St. John Bosco moves to No. 1 in HSFA California Top 25

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Just like our national rankings, St. John Bosco is the new No. 1 in the High School Football America California Top 25 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Braves flip-flop with Mater Dei after an impressive 20-7 win over four-time defending Florida state champ St. Thomas Aquinas on national television.

No. 3 Corona Centennial bounced back from its season-opening loss to Mater Dei with a solid 34-21 win over No. 13 Santa Margarita.

2022 Open Division runner-up Serra (San Mateo), ranked No. 8 in our statewide rankings, opened the season with a 21-14 win over Folsom, which climbs from No. 10 to No. 9 despite the loss. This week, Serra plays No. 12 De La Salle.

The Serra/DLS game is one of four head-to-head matchups in the CA Top 25 this week:

  • No. 4 Mission Viejo vs. No. 14 Long Beach Poly
  • No. 8 Serra (San Mateo) vs. No. 12 De La Salle
  • No. 10 JSerra vs. No. 25 Chaminade
  • No. 13 Santa Margarita vs. No. 20 Liberty (Bakersfield)

High School Football America California Top 25

Ranking/TeamRecordLast Week 
No. 1 St. John Bosco(2-0)2
No. 2 Mater Dei(2-0)1
No. 3 Corona Centennial(1-1)3
No. 4 Mission Viejo(2-0)4
No. 5 Lincoln (San Diego)(2-0)5
No. 6 Orange Lutheran(2-0)6
No. 7 Sierra Canyon(2-0)7
No. 8 Serra (San Mateo)(1-0)8
No. 9 Folsom(1-1)10
No. 10 JSerra(1-1)11
No. 11 Carlsbad(2-0)14
No. 12 De La Salle (0-1)12
No. 13 Santa Margarita(1-1)13
No. 14 Long Beach Poly(1-1)9
No. 15 Los Alamitos (2-0)15
No. 16 Inglewood(1-1)16
No. 17 Oaks Christian(1-1)17
No. 18 Serra (Gardena)(1-1)18
No. 19 Rancho Cucamonga(2-0)19
No. 20 Liberty (Bakersfield)(2-0)20
No. 21 Pittsburg(1-0)21
No. 22 Helix(2-0)24
No. 23 Edison (Huntington Beach)(1-1)25
No. 24 Madison (San Diego)(2-0)22
No. 25 Chaminade (1-1)NR

Dropped-out: No. 21 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)

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.