It’s time to decide who’s #1 on the field!
St. John Bosco and Corona Centennial have spent about the same amount of time on-top of the High School Football America/SoCal Top 25 this season. Corona Centennial began the season ranked #1, but the Huskies were passed midway through the season by Bosco, which owns a stronger Strength of Schedule in our proprietary algorithm that is used to create the rankings.
Now, on Saturday night at Angel Stadium, the two SoCal heavyweights will meet for the second straight year for the CIF-Southern Section Pac-5 championship. Corona Centennial won last year’s battle 48-41.
Related: CIF-SS Playoff Brackets
Related: High School Football America National Top 25
Aside from the section championship, also at-stake is a trip to the CIF Open Division championship game against, more than likely, De La Salle.
Aside from the Bosco/Centennial game, there are several other big sectional championship games that will shape next week’s rankings.
In the West Valley Division, #3 Mission Viejo will travel to #7 Vista Murrieta. These two met last year, with MV coming-out on top. Vista Murrieta moved-up four spots this week after beating former #10 Rancho Cucamonga 62-56 in five overtimes on Friday.
In the Southwest Division finale, #12 La Habra will host #25 San Clemente. The Highlanders only loss this year was by ten points to Mission Viejo back on September 11th.
The other sectional championship featuring two Top 25 teams will be at Camarillo where the Scorpions, #13 this week, will face #24 Thousand Oaks, which broke into the Top 25 this week after beating #22 Arroyo Grande in Friday’s semifinals. This game is a rematch from October 30th when Camarillo beat the Lancers 49-45 to win the Camino League championship. The Scorpions had to come-from-behind to win it with 1:15 remaining when Jake Constantine threw a touchdown pass.
High School Football America/SoCal Top 25
Games through November 28th
#1 St. John Bosco Braves
Record: 13-0
Last Week’s Ranking: #1
Rewind: beat #5 Bishop Amat 63-10
Fast Forward: vs. #2 Corona Centennal, Saturday at Angel Stadium
#2 Corona Centennial Huskies
Record: 13-0
Last Week’s Ranking: #2
Rewind: beat #4 Mater Dei 42-36
Fast Forward: vs. #1 St. John Bosco, Saturday at Angel Stadium
#3 Mission Viejo Diablos
Record: 13-0
Last Week’s Ranking: #3
Rewind: beat #23 Chino Hills 56-21
Fast Forward: at #7 Vista Murrieta, Friday
#4 Mater Dei Monarchs
Record: 10-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #4
Rewind: lost to #2 Corona Centennial 42-36
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#5 Serra Cavaliers
Record: 9-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #6
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#6 Bishop Amat Lancers
Record: 10-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #5
Rewind: lost to #1 St. John Bosco 63-10
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#7 Vista Murrieta Broncos
Record: 12-1
Last Week’s Ranking: #11
Rewind: beat #10 Rancho Cucamonga 62-56 (5 OTs)
Fast Forward: vs. #3 Mission Viejo, Friday
#8 Oaks Christian Lions
Record: 11-1
Last Week’s Ranking: #7
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#9 Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits
Record: 4-6 (includes four forfeit losses)
Last Week’s Ranking: #8
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#10 Narbonne Gauchos
Record: 11-2
Last Week’s Ranking: #9
Rewind: beat Dorsey 42-0
Fast Forward: vs. Crenshaw, Saturday
#11 Rancho Cucamonga Cougars
Record: 11-2
Last Week’s Ranking : #10
Rewind: lost to #11 Vista Murrieta 62-56 (5 OTs)
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#12 La Habra Highlanders
Record: 12-1
Last Week’s Ranking: 12
Rewind: beat Villa Park 42-21
Fast Forward: vs. San Clemente, Friday
#13 Camarillo Scorpions
Record: 13-0
Last Week’s Ranking: #13
Rewind: beat Bishop Diego 54-28
Fast Forward: vs. Thousand Oaks, Friday
#14 Loyola Cubs
Record: 9-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #14
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#15 Tesoro Titans
Record: 9-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #15
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#16 JSerra Lions
Record: 7-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #16
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#17 Orange Lutheran Lancers
Record: 6-6
Last Week’s Ranking: #17
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#18 Chaminade Eagles
Record: 7-4
Last Week’s Ranking: #18
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#19 Norco Cougars
Record: 8-3
Last Week’s Ranking: #19
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#20 St. Bonaventure Seraphs
Record: 7-4
Last Week’s Ranking: #20
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#21 Westlake Warriors
Record: 7-4
Last Week’s Ranking: #21
Fast Forward: Season Completed
#22 Calabasas Coyotes
Record: 12-1
Last Week’s Ranking: #25
Rewind: beat Redondo 41-17
Fast Forward: vs. Palos Verdes, Saturday
#23 Heritage Patriots
Record: 13-0
Last Week’s Ranking: #24
Rewind: beat Cajon 24-15
Fast Forward: vs. Citrus Hill, Friday
#24 Thousand Oaks Lancers
Record: 11-2
Last Week’s Ranking: NR
Rewind: beat #22 Arroyo Grande 40-35
Fast Forward: at #13 Camarillo, Friday
#25 San Clemente Tritons
Record: 11-2
Rewind: beat Buena Park 63-34
Fast Forward: at #12 La Habra, Friday
Dropped out: #22 Arroyo Grande, #23 Chino Hills
*Editor’s note: High School Football America uses its proprietary algorithm to determine the HSFA SoCal Top 25
