The biggest hurdle for Mater Dei (California) in its drive for a fourth High School Football America national championship comes Friday night. The top-ranked Monarchs will travel to No. 6 St. John Bosco (California) for their annual Trinity League showdown.
These two began the season ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the Preseason HSFA 300, powered by NFL Play Football. The two flip-flopped positions in late August. Bosco, the defending national champ, held the No. 1 ranking until a surprising 30-23 loss to Hawaii’s Kahuku on September 16.
These two national heavyweights have won five of the last six HSFA national championships. Mater Dei won titles in 2017, 2018 and 2021. Aside from last year’s title, SJB also won the ’19 crown.
Related: Mid-season Media Compilation Poll
Related: How the Top 300 fared this weekend
As far as the 2023 national championship chase, Mater Dei realizes that while Friday night’s game is huge, it also knows there could be another matchup with the Braves down the road in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs. Four times since 2016, the Monarchs and Braves have met twice in the same season. Each time, the winner of the regular season game has lost in their playoff matchup.
Mater Dei vs. St. John Bosco Parts I & II
2022
Regular season – Mater Dei 17, St. John Bosco 7
Playoffs – St. John Bosco 24, Mater Dei 22
2019
Regular Season – Mater Dei 38, St. John Bosco 24
Playoffs – St. John Bosco 39, Mater Dei 34
2018
Regular Season – St. John Bosco 41, Mater Dei 18
Playoffs – Mater Dei 17, St. John Bosco 13
2017
Regular Season – Mater Dei 31, St. John Bosco 21
Playoffs – Mater Dei 49, St. John Bosco 24
2016
Regular Season – Mater Dei 26, St. John Bosco 21
Playoffs – St. John Bosco 42, Mater Dei 28
2013
Regular Season – St. John Bosco 24, Mater Dei 2
Playoffs – St. John Bosco 34, Mater Dei 7
As far as the rest of the rest of this week’s national rankings, Arizona’s Centennial makes a huge jump from No. 261 to No. 47 after edging former No. 37 Chandler 29-28. The Coyotes jumped out to a 26-0 lead in the first half and then held on at the end.
You can watch game below.
Former No. 12 Miami Columbus (Florida) suffered its first defeat of the season Saturday night. The Explorers lost to former No. 169 Homestead 32-16. The loss drops Columbus to No. 71 this week in our rankings created with our proprietary algorithm. Homestead moves 71 spots to No. 98.
Seven new teams crack the HSFA 300 this week:
- No. 228 Palm Beach Central (Florida)
- No. 241 Milford (Ohio)
- No. 253 Riverside (Jacksonville, Florida)
- No. 274 Summer Creek (Texas)
- No. 291 Lamar (Houston, Texas)
- No. 296 White Knoll (South Carolina)
- No. 300 Batavia (Illinois)
High School Football America 300 powered by NFL Play Football
Ranking/Team/State | Record | Last Week |
No. 1 Mater Dei (California) | (7-0) | 1 |
No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (7-0) | 2 |
No. 3 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (7-0) | 3 |
No. 4 IMG Academy (Florida) | (5-0) | 4 |
No. 5 Kahuku (Hawaii) | (8-1) | 5 |
No. 6 St. John Bosco (California) | (6-1) | 6 |
No. 7 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (6-1) | 7 |
No. 8 Buford (Georgia) | (6-0) | 8 |
No. 9 Duncanville (Texas) | (5-0) | 9 |
No. 10 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (5-1) | 10 |
No. 11 Miami Central (Florida) | (3-2) | 11 |
No. 12 Colquitt County (Georgia) | (6-0) | 13 |
No. 13 DeSoto (Texas) | (5-0) | 14 |
No. 14 Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (8-0) | 15 |
No. 15 Sierra Canyon (California) | (7-0) | 16 |
No. 16 St. Edward (Ohio) | (7-1) | 17 |
No. 17 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (4-1) | 18 |
