High school football: Historic win moves Norco to No. 10 in MaxPreps Top 25 California rankings

In recent memory, some things just don't happen in Southern Section football.

1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana) and St. John Bosco (Bellflower) don't get threatened — unless they play each other.

2. Centennial (Corona) doesn't lose — unless it's to Mater Dei or Bosco.

3. Teams don't enter the MaxPreps Top 25 rankings in the Top 10.

All those "never-happens" happened last week.  

• For the second straight game, No. 4 Servite (Anaheim) gave one of the two national juggernauts a heck of a game, losing 24-17 to No. 1 Mater Dei. The Monarchs needed a pick-six from junior cornerback Cameron Sidney and a strip-sack on the game's final play to eek out the win. The previous week, Servite (2-2) played toe-to-toe with No. 2 Bosco, losing 38-28.

• Previous No. 3 Centennial was stunned by unranked Norco 38-36, ending the Huskies' 57-game Big VIII league win streak. Junior quarterback Kyle Crum accounted for 265 yards and three touchdowns leading the Cougars to their first win over perennial national power Centennial since 2009.

• With the victory, Norco (3-0), which outscored its first two opponents by a cumulative score of 116-12, jumped from unranked to No. 10, just ahead of the Huskies and behind No. 9 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego).

Speaking of, Cathedral Catholic (3-0) hosts No. 22 Lincoln (San Diego) on Friday in the state Game of the Week that will decide the supremacy of the San Diego Section. Cathedral Catholic is coming off a bye while Lincoln won its third straight blowout, 52-0 over Madison (San Diego), giving the Hornets a 152-0 season edge over all opponents. MaxPreps Top 25 California Football Rankings

Record: 3-0 | Last week: 1

Result: Beat Servite, 24-17
Next game: Friday vs. Santa Margarita at Santa Ana Stadium

2. St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 2

Result: Beat JSerra, 66-14
Next game: Saturday vs. Orange Lutheran

3. De La Salle (Concord)
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 4
Result: Beat Jesuit (Carmichael), 42-7
Next game: Saturday at California (San Ramon)

4. Servite (Anaheim)
Record: 2-2 | Last week: 5
Result: Lost to Mater Dei, 24-17
Next game: Friday at JSerra

5. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth)
Record: 3-1 | Last week: 6
Result: Beat Garces (Bakersfield), 42-0
Next game: Friday at Upland

6. Mission Viejo
Record: 3-0 | Last week: 7
Result: Beat Tesoro, 44-13
Next game: Friday vs. San Juan Hills

7. Los Alamitos
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 9
Result: Beat Huntington Beach, 63-14
Next game: Thursday vs. Fountain Valley at Huntington Beach

8. Alemany (Mission Hills)
Record: 3-0 | Last week: 8
Result: Beat Cathedral (Los Angeles), 21-7
Next game: Saturday at Chaminade

9. Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)
Record: 3-0 | Last week: 17
Result: Idle
Next game: Friday vs. Lincoln (San Diego)

10. Norco
Record: 3-0 | Last week: NR
Result: Beat Centennial (Corona), 38-36
Next game: Thursday vs. King (Riverside)

11. Centennial (Corona)
Record: 2-1 | Last week: 3
Result: Lost to Norco, 38-36
Next game: Thursday vs. Roosevelt (Eastvale)

12. Long Beach Poly
Record: 3-0 | Last week: 11
Result: Beat Compton, 45-0
Next game: April 16 vs. Milliken (Long Beach)

13. Folsom
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 12
Result: Beat Whitney (Rocklin), 40-7
Next game: Friday vs. Rocklin

14. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)
Record: 2-1 | Last week: 13
Result: Idle
Next game: Friday vs. Mater Dei at Santa Ana Bowl

15. Loyola (Los Angeles)
Record: 2-0 | Last week: 15
Result: Beat St. Francis (La Canada), 41-14
Next game: Friday at St. Paul

16. Serra (San Mateo)
Record: 3-0 | Last week: 16
Result: Beat St. Francis (Mountain View), 49-7
Next game: Saturday at Riordan (San Francisco)

17. Oaks Christian (Westlake Village)
Record: 3-1 | Last week: 17
Result: Beat Upland, 27-16
Next game: Saturday at Calabasas

18. San Clemente
Record: 3-0 | Last week: 18
Result: Beat San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano), 35-7
Next game: Friday at Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) 

19. Buchanan (Clovis)
Record: 3-0 | Last week: 19
Result: Beat Clovis, 45-38
22. Lincoln (San Diego)
Record: 3-0 | Last week: 22
Result: Beat Madison (San Diego), 52-0
Next game: Friday at Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)

23. Serra (Gardena)
Record: 3-1 | Last week: 23
Result: Beat Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 29-14
Next game: Friday at Bishop Amat

24. Edison (Huntington Beach)
Record: 3-1 | Last week: 24
Result: Beat Fountain Valley, 40-0
Next game: Friday vs. Corona del Mar at Huntington Beach

25. La Habra
Record: 4-0 | Last week: NR
Result: Beat Buena Park, 62-0
Next game: Friday at Troy

Dropped out: Bishop Amat (La Puente), Pacifica (Oxnard)