1. Oceanside bounces back, hands Chaparral a season-opening loss

The lowdown: The Pirates' football team rebounds from its disastrous opener and stuns the Pumas -- one of the top-ranked teams in state and national preseason polls.

Link: http://www.nctimes.com/sports/high-school/nct/football/article_1914f253-e25b-560e-a13f-9ef762a45b9f.html

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2. Brown act leads Vista Murrieta to redeeming win over Chaparral

The lowdown: Broncos quarterback Derrick Brown scores as a runner, passer and receiver in topping the Pumas in a televised game.

Link: http://nctimes.com/sports/high-school/cal/football/article_00fe3d31-b0e6-538f-b251-880d760408b2.html

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3. CIF SS football parings

The lowdown: This year's playoff groupings.

Link: http://nctimes.com/sports/high-school/cal/football/article_bfc6c107-3260-5ce4-81f7-7929fdbc5b9c.html

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4. Great Oak stuns Chaparral with fourth-quarter rally

The lowdown: The Wolfpack's football team storms back to get its first-ever victory over the Pumas.

Link: http://nctimes.com/sports/high-school/cal/football/article_19a22bfe-12df-5f0c-a36d-d8422f716730.html

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5. Vista Murrieta returns to section championship game

The lowdown: The Broncos' football team comes up with an overtime goal-line stand to return to Inland Division championship.

Link: http://nctimes.com/sports/high-school/cal/football/article_d17e956e-7a93-5ae1-b8b0-eab63cf505a4.html

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6. Vista Murrieta overwhelms Norco in quarterfinals

The lowdown: For the second year in a row, the Broncos' football team ousts Norco from the playoffs.

Link: http://nctimes.com/sports/high-school/cal/football/article_5595b6d6-e836-5bbe-ab42-108d6c6cbf70.html

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7. Temecula Valley plays part of spoiler

The lowdown: Their season already over, the Golden Bears rally for a comeback victory that knocks Great Oak's football team out of the playoffs.

Link: http://nctimes.com/sports/high-school/cal/football/article_5a5da216-4d2d-51e6-9ac8-ea42f0f25aa7.html

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8. Corona Centennial runs right over Chaparral

The lowdown: Ousted by the Pumas in last year's semifinals, the Huskies score a rout to send Chaparral to an 0-3 start.

Link: http://nctimes.com/sports/high-school/cal/football/article_30d85cf0-8c7b-5832-ada0-1cbd5ac4423f.html

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9. Chaparral tripped up -- again

The lowdown: One of the top teams in the state's preseason polls, the Pumas fall to 0-2 with a loss to Fresno Central.

Link: http://nctimes.com/sports/high-school/cal/football/article_1381e07b-0774-5a95-b46c-2d69cb2b0697.html

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10. Vista Murrieta can't ground Encino Crespi's passing game

The lowdown: The Broncos' football team drops its first nonleague game in more than six years.

Link: http://nctimes.com/sports/high-school/cal/football/article_a2c191cb-e28b-5428-875d-6b6302434c1f.html