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California High School Football How Top 25 State Football Teams Fared - Nov. 21, 2025

Ranked teams win 10 of 19 games with another shocker at the top, No. 1 Mater Dei not reaching the Southern Section finals with their second straight loss to Centennial

Mitch Stephens

Corona Centennial's line was exceptional on Friday in a 28-27 stunning win over Mater Dei.
Corona Centennial's line was exceptional on Friday in a 28-27 stunning win over Mater Dei. / Michael Cazares

HOW CALIFORNIA TOP 25 FARED (11-21-2025)
(Records up to date)

No. 1 Mater Dei (8-3)

Final: Centennial 28, Mater Dei 27 LIVE SCORING

No. 2 Santa Margarita (9-3)

Final: Santa Margarita 31, Orange Lutheran 6

No. 3 Corona Centennial (11-1)

Final: Centennial 28, Mater Dei 27 LIVE SCORING

No. 4 De La Salle (12-0)

Final:  De La Salle 24, Pittsburg 17 LIVE SCORING

No. 5 Sierra Canyon (10-1)

Season over

No. 6 St. John Bosco (9-2)

Season over

7. Orange Lutheran (3-9)

Final: Santa Margarita 31, Orange Lutheran 6

No. 8 Mission Viejo (9-2)

Season over

No. 9 Folsom (10-1)

Final: Folsom 54, Monterey Trail 14

No. 10 Los Alamitos (11-2)

Final: Los Alamitos 23, Murrieta Valley 10

No. 11 Riordan (12-0)

Final: Riordan 33, Serra 13

No. 12 Servite (6-5)

Season over

13. Leuzinger (10-2)

Final: San Clemente 35, Leuzinger 7

14. Murrieta Valley (9-4)

Final: Los Alamitos 23, Murrieta Valley 10

15. Lincoln (10-2)

Final: Lincoln 49, San Marcos 35

16. Carlsbad (10-1)

Next: Vs. Cathedral Catholic

17. Pittsburg (10-2)

Final:  De La Salle 24, Pittsburg 17

18. Cathedral Catholic (10-2)

Next: At Carlsbod

19. Oxnard Pacifica (13-0)

Final: Pacifica/Oxmanrd 42, Chino Hills 24

20. Central East (12-1)

Last week: Central East 53, Buchanan 31

Final: Clovis East 70, Clovis 35

21. Manteca (11-1)

Final: St. Mary's 19, Manteca 14

22. San Clemente (9-4)

Final: San Clemente 35, Leuzinger 7

23. Serra-San Mateo (7-5)

Next: Friday vs. Riordan at San Jose City College

24. Acalanes (11-1)

Final: Cardinal Newman 52, Acalanes 17

25. Cardinal Newman (11-1)

Final: Cardinal Newman 52, Acalanes 17

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Mitch Stephens
MITCH STEPHENS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.

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