It’s time for the 2021 Regional Football Championship Bowl Games that will set next week’s state championship matchups.
The state’s biggest game, the Open Division championship, is already set. Top-ranked Mater Dei, punched its ticket to the title game by beating No. 2 Servite for the second time this year. The Monarchs will play San Mateo’s Serra High School in two weeks at Saddleback College.
Serra moves up one spot to No. 8 after surprising former No. 5 St. Francis (Mountain View) for the Central Coast Section Division I. St. Francis drops to No. 6 in the latest rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.
Related: Regional Bowl Championship games
The Division 1-AA Regional Bowl Championships feature four Top 25 teams. In the north, No. 5 De La Salle will play No. 17 Folsom. On October 8, DLS beat Folsom 31-10.
In the south Division 1-AA championship, No. 7 Orange Lutheran will square-off with No. 11 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego).
All four teams in the Division 1-A games are ranked in the Top 25, powered by NFL Play Football.
In the south, No. 21 Serra (Gardena) will play No. 22 Long Beach Poly. That game will be a rematch of the season-opener between the two. Serra won that game 28-27. In the north, No. 23 Liberty (Bakersfield) plays No. 25 Pittsburg.
High School Football America California Top 25
| Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Mater Dei | (11-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 Servite | (10-3) | 2 |
| No. 3 St. John Bosco | (10-2) | 3 |
| No. 4 Corona Centennial | (11-1) | 4 |
| No. 5 De La Salle | (10-2) | 6 |
| No. 6 St. Francis (Mountain View) | (11-1) | 5 |
| No. 7 Orange Lutheran | (10-4) | 8 |
| No. 8 Serra (San Mateo) | (11-1) | 9 |
| No. 9 Los Alamitos | (9-2) | 7 |
| No. 10 Sierra Canyon | (7-5) | 10 |
| No. 11 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) | (10-2) | 11 |
| No. 12 Norco | (8-3) | 13 |
| No. 13 Santa Margarita | (6-5) | 14 |
| No. 14 Alemany | (8-4) | 16 |
| No. 15 Buchanan (Clovis) | (10-2) | 15 |
| No. 16 Mission Viejo | (9-2) | 18 |
| No. 17 Folsom | (10-3) | 23 |
| No. 18 Rocklin | (12-1) | 17 |
| No. 19 Carlsbad | (11-1) | 19 |
| No. 20 Edison (Huntington Beach) | (8-4) | 20 |
| No. 21 Serra (Gardena) | (9-4) | 21 |
| No. 22 Long Beach Poly | (11-3) | 22 |
| No. 23 Liberty (Bakersfield) | (10-2) | NR |
| No. 24 Etiwanda | (12-1) | 24 |
| No. 25 Pittsburg | (9-2) | 25 |
Dropped-out: No. 12 Central (Fresno)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