No. 18 Mill Creek (Georgia) | (6-0) | 19 |
No. 19 Cocoa (Florida) | (5-1) | 23 |
No. 20 North Shore (Texas) | (6-0) | 20 |
No. 21 Walton (Georgia) | (6-0) | 21 |
No. 22 Center Grove (Indiana) | (7-1) | 22 |
No. 23 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (7-0) | 24 |
No. 24 Corona Centennial (California) | (5-2) | 25 |
No. 25 McCallie (Tennessee) | (7-0) | 26 |
No. 26 Good Counsel (Maryland) | (5-1) | 27 |
No. 27 Westlake (Austin, Texas) | (6-0) | 28 |
No. 28 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (6-0) | 29 |
No. 29 Lincoln (San Diego, California) | (8-0) | 30 |
No. 30 DeMatha (Maryland) | (6-0) | 31 |
No. 31 Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | (7-0) | 32 |
No. 32 Atascocita (Texas) | (6-0) | 35 |
No. 33 East St. Louis (Illinois) | (5-2) | 33 |
No. 34 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (2-5) | 34 |
No. 35 Liberty (Arizona) | (5-1) | 36 |
No. 36 Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (6-0) | 39 |
No. 37 Saraland (Alabama) | (7-0) | 40 |
No. 38 Aledo (Texas) | (7-0) | 41 |
No. 39 Butler (North Carolina) | (7-1) | 42 |
No. 40 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (5-1) | 43 |
No. 41 Serra (San Mateo, California) | (6-0) | 44 |
No. 42 Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (5-0) | 45 |
No. 43 Carrollton (Georgia) | (6-1) | 46 |
No. 44 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) | (8-0) | 47 |
No. 45 Edgewater (Florida) | (7-0) | 48 |
No. 46 Corner Canyon (Utah) | (8-1) | 49 |
No. 47 Centennial (Arizona) | (7-0) | 261 |
No. 48 Chandler (Arizona) | (6-1) | 37 |
No. 49 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (3-3) | 38 |
No. 50 Brownsburg (Indiana) | (8-0) | 50 |
No. 51 Long Beach Poly (California) | (6-1) | 51 |
No. 52 Jones (Orlando, Florida) | (3-3) | 52 |
No. 53 Mission Viejo (California) | (5-2) | 53 |
No. 54 Basha (Arizona) | (6-1) | 54 |
No. 55 Norland (Florida) | (6-0) | 55 |
No. 56 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (4-2) | 56 |
No. 57 Belleville (Michigan) | (7-0) | 57 |
No. 58 Katy (Texas) | (6-1) | 58 |
No. 59 Gainesville (Georgia) | (6-0) | 59 |
No. 60 Oakland (Tennessee) | (6-1) | 60 |
No. 61 Venice (Florida) | (4-2) | 66 |
No. 62 Vandegrift (Texas) | (6-0) | 61 |
No. 63 Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (7-0) | 62 |
No. 64 Carlsbad (California) | (7-0) | 64 |
No. 65 St. Thomas More (Louisiana) | (6-0) | 65 |
No. 66 Destrehan (Louisiana) | (6-0) | 67 |
No. 67 South Oak Cliff (Texas) | (5-2) | 68 |
No. 68 Providence Day (North Carolina) | (7-0) | 69 |
No. 69 Highland (Arizona) | (4-2) | 70 |
No. 70 Ben Davis (Indiana) | (7-1) | 71 |
No. 71 Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (6-1) | 12 |
No. 72 JSerra (California) | (4-3) | 72 |
No. 73 Baylor (Tennessee) | (5-2) | 73 |
No. 74 Mainland (Florida) | (6-0) | 74 |
No. 75 Orange Lutheran (California) | (4-3) | 75 |
No. 76 De La Salle (California) | (4-2) | 76 |
No. 77 Folsom (California) | (5-2) | 77 |
No. 78 Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) | (6-0) | 78 |
No. 79 Thompson (Alabama) | (5-1) | 79 |
No. 80 Santa Margarita (California) | (4-3) | 80 |
No. 81 Lakeland (Florida) | (5-2) | 81 |
No. 82 Pickerington North (Ohio) | (8-0) | 82 |
No. 83 Lake Travis (Texas) | (5-1) | 84 |
No. 84 Bixby (Oklahoma) | (6-0) | 85 |
No. 85 Benedictine (Georgia) | (7-0) | 87 |
No. 86 Alcoa (Tennessee) | (6-0) | 86 |
No. 87 Male (Kentucky) | (6-1) | 88 |
No. 88 South Florence (South Carolina) | (6-0) | 89 |
No. 89 Grimsley (North Carolina) | (7-0) | 91 |
No. 90 Northwestern (South Carolina) | (6-1) | 92 |
No. 91 Denton Guyer (Texas) | (4-2) | 90 |
