Top 25 California high school football rankings (10/14/2024)

No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 2 St. John Bosco remain unbeaten in tough Trinity League; San Diego Section powers Lincoln and Cathedral Catholic to face off this week

San Diego Lincoln QB Akili Smith about to take a snap from center. Smith and the Hornets take on Cathedral Catholic Friday in a huge San Diego Section game between two ranked California Top 25 teams. | Photo: Rudy Schmoke

CALIFORNIA SCORES/SCHEDULES (OCT. 10-12)

• CENTRAL SECTION
• CENTRAL COAST SECTION
• LA CITY SECTION
• NORTH COAST SECTION
• NORTHERN SECTION
• OAKLAND SECTION
• SAN DIEGO SECTION
• SAN FRANCISCO SECTION
• SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION
• SOUTHERN SECTION

FOOTBALL HEADLINES OF THE WEEK

• Remarkable story of Phillip Bell
• De La Salles wins in London
• How Top SJS teams fared; Roundup
• How Top CS team fared; Roundup
• How Top CCS teams fared; Roundup
• Mater Dei top DL recruit picks Oregon
• Southern Section Top 25 rankings
• How Top NCS teams fared; Roundup
• How Top SDS teams fared; Roundup
• Mater Dei's Kayden Dixon-Wyatt
• Penn State coach James Franklin to SoCal HS game
• Washington-bound Dash Beierly leads Mater Dei to win
• St. John Bosco survives Santa Margarita
• Madden Iamaleava denied eligibility

CALIFORNIA TOP 25 FOOTBALL RANKINGS (10/14/2024)

1. Mater Dei (6-0)

Previous rank: 1
Last week results: Beat Servite, 28-6
Next: Friday at JSerra Catholic

2. St. John Bosco (7-0)

Previous rank: 2
Last week results: Beat Santa Margarita, 14-0
Next: Friday at Servite

3. Mission Viejo (7-0)

Previous rank: 3
Last week results: Id.e
Next: Friday at San Clemente

4. Orange Lutheran (5-2)

Previous rank: 4
Last week results: Beat JSerra Catholic, 23-17
Next: Friday vs. Santa Margarita

5. De La Salle (6-0)

Previous rank: 6
Last week results: Beat NFL Academy, 31-9
Next: Friday vs. San Ramon Valley

6. Corona Centennial (5-2)

Previous rank: 7
Last week results: Beat Vista Murrieta, 63-0
Next: Friday vs. Murrieta Valley

7. Servite (6-1)

Previous rank: 5
Last week results: Lost to Mater Dei, 28-6
Next: Friday vs. St. John Bosco

8. Sierra Canyon (4-3)

Previous rank: 9
Last week results: Beat Notre Dame, 50-17
Next: Friday vs. Bishop Amat

9. JSerra Catholic (5-2)

Previous rank: 8
Last week Lost to Orange Lutheran, 23-17
Next: Friday vs. Mater Dei

10. Pittsburg (5-1)

Previous rank: 10
Last week results: Beat Freedom, 49-0
Next: Friday at Heritage

11. Murrieta Valley (6-1)

Previous rank: 20
Last week results: Beat Chaparral 56-22
Next: Friday at Corona Centennial

12. Inglewood (7-0)

Previous rank: 12
Last week results: Beat Lawndale, 42-0
Next: Friday vs. Mira Costa

13. Oaks Christian (5-2)

Previous rank: 11
Last week results: Beat Bishop Diego, 13-0
Next: Friday vs. St. Bonaventure

14. Folsom (6-1)

Previous rank: 15
Last week results: Beat Del Orio, 58-0
Next: Friday at Whitney

15. Gardena Serra (5-2)

Previous rank: 13
Last week results: Beat Chaminade, 33-21
Next: Friday at Notre Dame

16. San Diego Lincoln (5-2)

Previous rank: 16
Last week results: Beat Point Loma, 42-0
Next: Friday at Cathedral Catholic

17. Santa Margarita (3-4)

Previous rank: 17
Last week results: Lost to St. John Bosco, 14-0
Next: Friday at Orange Lutheran

18. Oak Hills (7-0)

Previous rank: 19
Last week results: Beat Serrano, 49-7
Next: Friday at Apple Valley

19. Newbury Park (7-0)

Previous rank: 21
Last week results: Beat Calabasas, 48-20
Next: Friday vs. Westlake

20. Chaparral (5-2)

Previous rank: 16
Last week results: Lost to Murrieta Valley, 56-22
Next: Friday vs. Norco

21. Downey (6-1)

Previous rank: 22
Last week results: Beat Bellflower, 49-0
Next: Friday vs. Dominguez

22. Clovis East (7-0)

Previous rank: 23
Last week results: Beat Central, 34-26
Next: Friday at Clovis

23. San Ramon Valley (7-0)

Previous rank: 24
Last week results: Beat California, 38-26
Next: Friday at De La Salle

24. Cathedral Catholic (6-1)

Previous rank: HM
Last week results: Beat Granite Hills, 52-6
Next: Friday vs. San Diego Lincoln

25. Saint Francis (5-1)

Previous rank: HM
Last week results: Beat San Mateo Serra, 27-21
Next: Friday at St. Ignatius

HONORABLE MENTION: Bakersfield (7-0), Cardinal Newman (6-0), Cathedral (5-1), Clovis (6-1), Clovis North (5-2), Leuzinger (5-2), Los Alamitos (4-2), Millikan (6-2), San Clemente (4-3), San Juan Hills (6-1), Simi Valley (7-0), St. Ignatius (5-1), St. Mary's-Stockton (5-2), Yorba Linda (6-1).