Blinn Holds On

Seattle, Wash. - The top five teams in the weekly JC Grid-Wire Top 25 remained the same. Fifth ranked Butler nearly lost to Hutchinson, allowing Saddleback to move within a hair of a spot in the Top 5. Grossmont gave Palomar its first loss, and in so doing became "San Diego Area Champs." Watch out for Cerritos...

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NATIONAL TOP 25

10/06/09

1. Blinn College (1) (5-0) - Beat Tyler, 60-31. Next: Trinity Valley.
2. El Camino (2) (5-0) - Took it to Riverside, 41-16. Next: at Chaffey.
3. Navarro (3) (5-0) - Battled for win at Trinity Valley, 42-32. Next: NEO
4. City College of San Francisco (4) (5-0) - Notched win over West Hills, 54-26. Next: Bye.
5. Butler (5) (5-1) - Won at Hutchinson, 13-10. Next: Bye.
6. Saddleback (6) (5-0) - Won dogfight with Santa Ana, 42-38. Next: at Orange Coast.
7. Mississippi Gulf Coast (7) (5-1) - Beat Copiah-Lincoln, 38-14. Next: at East Central.
8. Fort Scott (9) (5-0) - Pounded Independence, 31-9. Next: Dodge City.
9. East Mississippi (10) (5-1) - Won at Coahoma, 49-20. Next: NE Mississippi.
10. Cerritos (13) (5-0) - Dominated Chaffey, 31-14. Next: Bye.
11. College of San Mateo (12) (5-0) - Got W at Sierra, 38-21. Next: Bye.
12. Grossmont (16) (5-0) - Gave Palomar its first loss, 29-26. Next: Long Beach.
13. Mt. San Antonio (11) (3-1) - Had Bye. Next: Citrus.
14. Fullerton (15) (4-1) - Gave Orange Coast first loss, 38-10. Next: Bye.
15. LA Harbor (17) (5-0) - Lit up scoreboard in win over Southwestern, 56-51. Next: Bye.
16. Palomar (8) (4-1) - Given first loss by Grossmont, 29-26. Next: at Saddleback.
17. Butte (20) (5-0) - Beat San Joaquin Delta, 29-7. Next: Bye
18. Arizona Western (22) (5-0) - Impressive win at Eastern Ariz., 27-2. Next: Bye.
19. Allan Hancock (23) (5-0) - Big-time OT win over Canyons, 19-16. Next: Bakersfield.
20. Bakersfield (24) (4-1) - Knocked out Pasadena, 34-13.
21. Pearl River (14) (4-2) - Lost at home to Jones Co., 27-10. Next: at Co-Lin.
22. Santa Ana (19) (3-2) - Edged by Saddleback, 42-38. Next: at Orange Coast.
23. Snow (25) (5-1) - Beat Mesa, 44-0. Next: Pima.
24. College of the Canyons (18) (3-2) - Lost to Allan Hancock in OT, 19-16. Next: at Moorpark.
25. (Tie) Grand Rapids (NR) (6-0) - Beat Iowa Central, 49-44. Next: Joliet.
26. (Tie) - Ventura (NR) (4-1) - Beat Glendale, 20-13. Next: at Pasadena.

Others to Watch - Santa Rosa (4-1), Foothill (4-1), Orange Coast (4-1), Eastern Arizona (4-1), Hutchinson (3-2), NW Mississippi (3-3), Trinity Valley (3-2), Tyler (3-2), Fresno (3-2), American River (4-1), Reedley (3-2), Lackawanna (3-1), Rochester (6-0), Jones Co. (4-2)

Noteworthy - Georgia Military (3-2), Dean (5-0), Glendale Calif. (3-2), Ellsworth (3-2), San Joaquin Delta (3-2), Phoenix (3-1), Pasadena (3-2), Iowa Central (3-2), NE Oklahoma (3-2), Copiah-Lincoln (3-3), Central Lakes (5-1), Mendocino (3-2), San Jose (3-1), New Mexico Military (3-2), Mesabi Range (4-2), Nassau (3-1), Louisburg (4-1), Glendale Ariz. (3-3), Coffeyville (3-3), Modesto (3-2), Desert (3-2)