{"id":508556,"date":"2026-10-26T17:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T17:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/508556\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T17:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T17:24:10","slug":"press-telegram-football-top-20-no-1-st-john-bosco-has-showdown-with-mater-dei-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/508556\/","title":{"rendered":"Press-Telegram football Top 20: No. 1 St. John Bosco has showdown with Mater Dei \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Press-Telegram\u2019s high school football rankings for Week 10, the final week of the regular season.<\/p>\n

FOOTBALL TOP 20 RANKINGS<\/p>\n

1. St. John Bosco (7-2)<\/p>\n

Senior running back Maliq Allen scored four touchdowns in St. John Bosco\u2019s 54-7 win over Servite. The Braves will play Mater Dei on Friday for second place in the Trinity League. The winner will also earn a better seed in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. Bosco has lost four straight games to Mater Dei dating back to the 2023 season.<\/p>\n

Previous: 1<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Mater Dei (7-2) at Santa Ana Stadium, Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

2. Long Beach Poly (5-4)<\/p>\n

Sophomore Trevor Scott threw four touchdown passes in a 42-0 win over Millikan to clinch at least a tie for the Moore League title. It is the program\u2019s first league championship since 2023. Junior receiver Zion Anderson caught three touchdown passes. The Jackrabbits will secure the outright league title with a victory this week against Jordan.<\/p>\n

Previous: 2<\/p>\n

Next: at Jordan (0-9), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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

Senior defensive back Damani Porras had a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown in Downey\u2019s 46-20 win over Cerritos. The Vikings will host La Serna in the Mid-Cities League de facto championship game Friday. Both teams are currently undefeated in league play.<\/p>\n

Previous: 3<\/p>\n

Next: vs. La Serna (8-1), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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

The Pirates move up to No. 4 in the rankings after a 63-3 win over California. Paramount can secure the outright Mid-Cities League title with a win over Norwalk.<\/p>\n

Previous: 5<\/p>\n

Next: at Norwalk (1-8), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

5. La Mirada (6-3)<\/p>\n

The Matadores jump into the Top 10 after defeating Warren 42-31. Senior running back Josiah Fregoso ran for 287 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries. They finish Gateway League play this week against rival Mayfair.<\/p>\n

Previous: 12<\/p>\n

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

6. St. Pius X-St. Matthias (3-6)<\/p>\n

The Warriors rise to No. 6 in the rankings after a 37-27 win over St. Paul in Angelus League play. Senior running back AJ Monroe scored four touchdowns. St. Pius X can earn a share of the league title with a win against first-place Cathedral this week.<\/p>\n

Previous: 7<\/p>\n

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

\"LeallynLeallyn Monroe #5 of the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Warriors leaps over safety Damien Fuimaono #29 of the St. Paul Swordsmen during the first half of a prep football game at St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in Downey on Friday, October 23, 2026. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)<\/p>\n

7. Los Alamitos (0-9)<\/p>\n

The Griffins are coming off a 58-7 loss to Mission Viejo in Alpha League play.<\/p>\n

Previous: 6<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Yorba Linda (1-8), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

8. Bellflower (6-3)<\/p>\n

The Buccaneers move up to No. 8 after a 45-6 win over Norwalk. Bellflower hosts rival Gahr in a Mid-Cities League game Thursday with a chance to finish second in league.<\/p>\n

Previous: 10<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Gahr (6-2-1), Thursday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

9. Valley Christian (6-2-1)<\/p>\n

Senior quarterback Graham Lunzer amassed 530 yards of offense and eight touchdowns (five passing, three rushing) in Valley Christian\u2019s 55-50 victory over Western Christian in Ironwood League play.<\/p>\n

Previous: 11<\/p>\n

Next: vs. Heritage Christian (5-4), Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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

The Bears drop to No. 10 after a 42-31 road loss to La Mirada in Gateway League play. Sophomore running back George Diggs was a bright spot with three rushing touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Previous: 4<\/p>\n

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

\"Warren'sWarren\u2019s George Diggs runs for a touchdown during a Gateway League high school football game against Downey at Warren High School in Downey, California, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)<\/p>\n

THE NEXT 10: 11. Millikan (2-7); 12. Lakewood (4-6); 13. Wilson (2-7); 14. Compton (9-1); 15. Gahr (6-2-1); 16. Dominguez (5-4); 17. Cerritos (2-7); 18. Mayfair (2-7); 19. Artesia (7-1); 20. Cabrillo (3-6).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Press-Telegram\u2019s high school football rankings for Week 10, the final week of the regular season. FOOTBALL TOP…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":508557,"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-508556","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\/508556","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=508556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}