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HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL
TUESDAY’S RESULTS

City Section
USC Hybrid 31, South LA College Prep 0

Southern Section
Adelanto 19, Arroyo Valley 0
Agoura 42, Newbury Park 25
Burbank Burroughs 26, Temple City 7
Bonita 51, Claremont 0
California Military Institute 31, Desert Christian Academy 0
Camarillo 34, Royal 14
Castaic 38, Canyon Country Canyon 6
Cate 32, Bishop Diego 25
Channel Islands 12, Buena 6
Chino Hills 12, Rancho Cucamonga 6
Dos Pueblos 6, Ventura 0
Eastside 20, Palmdale 0
Eisenhower 31, Carter 6
Etiwanda 20, Upland 0
Grand Terrace 18, Bloomington 6
Highland 16, Lancaster 6
Hueneme 19, Fillmore 12
JSerra 34, Santa Margarita 20
Jurupa Valley 19, San Bernardino 0
Oaks Christian 24, Thousand Oaks 0
Oxnard 28, San Marcos 18
Oxford Academy 12, Norwalk 6
Mater Dei 23, Orange Lutheran 0
Mission Viejo 33, Dana Hills 0
Moorpark 24, Oak Park 6
Moreno Valley 27, Corona 7
Pacific 40, Rubidoux 0
Paloma Valley 32, Liberty 7
Quartz Hill 12, Antelope Valley 6
Ramona 7, Miller 0
Rancho Verde 19, Heritage 12
Redlands East Valley 39, Redlands 0
Redondo Uniom 46, Windward 6
Rialto 48, Fontana 0
Rim of the World 27, Colton 8
Riverside North 19, Hillcrest 13
Riverside Poly 33, Canyon Springs 6
Santa Barbara 13, Oxnard Pacifica 0
SEED: LA 25, Burbank Providence 20
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 49, Alemany 0
Simi Valley 26, Hart 12
St. Lucy’s 26, Los Osos 24
Summit 24, Jurupa Hills 18
Temecula Prep 27, Indio 0
Temescal Canyon 35, Tahquitz 7
Torrance 13, South Torrance 0
United Christian Academy 45, Calvary Baptist 0
Valencia 13, Saugus 0
Vista del Lago 19, Lakeside 6
Westlake 60, Calabasas 7
Westridge 12, Village Christian 6

MONDAY’S RESULTS

City Section
Birmingham 16, Taft 7
Brio College Prep 46, Belmont 0
Camino Nuevo 19, Animo De La Hoya 0
Carson 49, Gardena 0
Eagle Rock 26, Lincoln 13
El Camino Real 34, Chatsworth 0
Fairfax 16, Los Angeles University 0
Foshay 46, Santee 0
GALA 6, Crenshaw 0
GALA 13, Dorsey 6
Garfield 32, Bell 12
Jefferson 21, Angelou 6
Los Angeles 6, West Adams 0
LACES 13, WISH Academy 8
Los Angeles Hamilton 15, Venice 6
Los Angeles Roosevelt 26, Legacy 6
Los Angeles Wilson 34, Los Angeles Marshall 0
Hawkins 30, Port of Los Angeles 13
Huntington Park 6, South East 0
Manual Arts 26, Diego Rivera 0
Marquez 7, Maywood Academy 6
Maywood CES 24, Elizabeth 12
Narbonne 13, King/Drew 12
Orthopaedic 20, Alliance Levine 8
Palisades 7, Westchester 0
Panorama 39, San Fernando 0
Port of Los Angeles 33, Dymally 0
San Pedro 12, Wilmington Banning 7
Sotomayor 32, Torres 0
Stern 14, Collins Family 12
View Park 13, Stella 6

