Top 25 California high school football CIF Southern Section roundup (10/27/2023)

Check out how the Top 25 high school football teams in the CIF Southern Section fared in the final week of the season

Here are the top Southern California football scores, notes and stats from Thursday and Friday of Week 10 (Oct. 26-27).

Rankings are from Oct. 22.

No. 1 St. John Bosco (9-1) defeated No. 9 Orange Lutheran (5-5) to lock up the Trinity League title, 44-22, and clinch the top seed in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. Caleb Sanchez threw for six touchdowns.

No. 2 Mater Dei (9-1) beat No. 15 Santa Margarita 35-19.

No. 3 Corona Centennial (8-2) defeated Norco 55-0 thanks to four TD passes from Husan Longstreet Thursday night.

No. 4 Sierra Canyon (10-0) won its second straight Mission League title with a 44-6 win over Chaminade. The Trailblazers are headed to the Division 1 playoffs for the first time ever.

No. 5 Long Beach Poly (9-1) won another Moore League title with a 56-14 win over LB Jordan.

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No. 6. Rancho Cucamonga (9-1) fell to Upland 17-14 Thursday night.

No. 7 San Clemente (9-1) topped Tesoro 38-24.

No. 8 Gardena Serra (7-3) routed Alemany 48-7 to finish second in the Mission League. Cincere Rhaney scored three TDs in the victory.

No. 10 Servite (5-5) fell to JSerra (5-5) in a shutout, 49-0.

No. 12 Damien (8-2) lost to Etiwanda 51-36, which puts the Spartans playoff spot in question.

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No. 13 Oxnard Pacifica (10-0) complete the season unbeaten with a 42-14 win over Oxnard High.

No. 14 Mission Viejo (7-3) throttled Capistrano Valley 52-6.

No. 16 Oaks Christian (8-2) edged No. 24 St. Bonaventure 13-10. Noah LaBerge made two field goals from 29 and 34 yards.

No. 17 Los Alamitos (8-2) won the Sunset League title with a 21-10 win over Edison.

No. 18 Palos Verdes (10-0) completes its unbeaten regular season with a 48-7 win over Peninsula.

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No. 19 Warren (8-2) takes down Compton 50-6.

No. 20 Valencia (9-1) is back on top in the Foothill League, taking down Canyon 38-0.

No. 21 Murrieta Valley (7-3) beat Vista Murrieta 35-21 Thursday night.

No. 22 Villa Park (9-1) defeated Brea Olinda 57-6.

No. 23 Chaparral (7-3) edged Eastvale Roosevelt 59-57 with an unusual free kick with five seconds left to win the game.

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No. 25 St. Francis (8-2) fell to St. Paul 37-32.


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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.