St. John Bosco and Mater Dei move-up in National Top 25

St. John Bosco Braves footballSean McGrew and St. John Bosco climb to #4 in national rankings. OCsidelines.com photo by Miguel Vasconcellos.
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St. John Bosco has moved-up a spot in the latest High School Football America National Top 25.  The Braves, coming-off an impressive 62-14 win against Santa Margarita, are #4 in the new national poll released on Sunday.

This Friday, the Braves will square-off with Mater Dei in a battle of nationally-ranked teams.  The Monarchs moved-up two spots to #11 this week after a 49-35 win over Orange Lutheran.

Related: Week 1 Trinity League recap

The top team in our SoCal Top 25, Corona Centennial, held steady in the national rankings at #3.

In all, California has four teams in the national rankings with defending Open Division champ De La Salle moving from #11 to #10 this week.

High School Football America Top 25

#1 Allen Eagles (Texas)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #1

Rewind: beat Hebron (Texas) 45-13

Fast Forward: Idle

#2 Bishop Gorman Gaels (Nevada)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #2

Rewind: beat Durango (California) 69-7

Fast Forward: at Legacy (Nevada), Friday

#3 Corona Centennial Huskies (California)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #3

Rewind: beat King (California) 47-14

Fast Forward: at Roosevelt (Eastvale, California), Friday

#4 St. John Bosco Braves (California)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #5

Rewind: beat Santa Margarita (California) 62-14

Fast Forward: at #11 Mater Dei (California), Friday

#5 DeMatha Stags (Maryland)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #4

Rewind: beat Bishop McNamara (Maryland) 52-47

Fast Forward: vs. Gonzaga (Washington, DC), Friday

#6 Euless Trinity Trojans (Texas)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #7

Rewind: beat Bell (Texas) 56-17

Fast Forward: vs. Southlake Carroll (Texas), Thursday

#7 Colquitt County Packers (Georgia)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #8

Rewind: beat Lee County (Georgia) 54-17

Fast Forward: vs. Valdosta (Georgia), Friday

#8 IMG Academy Ascenders (Florida)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #12

Rewind: beat Southern Lab (Louisiana) 42-0

Fast Forward: Idle

#9 Katy Tigers (Texas)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #10

Rewind: beat Seven Lakes (Texas) 40-8

Fast Forward: vs. Seven Lakes (Texas), Saturday

#10 De La Salle Spartans (California)

Record: (5-1)

Previous Rank: #11

Rewind: beat San Ramon Valley (California) 48-0

Fast Forward: vs. Long Beach Poly (California), Friday

#11 Mater Dei (California)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #13

Rewind: beat Orange Lutheran (California) 49-35

Fast Forward: vs. #3 St. John Bosco (California), Friday

#12 South Panola Tigers (Mississippi)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #14

Rewind: beat Hernando (Mississippi) 32-7

Fast Forward: at Tupelo (Mississippi), Friday

#13 St. Edward Eagles (Ohio)

Record: (6-1)

Previous Rank: #17

Rewind: beat #18 Mainland (Florida) 47-28

Fast Forward: vs. #18 Mainland (Florida), Saturday

#14 Cedar Hill Longhorns (Texas)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #15

Rewind: beat Duncanville (Texas) 41-18

Fast Forward: at Grand Prairie (Texas), Friday

#15 Male Bulldogs (Kentucky)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #20

Rewind: Idle

Fast Forward: at St. Xavier (Kentucky), Friday

#16 American Heritage Patriots (Plantation, Florida)

Record: (5-1)

Previous Rank: #21

Rewind: Idle

Fast Forward: at Cardinal Gibbons (Florida), Friday

#17 Center Grove Trojans (Indiana)

Record: (8-0)

Previous Rank: #19

Rewind: beat Lawrence North (Indiana) 17-7

Fast Forward: at Indianapolis Cathedral (Indiana), Friday

#18 Colerain Cardinals (Ohio)

Record: (6-1)

Previous Rank: #24

Rewind: beat Lakota West (Ohio) 48-28

Fast Forward: vs. Lakota West (Ohio), Friday

#19 La Salle Lancers (Ohio)

Record: (6-1)

Previous Rank: #9

Rewind: lost to St. Xavier (Ohio) 24-14

Fast Forward: vs. St. Charles (Ohio), Friday

#20 Gilman Greyhounds (Maryland)

Record: (6-1)

Previous Rank: #26

Rewind: beat St. Frances Academy (Maryland) 63-12

Fast Forward: vs. Archbishop Spalding (Maryland), Friday

#21 Spartanburg Vikings (South Carolina)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #23

Rewind: beat Dorman (South Carolina) 41-31

Fast Forward: at Boiling Springs (South Carolina), Friday

#22 Clay-Chalkville Cougars (Alabama)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #22

Rewind: beat Shades Valley (Alabama) 52-14

Fast Forward: at Woodlawn (Alabama), Friday

#23 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)

Record: (4-2)

Previous Rank: #25

Rewind: beat DePaul (New Jersey) 15-13

Fast Forward: Idle

#24 St. Xavier Bombers (Ohio)

Record: (5-2)

Previous Rank: #50

Rewind: beat #9 La Salle (Ohio) 24-14

Fast Forward: at Warren Central (Indiana), Friday

#25 St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (Florida)

Record: (5-1)

Previous Rank: #6

Rewind: lost to Deerfield Beach (Florida) 6-3

Fast Forward: vs. Fort Lauderdale (Florida), Friday

Dropping-out: #16 St. Joseph Regional (New Jersey), #18 Mainland (Florida)

Jeff Fisher’s Editor’s Note: For the third straight year, High School Football America is using its propriety algorithm for its in-season Top 25 national rankings.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.