Southern Section
Alhambra 13, Mountain View 0
Anaheim 31, Orange 6
Anaheim Canyon 20, Esperanza 12
Aquinas 32, Woodcrest Christian 0
Arlington 18, Vista del lago 6
Baldwin Park 26, Azusa 19
Bishop Amat 42, St. Anthony 0
Bishop Montgomery 41, St. Bernard 6
Bolsa Grande 26, Western 25
Burbank Burroughs 32, Gabrielino 7
Camarillo 35, West Ranch 0
Cantwell-Sacred Heart 7, Ramona Convent 0
Canyon Springs 19, Hillcrest 0
Cerritos 25, Artesia 6
Chaffey 12, Ontario 0
Chaparral 32, Murrieta Valley 6
Chino 24, Montclair 0
Chino Hills 18, St. Lucy’s 6
Colony 18, San Dimas 12
Compton 32, Compton Early College 0
Corona 18, Norco 12
Corona Santiago 13, Compton Centennial 6
Costa Mesa 26, Buena Park 0
Covina 24, Hacienda Heights Wilson 6
Cypress 12, Crean Lutheran 6
Downey 28, Gahr 12
Edison 25, Los Alamitos 7
El Modena 27, El Dorado 12
El Monte 13, Arroyo 0
El Rancho 26, Bell Gardens 6
El Toro 28, Beckman 12
Estancia 39, Loara 13
Etiwanda 34, Rancho Cucamonga 6
Fullerton 7, Placentia Valencia 6
Garden Grove 20, Westminster 19
Garden Grove Santiago 12, Saddleback 6
Garey 26, Duarte 6
Glendora 19, Ayala 6
Glenn 21, Norwalk 19
Godinez 26, Ocean View 7
Great Oak 28, Temecula Valley 6
Harvard-Westlake 18, Brentwood 13
Heritage 13, Perris 12
Huntington Beach 40, Fountain Valley 18
Jurupa Valley 31, Entrepreneur 6
Laguna Beach 40, Irvine 6
Laguna Hills 28, Capistrano Valley Christian 19
La Habra 33, Garden Grove Pacifica 6
Lakewood 24, Mayfair 6
Lakewood St. Joseph 25, Gardena Serra 0
La Mirada 28, Santa Fe 24
La Puente 24, Pomona 18
La Serna 36, Bellflower 6
La Sierra 25, Norte Vista 0
Linfield Christian 45, Riverside Notre Dame 13
Loma Linda Academy d. CSDR, forfeit
Long Beach Cabrillo 34, Compton Centennial 0
Long Beach Poly 32, Long Beach Jordan 6
Mater Dei 33, Yorba Linda 20
Millikan 28, Long Beach Wilson 6
Monrovia 35, Temple City 7
Montebello 33, Rosemead 0
Moreno Valley 14, Valley View 0
Murrieta Mesa 12, Vista Murrieta 6
Newport Harbor 54, Marina 0
Northview 21, Rowland 9
Nuview Bridge 32, Desert Christian Academy 6
Ontario Christian 47, Arrowhead Christian 6
Oxford Academy 27, Pioneer 0
Paloma Valley 57, Rancho Christian 6
Patriot 13, Miller 8
Ramona 21, La Sierra 12
Rancho Alamitos 26, Century 6
Rancho Verde 14, Liberty 10
Redlands Adventist Academy 40, Calvary Baptist 6
Riverside King 30, Eastvale Roosevelt 24
Riverside North 12, San Jacinto Valley Academy 6
Riverside Poly 20, Hemet 6
Rosary 13, Newport Beach Pacifica Christian 12
Sage Hill 22, Portola 18
San Gabriel 25, Keppel 0
San Marino 39, South Pasadena 0
Santa Ana Foothill 49, Brea Olinda 6
Santa Ana Valley 26, Magnolia 18
Santa Paula 14, St. Bonaventure 6
Schurr 8, South El Monte 6
Segerstrom 26, La Palma Kennedy 6
Sierra Canyon 61, Immaculate Heart 0
Sierra Vista 6, Nogales 0
Sonora 39, Sunny Hills 25
South Hills 33, Alta Loma 8
St. Monica 53, Sacred Heart of Jesus 0
St. Paul 59, Mary Star of the Sea 0
Temescal Canyon 27, Rialto 6
Tesoro 40, San Juan Hills 19
Tustin 18, Katella 12
Upland 12, Los Osos 0
Vasquez 14, Golden Valley 6
Warren 25, California 8
West Covina 25, Charter Oak 14
Western Christian 73, Legacy College Prep 0
Westminster La Quinta 32, Savanna 0
West Valley 18, Banning 13
Whittier 20, Whitney 7
Woodbridge 53, Irvine University 16
Workman 12, Edgewood 6

