California High School Football: CIF-Southern Section Week 3 Rankings

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Another exciting week of California high school football is in the books. The top teams in Division-I stayed intact with Mater Dei extending their lead over the pack after beating then- No. 2 Bishop Gorman 35-21 in a nationally televised game. The week sets up for another shakeup with No. 2 St. John Bosco hosting No. 5 Chaminade on Sept. 8.

Serra dropped out of the Top 10 after an 0-2 start making room for Santa Margarita in the Division-I rankings. The Santa Margarita Eagles have been impressive on both sides of the ball so far this year topping Downey 56-0 and Loyola 35-0. The Eagles get Alemany in Week 3. The Cavaliers may be 0-2 on the year but have taken on two very tough teams in Narbonne and Punahou (Honolulu, HI), both tightly contested games. The Cavs dropped the opener to Narbonne 17-14 and the Puff n’ Blue 56-42.

The big movement of the week was Valencia taking over the No. 1 spot in Division-II rankings with Edison falling from No. 1 to No. 4. La Habra joined the rankings at No. 9. The Valencia Vikings defeated Palmdale 49-9 earning the jump while setting up a big showdown this weekend against visiting Scottsdale (AZ) Chaparral High School. After Edison escaped Tesoro in Week 1, the Chargers ran into an angry Oaks Christian squad losing 24-19 in a hard-fought game.

Charter Oak is the new No. 1 team in Division-III seeing Rancho Verde slide to No. 3. St. Francis joined the rankings jumping all the way to No. 5. Charter Oak knocked Colony out of the Top 10 with a 45-21 win over the Ontario squad. The Chargers get Glendora in Week 3. In Division-IV, Capistrano Valley moved from No. 9 to No. 2 after beating La Mirada 23-7 to open the year 2-0. A road trip to San Juan Hills is up next for the Cougars.

The biggest movement in Division-V was previously unranked Paramount landing at No. 5. The Pirates opened the season with a loss to Mission Hills but bounced back to beat previously ranked Buena Park 40-13. Next up for the Pirates is Long Beach’s Jordan High School. In Division-VI, Bishop Diego is the new No. 1 squad moving Saugus to No. 3 with Golden Valley holding the No. 2 spot. The Cardinals moved to No. 1 after beating Las Vegas based Desert Pines in Week 1 and then topping Arroyo Grande 42-14 over the weekend.

CIF-Southern Section Top 10 High School Teams – Division I-XIII

*Rankings released by CIF-Southern Section

Division I

  1. Mater Dei
  2. St. John Bosco
  3. Centennial (Corona)
  4. Chaminade
  5. Orange Lutheran
  6. Mission Viejo
  7. JSerra Catholic
  8. Long Beach Poly
  9. Rancho Cucamonga
  10. Santa Margarita

 

Division II

  1. Valencia
  2. Upland
  3. Heritage
  4. Edison
  5. Oaks Christian
  6. Calabasas
  7. Los Alamitos
  8. Norco
  9. La Habra
  10. Cathedral

 

Division III

  1. Charter Oak
  2. Lompoc
  3. Rancho Verde
  4. Newbury Park
  5. St. Francis
  6. Citrus Hill
  7. Palos Verdes
  8. Sierra Canyon
  9. Westlake
  10. Buena Park

 

Division IV

  1. Elanor Roosevelt
  2. Capistrano Valley
  3. San Juan Hills
  4. Murrieta Mesa
  5. Corona del Mar
  6. Cajon
  7. Downey
  8. Santiago (Cornoa)
  9. Etiwanda
  10. Colony

 

Division V

  1. Paraclete
  2. Paloma Valley
  3. Yucaipa
  4. Paramount
  5. Ventura
  6. Lawndale
  7. Moorpark
  8. St. Joseph (Santa Maria)
  9. Los Altos
  10. Harvard Westlake

 

Division VI

  1. Bishop Diego
  2. Golden Valley
  3. Saugus
  4. Crescenta Valley
  5. Newport Harbor
  6. Summit
  7. St. Paul
  8. Mira Costa
  9. Fountain Valley
  10. Elsinore

 

Division VII

  1. El Modena
  2. Yorba Linda
  3. Don Lugo
  4. Tustin
  5. Canyon (Anaheim)
  6. St. Margaret’s Episcopal
  7. El Segundo
  8. Ayala
  9. Palmdale
  10. South Hills

 

Division VIII

  1. Valley Christian (Cerritos)
  2. Silverado
  3. Rio Mesa
  4. Citrus Valley
  5. Notre Dame (Riverside)
  6. Grace Brethren
  7. Northview
  8. Millikan (Long Beach)
  9. Antelope Valley
  10. Sunny Hills

 

Division IX

  1. Aquinas
  2. St. Anthony
  3. Mayfair
  4. Burroughs (Rivercrest)
  5. Leuzinger
  6. Cypress
  7. Aliso Niguel
  8. Norwalk
  9. Muir
  10. Agoura

 

Division X

  1. Apple Valley
  2. Pacifica (Garden Grove)
  3. Valley View
  4. Quartz Hill
  5. Santa Ynez
  6. Gahr
  7. Dos Pueblos
  8. Montebello
  9. Alta Loma
  10. Grand Terrace

 

Division XI

  1. Culver City
  2. Arryoyo
  3. Arcadia
  4. St. Genevieve
  5. Rancho Mirage
  6. Segerstrom
  7. Westminister
  8. Hillcrest
  9. Lakeside
  10. Pacifica

 

Division XII

  1. Rancho Christian
  2. Schurr
  3. Godinez
  4. Santa Ana
  5. Big Bear
  6. Marina
  7. South El Monte
  8. El Dorado
  9. Patriot
  10. Santa Maria

 

Division XIII

  1. Orange
  2. Knight
  3. Campbell Hall
  4. Yucca Valley
  5. La Quinta (Westminister)
  6. Mary Star of the Sea
  7. Nogales
  8. Hueneme
  9. Ocean View
  10. Durate

 

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