JSerra Catholic can make it 50 consecutive victories dating back to the start of the 2025 season Tuesday against
Mater Dei (Santa Ana), which climbed to No. 15 this week after a 22-0 win over then-No. 2
Orange Lutheran (Orange) last week.
Tymane Allen had 224 passing yards and two touchdowns for Mater Dei in the win over Orange Lutheran, both scoring tosses going to
Kendra Hansen, who tallied 14 catches and 148 yards. Hansen leads the Monarchs with 1,143 receiving yards and 22 scores on the season.
St. Anne-Pacelli snaps streak
Downey making a push
Downey (Calif.) enters the rankings this week with a 20-4 record. Three of the program's four losses have come against teams currently in the top five.
The Vikings feature the nation's leading passer in junior quarterback
Madeline Garcia, who has thrown for 6,135 yards and 78 touchdowns this season. She has gone over 300 yards in a game seven times this season and has 15,088 career passing yards with 179 touchdowns.
Garcia also has 914 rushing yards with 14 scores for the season.
Alaska state final this weekend
South Anchorage (16-1) is led by the senior rushing duo of
Brooklyn Shankar and
Darby D'Amico, who have combined for 1,841 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns. Fellow senior
Kennedy Bush has 80 flag pulls and a team-high 36 sacks to lead the Wolverines.
Quarterfinal games begin Thursday.
Career stat marvels
Last week, a pair of California signal callers joined Higa in rare statistical company.
Antonia Lejarde of No. 10
Merced became just the second player to throw for more than 300 career touchdown passes while
Claire Heisinger of
Agoura has quietly become the second player with more than 20,000 career passing yards.
Heisinger enters the week with 20,342 career passing yards to go with 227 touchdowns for the Chargers (15-6).
Read on for a complete look at this week's rankings.
Junior Kendra Hansen and No. 15 Mater Dei look to shake up the rankings with a MaxPreps Top 25 matchup Tuesday against No. 1 JSerra Catholic. (PHOTO: John Luciano)
1. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)Record: 21-0 |
Last week: 1
2. St. Charles North (St. Charles, Ill.)Record: 19-0 | Last week: 3
Record: 15-3 | Last week: 2
4. Huntington Beach (Calif.)Record: 20-3 |
Last week: 4
5. Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, Calif.)Record: 17-4 |
Last week: 5
6. Chaparral (Parker, Colo.)Record: 13-0 |
Last week: 6
7. Greenbrier (Evans, Ga.)Record: 8-0 |
Last week: 7
8. Moody (Ala.)Record: 11-0 |
Last week: 8
9. Glenbrook South (Glenview, Ill.)Record: 14-0 |
Last week: 9
10. Merced (Calif.)Record: 16-2 |
Last week: 10
11. Central (Phenix City, Ala.)Record: 9-2 |
Last week: 11
12. Evanston (Ill.)Record: 14-2 |
Last week: 12
13. Willowbrook (Villa Park, Ill.)Record: 15-1 |
Last week: 13
14. Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.)Record: 17-6 |
Last week: 19
15. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)Record: 16-5 |
Last week: 20
Record: 14-1 | Last week: 15
Record: 11-2 |
Last week: 16
18. Mountain View (Loveland, Colo.)Record: 13-0 |
Last week: 17
19. St. Anne-Pacelli (Columbus, Ga.)Record: 5-3 | Last week: 22
20. Highland (Gilbert, Ariz.)Record: 4-0 | Last week: 24
21. Wakefield (Raleigh, N.C.)Record: 10-1 |
Last week: 14
22. Spain Park (Hoover, Ala.)Record: 11-2 |
Last week: 23
Record: 17-5 | Last week: 21
Record: 1-1 | Last week: 18
Record: 20-4 |
Last week: NR
