Against Santa Margarita, Bosco quarterback
Koa Malau'ulu completed 17 of 22 passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns. In eight games, the 6-foot-2 sophomore has thrown for 1,783 yards and 27 touchdowns against one interception. He is 13-2 as a starter dating back to last year with both losses coming to Mater Dei.
Santa Margarita dropped two spots to No. 11 after suffering its third loss of the season. Head coach Carson Palmer's team has marquee wins over No. 5
Centennial (Corona, Calif.) and Mater Dei as part of what may be the nation's toughest schedule.

The 2006 MaxPreps National Player of the Year in 2006 at Southlake Carroll, Riley Dodge returned to coach his alma mater in 2018. In the eight seasons since, he has compiled a 101-9 record with two state championship game appearances. (FILE PHOTO: Robbie Rakestraw)
Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas) was the only newcomer in the top 10. The Dragons have outscored their first eight opponents 421-71.
Angelo Renda has thrown for 2,431 yards and 25 touchdowns. Wide receivers
Brock Boyd,
Blake Gunter and
Brody Knowles have produced 106 catches for 2,027 yards and 24 scores.
No. 21
Cass Tech (Detroit) beat rival
King (Detroit) for the second time this season to extend its winning streak to 18. The Technicians erased a 19-14 third-quarter deficit and scored 21 unanswered points for a 35-19 win at Ford Field to claim their fourth straight PSL title.
Donald Tabron II threw a 99-yard touchdown pass to
Will Sykes Jr. to ice the game late in the fourth quarter.
MaxPreps Top 25 football rankings
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 1
Last week: Beat Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) 27-14
This week: Friday vs. Servite (Anaheim)
Record: 7-1 | Last week: 2
Last week: Beat Hun (Princeton, N.J.) 29-7
This week: Idle
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 3
Last week: Idle
This week: Friday vs. South Gwinnett (Snellville)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 4
Last week: Beat NFL Academy (UK) 41-24
This week: Saturday vs. East St. Louis (Ill.)
Record: 7-1 | Last week: 5
Last week: Beat Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) 48-20
This week: Thursday at Norco
Record: 8-1 | Last week: 6
Last week: Beat Somerset Academy Losee (North Las Vegas) 44-0
This week: Friday at Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 7
Last week: Beat Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 45-10
This week: Friday at Bishop Amat (La Puente)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 8
Last week: Beat Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville) 75-0
This week: Friday vs. Mountain View (Lawrenceville)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 10
Last week: Beat Jesuit (New Orleans) 41-0
This week: Friday vs. Warren Easton (New Orleans)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 12
Last week: Beat Northwest (Justin) 57-7
This week: Friday at Bell (Hurst)
Record: 5-3 | Last week: 9
Last week: Lost 27-14 to St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
This week: Friday vs. Orange Lutheran (Orange)
Record: 5-2 | Last week: 11
Last week: Beat Servite (Anaheim) 29-19
This week: Friday vs. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano)
Record: 9-0 | Last week: 13
Last week: Beat East Coweta (Sharpsburg) 50-23
This week: Idle
Record: 7-1 | Last week: 14
Last week: Beat Monarch (Coconut Creek) 31-20
This week: Friday at American Heritage (Plantation)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 15
Last week: Beat Bishop McNamara (Forestville) 12-7
This week: Friday vs. St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 16
Last week: Beat Page (Greensboro) 48-14
This week: Friday vs. Dudley (Greensboro)
Record: 6-1 | Last week: 17
Last week: Beat Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) 60-0
This week: Friday at Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 18
Last week: Beat Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) 58-7
This week: Friday vs. Hamilton (Chandler)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 19
Last week: Beat Amador Valley (Pleasanton) 56-13
This week: Friday at San Ramon Valley (Danville)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 20
Last week: Beat Enid 92-0
This week: Friday at Mustang
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 21
Last week: Beat King (Detroit) 35-19
This week: Friday at Bedford (Temperance)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 22
Last week: Beat Ambassador Christian School (Huntersville, N.C.) 46-0
This week: Friday vs. Ensworth (Nashville)
Record: 9-0 | Last week: 23
Last week: Beat Oxford 40-16
This week: Friday vs. Pinson Valley (Pinson)
Record: 7-1 | Last week: 24
Last week: Beat Palmetto (Miami) 28-0
This week: Friday at St. Brendan (Miami)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 25
Last week: Beat Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) 40-7
This week: Friday vs. Paramus Catholic (Paramus)