{"id":485824,"date":"2026-10-05T15:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/485824\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:20:11","slug":"press-telegram-football-top-10-rankings-st-john-bosco-lb-poly-on-top-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/485824\/","title":{"rendered":"Press-Telegram football Top 10 rankings: St. John Bosco, LB Poly on top \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Press-Telegram\u2019s high school football rankings to begin Week 7 of the season.<\/p>\n

FOOTBALL TOP 10 RANKINGS<\/p>\n

1. St. John Bosco (5-1)<\/p>\n

Senior running back Maliq Allen scored four touchdowns and gained 220 yards of total yards of offense in St. John Bosco\u2019s 40-14<\/a> home victory against JSerra in a Trinity League opener. The Braves\u2019 final four league games will be against Orange Lutheran (Oct. 9), Santa Margarita (Oct. 16), Servite (Oct. 23) and Mater Dei (Oct. 30).<\/p>\n

Previous: 1<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Orange Lutheran (4-2), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

2. Long Beach Poly (3-4)<\/p>\n

Sophomore quarterback Trevor Scott threw five touchdowns, and the Jackrabbits showed what their offense can do in a 55-0 win<\/a> over Lakewood in a Moore League opener.<\/p>\n

Previous: 2<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Wilson (2-5) at Cabrillo High, Saturday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

3. Downey (3-3)<\/p>\n

The Vikings stay at No. 3 after a 42-12 win over Mayfair in a Gateway League opener.<\/p>\n

Previous: 3<\/p>\n

Next: at Warren (4-2), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

\"Compton'sCompton\u2019s Nathaniel Willard trips up Wilson\u2019s Kyle Harris on a carry during Friday\u2019s nonleague game at Compton High School on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo by Miguel Vasconcellos, Contributing Photographer)<\/p>\n

4. Wilson (2-5)<\/p>\n

The Bruins move up two spots to No. 4 after a convincing 35-8 road win against Jordan in a Moore League opener.<\/p>\n

Previous: 6<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Long Beach Poly (3-4) at Cabrillo High, Saturday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

5. Warren (4-2)<\/p>\n

The Bears drop to No. 5 after a disappointing 27-3 loss against La Serna in a Gateway League opener.<\/p>\n

Previous: 4<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Downey (3-3), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

6. Los Alamitos (0-6)<\/p>\n

The Griffins drop to No. 6 after a 61-10 loss to San Juan Hills in an Alpha League opener.<\/p>\n

Previous: 5<\/p>\n

Next: vs. San Clemente (6-0), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

7. La Mirada (5-1)<\/p>\n

The Matadores dominated Cerritos 49-14 in a Gateway League opener but have a big test against La Serna this week.<\/p>\n

Previous: 7<\/p>\n

Next: at La Serna (5-1), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

8. Paramount (5-1)<\/p>\n

The Pirates move up to No. 8 after a 42-15 victory over Gahr, who finished second in the Mid-Cities League last season. Paramount was relegated from the Gateway League.<\/p>\n

Previous: 9<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Santa Fe (2-4), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

9. Bellflower (4-2)<\/p>\n

Senior quarterback E\u2019Lacion Saxton threw four touchdown passes in Bellflower\u2019s 40-33 win over Santa Fe in the Mid-Cities League opener.<\/p>\n

Previous: 8<\/p>\n

Next: at Cal High (3-3), Thursday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

\"Compton'sCompton\u2019s Edward Rivera runs the ball in for a touchdown during Friday\u2019s non league game against Wilson at Compton High School on Friday, September 25, 2026.<\/p>\n

10. Compton (6-1)<\/p>\n

Senior running back Edward Rivera ran for 220 yards and three touchdowns in Compton\u2019s 30-6 win<\/a> over Dominguez in a Hub City League opener.<\/p>\n

Previous: 10<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Compton Early College (2-5) at Compton College, Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Also considered: Valley Christian (4-1-1); Lakewood (2-5); Millikan (0-6); Mayfair (2-4); St. Pius X-St. Matthias (1-5); Gahr (3-2-1); Dominguez (3-4); Compton Centennial (5-2); Cabrillo (2-4); Artesia (4-1).<\/p>\n

Press-Telegram football Top 10: St. John Bosco is No. 1 entering league play<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Press-Telegram\u2019s high school football rankings to begin Week 7 of the season. FOOTBALL TOP 10 RANKINGS 1.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485825,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,5479,2043,2044,131,133,132,137,127],"class_list":["post-485824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-california","tag-high-school-all-sports","tag-high-school-football","tag-high-school-sports","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485824","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=485824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}