Intersectional
Castaic 27, SOCES 0
Vistamar 12, St. Mary’s Academy 6

WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS

City Section

Chatsworth 37, Reseda 0

Collins Family 33, Westbrook 0

Foshay 44, Angelou 8

GALA d. Los Angeles Jordan, forfeit

GALA 41, Dymally 0

Garfield 35, Legacy 0

Granada Hills Kennedy 19, Van Nuys 0

Los Angeles Hamilton 52, LACES 0

Los Angeles Roosevelt 26, South Gate 24

Narbonne 21, Los Angeles Marshall 0

Panorama 27, Van Nuys 0

SOCES 39, VAAS 0

South East 14, Sotomayor 6

Stella 13, USC Hybrid 0

Southern Section

Alhambra 33, Rosemead 6

Anaheim 46, Estancia 0

Anaheim Canyon 20, Crean Lutheran 19

Animo Leadership 25, SEED LA 14

Aquinas 14, Ontario Christian 0

Azusa 8, Sierra Vista 0

Baldwin Park 13, Garey 0

Beckman 32, Mission Viejo 27

Bonita 26, Glendora 12

Burbank Burroughs 19, Temple City 0

Cajon 45, Arlington 0

Century 7, Santa Ana Valley 6

Cerritos 27, Paramount 7

Cerritos Valley Christian 46, Whitney 12

Chino 12, Don Lugo 7

Compton 33, Compton Centennial 0

Compton Early College 20, Environmental Charter 0

Covina 33, Northview 0

Downey 27, Bellflower 6

Edison 6, Newport Harbor 0

El Modena 7, Sunny Hills 0

El Rancho 13, South El Monte 12

Fountain Valley 13, Los Alamitos 8

Garden Grove 21, Segerstrom 20

Garden Grove Pacifica 27, Brea Olinda 13

Gahr 42, Mayfair 0

Glenn 25, Pioneer 0

Godinez 7, Tustin 0

Great Oak 40, Desert Hot Springs 0

Huntington Beach 21, Corona del Mar 20

Katella 12, Costa Mesa 6

La Canada 33, South Pasadena 0

Laguna Beach 14, Newport Beach Pacifica Christian 7

Lakewood St. Joseph 21, Bishop Amat 12

La Palma Kennedy 12, Fullerton 6

La Quinta 12, Palm Springs 6

La Serna 19, California 12

La Sierra 6, Miller 0

Lawndale 34, Culver City 6

Loma Linda Academy 33, United Christian Academy 0

Long Beach Cabrillo 41, Dominguez 6

Long Beach Wilson 18, Lakewood 0

Los Amigos 12, Savanna 6

Marina 19, Irvine 7

Mary Star of the Sea 18, Sacred Heart of Jesus 12

Monrovia 20, Gabrielino 6

Montebello 21, Arroyo 0

Mountain View 14, El Monte 0

Nogales 41, Duarte 6

Palm Desert 12, Xavier Prep 6

Placenta Valencia 28, Laguna Hills 6

Pomona 12, Bassett 0

Portola 12, Irvine University 6

Ontario 12, Montclair 0

Redlands East Valley 39, Serrano 0

San Gabriel 15, Bell Gardens 13

San Juan Hills 36, Capistrano Valley 7

San Marino 18, Westridge 13

Santa Ana Foothill 24, Troy 0

Santa Fe 14, Artesia 6

Shadow Hills 31, Indio 6

Sierra Canyon d. Flintridge Sacred Heartt, forfeit

St. Bernard 18, Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary 13

St. Paul 48, St. Monica 12

Vasquez d, Rosamond, forfeit

Village Christian 34, Pasadena Poly 21

Villa Park 21, El Dorado 12

West Covina 20, Hacienda Heights Wilson 0

Westminster La Quinta 13, Saddleback 0

Whittier 21, Norwalk 20

Woodbridge 47, Northwood 0

Intersectional

Long Beach Poly 20, Carson 6

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

City Section

Bell 12, Huntington Park 0

Bernstein 19, Roybal 6

Contreras 14, Mendez 0

Contreras 12, RFK Community 7

Fairfax 6, LACES 0

Foshay 40, Diego Rivera 0

Garfield 20, Legacy 0

Hollywood 26, Bernstein 6

Hollywood 32, Roybal 0

Jefferson 45, West Adams 0

Los Angeles Hamilton 26, Westchester 0

Los Angeles Roosevelt 12, South Gate 0

Manual Arts 19, Santee 14

Maywood CES 6, Marquez 0

RFK Community 12, Mendez 6

Sotomayor 32, Maywood Academy 6

Torres 13, Elizabeth 0

Venice 26, Palisades 13

Southern Section

Agoura 49, Calabasas 0

Antelope Valley 83, Littlerock 0

Burbank Providence 43, SEED LA 0

Camarillo 33, Simi Valley 12

Canyon Country Canyon 31, Valencia 13

Castaic 7, Hart 0

Chaminade 18, Harvard-Westlake 13

Channel Islands 47, Del Sol 6

Dos Pueblos 35, Rio Mesa 0

El Segundo 14, West Torrance 0

El Toro 20, Aliso Niguel 0

Highland 12, Knight 0

Lancaster 6, Eastside 0

Mater Dei 34, Linfield Christian 26

Ontario 22, Chaffey 13

Peninsula 12, North Torrance 0

Quartz Hill 43, Palmdale 0

Redondo Union 20, Palos Verdes 0

Royal 55, Oak Park 14

San Juan Hills 36, Capistrano Valley 7

Santa Barbara 26, Buena 0

Santa Monica 38, Hawthorne 0

Santa Paula 62, Cate 0

Saugus 6, Golden Valley 0

South Torrance 32, Wiseburn-Da Vinci 12

Sunny Hills 45, Oxford Academy 0

Thousand Oaks 19, Newbury Park 7

Torrance 13, Mira Costa 7

Ventura 6, San Marcos 0

Westlake 37, Oaks Christian 13

Woodbridge 46, Santa Margarita 6

Intersectional

JSerra 32, Menlo 12

Eagle Rock d. Los Angeles Wilson, forfeit

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HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL
TUESDAY’S RESULTS

City Section
Palisades 14, LACES 7

Southern Section
Agoura 18, Thousand Oaks 6
Banning 18, Rancho Mirage 6
Beaumont 55, Redlands 21
Brentwood 40, SEED LA 7
Cajon 19, Yucaipa 0
California Military 6, Peninsula 0
Camarillo 35, Oak Park 14
Castaic 25, West Ranch 13
Chaparral 41, Norco 0
Colton 6, Bloomington 0
El Segundo 21, Vistamar 6
Etiwanda 24, Chino Hills 7
Grand Terrace 34, Carter 6
Great Oak 27, Valley View 6
Harvard-Westlake 39, Louisville 0
Hemet 27, Canyon Springs 24
Highland 12, Antelope Valley 6
Indian Springs 33, Arroyo Valley 26
JSerra 38, Orange Lutheran 0
Jurupa Valley 27, Rubidoux 0
Kaiser 19, Jurupa Hills 12
Lancaster 19, Knight 0
Moreno Valley 18, Vista del Lago 0
Oaks Christian 37, Calabasas 6
Oxnard 18, Ventura 13
Pacific 19, San Bernardino 6
Paloma Valley 47, Citrus Hill 6
Pasadena Poly 33, Rio Hondo Prep 12
Quartz Hill 32, Eastside 13
Ramona 20, Norte Vista 0
Rancho Cucamonga 24, Los Osos 0
Rancho Verde 41, Perris 6
Redlands Adventist 25, Loma Linda Academy 0
Redlands East Valley 31, Citrus Valley 0
Rialto 12, San Gorgonio 6
Rim of the World 19, Eisenhower 18
Riverside Poly 55, Riverside North 6
Santa Monica 24, Sunny Hills 0
Santa Paula 24, Fillmore 7
Saugus 18, Canyon Country Canyon 6
Segerstrom 32, San Dimas 6
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 38, Immaculate Heart 6
Simi Valley 14, Moorpark 12
South Hills 21, Colony 13
St. Bonaventure 14, Cate 0
Temescal Canyon 27, Elsinore 0
Tesoro 28, San Clemente 20
Torrance 22, North Torrance 0
Valencia 19, Hart 7
Westlake 55, Newbury Park 12
Westminster 14, Laguna Hills 7

