JSerra Catholic has beaten Newport Harbor twice this season, including a victory in the final of the inaugural MaxPreps Flag Football Showdown in September.
JSerra Catholic and Newport Harbor take the field for the MaxPreps Flag Football Showdown championship game in unison on Sept. 12, 2026, in Chula Vista, Calif. The Lions and Sailors will square off once more, this time for the Southern Section Open Division championship Saturday. (PHOTO: Dale Edwards)
made a huge leap into the MaxPreps Top 25 after a pool play victory over then-No. 3
Orange Lutheran (Orange), vaulting the Warriors into the Southern Section semifinals. Sophomore quarterback
Delia Stone finished her season with 7,746 passing yards with 118 touchdowns, which was just four shy of a single-season record.
Merced aims to keep NorCal on the map
The only other ranked California team left fighting for a section title is No. 14
Merced. The Bears are going for back-to-back Sac-Joaquin Section crowns with a 22-2 record heading into Monday's quarterfinals. The finals are set for Saturday.
Bears quarterback
Antonia Lejarde continues to climb the career passing leaderboards as one of just two players ever with more than 20,000 passing yards and 300 touchdowns.
Receiver
Averie Steverson has gone over 2,000 receiving yards for the second straight year and has more than 100 receiving touchdowns for her career.
Georgia's top team continues to rise
Greenbrier (Evans) moves into the No. 4 spot this week after a 15-0 start and a 24-game win streak overall. The Wolfpack has eight shutouts and outscored opponents 368-59 entering this week.
Junior quarterback
Addisen Odom has thrown for 2,294 yards and 37 touchdowns with just one interception. Her top targets include
Jayla Ayler and
Palmer Pangle, who each have 11 receiving touchdowns.
Greenbrier has a tough regional test Thursday against No. 25
Grovetown.
QBs dueling as Arizona approaches postseason
Amaya Moreno has led Campo Verde to a 14-2 start with a state-leading 4,864 passing yards and 83 touchdowns. She tied a single-game record with 10 TD passes Sept. 17 in a 69-0 win over
McClintock (Tempe). She completed 17 of 20 passes for 458 yards in that game.
Moreno is one of just two Arizona quarterbacks to average more than 300 passing yards per game. The other is Highland junior
Lacie Nemchick.
Nemchick, who has a college offer from Nebraska, is second in the state with 4,548 yards and has thrown for 74 touchdowns. She has also run for 400 yards with nine scores.
The Arizona postseason begins Nov. 10. Highland lost in the 6A semifinals last year while Campo Verde looks to repeat at the 5A level.
Read on for a complete look at this week's rankings.
MaxPreps Top 25
1. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)Record: 27-0 |
Last week: 1
2. St. Charles North (St. Charles, Ill.)Record: 26-0 | Last week: 2