No. 92 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) | (7-0) | 94 |
No. 93 Langston Hughes (Georgia) | (5-2) | 93 |
No. 94 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (6-1) | 95 |
No. 95 Rabun Gap-Nacooche (Georgia) | (8-0) | 97 |
No. 96 Holy Cross (Louisiana) | (6-0) | 98 |
No. 97 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (5-3) | 99 |
No. 98 Homestead (Florida) | (4-1) | 169 |
No. 99 St. Augustine (Florida) | (6-0) | 101 |
No. 100 Oak Grove (Mississippi) | (6-0) | 102 |
No. 101 Treasure Coast (Florida) | (4-2) | 103 |
No. 102 Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | (5-2) | 83 |
No. 103 Rome (Georgia) | (6-1) | 108 |
No. 104 Bartram Trail (Florida) | (3-3) | 104 |
No. 105 Armwood (Florida) | (5-1) | 105 |
No. 106 Elder (Ohio) | (5-3) | 106 |
No. 107 Vero Beach (Florida) | (5-1) | 107 |
No. 108 Rancho Cucamonga (California) | (7-0) | 110 |
No. 109 Cibolo Steele (Texas) | (5-1) | 109 |
No. 110 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) | (7-0) | 111 |
No. 111 Weddington (North Carolina) | (6-1) | 112 |
No. 112 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) | (5-1) | 114 |
No. 113 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | (5-2) | 96 |
No. 114 Creekside (Georgia) | (5-1) | 113 |
No. 115 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (5-1) | 116 |
No. 116 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) | (4-2) | 115 |
No. 117 Archbishop Stepinac (New York) | (4-2) | 122 |
No. 118 Cherry Creek (Colorado) | (7-0) | 119 |
No. 119 Cardinal Hayes (New York) | (5-1) | 120 |
No. 120 Apopka (Florida) | (4-2) | 117 |
No. 121 Iona Prep (New York) | (3-3) | 118 |
No. 122 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | (7-0) | 121 |
No. 123 Serra (Gardena, California) | (5-2) | 123 |
No. 124 American Fork (Utah) | (8-1) | 126 |
No. 125 Lee County (Georgia) | (6-1) | 125 |
No. 126 Pleasant Grove (Utah) | (8-1) | 290 |
No. 127 Skyridge (Utah) | (8-1) | 63 |
No. 128 Newton (Georgia) | (6-0) | 128 |
No. 129 Lehi (Utah) | (7-2) | 127 |
No. 130 Enterprise (Alabama) | (5-1) | 129 |
No. 131 Grayson (Georgia) | (4-2) | 130 |
No. 132 Auburn (Alabama) | (6-1) | 131 |
No. 133 Coconut Creek (Florida) | (5-2) | 132 |
No. 134 Oaks Christian (California) | (5-2) | 133 |
No. 135 McKinney (Texas) | (6-0) | 134 |
No. 136 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) | (8-0) | 135 |
No. 137 Zachary (Louisiana) | (5-0) | 136 |
No. 138 Parkview (Georgia) | (5-1) | 137 |
No. 139 Longview (Texas) | (5-1) | 138 |
No. 140 Palmetto (Miami, Florida) | (6-1) | 145 |
No. 141 Lake Wales (Florida) | (6-0) | 140 |
No. 142 Warren Easton (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 141 |
No. 143 Ruston (Louisiana) | (5-1) | 142 |
No. 144 Prosper (Texas) | (5-1) | 143 |
No. 145 Bryant (Arkansas) | (5-1) | 144 |
No. 146 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | (6-1) | 145 |
No. 147 Avon (Ohio) | (8-0) | 158 |
No. 148 North Cobb (Georgia) | (3-3) | 147 |
No. 149 Western (Davie, Florida) | (3-3) | 148 |
No. 150 Milton (Georgia) | (4-2) | 149 |
No. 151 Rockwall (Texas) | (6-1) | 150 |
No. 152 De Smet (Missouri) | (7-0) | 151 |
No. 153 Highland Park (Texas) | (5-1) | 152 |
No. 154 Houston County (Georgia) | (6-1) | 153 |
No. 155 Dripping Springs (Texas) | (5-1) | 154 |
No. 156 Christian Brothers College (Missouri) | (5-2) | 155 |
No. 157 Roswell (Georgia) | (6-1) | 156 |
No. 158 Pittsburg (California) | (6-0) | 157 |
No. 159 Glenville (Ohio) | (5-3) | 159 |
No. 160 Crest (North Carolina) | (7-0) | 162 |
No. 161 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (2-4) | 161 |
No. 162 Valdosta (Georgia) | (5-2) | 163 |
No. 163 Westfield (Indiana) | (7-1) | 164 |