MONDAY’S RESULTS

City Section
Camino Nuevo 6, Smidt Tech 0
Collins Family 19, Rise Kohyang 8
New Designs University Park 12, Stella 6
Stern 26, De La Hoya 0
View Park 7, Locke 0

Southern Section
Adelanto 21, Victor Valley 0
Alhambra 25, El Monte 19
Alta Loma 12, Colony 6
Anaheim Canyon 34, Corona 18
Arroyo Valley 39, Fontana 0
Azusa 21, Garey 0
Baldwin Park 25, Nogales 0
Bell Gardens d. South El Monte, forfeit
Bellflower 12, California 6
Bishop Amat 12, Serra 7
Bolsa Grande 32, Magnolia 0
Bonita 40, Claremont 0
California Military 46, Nuview Bridge 0
Cantwell-Sacred Heart 20, Mary Star of the Sea 6
Canyon Springs 26, Tahquitz 6
Canyon Springs 12, Arlington 12
Carter 18, Bloomington 13
Cathedral City 33, Jurupa Valley 0
Century 24, Western 6
Cerritos Valley Christian 52, Fairmont Prep 17
Chaparral 40, Temecula Valley 0
Chino 26, Chaffey 0
Chino Hills 19, Los Osos 0
Corona del Mar 18, Fountain Valley 8
Corona Santiago 26, Norco 13
Costa Mesa 30, Ocean View 0
Covina 33, Charter Oak 12
Crean Lutheran 21, Esperanza 7
Desert Hot Springs 20, Palm Springs 6
Dominguez 48, Compton Centennial 6
Don Lugo 13, Montclair 2
Downey 60, Mayfair 0
Edgewood 19, Bassett 0
Edison 32, Marina 0
Eisenhower 14, Colton 8
El Monte Arroyo 7, Rosemead 6
El Rancho 25, Keppel 0
Etiwanda 29, St. Lucy’s 6
Flintridge Sacred Heart 20, Immaculate Heart 8
Fullerton 44, Laguna Hills 13
Gabrielino 26, Temple City 0
Garden Grove Pacifica 21, Troy 12
Garden Grove Santiago 19, Los Amigos 2
Glenn 27, Oxford Academy 0
Godinez 20, Katella 14
Hemet 20, Riverside North 6
Huntington Beach 46, Los Alamitos 21
Indian Springs 44, Jurupa Hills 13
Irvine 12, Newport Beach Pacifica Christian 6
Kaiser 6, Rialto 0
La Habra 28, Brea Olinda 0
Lakewood St. Joseph 48, St. Mary’s Academy 0
La Mirada 13, Artesia 7
La Quinta 24, Xavier Prep 0
Liberty 27, Citrus Hill 0
Loma Linda Academy 47, Public Safety Academy 0
Long Beach Cabrillo 6, Compton Early College 0
Long Beach Poly 41, Lakewood 0
Long Beach Wilson 42, Long Beach Jordan 12
Mater Dei 39, Santa Margarita 13
Miller 6. Norte Vista 0
Millikan 20, Quartz Hill 13
Monrovia 26, Burbank Burroughs 9
Montebello 6, Mountain View 2
Moreno Valley 32, Lakeside 6
Murrieta Mesa 19, Great Oak 7
Murrieta Valley 6, Vista Murrieta 0
Northview 25, Hacienda Heights Wilson 24
Norwalk 26, Whitney 0
Ontario Christian 33, Woodcrest Christian 14
Orange 37, Estancia 0
Orange Vista 38, Perris 14
Paloma Valley 39, Heritage 6
Patriot 20, Ramona 7
Placentia Valencia 24, Garden Grove 0
Portola 12, Northwood 6
Ramona Convent 59, Sacred Heart of Jesus 0
Rancho Cucamonga 20, Upland 6
Rancho Verde 41, Rancho Christian 0
Redlands 12, Palm Desert 7
Rim of the World 12, Grand Terrace 7
Riverside King 33, Corona Centennial 12
Riverside Poly 40, Hillcrest 0
Rosamond 27, Littlerock 12
Saddleback 32, Savanna 0
Sage Hill 25, Irvine University 14
San Gorgonio 13, Summit 7
San Marino 13, La Canada 8
Santa Fe 6, Paramount 0
Saugus 6, Village Christian 0
Schurr 33, San Gabriel 12
Sierra Vista 32, Duarte 0
St. Margaret’s 32, Laguna Beach 6
St. Paul 40, St. Bernard 0
Trabuco Hills 27, Beckman 13
Tustin 18, Buena Park 0
Valley View 19, Vista del Lago 0
Villa Park 14, Sunny Hills 7
West Covina 19, Rowland 0
Westminster 37, La Palma Kennedy 20
Whittier 26, Pioneer 7
Woodbridge 38, Tesoro 33
Workman 20, La Puente 14
Yorba Linda 28, Cypress 6

Intersectional
Compton 26, King/Drew 6

Sept. 19, 2026 10:02 PM PT

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

SOUTHERN SECTION

Aquinas 28, Riverside Notre Dame 0

Chino 51, Don Lugo 29

INTERSECTIONAL

St. John Bosco 63, Honolulu St. Louis 21

8-MAN

CITY SECTION

Nonleague

New Designs Watts 74, South LA College Prep 42

Stella 2, Legacy College Prep 0

SOUTHERN SECTION

Heritage League

Trinity Classical Academy 24, Santa Clarita Christian 16

Tri-Valley League

Pasadena Poly 28, Cate 27

Nonleague

California School for the Deaf Fremont 64, CSDR 24

INTERSECTIONAL

Laguna Blanca 58, San Luis Obispo Classical Academy 28

Mohamed Salah scored three goals and created the fourth as the Turkish champions were defeated 4-0 by Trabzonspor.

