What a 2015 season it was for a lot Southern California high school football teams.
The curtain fell on the season Saturday night with De La Salle‘s 28-21 win over top-ranked Corona Centennial for the state’s Open Division championship, but that seven-point loss to the Spartans, who finished #2 in the nation in our national rankings, didn’t move the Huskies out of the top spot in the final High School Football America/SoCal Top 25.
Related: De La Salle beats #1 Corona Centennial
Corona Centennial finishes #1 for the 2015 season thanks to its win over #2 St. John Bosco in the CIF-Southern Section Pac 5 championship game. Falling-in right behind those two is Mission Viejo, which won the state’s Division I-AA championship with an impressive win over Bellarmine on Friday.
All three of the aforementioned teams finished the season in our national Top 25 rankings — Corona Centennial #5, St. John Bosco #8 and Mission Viejo #14. The rankings for all of our national, state and regional polls are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
Mission Viejo was one of four local teams to win state titles over the weekend.
Related: CIF Championship Scores
Narbonne, which captured the Division I-A title by beating Clayton Valley, climbs from #10 to finish #7 this season. The Gauchos only losses were by a total of four points to Long Beach Poly and Serra (Gardena).
Citrus Hill, which won the Division II-A title by beating state-ranked St. Francis (Mountain View), jumps from #20 to #12 in our final poll.
La Mirada, this year’s Division III-AA champs, jump six spots to #13 in our final poll. The Matadores three losses this year were against #2 St. John Bosco, #4 Mater Dei and #25 San Clemente. Head coach Mike Moschetti‘s troops started 1-3 before winning their final twelve games.
Final High School Football America/SoCal Top 25
#1 Corona Centennial Huskies
Record: 14-1
Last Week’s Ranking: #1
Rewind: lost to De La Salle 28-21 in CIF Open Division Championship
#2 St. John Bosco Braves
Record: 13-1
Last Week’s Ranking: #2
#3 Mission Viejo Diablos
Record: 16-0
Last Week’s Ranking: #3
Rewind: beat Bellarmine 24-0 for CIF Division I-AA Championship
#4 Mater Dei Monarchs
Record: 10-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #4
#5 Serra Cavaliers
Record: 9-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #5
#6 Bishop Amat Lancers
Record: 10-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #6
#7 Narbonne Gauchos
Record: 14-2
Last Week’s Ranking: #10
Rewind: beat Clayton Valley Charter 28-14 for CIF Division I-A Championship
#8 Vista Murrieta Broncos
Record: 12-2
Last Week’s Ranking: #7
#9 Oaks Christian Lions
Record: 11-1
Last Week’s Ranking: #8
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#10 Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits
Record: 4-6 (includes four forfeit losses)
Last Week’s Ranking: #9
#11 Camarillo Scorpions
Record: 15-1
Last Week’s Ranking: #11
Rewind: lost to Del Oro 16-13 in Division II-AA Championship
Fast Forward: vs. Del Oro, Division II-AA Championship, Friday
#12 Citrus Hill Hawks
Record: 14-2
Last Week’s Ranking: #20
Rewind: beat St. Francis (Mountain View) 32-20 for CIF Division II-A Championship
Fast Forward: vs. St. Francis (Mountain View), Division II-A Championship, Saturday
#13 La Mirada Matadores
Record: 13-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #19
Rewind: beat Campolindo 27-3 for the CIF Division II-AA Championship
Fast Forward: vs. Campolindo, Division III-AA Championship, Saturday
#14 La Habra Highlanders
Record: 13-2
Last Week’s Ranking: #12
#15 Rancho Cucamonga Cougars
Record: 11-2
Last Week’s Ranking : #13
#16 Loyola Cubs
Record: 9-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #14
#17 Tesoro Titans
Record: 9-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #15
#18 JSerra Lions
Record: 7-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #16
#19 Orange Lutheran Lancers
Record: 6-6
Last Week’s Ranking: #17
#20 Chaminade Eagles
Record: 7-4
Last Week’s Ranking: #18
#21 Norco Cougars
Record: 8-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #21
#22 St. Bonaventure Seraphs
Record: 7-4
Last Week’s Ranking: #22
#23 Westlake Warriors
Record: 7-4
Last Week’s Ranking: #23
#24 Calabasas Coyotes
Record: 13-1
Last Week’s Ranking: #24
#25 San Clemente Tritons
Record: 11-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #25
*Editor’s note: High School Football America uses its proprietary algorithm to determine the HSFA SoCal Top 25
