High School Football Rankings: No. 1 Mater Dei, No. 2 St. John Bosco and Other Top-Ranked 25 Showdowns

Well the high school football is getting fired up with Mater Dei (Santa Ana) taking position against St John Bosco (Bellflower) for No 1 against No 2. These two SoCal behemoths meet for the sixth time since 2018 and remain the No.1 and No 2 ranked teams in the MaxPreps Top 25 poll.

This year’s No. 1 Mater Dei is 7-0, stemming from last week’s crushing win against JSerra Catholic of San Juan Capistrano, 41-17. Beierly, the senior quarterback, scored, four touchdowns EWU while Bowman the sophomore tight end received two touchdown passes. The Monarchs appear ready to come out and defend their place at the top of the standings and league.

St. John Bosco which was ranked No. 2 is also unbeaten with an 8-0 record after beating Servite (Anaheim) 27-17 at the SoFi Stadium. Malau’ulu Koa freshman quarterback was the most impactful, going 17 for 25, 241 yards passing and three touchdowns. This latest showdown from two California powerhouses is the 15th meeting since 2016 with Mater Dei winning nine times to five for St. John Bosco.

This Friday will also see the second major battle of the MaxPreps Top 25 with No. 8 North Shore (Houston) confronting No. 16 Atascocita (Humble). North Shore is undefeated with seven wins and an average beat of 40.7; the outcome has been quite one sided this year. Atascocita is also unbeaten with a 7-0 standing; they edged out Kingwood 42-41 in a thriller last week.

Elsewhere, No. 6 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) is back on the field after a relatively challenging 21-16 victory over No. 18 Venice (Fla.) on Oct. 4. The Ascenders have a challenging road test this week against an unbeaten 8-0 East St. Louis (Ill.) team that IMG dismantled last year 49-8.

These showdowns won’t doubt define high school football as the season progresses and those teams with state championship dreams are revealed.

MaxPreps Top 25 football rankings

1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 1
Last week: Defeated JSerra Catholic 41-17 of San Juan Capistrano
This week: Friday: STJH vs. No. 2 St John Bosco High School, Bellflower.

2. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.).
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 2
Last week: Servite (Anaheim) 27-17
This week: Friday at No.1 Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana

3. Milton (Ga.)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 3
Last week: Idle
This week: Friday vs. Johns Creek

4. Duncanville (Texas)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 4
Last week: Beat Lancaster 41-7
This week: Friday at Horn (Mesquite)

5. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Record: 7-1 | Last week: 5
Last week: Beat Basic (Henderson) 63-0
This week: Thursday against Desert Pines school based in Las Vegas

6. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 5-1 | Last week: 6
Last week: Idle
This week: Friday at East St. Louis, Illinois

7. Carrollton (Ga.)
Record: 9-0 | Last week: 7
Last week: Beat East Coweta (Sharpsburg)
This week: Idle

8. North Shore (Houston)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 8
Last week: Beat Channelview 55-6
This week: In Friday, at Humble’s place No. 16 Atascocita

9. Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 9
Last week: Beat San Clemente 23-7
This week: Friday Untamed vs. Edison (Huntington Beach)

10. North Crowley high school is a school in Fort Worth Texas.
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 10
Last week: Beat Weatherford 62-6
This week: Friday at Boswell (Fort Worth) ⌂ PwC Plaza, 505 M and F Ranch Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76109 Phone 817 332 7731

11. Severn School ,Archbishop Spalding, Severn, Md .
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 11
Last week: Idle
This week: Playing Friday against Loyola Blakefield (Towson).

12. Buford (Ga.)
Record: 7-1 | Last week: 12
Last week: Defeated Central Gwinnett Lawrenceville 50 to 0
This week: Friday in Mountain View Lawrenceville

13. Boyle County (Danville, Ky.)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 13
Last week: Defeated Lincoln County (Stanford) 41-0
This week: The game Friday at Wayne County (Monticello)

14. Lakeland (Fla.)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 14
Last week: Idle
This week: Monday against Specially Fit Academy from Dover; Friday at Kathleen in Lakeland.

15. Orange Lutheran High School Of Orange Orange County California
Record: 6-2 | Last week: 15
Last week: Defeat Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) by 13-10
This week: Friday vs. Servite (Anaheim)

16. Atascocita (Humble, Texas)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 16
Last week: Beat Kingwood 42-41
This week: Friday against No. 8 North Shore from Houston.

17. CMCSH or Chaminade-Madonna college school Hollywood, Florida
Record: 7-2 | Last week: 17
Last week: Defeated Beaumont Avant Garde Academy Hollywood 56-0
This week: Florida Friday vs. Cardinal Gibbons High School – Fort Lauderdale

18. Venice (Fla.)
Record: 7-1 | Last week: 18
Last week: Defeat Clearwater Central Catholic 27-20
This week: Friday vs. Sarasota

19. Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)
Record: 9-1 | Last week: 19
Last week: Beat
This week: Idle

20. This losing team came from the strong performing Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey.
Record: 6-1 | Last week: 20
Last week: Beat Delbarton 42-13
This week: On Saturday St Joseph Regional School in Montvale

21. St. St. Thomas Aquinas (Football team, Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Record: 7-2 | Last week: 21
Last week: Defeated Coconut Creek’s Beat Monarch 44-6
This week: Our Playing Schedule Friday: Playing against American Heritage Plantation

22. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 22
Last week: Defeated San Ramon Valley (Danville) 42 – 14
This week: Our last game was against Monte Vista high school located in Danville Friday.

23. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Record: 6-2 | Last week: 23
Last week: Vanquish Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) 28-9
This week: Friday vs. Norco

24. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Record: 6-1 | Last week: 24
Last week: Defeated Good Counsel (Olney) 35-7
This week: Saturday at St John’s College in Washington D.C.

25. DeSoto (Texas)
Record: 5-2 | Last week: 25
Last week: Beat Horn (Mesquite) 65-24
This week: Friday at Cedar Hill