Mohamed ‌‌‌‌Salah scored a hat-trick and provided an assist as Trabzonspor thrashed defending champions Galatasaray 4-0 at home, handing the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Istanbul side their first defeat of the Turkish Super Lig season.

Salah opened the ⁠⁠⁠⁠scoring in the fourth minute on Saturday, running through from midfield and finishing calmly, before turning provider to set up Noah Saviolo, who struck from ‌‌‌‌inside the penalty area in the 39th minute.

Salah added a third in the 44th minute with a clinical finish from a Franculino Dju assist, sending the team he joined last month into the break three goals ⁠⁠⁠⁠up.

He completed his hat-trick ⁠⁠⁠⁠in the 80th minute, running more than half the length of the pitch unchallenged to score with a trademark ⁠⁠⁠⁠side-foot finish.

The Egyptian icon has scored seven goals in six appearances in the league this season, with two assists to his name as well.

Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk was sent to the stands in ⁠⁠⁠⁠the 71st minute, while ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesley Ugochukwu was shown a red card in the 87th minute.

German coach Thomas Reis took charge of Trabzonspor this week ‌‌‌‌following the departure of Fatih Tekke earlier this month.

Trabzonspor are fifth in the table with ‌‌‌‌10 ‌‌‌‌points from six games, three points behind leaders Galatasaray.

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

City Section

Carson 32, Wilmington Banning 19

Contreras 18, RFK Community 7

Contreras 33, Roybal 0

Foshay 34, Manual Arts 7

Franklin 37, Chatsworth 0

Fremont 30, Marquez 12

Garfield 12, Huntington Park 0

Granada Hills Kennedy 20, Birmingham 9

Hollywood 26, Bernstein 6

Hollywood 30, Mendez 0

Jefferson d. Los Angeles, forfeit

King/Drew 50, Gardena 0

Legacy 16, South Gate 14

Los Angeles Hamilton 20, Palisades 0

Los Angeles University 22, LACES 16

Narbonne 8, San Pedro 0

RFK Community 20, Roybal 13

Santee 25, West Adams 0

Venice 33, WISH Academy

Westchester 13, Fairfax 6

Southern Section

Agoura 24, Oaks Christian 14

Antelope Valley 6, Knight 0

Aquinas 59, Riverside Notre Dame 7

Brentwood 21, Burbank Providence 6

Burbank Burroughs 19, South Pasadena 0

Castaic 44, Golden valley 0

Culver City 14, Hawthorne 12

Eastside 53, Littlerock 7

Hart 27, Canyon Country Canyon 12

Lawndale 7, Inglewood 6

Newbury Park 36, Calabasas 0

North Torrance 13, Wiseburn-Da Vinci 6

Oxnard 53, Rio Mesa 0

Oxnard Pacifica 47, Del Sol 0

Palmdale 2, Lancaster 0

Pasadena Poly 39, Village Christian 34

Quartz Hill 19, Highland 12

Redondo Union 32, Mira Costa 0

Santa Ana Foothill 19, Brea Olinda 6

Santa Barbara 20, Channel Islands 2

Santa Paula 33, Hueneme 16

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 54, Flintridge Sacred Heart 6

