The L.A. Times' top 25 high school football rankings

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A look at the Los Angeles Times’ top 25 high school football teams in the Southland heading into the City and Southern Section playoffs.

Rk. SCHOOL (Rec.); Result; Last week’s rank

1. ST. JOHN BOSCO (9-1); def. Orange Lutheran, 44-22; 1

2. MATER DEI (9-1); def. Santa Margarita, 35-19; 2

3. SIERRA CANYON (10-0); def. Chaminade, 44-6; 3

4. CORONA CENTENNIAL (8-2); def. Norco, 55-0; 4

5. LONG BEACH POLY (9-1); def. Long Beach Jordan, 56-14; 5

6. GARDENA SERRA (7-3); def. Bishop Alemany, 48-0; 7

7. SAN CLEMENTE (9-1); def. Tesoro, 38-24; 8

8. RANCHO CUCAMONGA (9-1); lost to Upland, 17-14; 6

9. LOS ALAMITOS (8-2); def. Edison, 21-10; 9

10. ORANGE LUTHERAN (5-5); lost to St. John Bosco, 44-22; 10

11. JSERRA (5-5); def. Servite, 49-0; 12

12. PALOS VERDES (10-0); def. Peninsula, 48-7; 11

13. MISSION VIEJO (7-3); def. Capistrano Valley, 52-6; 15

14. SANTA MARGARITA (4-6); lost to Mater Dei, 35-19; 14

15. OAKS CHRISTIAN (8-2); def. St. Bonaventure, 13-10; 17

16. MURRIETA VALLEY (7-3); def. Vista Murrieta, 35-21; 18

17. UPLAND (8-2); def. Rancho Cucamonga, 17-14; 22

18. SERVITE (5-5); lost to JSerra, 49-0; 13

19. DAMIEN (8-2); lost to Etiwanda, 51-36; 16

20. OXNARD PACIFICA (10-0); def. Oxnard, 42-14; 19

21. WARREN (8-2); def. Dominguez, 50-6; 20

22. VALENCIA (9-1); def. Canyon Country Canyon, 38-0; 21

23. CHAPARRAL (7-3); def. Eastvale Roosevelt, 59-57; 23

24. OAK HILLS (8-1); def. Ridgecrest Burroughs, 56-0; 25

25. EDISON (6-4); lost to Los Alamitos, 21-10; 24

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