Powered by four state titles between 2013 and 2022,
St. John Bosco (Bellflower) is the most dominant high school football team from California over the last decade.
Based on our methodology, the Braves amassed 705 points from 2013 to 2022 to edge
Mater Dei (Santa Ana), which finished second with 665 points.
A national powerhouse, St. John Bosco also finished in the national Top 25 nine times over the last decade, including eight top 10 finishes.
Our methodology includes: • Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps state computer rankings (25 points awarded to the No. 1 team, 24 for No. 2 and so on).
• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps national computer rankings (50 points for No. 1, 49 for No. 2 and so on).
• State championships (20 points).
• State championship game appearances (10 points).
St. John Bosco has won four CIF Open Division championships over the last decade as a national powerhouse with national championships in 2019 and 2022. (Photo: Louis Lopez)
1. St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (705)
State championships: 2013 (Open), 2016 (Open), 2019 (Open), 2022 (Open)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (1), 2014 (4), 2015 (3), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (2), 2019 (1), 2020 (2), 2021 (4), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (3), 2014 (19), 2015 (6), 2016 (5), 2017 (8), 2018 (3), 2019 (1), 2021 (6), 2022 (1)
2. Mater Dei (Santa Ana) (665)
State championships: 2017 (Open), 2018 (Open), 2021 (Open)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2014 (6), 2015 (2), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2019 (2), 2020 (1), 2021 (1), 2022 (2)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (10), 2015 (17), 2016 (3), 2017 (1), 2018 (2), 2019 (2), 2021 (1), 2022 (3)
3. De La Salle (Concord) (594)
State championships: 2014 (Open), 2015 (Open)
State runner-up: 2013 (Open), 2016 (Open), 2017 (Open), 2018 (Open), 2019 (Open), 2022 (I-AA)
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (5), 2017 (5), 2018 (3), 2019 (3), 2020 (8), 2021 (14), 2022 (17)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (8), 2014 (3), 2015 (3), 2016 (24), 2017 (25), 2018 (9), 2019 (12)
4. Centennial (Corona) (485)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2014 (Open), 2015 (Open)
State Top 25: 2013 (6), 2014 (3), 2015 (2), 2016 (3), 2017 (4), 2018 (5), 2019 (5), 2021 (3), 2022 (5)
Nationally ranked: 2014 (18), 2015 (5), 2016 (15), 2017 (12), 2018 (14), 2019 (20), 2021 (10)
5. Folsom (357)
State championships: 2014 (1), 2017 (1AA), 2018 (1AA)
State runner-up: 2021 (I-AA)
State Top 25: 2013 (8), 2014 (2), 2015 (8), 2016 (15), 2017 (3), 2018 (4), 2019 (23), 2020 (15), 2021 (18), 2022 (10)
Nationally ranked: 2014 (4), 2017 (18), 2018 (17)
6. Mission Viejo (310)
State championships: 2015 (I-AA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (7), 2014 (12), 2015 (4), 2016 (8), 2017 (6), 2018 (8), 2019 (6), 2020 (12), 2021 (6), 2022 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (10), 2017 (17), 2019 (23)
7. Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) (168)
State championships: 2016 (I-AA), 2021 (I-AA)
State runner-up: 2018 (I-AA)
State Top 25: 2013 (16), 2014 (20), 2016 (4), 2018 (9), 2019 (20), 2020 (5), 2021 (5)
Nationally ranked: 2016 (16)
8. Serra (San Mateo) (122)
State championships: 2017 (2-AA)
State runner-up: 2019 (I-A), 2021 (Open), 2022 (Open)
State Top 25: 2017 (8), 2019 (11), 2020 (22), 2021 (10), 2022 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano) (121)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (15), 2014 (10), 2015 (21), 2017 (18), 2018 (7), 2019 (13), 2022 (11)
Nationally ranked: 2018 (17)
10. Servite (Anaheim) (119)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (18), 2017 (24), 2019 (10), 2020 (3), 2021 (2)
Nationally ranked: 2021 (5)
11. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) (113)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2018 (I-A), 2019 (I-AA)
State Top 25: 2016 (16), 2018 (13), 2019 (9), 2020 (4), 2021 (12), 2022 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-12. Chaminade (West Hills) (101)
State championships: 2013 (II)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (4), 2016 (22), 2017 (11), 2022 (19)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (18)
T-12. Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (101)
State championships: 2013 (III), 2019 (1A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2018 (22), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2019 (16)
14. Helix (La Mesa) (90)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2016 (Open), 2017 (1AA)
State Top 25: 2013 (25), 2014 (15), 2015 (7), 2016 (20), 2017 (7), 2019 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
15. Central Catholic (Modesto) (87)
State championships: 2013 (IV), 2014 (IV), 2015 (SMALL)
State runner-up: 2021 (2-AA)
State Top 25: 2015 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-16. Narbonne (Harbor City) (86)
State championships: 2015 (I-A), 2017 (I-A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (25), 2016 (23), 2017 (9), 2019 (8), 2020 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-16. Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) (86)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (13), 2015 (22), 2017 (12), 2018 (6)
Nationally ranked: 2018 (16)
T-16. Serra (Gardena) (86)
State championships: 2021 (I-A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (11), 2014 (11), 2015 (11), 2016 (25), 2021 (11), 2022 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A
19. Bishop Amat (La Puente) (84)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (5), 2015 (6), 2018 (12), 2019 (16), 2021 (17), 2022 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Central (Fresno) (81)
State championships: 2019 (I-AA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2017 (22), 2018 (14), 2019 (7)
Nationally ranked: 2019 (25)
