Top 10 California high school football LA City Section rankings (9/11/23)

Birmingham, Garfield and Carson stay intact. Granada Hills, Dymally and Franklin rise. Palisades, Hamilton and Narbonne make Top 10 debuts.

Los Angeles City Section football Top 10 rankings as of Sept. 11, heading into Week 4.

1. Birmingham Charter (3-1)

The Patriots thump Hueneme 56-0. Kingston Tisdell threw for 223 yards and four touchdowns, two were to Peyton Waters. Birmingham will have a week off before traveling to Texas to take on Steele High on Sept. 22.

Last week: No. 1 – | Next up: BYE

2. Garfield (3-1)

Damian Cornejo ran for 222 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-14 win over Golden Valley.

Last week: No. 2 – | Next up: at South Gate

3. Carson (4-0)

The Colts stay unbeaten with a 56-7 win over Paramount. Jerry Misaalefua ran for 131 yards and three touchdowns on just eight carries.

Last week: No. 3 – | Next up: at Hamilton, 3:30 p.m.

4. Granada Hills (2-1-1)

The Highlanders beat Kennedy 34-13. Pharrell and Darrell Stanley combined for four touchdowns, scoring two each. Darrell ran for 210 yards.

Last week: No. 7 ↑ | Next up: vs. Dorsey

5. Palisades (3-1)

The Dolphins take down St. Genevieve 35-10.

Last week: Unranked ↑ | Next up: at Brentwood

6. Dymally (4-0)

The Challengers thumped South Gate 62-0 on Friday, and now have true opportunity to take down a City Open Division-quality team in San Pedro on September 22.

Last week: No. 10 ↑ | Next up: BYE

7. Franklin (2-1-1)

The Panthers held El Camino Real to just 37 yards rushing and won 27-7.

Last week: No. 9 ↑ | Next up: at Schurr

8. Banning (2-2)

The Pilots felt to Anaheim Western 54-7.

Last week: No. 6 ↓ | Next up: at Palos Verdes

9. Hamilton (2-2)

The Yankees stunned Cleveland 29-21 that earns them a spot in the Top 10 rankings. But can they stay in the Top 10? Hamilton will get a chance to climb in the rankings with a game against Carson this week.

Last week: Unranked ↑ | Next up: vs. Carson, 3:30 p.m.

10. Cleveland (3-1)/Narbonne (2-2)

The Cavs suffer their first loss of the season in stunning fashion, falling to Hamilton. Narbonne emerges as a team to watch after beating previously-ranked Venice, 28-10.

Cleveland last week: No. 5 ↓ | Next up: vs. Westchester

Narbonne last week: Unranked ↑ | Next up: at El Camino Real

Dropped out: Venice, San Pedro

PREVIOUS RANKINGS

➜ SBLive's City rankings, Sept. 4

SBLive's City rankings, Aug. 28

SBLive's City rankings, Aug. 21

SBLive's preseason City rankings, Aug. 15


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Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
TAREK FATTAL, SBLIVE SPORTS

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.