The Times\u2019 preseason top 25 high school football rankings for 2026: <\/p>\n
1. ST. JOHN BOSCO: Braves have few weaknesses but must prove they can win in the rain after last season\u2019s first-round playoff debacle to Orange Lutheran.<\/p>\n
2. CORONA CENTENNIAL: The offense is going to be balanced and explosive with quarterback Jaden Jefferson the trigger man and Quentin Hale his partner in battle.<\/p>\n
3. SIERRA CANYON: Trailblazers have the offensive linemen and running back to run the ball and the defensive linemen to attack quarterbacks.<\/p>\n
4. SANTA MARGARITA: Eagles won\u2019t be ready to start the season dominating with too many young players but beware by season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n
5. ORANGE LUTHERAN: There\u2019s already signs the Ray Fenton coaching formula is working with lots of talent on both sides of the ball.<\/p>\n
6. MISSION VIEJO: Diablos have their best offensive line in years, giving coach Chad Johnson lots of options.<\/p>\n
7. MATER DEI: Depth is gone but there\u2019s enough talent to be very good on their best day.<\/p>\n
8. SAN CLEMENTE: Just trust Jaxson Rex to do anything and everything for improved Tritons.<\/p>\n
9. CHAPARRAL: There\u2019s a crazy amount of offensive firepower ready to be unleashed.<\/p>\n
10. RANCHO CUCAMONGA: They play tough, hard-nosed football.<\/p>\n
11. EDISON: Quarterback Sam Thomson\u2019s fourth year as starter sets the stage for big Chargers season.<\/p>\n
12. CREAN LUTHERAN: If the Saints\u2019 many transfers get eligible, quarterback Caden Jones should flourish.<\/p>\n
13. GARDENA SERRA: With five starters back on the offensive line and the arrival of RB AJ McBean, Cavaliers are ready to play smashmouth football.<\/p>\n
14. CHAMINADE: There\u2019s speed and size surrounding sophomore quarterback Jeremy Mellalieu.<\/p>\n
15. SERVITE: New coach Rick Garretson has a history of building top teams with speed, which Friars have plenty.<\/p>\n
16. JSERRA: Lions will be competitive in nonleague games but Trinity League remains formidable challenge.<\/p>\n
17. DAMIEN: USC commit Gavin Williams is the definition of the word elite on defense and offense.<\/p>\n
18. PALOS VERDES: Ryan Rakowski is back for fourth year as starting quarterback and is a proven winner.<\/p>\n
19. OXNARD PACIFICA: Quarterback Taylor Lee is back with lots of skill-position players.<\/p>\n
20. LOYOLA: If Cubs can get production at the quarterback position, they can surprise teams.<\/p>\n
21. BISHOP AMAT: Still one of the toughest teams to beat on their home field.<\/p>\n
22. WESTLAKE: The scoreboard operator will deserve extra pay trying to keep up with Warriors\u2019 scoring barrages.<\/p>\n
23. CARSON: Best in the City Section looking to beat some Southern Section teams with improved line play.<\/p>\n
24. CORONA DEL MAR: Should have excellent passing attack if the line can provide protection.<\/p>\n
25. TUSTIN: Lots of individual talent but can they get breakthrough win against a top opponent?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Times\u2019 preseason top 25 high school football rankings for 2026: 1. ST. JOHN BOSCO: Braves have few…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":412874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[4472,110878,165336,12171,48,52,51,3376,47,50,49,1741,18035,39150,24996,11491,19930,18796,1791,165337,72],"class_list":["post-412873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-ball","tag-gavin-williams","tag-good-offensive-line","tag-high-school-football-ranking","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-last-season","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-lot","tag-offense","tag-orange-lutheran","tag-preseason","tag-quarterback","tag-speed","tag-starter","tag-times","tag-top-team","tag-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}