No. 164 Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana) | (7-1) | 165 |
No. 165 West (Knoxville, Tennessee) | (7-1) | 166 |
No. 166 Timpview (Utah) | (7-2) | 167 |
No. 167 Mansfield Timberview (Texas) | (6-0) | 168 |
No. 168 Gaffney (South Carolina) | (5-2) | 170 |
No. 169 Vestavia Hills (Alabama) | (5-1) | 171 |
No. 170 Liberty (Nevada) | (6-2) | 172 |
No. 171 Hamilton (Arizona) | (5-2) | 181 |
No. 172 Servite (California) | (4-3) | 173 |
No. 173 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) | (3-3) | 174 |
No. 174 Los Alamitos (California) | (5-2) | 175 |
No. 175 Maury (Virginia) | (6-0) | 176 |
No. 176 North Crowley (Texas) | (7-0) | 177 |
No. 177 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (3-3) | 178 |
No. 178 Highland Springs (Virginia) | (5-1) | 179 |
No. 179 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana) | (5-1) | 180 |
No. 180 Helix (California) | (7-0) | 182 |
No. 181 Pearl-Cohn (Tennessee) | (8-0) | 183 |
No. 182 North Gwinnett (Georgia) | (5-2) | 184 |
No. 183 Liberty (Bakersfield, California) | (6-1) | 185 |
No. 184 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) | (7-1) | 186 |
No. 185 Princeton (Ohio) | (8-0) | 187 |
No. 186 Parkview (Arkansas) | (6-0) | 188 |
No. 187 Lake Mary (Florida) | (6-0) | 189 |
No. 188 Norcross (Georgia) | (5-1) | 190 |
No. 189 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey) | (5-1) | 191 |
No. 190 East Central (Indiana) | (8-0) | 192 |
No. 191 Buchholz (Florida) | (6-0) | 198 |
No. 192 Conway (Arkansas) | (6-0) | 193 |
No. 193 South Pointe (South Carolina) | (5-2) | 194 |
No. 194 St. Mary’s (Stockton, California) | (6-1) | 195 |
No. 195 Manatee (Florida) | (6-1) | 196 |
No. 196 Trinity (Kentucky) | (5-3) | 197 |
No. 197 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois) | (7-0) | 199 |
No. 198 Melissa (Texas) | (6-0) | 201 |
No. 199 Davison (Michigan) | (7-0) | 202 |
No. 20 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina) | (4-2) | 203 |
No. 201 Dillard (Florida) | (3-3) | 204 |
No. 202 Oak Ridge (California) | (6-1) | 205 |
No. 203 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | (2-5) | 217 |
No. 204 Atlantic (Delray Beach, Florida) | (5-1) | 206 |
No. 205 Monarch (Florida) | (6-1) | 207 |
No. 206 Centerville (Ohio) | (7-1) | 208 |
No. 207 Thomas County Central (Georgia) | (7-0) | 209 |
No. 208 Brentwood (Tennessee) | (8-0) | 210 |
No. 209 Bishop Chatard (Indiana) | (8-0) | 211 |
No. 210 Cardinal Newman (Florida) | (5-1) | 218 |
No. 211 Lakota West (Ohio) | (6-2) | 212 |
No. 212 Cathedral (Indiana) | (6-2) | 213 |
No. 213 Carthage (Texas) | (7-0) | 214 |
No. 214 Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) | (7-0) | 215 |
No. 215 Ocean Springs (Mississippi) | (5-1) | 216 |
No. 216 Hough (North Carolina) | (6-1) | 219 |
No. 217 John Curtis (Louisiana) | (3-2) | 100 |
No. 218 St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana) | (6-0) | 223 |
No. 219 West Charlotte (North Carolina) | (6-1) | 220 |
No. 220 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan) | (5-2) | 221 |
No. 221 Mallard Creek (North Carolina) | (4-3) | 222 |
No. 222 Miramar (Florida) | (3-3) | 224 |
No. 223 Cartersville (Georgia) | (7-0) | 226 |
No. 224 Byron Nelson (Texas) | (6-0) | 227 |
No. 225 Coppell (Texas) | (6-0) | 228 |
No. 226 Delbarton (New Jersey) | (5-1) | 252 |
No. 227 Coffee (Georgia) | (6-0) | 233 |
No. 228 Palm Beach Central (Floria) | (6-0) | NR |
No. 229 Benjamin (Florida) | (5-1) | 229 |
No. 230 Chapman (South Carolina) | (6-1) | 230 |
No. 231 Ware County (Georgia) | (4-2) | 231 |
No. 232 Byrnes (South Carolina) | (7-1) | 232 |
No. 233 Pickerington Central (Ohio) | (5-3) | 234 |
No. 234 Spartanburg (South Carolina) | (4-4) | 235 |