Sierra Canyon 46, Louisville 0

Simi Valley 26, Royal 14

South Torrance 50, West Torrance 0

Tesoro 50, Dana Hills 0

Woodbridge 47, El Toro 13

Intersectional

Saugus 45, Verdugo Hills 13

WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS

City Section

Arleta 63, Grant 0

Arleta 26, Grant 0

Collins Family 19, Smidt Tech 0

East Valley 47, AMIT 0

GALA 6, Los Angeles Marshall 0

Los Angeles Hamilton 19, Fairfax 13

Los Angeles Wilson 47, Monroe 6

Los Angeles Wilson 12, Panorama 6

Lincoln 27, Legacy 0

Orthopaedic 36, East College Prep 0

Panorama 49, Monroe 0

Rise Kohyang 40, Animo De La Hoya 13

San Fernando Arroyo 37, Reseda 7

SOCES 50, Valley Oaks CES 0

Stern 12, Camino Nuevo 0

Sun Valley Magnet 69, Valor Academy 0

VAAS 20, MSAR 0

Van Nuys 12, Immaculate Heart 0

Van Nuys 33, Chatsworth 0

Southern Section

Baldwin Park 30, Sierra Vista 7

Bell Gardens 45, Keppel 6

Bishop Amat 18, St. Paul 7

Bonita 19, Ayala 6

Cajon 34, Eastvale Roosevelt 12

California Military 61, United Christian Academy 0

Camarillo 33, Oxnard Pacifica 20

Century 39, Bolsa Grande 25

Cerritos 26, La Mirada 16

Chaminade 59, Flintridge Sacred Heart 26

Charter Oak 12, Hacienda Heights Wilson 0

Colony 48, Arlington 13

Compton 28, Dominguez 0

Compton Centennial 12, Compton Early College 6

Corona del Mar 23, Los Alamitos 13

Cypress 20, Anaheim Canyon 7

Don Lugo 33, Ontario 0

Downey 25, California 13

El Dorado 20, Sunny Hills 18

El Monte 6, Rosemead 0

El Rancho 34, Schurr 6

Etiwanda 19, Bishop Montgomery 6

Fountain Valley 43, Marina 0

Fullerton 14, Segerstrom 13

Gabrielino 33, South Pasadena 12

Gardena Serra 38, St. Mary’s Academy 6

Garden Grove 6, Laguna Hills 0

Garden Grove Pacifica 18, Santa Ana Foothill 12

Garden Grove Santiago 27, Savanna 0

Glenn 41, Whitney 0

Godinez 12, Buena Park 0

Hemet 20, West Valley 6

Highland Entrepreneur 28, Fontana Entrepreneur 0

Huntington Beach 18, Newport Harbor 6

Irvine University 8, Northwood 0

La Canada 12, Monrovia 7

Laguna Beach 12, Rosary 6

Lakewood 37, Los Angeles Jordan 18

La Serna 28, Gahr 8

Long Beach Poly 20, Millikan 6

Linfield Christian 19, Ontario Christian 6

Mission Viejo 20, Trabuco Hills 12

Montclair 19, Chaffey 12

Mountain View 24, Arroyo 0

Nogales 20, Garey 0

Ocean View 6, Katella 0

Orange 18, Loara 12

Palm Desert 19, Elsinore 13

Paramount 13, Artesia 6

Pomona 19, Edgewood 6

Redlands 28, La Sierra 8

Rio Hondo Prep 13, Westridge 6

Riverside Poly 14, Corona Santiago 7

Rowland 8, Covina 6

San Clemente 30, San Juan Hills 6

San Marino 12, Burbank Burroughs 6

Santa Ana Valley 6, Western 0

Sierra Canyon 40, Palos Verdes 12

Sonora 13, Villa Park 7

South El Monte 31, San Gabriel 14

St. Lucy’s 27, Ramona Convent 13

St. Margaret’s 45, Irvine 13

St. Monica 33, Animo Leadership 0

Temple City 24, Cantwell-Sacred heart 12

Troy 12, La Habra 7

Tustin 7, Costa Mesa 0

Valley View 24, Indio 13

Van Nuys 12, Immaculate Heart 0

Vasquez 56, PACS 0

Warren 59, Mayfair 0

West Covina 7, Northview 6

Western Christian 68, Vista Meridian 0

Westminster 2, Placentia Valencia 0

Westminster La Quinta 7, Los Amigos 0

Whittier 33, Oxford Academy 6

Woodbridge 19, Sage Hill 13

Woodcrest 22, Riverside Notre Dame 6

Workman 41, Bassett 0

Whittier 34, Oxford Academy 6

Yorba Linda 27, Crean Lutheran 19

HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL
TUESDAY’S RESULTS

Southern Section
Adelanto 25, San Gorgonio 6
Antelope Valley 16, Palmdale 0
Aquinas 13, Riverside Poly 12
Arroyo Valley 14, Victor Valley 2
Beaumont 26, Redlands East Valley 6
Bishop Montgomery 40, Vasquez 12
Cajon 20, Citrus Valley 0
California Military 54, Pomona 0
Carter 7, Colton 7
Charter Oak 25, Duarte 7
Chino 7, Sunny Hills 6
Colony 25, Los Altos 0
Colton 7, Carter 7
Dos Pueblos 31, Oxnard 20
Esperanza 13, St. Paul 6
Etiwanda 38, Los Osos 0
Grand Terrace 12, Eisenhower 8
Hart 14, Saugus 0
Harvard-Westlake 32, Alemany 0
Hemet 18, Hillcrest 14
Heritage 24, Liberty 15
Highland 18, Eastside 6
Indian Springs 32, Fontana 0
JSerra 39, Mater Dei 7
Kaiser 19, Summit 6
Laguna Hills 20, La Palma Kennedy 0
La Mirada 6, Santa Fe 0
Lancaster 27, Littlerock 6
Mission Viejo 25, Aliso Niguel 13
Moreno Valley 34, Arlington 7
Mountain View 13, Rosemead 6
Newbury Park 26, Oaks Christian 18
Nogales 8, Sierra Vista 2
Orange 19, Oxford Academy 0
Orange Lutheran 26, Santa Margarita 20
Oxnard Pacifica 24, Channel Islands 6
Paloma Valley 32, Perris 0
Palos Verdes 27, Inglewood 13
Patriot 33, Norte Vista 0
Quartz Hill 12, Knight 6
Rancho Cucamonga 44, St. Lucy’s 13
Rancho Verde 33, Orange Vista 6
Redondo Union 41, El Segundo 7
Rialto 7, Jurupa Hills 6
Rim of the World 33, Bloomington 14
Royal 19, Moorpark 6
San Bernardino 25, Rubidoux 0
San Marino 15, Gabrielino 6
Santa Paula 56, Bishop Diego 0
SEED LA 34, Yeshiva 14
Shadow Hills 37, Temecula Prep 12
Simi Valley 26, Oak Park 21
South Hills 48, San Dimas 0
Tahquitz 26, West Valley 0
Temescal Canyon 31, San Jacinto 14
Tesoro 34, Capistrano Valley 7
Thousand Oaks 46, Calabasas 0
Upland 15, Chino Hills 0
Valley View 20, Lakeside 0
Ventura 33, Rio Mesa 0
Village Christian 33, Rio Hondo Prep 0
Western Christian 35, Cerritos Valley Christian 7
Westlake 21, Agoura 0
West Ranch 18, Canyon Country Canyon 13
Westridge 19, Pasadena Poly 14
Yucaipa 19, Redlands 18

