Video: Top 25 football rankings State's top two teams to meet for the second time this season.
At the very top, the dominance continued in the California Top 25 football rankings last week. The rest of the state's elite were a mixed bag as most sections finished up semifinal action.
Mater Dei and St. John Bosco, not only California's top two ranked squads but also the country's two best, breezed past two national Top 30 teams by a combined count of 101-27, setting up a Southern Section and national showdown.
Mater Dei senior quarterback, Alabama commit and National Player of the Year favorite
Bryce Young passed for 520 yards and seven touchdowns in just three quarters during a 49-24 win over No. 5 Mission Viejo.
The nation's top-rated senior quarterback
DJ Uiagalelei threw four touchdown passes and three tailbacks combined for 272 yards rushing and three more scores as Bosco defeated Centennial 52-14.
The Division 1 title game is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at Cerritos College in Norwalk.
The top Northern California team for better than a decade De La Salle also breezed into the North Coast Section 1 finals with a 49-13 semifinal win over Monte Vista (Danville). The Spartans led 49-0 at halftime and cruised the rest of the way. They'll play No. 15 Pittsburg in hopes of a 28th consecutive NCS championship. The last team to beat De La Salle in a section game was by Pittsburg in 1991.
The biggest upset of the week took place up north where previous No. 6 Folsom dropped a 35-23 Sac Joaquin Section Division 1 semifinal game to Monterey Trail (Elk Grove), which jumped into the rankings at No. 21. Monterey Trail, which got 132 yards rushing and three touchdowns from
Caleb Ramseur, prevented Folsom from its 10th consecutive section final appearance.
The game of the week was then No. 10 Grace Brethren holding on to beat No. 11 La Habra 49-45 in a Southern Section Division 3 semifinal.
Josh Henderson rushed for 264 yards and five touchdowns for the winners.
Besides Monterey Trail, four other teams entered the rankings: No. 23 JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano), No. 24 Pacifica (Oxnard) and No. 25 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs).
Josh Henderson, Grace Brethren
File photo by Louis Lopez
Record: 12-0
Last week: Beat Mission Viejo 49-24
Next game: Nov. 30 vs. St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
Record: 11-1
Last week: Beat Centennial (Corona) 52-14
Next game: Nov. 30 vs. Mater Dei
3. (3) De La Salle (Concord)Record: 11-1
Last week: Beat Monte Vista (Danville) 49-13
Next game: Nov. 29 vs. Pittsburg
4. (4). Centennial (Corona)Record: 9-3
Last week: Lost to St. John Bosco 52-14
Next game: Season over
5. (5) Mission Viejo Record: 11-1
Last week: Lost to Mater Dei 49-24
Next game: Season over
6. (7) Corona del Mar (Newport Beach)Record: 13-0
Last week: Beat Alemany (Mission Hills) 48-21
Next game: Nov. 29 vs. Grace Brethren (Simi Valley)
9. (10) Grace Brethren (Simi Valley)Record: 12-1
Last week: Beat La Habra 49-45
Next game: Nov. 29 at Corona del Mar
Record: 12-0
Last week: Beat Bullard (Fresno) 35-7
Next game: Nov. 29 vs. Buchanan (Clovis)
11. (13) Helix (La Mesa)Record: 11-1
Last week: Beat Carlsbad 28-21
Next game: SoCal regional (TBA)
12. (11) La HabraRecord: 10-3
Last week: Lost to Corona del Mar
Next game: Season over
Record: 9-2
Last week: Did not play
Next game: Season over
14. (19) Serra (San Mateo)
Record: 11-1
Last week: Beat Wilcox (Santa Clara) 27-14
Next game: Nov. 30 vs. Valley Christian (San Jose) 15. (20) PittsburgRecord: 11-1
Last week: Beat Liberty (Brentwood) 21-14
Next game: Nov. 30 vs. De La Salle
17. (14) Alemany (Mission Hills)
Record: 9-3
Last week: Lost to Corona del Mar 48-21
Next game: Season over
18. (15) Rancho CucamongaRecord: 9-4
Last week: Lost to Sierra Canyon
Next game: Season over
19. (23) Buchanan (Clovis)Record: 10-2
Last week: Beat Liberty (Bakersfield) 27-0
Next game: Nov. 29 vs. Central
20. (12) CalabasasRecord: 7-3
Last week: Did not play
Next game: Season over
22. (6) Folsom
Record: 10-2
Last week: Lost to Monterey Trail (Elk Grove)
Next game: Season over
24. (NR) Pacifica (Oxnard)Record: 12-1
Last week: Beat Crespi (Encino) 37-10
Next game: Nov. 30 at Serna (Whittier)
Record: 12-1
Last week: Nov. 29 vs. Aquinas (San Bernardino)
Next game: Nov. 22 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs)
