High Fives to football coaches willing to schedule tough within their own division in nonleague play.

Examples this week: Clovis West-Liberty (Bakersfield), Mt. Whitney-Tulare Western, Coalinga-Chowchilla and Fowler-Liberty (Madera Ranchos). Down-the-road seeding rewards to the winners; dings to the losers. But thanks for trying.

The section's playoff selection committee depends heavily on these matches to judge -- not only head to head but league to league and area to area. Without them leaves too much subjectivity in seeding.

There's a big one missing, though: Bakersfield vs. Clovis West. That would be the heaviest of heavyweight nonleague showdowns in the section, the best the region has to offer. But anyone rushing to schedule this series? No way. They'll wait to Thanksgiving.