Intersectional
Culver City 34, Vistamar 6
Santa Monica 27, Venice 0

MONDAY’S RESULTS

City Section
Bell 34, South East 0
Camino Nuevo d. Collins Family, forfeit
Carson 18, Los Angeles Wilson 6
East College Prep 50, Belmont 12
Fremont 36, Dymally 0
Fremont 28, Crenshaw 6
GALA 33, Washington Prep 0
GALA 19, Port of Los Angeles 0
Garfield 21, Huntington Park 0
Granada Hills Kennedy 25, Sylmar 6
Jefferson 26, Manual Arts 6
Legacy 6, South Gate 0
Los Angeles University 12, Palisades 0
Orthopaedic 33, Annenberg 0
Panorama 42, Sylmar 0
Santee 31, Diego Rivera 0
Stern 12, Rise Kohyang 6
Taft 12, SOCES 0
Van Nuys 26, Sun Valley Magnet 0
Venice 49, Westchester 12
Washington Prep 12, Port of Los Angeles 6

Southern Section
Adelanto 37, Indian Springs 6
Alemany 32, Flintridge Sacred Heart 12
Alhambra 13, El Monte Arroyo 12
Alta Loma 14, San Dimas 12
Arrowhead Christian 14, Woodcrest Christian 7
Baldwin Park 33, Duarte 0
Bishop Amat 38, St, Mary’s Academy 0
Calvary Baptist 12, United Christian Academy 0
Castaic 14, Vasquez 6
Cerritos 22, Santa Fe 8
Chaffey 7, Don Lugo 6
Chino 26, Montclair 0
Chino Hills 7, Rancho Cucamonga 6
Compton 21, Long Beach Cabrillo 0
Compton Early College 13, Compton Centennial 12
Corona Centennial 43, Corona 18
Covina 20, West Covina 6
Downey 26, Warren 6
Edison 27, Fountain Valley 12
Eisenhower 42, Bloomington 6
El Modena 15, Villa Park 12
El Rancho 32, San Gabriel 6
Etiwanda 20, Upland 7
Fillmore 42, St. Bonaventure 26
Gahr 12, Bellflower 0
Gardena Serra 51, St. Anthony 0
Glendora 68, Claremont 0
Grand Terrace 13, Colton 0
Heritage 27, Rancho Christian 16
Hillcrest 15, Riverside North 12
Huntington Beach 38, Marina 6
Indio 13, Palm Desert 6
Jurupa Hills 19, San Gorgonio 13
La Canada 13, Burbank Burroughs 0
Laguna Beach 19, Rosary 0
La Serna 40, Mayfair 6
Long Beach Poly 26, Long Beach Wilson 7
Mater Dei 21, St. Joseph 6
Murrieta Mesa 18, Temecula Valley 6
Newport Harbor 25, Corona del Mar 0
Nogales 7, Azusa 6
Norco 26, Eastvale Roosevelt 14
Northview 26, Charter Oak 14
Orange 7, Garden Grove 0
Paramount 6, La Mirada 0
Pasadena Poly 39, Ramona Convent 0
Ramona 25, Miller 6
Rancho Verde 60, Citrus Hill 0
Rim of the World 6, Carter 0
Riverside King 39, Corona Santiago 19
Riverside Poly 33, Canyon Springs 0
Saddleback 18, Los Amigos 13
Sage Hill 25, Northwood 0
Santa Ana Foothill 25, La Habra 12
Schurr 34, Bell Gardens 6
Segerstrom 20, Laguna Hills 19
Serrano 19, Lancaster 0
Shadow Hills 31, Desert Hot Springs 8
Sierra Canyon 48, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 14
Sonora 32, El Dorado 7
South El Monte 47, Keppel 0
South Hills 13, Los Altos 0
St. Lucy’s 8, Los Osos 7
St. Margaret’s 41, Irvine 0
Trabuco Hills 13, El Toro 7
Valley View 13, Arlington 0
Vista del Lago 32, Lakeside 7
Whittier 21, Glenn 0
Windward 26, Brentwood 0
Woodbridge 46, Portola 14
Workman 26, Pomona 6
Yorba Linda 25, Anaheim Canyon 13

Intersectional
Cleveland 27, Valencia 7
Mira Costa 27, Wilmington Banning 7
Sotomayor 13, Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary 6
Torrance 20, San Pedro 13

MADRID: Carlos Espí scored in stoppage time after a nifty move by Jude Bellingham and an assist by Kylian Mbappé to help Real Madrid salvage a 3-2 win at Elche in the Spanish league after it relinquished a two-goal lead on Tuesday.

Bellingham used a neat long touch to get past an opponent near midfield and fed Mbappé in a breakaway into the area, and the France star quickly set up Espí’s close-range score to give Madrid the victory and move the Spanish powerhouse even on points with Barcelona. The defending champion can regain the lead when it hosts promoted Racing Santander on Wednesday.

“We went from having it easy to losing control,” Real Madrid coach José Mourinho said. “But in the difficulty of the moment, facing the pressure of losing points, the team reacted and won the match, which in the end is the most important thing. The good thing is that nobody gets bored when Real Madrid plays. The games are always fun.”

