{"id":501113,"date":"2026-10-19T15:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T15:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/501113\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T15:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T15:20:09","slug":"press-telegram-football-top-10-rankings-st-john-bosco-stays-at-no-1-press-telegram-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/501113\/","title":{"rendered":"Press-Telegram football Top 10 rankings: St. John Bosco stays at No. 1 \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Press-Telegram\u2019s high school football rankings to begin Week 9 of the season.<\/p>\n

FOOTBALL TOP 10 RANKINGS<\/p>\n

1. St. John Bosco (6-2)<\/p>\n

Sophomore receiver Kuika Moaalii caught a 28-yard touchdown pass, but the Braves ran for only 58 yards in a 21-7 home loss to Santa Margarita. Junior defensive lineman Simote Tupou had two sacks.<\/p>\n

Previous: 1<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Servite (3-5) at Orange Coast College, Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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

The Jackrabbits are coming off a bye week and face Millikan in a rivalry game. The winner will clinch at least a share of a Moore League title and one of the league\u2019s two automatic playoff berths. Poly outscored its first two league opponents 99-0.<\/p>\n

Previous: 2<\/p>\n

Next: at Millikan (2-6), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

3. Downey (5-3)<\/p>\n

Sophomore quarterback Chase Watkins threw three touchdown passes in a 45-0 win over La Mirada.<\/p>\n

Previous: 3<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Cerritos (2-6) at Gahr High, Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

4. Warren (5-3)<\/p>\n

The Bears are coming off a 50-21 victory over Mayfair. It was the team\u2019s first win in Gateway League play.<\/p>\n

Previous: 7<\/p>\n

Next: at La Mirada (5-3), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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

Junior receiver Mylan Williams had two receiving touchdowns in a 30-20 win over Bellflower for first place in the Mid-Cities League.<\/p>\n

Previous: 6<\/p>\n

Next: vs. California (3-5), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

\"ParamountParamount Pirates Head coach Malik James reacts against the Paramount Pirates in the first half of a prep football game at Paramount High School in Paramount on Friday, October 16, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News\/ SCNG)<\/p>\n

6. Los Alamitos (0-8)<\/p>\n

The Griffins are coming off a 27-7 loss against Edison in Alpha League play.<\/p>\n

Previous: 4<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Mission Viejo (6-1), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

7. St. Pius X-St. Matthias (2-6)<\/p>\n

The Warriors got a huge road win, 25-13 against Paraclete. Senior running back Le\u2019Allyn Monroe had two rushing touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Previous: not ranked<\/p>\n

Next: vs. St. Paul (1-7), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

8. Millikan (2-6)<\/p>\n

Junior Aden Taufa scored three touchdowns as the Rams defeated Jordan 60-14. The team is 2-0 in the Moore League going into this week\u2019s game against Long Beach Poly for sole possession of first place in the league standings.<\/p>\n

Previous: not ranked<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Long Beach Poly (4-4), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

\"Millikan'sMillikan\u2019s Aden Taufa (4) returns the ball on the opening kick off in the first half of a prep football game against the Downey Vikings at Downey High School in Downey on Friday, September 4, 2026. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)<\/p>\n

9. Lakewood (3-6)<\/p>\n

The Lancers scored three crucial rushing touchdowns in a 21-14 win over Wilson.<\/p>\n

Previous: not ranked<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Jordan (0-8), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

10. Bellflower (5-3)<\/p>\n

Freshman receiver Keondre Smith caught eight passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns in Bellflower\u2019s 30-20 loss to Paramount.<\/p>\n

Previous: 9<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Norwalk (1-7), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

THE NEXT 10: 11. Valley Christian (5-2-1); 12. La Mirada (5-3); 13. Wilson (2-7); 14. Compton (8-1); 15. Gahr (5-2-1); 16. Cerritos (2-6); 17. Mayfair (2-6); 18. Dominguez (4-4); 19. Artesia (6-1); 20. Cabrillo (3-5).<\/p>\n

Press-Telegram football Top 10 rankings: Long Beach Poly cements No. 2 spot<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Press-Telegram\u2019s high school football rankings to begin Week 9 of the season. FOOTBALL TOP 10 RANKINGS 1.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":501114,"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-501113","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\/501113","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=501113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}