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California High School Football How Top 25 State Football Teams Fared - Oct. 17 2025

Nineteen of the 21 Top 25 teams win on Thursday or Friday night with losses from No. 4 Santa Margarita and No. 12 Murrieta Valley to other ranked teams

Mitch Stephens

Bosco's wide receiver Daniel Odom (#3) was one of four receivers who collected touchdown passes from Koa Malau'ulu in Friday's 27-14 win over Santa Margarita. Here Odom is forced out of bounds by Manatee's defensive back Zyaire Green (#10) in the opening game of the season in Florida.
Bosco's wide receiver Daniel Odom (#3) was one of four receivers who collected touchdown passes from Koa Malau'ulu in Friday's 27-14 win over Santa Margarita. Here Odom is forced out of bounds by Manatee's defensive back Zyaire Green (#10) in the opening game of the season in Florida. / Thomas Bender / Sarasota Herald-Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

There was no way California's Top 25 teams could have been perfect, considering the best matchup of the night pitted No. 1 St. John Bosco at No. 4 Santa Margarita.

The Eagles dropped the only game from California's elite with a tough 27-14 defeat at the hands of the No. 1 team in the land.

In another matchup of two ranked teams, No. 3 Corona Centennial handled No. 12 Murrieta Valley, 48-20.

HOW CALIFORNIA TOP 25 FARED (10-17-2025)
(Records up to date)

1. ST. JOHN BOSCO (8-0) 

Final: St. John Bosco 27, Santa Margarita 14 LIVE SCORING: SJB-SM

2. SIERRA CANYON (8-0)

Final: Sierra Canyon 45, Notre Dame 10

3. CORONA CENTENNIAL (7-1)

Final: Centennial 48, Murrieta Valley 20

4. SANTA MARGARITA (5-3)

Final: St. John Bosco 27, Santa Margarita 14 LIVE SCORING: SJB-SM

5. DE LA SALLE (7-0)

Final: De La Salle 56, Amador Valley 13

6. MATER DEI (5-2)

Final: Mater Dei 29, Servite 19

7. MISSION VIEJO (7-1)

Final: Mission Viejo 34, San Clemente 16

8. LOS ALAMITOS (8-0)

Final: Los Alamitos 41, Edison 22

9. LINCOLN-SAN DIEGO (7-1)

Final: Lincoln 56, University City 0

10. FOLSOM (7-1)

Final: Folsom 48, Whitney 7

11. SERVITE (5-3)

Final: Mater Dei 29, Servite 19

12. MURRIETA VALLEY (5-3)

Final: Centennial 48, Murrieta Valley 20

13. LEUZINGER (6-1)

Final: Leuzinger 16, Culver City 7

14. RIORDAN-SAN FRANCISC0 (7-0) 

Final: Riordan 49, Valley Christian 10

15. ORANGE LUTHERAN (4-4) 

Final: Orange Lutheran 63, JSerra Catholic 23

16. CORONA DEL MAR (8-0)

Final: Corona del Mar 21, Villa Park 3

17. CARLSBAD (8-0)

Final: Carlsbad 31, San Marcos 28

18. DAMIEN (7-1)

Final: Damien 35, Upland 14

19. CHAPARRAL (4-4)

Final: Chaparral 56, Norco 28

20. SAN JUAN HILLS (6-2)

Final: San Juan Hills 47, Newport Harbor 10

21. BEAUMONT (6-2) 

Final: Beaumont 57, Yucaipa 10

22. Pacifica-Oxnard (8-0)

Final: Pacifica 42, Camarillo 16

23. PITTSBURG (6-1)

Final: Pittsburg 29, Liberty 12

24. RANCHO CUCAMONGA (4-4)

Final: Rancho Cucamonga 41, Ayala 0

25. MISSION HILLS (7-1)

Final: Mission Hills 36, Torrey Pines 0

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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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