Top California high school football games of the week with projections

By Staff Report Oct 31, 2012, 5:40pm

SoCal powers St. John Bosco and Santa Margarita meet on Friday in California's top game of the week.

Here is a list of the best games in the state for this week, Nov. 1-3, as determined by the MaxPreps Freeman Rankings.
No. 5 St. John Bosco hosts No. 4 Santa Margarita Friday in one of California's top games of the week.
No. 5 St. John Bosco hosts No. 4 Santa Margarita Friday in one of California's top games of the week.
Photo by Louis Lopez
Top California high school football games of the week

1. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) [8-1] at St. John Bosco (Bellflower) [5-4]
Game date:
Friday
Santa Margarita's state rank: 5
St. John Bosco's state rank: 4
Projected: St. John Bosco 28, Santa Margarita 24

2. El Toro (Lake Forest) [9-0] at Mission Viejo [9-0]
Game date:
Friday
El Toro's state rank: 6
Mission Viejo's state rank:
3
Projected: Mission Viejo 40, El Toro 31

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3. St. Bonaventure (Ventura) [8-1] at Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) [8-1]
Game date:
Friday
St. Bonaventure's state rank: 10
Oaks Christian's state rank: 9
Projected: Oaks Christian 31, St. Bonaventure 21

4. Chaparral (Temecula) [7-2] at Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) [9-0]
Game date:
Friday
Chaparral's state rank: 33
Vista Murrieta's state rank: 1
Projected: Vista Murrieta 41, Chaparral 17

5. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) [6-3] at Bishop Amat (La Puente) [7-1-1]
Game date:
Friday
Notre Dame's state rank: 21
Bishop Amat's state rank: 12
Projected: Bishop Amat 34, Notre Dame 33

6. Mater Dei (Santa Ana) [7-2] vs. Servite (Anaheim) [3-6] at Angel Stadium (Anaheim)

Game date:
Friday
Mater Dei's state rank: 8
Servite's state rank:
50
Projected: Mater Dei 31, Servite 7

7. De La Salle (Concord) [9-0] at California (San Ramon) [8-1]
Game date:
Friday
De La Salle's state rank: 7
California's state rank: 42
Projected: De La Salle 42, California 24

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8. Alemany (Mission Hills) [7-2] vs. Loyola (Los Angeles) [6-3] at Los Angeles Valley College (Van Nuys)
Game date:
Friday
Alemany's state rank: 17
Loyola's state rank:
34
Projected:
Alemany 31, Los Angeles Valley College 21

9. Centennial (Corona) [8-1] at Santiago (Corona) [5-3]
Game date:
Friday
Centennial's state rank: 16
Santiago's state rank: 57
Projected: Centennial 42, Santiago 28

10. Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood) [6-3] at Serra (Gardena) [7-2]
Game date:
Friday
Harvard-Westlake's state rank: 111
Serra's state rank: 18
Projected:
Serra 42, Harvard-Westlake 17