No. 235 Brother Martin (Louisiana) | (4-2) | 236 |
No. 236 St. Xavier (Ohio) | (4-4) | 237 |
No. 237 Lewisville (Texas) | (4-2) | 238 |
No. 238 Brandon (Mississippi) | (4-2) | 239 |
No. 239 Carencro (Louisiana) | (6-0) | 240 |
No. 240 Marist (Georgia) | (5-1) | 241 |
No. 241 Milford (Ohio) | (8-0) | NR |
No. 242 Raines (Florida) | (5-1) | 248 |
No. 243 Anderson (Ohio) | (7-1) | 245 |
No. 244 Winton Woods (Ohio) | (6-2) | 246 |
No. 245 Woodward Academy (Georgia) | (4-2) | 247 |
No. 246 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana) | (5-1) | 249 |
No. 247 Louisville (Mississippi) | (7-0) | 250 |
No. 248 DuPont Manual (Kentucky) | (6-1) | 263 |
No. 249 St. Xavier (Kentucky) | (4-3) | 124 |
No. 250 Rolesville (North Carolina) | (6-1) | 258 |
No. 251 Mandarin (Florida) | (5-2) | 282 |
No. 252 C.E. King (Texas) | (6-1) | 259 |
No. 253 Riverside (Jacksonville, Florida) | (5-2) | NR |
No. 254 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (4-3) | 243 |
No. 255 Rockledge (Florida) | (4-3) | 244 |
No. 256 Douglass (Kentucky) | (3-3) | 253 |
No. 257 Bolles School (Florida) | (3-4) | 242 |
No. 258 Northwest Rankin (Mississippi) | (5-1) | 254 |
No. 259 Germantown (Tennessee) | (8-0) | 255 |
No. 260 Picayune (Mississippi) | (5-2) | 256 |
No. 261 Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) | (6-2) | 257 |
No. 262 Edison (Miami, Florida) | (4-2) | 262 |
No. 263 Saguaro (Arizona) | (4-3) | 264 |
No. 264 Lincoln (Tallahassee, Florida) | (5-1) | 265 |
No. 265 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Arizona) | (6-1) | 266 |
No. 266 Murrieta Valley (California) | (6-1) | 267 |
No. 267 Westfield (Texas) | (4-2) | 268 |
No. 268 Warner Robins (Georgia) | (4-3) | 269 |
No. 269 Carmel (Indiana) | (5-3) | 270 |
No. 270 Chaminade (California) | (4-3) | 271 |
No. 271 Granite Hills (El Cajon, California) | (7-0) | 273 |
No. 272 Dickinson (Texas) | (5-1) | 273 |
No. 273 San Clemente (California) | (6-1) | 280 |
No. 274 Summer Creek (Texas) | (5-1) | NR |
No. 275 Houston (Tennessee) | (6-2) | 275 |
No. 276 Ridge Point (Texas) | (5-2) | 276 |
No. 277 Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri City, Texas) | (5-1) | 278 |
No. 278 Lambert (Georgia) | (6-0) | 285 |
No. 279 Union (Oklahoma) | (5-1) | 292 |
No. 280 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (5-2) | 288 |
No. 281 Argyle (Texas) | (4-2) | 283 |
No. 282 Clovis North | (7-0) | 296 |
No. 283 Douglas County (Georgia) | (7-0) | 297 |
No. 284 Freedom (Woodbridge, Virginia) | (5-0) | 287 |
No. 285 East Coweta (Georgia) | (5-2) | 286 |
No. 286 Punahou (Hawaii) | (5-2) | 289 |
No. 287 Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) | (6-2) | 284 |
No. 288 Campbell (Hawaii) | (6-2) | 291 |
No. 289 Niceville (Florida) | (6-1) | 294 |
No. 290 Cedar Grove (Georgia) | (2-5) | 200 |
No. 291 Lamar (Houston, Texas) | (7-0) | NR |
No. 292 Phoebus (Virginia) | (5-0) | 293 |
No. 293 St. Augustine (Louisina) | (2-4) | 277 |
No. 294 Edmond Santa Fe (Oklahoma) | (4-1) | 295 |
No. 295 West Linn (Oregon) | (6-0) | 298 |
No. 296 White Knoll (South Carolina) | (7-0) | NR |
No. 297 Starkville (Mississippi) | (5-2) | 251 |
No. 298 West Point (Mississippi) | (4-2) | 299 |
No. 299 Tupelo (Mississippi) | (5-2) | 300 |
No. 300 Batavia (Illinois) | (6-1) | NR |
Dropped-out: No. 139 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania), No. 160 Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee), No. 225 St. Rita (Illinois), No. 260 Dutch Fork (South Carolina), No. 274 Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia), No. 279 Westgate (Louisiana), No. 281 Pinnacle (Arizona)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.