Vikings Football On Verge of Ranking

The office has released this week's Top 10 football rankings, and remains on the "others under consideration" list, just outside the top 10 in the , after last Friday's .

The home loss to the Vikings (4-1) dropped the Apaches (4-1) from second down to third in the Northwest Division. Samo's rival (4-1) dropped from fifth to seventh in the after its 49-23 home loss to powerhouse Narbonne.

St. Paul stayed in front of Mission League rival Chaminade in the No. 1 spot in the Western Division after a 28-6 victory over Schurr. Chaminade remained at No. 2 after its 36-32 victory over Sherman Oaks Notre Dame. Arroyo Grande held at No. 3, St. Francis stayed at No. 4, Gardena Serra moved up a spot to No. 5 and Ventura moved up a spot to No. 6. Dominguez, which had a bye, moved from ninth to eighth, Gahr moved from 10th to ninth after beating Bell of the 47-7 and San Luis Obispo moved into the No. 10 spot after blanking Pioneer Valley 28-0.

Santa Monica opens play at on Friday at 7 p.m. against defending champion , which beat the Vikings 28-7 last season.

"Every game is a must-win now," Samo Coach Travis Clark said. "Inglewood beat us last year and I expect another tough game this time."

The football polls are updated weekly throughout the season. Here's a look at the current rankings:

WESTERN DIVISION

RK  SCHOOL (LEAGUE)          REC   RESULT

1.    St. Paul (Mission)                 5-0     Def. Schurr, 28-6

2.    Chaminade (Mission)           4-1     Def. S.O. Notre Dame, 36-32

3.    Arroyo Grande  (Pac-7)        5-1     Def. Santa Maria St. Joseph, 28-14

4.    St. Francis (Mission)             5-0     Def. Paso Robles, 9-3

5.    Serra (Mission)                     3-2     Bye

6.    Ventura (Channel)                6-0      Def. Oxnard, 42-7

7.    Culver City (Ocean)           4-1      Lost to Narbonne, 49-23

8.    Dominguez (S.G. Valley)      3-2      Bye

9.    Gahr (S.G. Valley)                5-0      Def. Bell (LAS), 47-7

10.  San Luis Obispo (Pac-7)     5-1      Def. Pioneer Valley, 28-0

Others: Harvard-Westlake (Mission), 4-1, bye; Santa Monica (Ocean), 4-1, def. Compton Centennial, 41-16; Atascadero (Pac-7), 4-2, def. Righetti, 21-0; S.M. St. Joseph, 2-3, lost to Arroyo Grande, 28-14.