Sutter bounced from top spot

The Northern Section Media Poll was released on Tuesday, and for the first time since the end of the 2015 regular season, Sutter High is no longer the topranked team in Division III.

The Huskies lost their season opener, 24-0, at North Coast Section power Cardinal Newman last Friday in Santa Rosa, and it was enough to drop Sutter down to No. 2 in this week’s rankings. The Huskies had been the unanimous No. 1 each week for the last two seasons.

Sutter still received five first-place votes, but was edged by just one point by new No. 1 West Valley,

As the 2018 season dawns, the Pac-12 possesses its share of givens.

Washington, with a stout defense complemented by senior stars at quarterback (Jake Browning) and tailback (Myles Gaskin), is an obvious playoff contender.

Stanford, with Heisman Trophy runner-up Bryce Love back after a monster 2,118-yard season, is going to live up to its offensive reputation as a wrecking ball.

USC will find a way to be perceived both as overrated and as scary as anyone west of the Mississippi, a standard issue for the Trojans nearly every season.

But this is conference that spawned #Pac12afterdark, and there will be some delightful surprises lurking. Will Mario Cristobal and Oregon build off Willie Taggart’s strong season in Eugene? How much better will Cal be? What sort of numbers will Arizona’s