Time for No. 1 vs. No. 2 California Top 25 high school football rankings showdown

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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/TeamRecordLast 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.

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Jeff Fisher
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.