God bless Stephen Spiewak.  For one thing, he’s put out Maxpreps’ preseason football rankings 10 weeks before the first games start, giving us an excuse to jabber about pigskin in June.  For another, he does his research—his Top 25 features some intensely assembled background info, and it’s obvious the guy knows his stuff.

We’re happy to see that he’s listed Poly at no. 22 in the nation, seeing past the overall disappointment of a 7-5 season to the potential the team has with so many returners, specifically on defense.  To read more of Spiewak’s thoughts on the local boys, and why he ranked them nationally in the preseason, click here for the article.