SBLive CIF Southern Section Top 25 football rankings, Aug. 20
Week 0 has come and gone. Long Beach Poly and Orange Lutheran rise. Sierra Canyon, Serra Gardena and Santa Margarita drop. San Clemente, Oxnard Pacifica and Valencia join the fold.
(Rank: school, W-L record, comment; Week 1 opponent, previous ranking (trending arrow))
1. Mater Dei (1-0): The Monarchs took down Corona Centennial 28-14 on the road; at South Jordan (UT); No. 1 –
2. St. John Bosco (1-0): The Braves took down Liberty of Nevada 42-22 thanks to three TD passes from QB Caleb Sanchez; at St. Thomas Aquinas (FL); No. 2 –
3. Corona Centennial (0-1): The Huskies were within a touchdown of No. 1 Mater Dei with four minutes to play, proving they belong; vs. Santa Margarita; No. 3 –
4. Long Beach Poly (1-0): The Jackrabbits beat Konawaena in Hawaii 60-28; vs. Bishop Gorman (NV); No. 7 ↑
5. Orange Lutheran (1-0): The Lancers thumped Serra Gardena 47-19. QB TJ Lateef impressed; at Concord De La Salle; No. 8 ↑
6. Sierra Canyon (1-0): The Trailblazers beat JSerra 9-7; at Oaks Chrisitan; No. 34 ↓
7. Mission Viejo (1-0): The Diablos took down El Camino High 38-13; at Citrus Valley; No. 5 ↓
8. Oaks Christian (1-0): The Lions routed Chaminade 55-28; vs. Sierra Canyon; No. 10 ↑
9. Los Alamitos (1-0): The Griffins beat Western 63-24. Alonzo Esparza threw three TDs; vs. La Serna at Veterans Stadium; No. 13 ↑
10. Rancho Cucamonga (1-0): The Cougars edged a good Murrieta Valley team 29-27; at Servite; No. 11 ↑
11. JSerra Catholic (0-1): The Lions fell in a defensive toss up at Sierra Canyon; vs. Aquinas; No. 12 ↑
12. Santa Margarita (1-0): The Eagles beat Salt Lake City West 28-27; vs. Corona Centennial; No. 9 ↓
13. Serra Gardena (0-1): The Cavs had a surprisingly underwhelming Week 0 game, falling big to Orange Lutheran; at Warren; No. 6 ↓
14. Warren (1-0): Junior QB Madden Iamaleava gets win No. 1 as the perennial starter, topping Pago Pago (American Samoa) Tafuna, 29-13; vs. Gardena Serra; No. 15 ↑
15: San Clemente (1-0): The Tritons topped Chaparral 20-10. QB Dylan Mills threw for 204 yards, 2 TDs and no INTs; at San Diego Torrey Pines; Unranked ↑
16. St. Bonaventure (1-0): The Seraphs blew out Alemany 40-16; at Oxnard Pacifica; No. 17 ↑
17. Etiwanda (1-0): The Eagles beat Mira Mesa 31-21; vs. Ayala; No. 22 ↑
18. Upland (1-0): The Scots shutout La Habra 33-0; vs. Norco; No. 18 The Nighthawks lost to Rancho Cucamonga 29-27; at Great Oak; No. 21 ↑
19. Murrieta Valley (0-1): The Nighthawks lost to Rancho Cucamonga 29-27; at Great Oak; No. 21 ↑
20. Oak Hills (1-0): The Bulldogs boat raced Aquinas 42-15; vs. Palmdale; No. 20 –
21. Edison (0-1): The Chargers were scheduled to play in Hawaii, but the wildfires canceled the trip. Instead, they took on La Mesa Helix in an impromptu game and came up short 38-34; at Leuzinger; No. 14 ↓
22. Valencia (1-0): The Vikings shock Bishop Amat at home 36-28; at Santa Barbara; Unranked ↑
23. Oxnard Pacifica (1-0): The Tritons beat Simi Valley on the road 28-11; vs. St. Bonaventure; Unranked ↑
24. Chaparral (0-1): The Pumas drop their opener to a good San Clemente team, 20-10; vs. Apple Valley; No. 16 ↓
25. Newbury Park (1-0): QB Brady Smigiel threw four TDs to twin brother Beau Smigiel in a 59-49 win over Golden Valley; vs. Bakersfield Centennial; No. 25 –
Dropped out: No. 19 Chaminade, No. 23 Bishop Amat, No. 24 Yorba Linda
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