Top-ranked Mater Dei and Bryce Young take care of business at the top; Rancho Verde re-enters after blowing past previous No. 20 Norco.
California Top 25 football rankings Watch action from No. 10 Grace Brethren's wild 49-35 win over Westlake
It's all California business from here on out.
All the interstate games have been played. Top-ranked Mater Dei flexed for the Golden State with its third win over an out-of-state opponent this season, a 53-24 victory over a very talented St. John's (Washington, D.C.) squad that actually led at halftime.
It was the first time Mater Dei trailed all season, but the Monarchs got another signature performance from quarterback
Bryce Young, who passed for 418 yards and five touchdowns. Mater Dei went on a 33-3 run in the second half to
win going away.
Other important games from last week, included Servite's gritty 16-13 at previous No. 19 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks). After back-and-forth offensive play, the game went
scoreless in the second.
Fifth-ranked Mission Viejo had little trouble with then 17th-ranked Upland
38-3 as Peter Costello passed for nearly 200 yards and two scores, according to the Orange County Register, and
John Burns blocked two punts, one he returned for a touchdown.
In a big battle of beach communities, Washington-bound quarterback
Ethan Garbers hooked up with Stanford-bound receiver
John Humphreys for three touchdowns, according to the
Los Angeles Times, as No. 14 Corona del Mar beat previously unbeaten San Clemente 41-21.
Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley) re-entered the Top 25 with an impressive 63-35 win over previous No. 20 Norco as, according to the
Press-Enterprise,
Jordan Jefferson rushed for four touchdowns and caught another.
Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) entered the Top 25 for the first time this season at No. 25. The Nighthawks average better than 50 points per game.
Jordan Jefferson, Rancho Verde
File photo by Vince Pugliese
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat St. John's (Washington D.C.) 53-24
Next game: Oct. 4 vs. Orange Lutheran (Orange)
Record: 5-0
Last week: Idle
Next game: Oct. 4 at Servite (Anaheim)
3. (3) De La Salle (Concord)Record: 5-1
Last week: Beat St. Mary's (Stockton) 56-17
Next game: Oct. 4 at Monte Vista (Danville)
4. (4). Centennial (Corona)Record: 3-2
Last week: Idle
Next game: Oct. 4 vs. Santiago (Corona)
5. (5) Mission ViejoRecord: 6-0
Last week: Beat Upland 38-3
Next game: Oct. 4 at El Toro (Lake Forest)
6. (6) Narbonne (Harbor City)Record: 5-1
Last week: Beat Lawndale Serra (Gardena) 28-0
Next game: Oct. 4 at San Pedro
Record: 5-1
Last week: Beat Otay Ranch (Chula Vista) 63-0
Next game: Oct. 4 vs. Point Loma (San Diego)
Record: 4-1
Last week: Beat Menlo-Atherton 49-0
Next game: Oct. 4 vs. Rocklin
11. (11) Serra (Gardena)Record: 4-1
Last week: Beat Cathedral (Los Angeles) 13-7
Next game: Oct. 4 at Loyola (Los Angeles)
Record: 4-1
Last week: Beat Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 16-13
Next game: Oct. 4 vs. St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
19. (22) Helix (La Mesa)
Record: 4-1
Last week: Beat Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) 42-17
Next game: Oct. 4 vs. El Capitan (Lakeside)
20. (23) Liberty (Brentwood)Record: 6-0
Last week: Beat Freedom (Oakley) 44-14
Next game: Oct. 4 vs. Antioch)
21. (24) Valley Christian (San Jose)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Saint Francis (Mountain View) 28-7
Next game: Oct. 5 at St. Ignatius (San Francisco)
22. (25) Serra (San Mateo)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco) 41-0
Next game: Oct. 4 vs. Bellarmine (San Jose) at San Jose City College
23. (17) UplandRecord: 3-2
Last week: Lost to Mission Viejo 38-3
Next week: Oct. 4 vs. Damien (La Verne)
Record: 4-1
Last week: Beat Norco 63-35
Next game: Oct. 4 vs. Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore)
