The wait is over!
Friday night, reigning national champ Mater Dei will host No. 2 St. John Bosco at Santa Ana Stadium. At stake, first place in the Trinity League, in the state and the No. 1 ranking in the nation.
The two national powers are also ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.
Related: HSFA 300 national rankings
These two have won four of the last five High School Football America national championships.
Mater Dei won the 2017, 2018 and 2021 national titles. Bosco capture the national crown in 2019.
There are several other big head-to-head matchups this week:
- No. 5 Mission Viejo vs. No. 25 Helix
- No. 13 Santa Margarita vs. No. 17 JSerra
- No. 14 Serra (Gardena) vs. No. 15 Bishop Amat
High School Football America California Top 25
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Mater Dei | (6-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 St. John Bosco | (6-0) | 2 |
| No. 3 Corona Centennial | (5-1) | 3 |
| No. 4 Long Beach Poly | (6-0) | 4 |
| No. 5 Mission Viejo | (5-1) | 5 |
| No. 6 Serra (San Mateo) | (5-0) | 6 |
| No. 7 Folsom | (6-1) | 7 |
| No. 8 De La Salle | (3-2) | 8 |
| No. 9 Pittsburg | (4-1) | 9 |
| No. 10 Los Alamitos | (4-2) | 10 |
| No. 11 Edison (Huntington Beach) | (6-0) | 12 |
| No. 12 Orange Lutheran | (5-1) | 14 |
| No. 13 Santa Margarita | (4-2) | 11 |
| No. 14 Bishop Amat | (5-1) | 13 |
| No. 15 Serra (Gardena) | (4-2) | 15 |
| No. 16 Chaminade | (6-0) | 16 |
| No. 17 JSerra | (3-3) | 17 |
| No. 18 Lincoln (San Diego) | (6-1) | NR |
| No. 19 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) | (3-4) | 18 |
| No. 20 Inglewood | (6-0) | 20 |
| No. 21 Carlsbad | (5-1) | 21 |
| No. 22 Rancho Cucamonga | (4-2) | 22 |
| No. 23 Oaks Christian | (4-2) | 23 |
| No. 24 Norco | (4-2) | 24 |
| No. 25 Helix | (5-1) | 25 |
Dropped-out: No. 19 Buchanan (Clovis)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
2022 California Top 25’s
