for dominance in section's new division. |