Mater Dei romps but Bosco barely gets by in Trinity League openers.
Video: California Top 25 football rankings
Bishop Amat enters Top 25 at No. 18 after big win.
Just how good is the Trinity League?
Previous 18th-ranked Servite jumped seven spots to No. 11 in the MaxPreps Top 25 California high school football rankings after a defeat.
The Friars (4-2) went toe-to-toe but a missed extra point was costly in a 27-26 defeat to St. John Bosco, ranked second in California and nationally. It gets no easier for Servite which immediately travels to Santa Ana Stadium to face top-ranked Mater Dei, which had little trouble with previously ranked Orange Lutheran 51-14.
Mater Dei quarterback
Bryce Young continued his brilliant season with 278 yards passing and four touchdowns — to four different receivers. Against arguably the toughest schedule in the country, Young has completed 73 percent of his 191 passes for 1,978 yards and 23 touchdowns against three interceptions. He's also rushed for five touchdowns.
It doesn't get any easier for Bosco either as the Braves travel to ninth-ranked JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano).
In other big games from last week that impacted the Top 25, unranked Bishop Amat (5-1) jumped into the rankings with a 25-24 win over previous No. 12 and unbeaten Alemany. Chaparral (6-0) also moved into the rankings by beating a ranked squad, No. 25 Murrieta Valley, 30-27.
The rest of the ranked teams had little resistance. In fact, seven teams recorded shutouts by a combined score of 340-0.
Besides Murrieta Valley, previous 11th-ranked Serra (Gardena) also left the rankings following a 24-7 defeat to unranked Loyola-Los Angeles (3-3).
Cal-bound running back Chris Street will lead No. 9 JSerra Catholic against No. 2 St. John Bosco on Friday.
File photo by Joe Bergman
Record: 6-0
Last week: Beat Orange Lutheran 51-14
Next game: Oct. 11 vs. Servite (Anaheim) at Santa Ana Stadium
Record: 6-0
Last week: Beat Servite 27-26
Next game: Oct. 11 at JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano)
3. (3) De La Salle (Concord)Record: 6-1
Last week: Beat Monte Vista (Danville) 49-14
Next game: Oct. 11 vs. California (San Ramon)
4. (4). Centennial (Corona)Record: 3-2
Last week: Beat Santiago (Corona) 63-0
Next game: Oct. 10 vs. Corona
5. (5) Mission ViejoRecord: 6-0
Last week: Beat El Toro (Lake Forest) 56-0
Next game: Oct. 11 at Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo)
7. (7) Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)Record: 6-1
Last week: Beat Point Loma (San Diego) 50-14
Next game: Oct. 11 at Madison (San Diego)
Record: 5-1
Last week: Beat Rocklin 42-20
Next game: Oct. 11 at Whitney (Rocklin)
9. (9) JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano)Record: 5-1
Last week: Beat Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) 35-3
Next game: Oct. 11 vs. St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
11. (18) Servite (Anaheim)Record: 4-2
Last week: Lost to St. John Bosco 27-26
Next game: Oct. 11 vs. Mater Dei (Santa Ana) at Santa Ana Stadium
12. (13) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth)Record: 6-1
Last week: Beat Crespi (Encino) 51-0
Next game: Oct. 18 vs. San Pedro
13. (14) Corona del Mar (Newport Beach)Record: 6-0
Last week: Beat Huntington Beach 49-6
Next game: Oct. 11 vs. Edison (Huntington Beach)
14. (15) CalabasasRecord: 5-2
Last week: Beat Westlake (Westlake Village) 54-35
Next game: Oct. 18 vs. Newbury Park
15. (16) La Habra Record: 4-2
Last week: Beat Buena Park 56-8
Next game: Oct. 11 at Fullerton
16. (17) Central (Fresno)Record: 6-0
Last week: Beat Buchanan (Clovis) 41-20
Next game: Oct. 10 at Clovis
17. (19) Helix (La Mesa) Record: 5-1
Last week: Beat El Capitan (Lakeside) 65-14
Next game: Oct. 11 at Valhalla (El Cajon)
18. (NR) Bishop Amat (La Puente)Record: 5-1
Last week: Beat Alemany (Mission Hills) 25-24
Next game: Oct. 11 vs. Chaminade (West Hills)
Record: 5-1
Last week: Lost to Bishop Amat (La Puente) 25-24
Next game: Oct. 11 at Loyola (Los Angeles)
20. (20) Liberty (Brentwood)Record: 7-0
Last week: Beat Antioch 26-0
Next game: Oct. 18 vs. Pittsburg
21. (21) Valley Christian (San Jose)
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat St. Ignatius (San Francisco) 17-7
Next game: Oct.12 vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco)
22. (22) Serra (San Mateo)
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat Bellarmine (San Jose) 37-0
Next game: Oct. 11 vs. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose)
23. (23) UplandRecord: 4-2
Last week: Beat Damien (La Verne) 21-3
Next week: Oct. 11 vs. Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga) at Chaffey College
Record: 5-1
Last week: Beat Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) 54-0
Next game: Oct. 11 vs. Elsinore (Wildomar)
25. (NR) Chaparral (Temecula)
Record: 6-0
Last week: Beat Murrieta Valley 30-27
Next game: Oct. 11 vs. Vista Murrieta (Murrieta)
