St. John Bosco finishes 2022 atop the HSFA California Top 25 high school football rankings

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After a year-long battle between Mater Dei and St. John Bosco, it’s SJB that finishes No. 1 in the High School Football America California Top 25, powered by NFL Play Football. The Braves, who also won the HSFA national championship, began the season ranked No. 2 in the statewide rankings. Bosco claims the top spot by beating the reigning national champs for the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 championship, avenging its regular season loss to Mater Dei.

Once again, the southern part of the state dominates the rankings with 19 teams coming from either the Southern or San Diego sections.

Open Division runner-up Serra (San Mateo) was the highest ranked northern team at No. 6.

High School Football America California Top 25

Ranking/TeamRecordPreseason Ranking
No. 1 St. John Bosco(13-1)2
No. 2 Mater Dei(12-1)1
No. 3 Mission Viejo(10-2)5
No. 4 Corona Centennial(9-2)3
No. 5 Lincoln (San Diego)(13-1)NR
No. 6 Serra (San Mateo)(13-1)11
No. 7 Los Alamitos (9-3)6
No. 8 Folsom(12-2)7
No. 9 Long Beach Poly(10-1)10
No. 10 De La Salle (10-4)8
No. 11 Orange Lutheran(7-5)14
No. 12 Edison (Huntington Beach)(9-2)NR
No. 13 JSerra(6-6)NR
No. 14 Santa Margarita(6-5)16
No. 15 Chaminade(10-3)NR
No. 16 Inglewood(13-1)NR
No. 17 Sierra Canyon (10-5)17
No. 18 Bishop Amat(9-4)15
No. 19 St. Mary’s (Stockton)(10-1)NR
No. 20 Carlsbad(10-2)20
No. 21 Liberty (Bakersfield)(11-2)NR
No. 22 Serra (Gardena)(7-5)*13
No. 23 Rancho Cucamonga(9-3)NR
No. 24 Pittsburg(12-3)12
No. 25 Madison (San Diego)(9-2)NR

*forfeit loss due to use of an ineligible player

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.