Madrid had taken the lead against Elche with an own-goal by goalkeeper Matías Dituro in the 25th after the ball ricocheted off him following a well-struck free kick taken by Arda Guler. Mbappé added to the lead by scoring from close range after an assist by Yan Diomande in the 33rd.

Abiel Osorio pulled the hosts closer with a header in the 71st and Fer Niño netted the equalizer in the 83rd.

There was a bit of a scare immediately after Mbappé scored as he stayed on the ground in visible pain, but he eventually returned to the field after being attended by Madrid doctors.

The goal moved him to seven goals in six league matches, one goal more than Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Sergio Camello and Roberto Fernández.

Mbappé had scored a brace in Madrid’s 4-1 win against Rayo Vallecano in the previous round.

He had a goal disallowed for offside just before halftime on Tuesday.

Bellingham came into the match by replacing Guler in the 68th.

Madrid’s only league setback this season was at Real Betis two rounds ago.

Mbappé and Vinícius avoid T-shirt

Players from both clubs wore t-shirts showing words of support for Ceuta as they came onto the field before the match. But Madrid players Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior and Ibrahima Konaté wore the shirt only halfway down their chest, without pulling them down, and obscuring some of the words on it. Mbappé and Vinícius removed their shirts before they saluted the other players and the referees.

They had not immediately explained why they did that.

In July, tens of thousands of migrants breached the frontier between Spain’s North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco.

Valencia wins after shake-up

Valencia won 1-0 at Alaves to end a four-game losing streak and a winless start to the season.

The string of poor results had led to the firing of coach Carlos Corberán and soccer CEO Ron Gourlay this weekend. It then appointed Braulio Vázquez as its new sporting director and named B-team coach Óscar Sánchez as an interim manager.

Luis Rioja scored a 78th-minute winner for Valencia, which had been outscored 10-1 so far.

Valencia fans had been protesting and called players “mercenaries” after the 5-0 home loss to Barcelona. They have long called for the exit of owner Peter Lim.

Rayo Vallecano triumphs in Butarque again

Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 2-1 with first-half goals by Álvaro García and Adria Pedrosa in what may have been its last match before returning home to Vallecas Stadium.

It was Rayo’s third home game played at Butarque Stadium — which belongs to second-tier club Leganes — because of unsafe conditions at Vallecas. It also beat Racing Santander 3-2 and drew Alaves 1-1 at Butarque.

Roberto Fernández scored for Espanyol in the second half for his sixth goal in six matches.

Senne Lammens: Not as busy as he might have expected to be. Absolutely vital save from Fernandez to prevent City second. 7

Diogo Dalot: If only he had been able to control Bruno Fernandes’ chipped pass into the penalty area he might have marked his 250th Manchester United appearance with a rare goal. Didn’t look down the line to see he was clearly offside as United pressed just before half-time. Screwed shot wide after break. 4

Harry Maguire: Decent performance from veteran central defender and not far away from an equaliser with late header. Needless push on Enzo Fernandez in the box, for which he was booked. 6

Lisandro Martinez: Didn’t dive in when Bruno Fernandes played a pass towards his own goal straight to Erling Haaland and won the ball from the Norwegian. Decent effort 7

Patrick Dorgu: Replaced Luke Shaw at left back in the starting 11 and did OK but doesn’t have the same link with Rashford. Attempted block proved so crucial to City’s opener. 6

Kobbie Mainoo: Another assured display in front of England boss Thomas Tuchel. Came close to giving his side the lead just after half-time and was home side’s most effective midfielder. 8

Youri Tielemans (off 66, Sesko): Best performance of the season so far but yet to make the standout contribution expected. 7

Bryan Mbeumo: Probably United’s most-effective attacking player. Header just wide before injury-time effort saved. 8

Bruno Fernandes: Fortunate to get away with no sanction at all over the incident that led to Foden’s dismissal. Not one of his better efforts 6

Marcus Rashford (off 83, Zirkzee): Curling long-range free-kick against the post with Donnarumma beaten and shot into side-netting but still waiting for first goal since his return. 6

Matheus Cunha: Preferred to Benjamin Sesko in starting line-up and dragged early shot wide. Got involved on plenty of occasions, but again by dropping deep. Off target with a second-half opportunity. 7

Subs:

Benjamin Sesko (on 66, Tielemans): Brought on to make an impact and tried his luck from distance soon afterwards. 6

Joshua Zirkzee (on 83, Rashford) 6

Subs not used: Darlow, Mazraoui, Mount, Yoro, Santos, Heaven, Lacey.

WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS

City Section

Belmont 66, Annenberg 3

Port of Los Angeles d. Los Angeles Jordan, forfeit

Stern 26, Smidt Tech 0

Southern Section

Aliso Niguel 26, Villa Park 6

Anaheim Canyon 9, Esperanza 6

Aquinas 26, Ontario Christian 21

Bellflower 26, Mayfair 0

Bonita 13, San Dimas 6

Burbank Burroughs 31, South Pasadena 6

Cajon 56, Alhambra 0

California Military Institute 28, Workman 0

Compton Early College 7, Dominguez 6

Desert Hot Springs 20, San Jacinto Valley Academy 0

El Modena 27, El Dorado 6

Elsinore 12, Palm Springs 0

Hacienda Heights Wilson 24, La Puente 0

JSerra 41, Santa Margarita 7

La Canada 24, Temple City 7

La Habra 18, Garden Grove Pacifica 6

Linfield Christian 28, Corona 21

Los Altos 42, St. Lucy’s 14

Millikan 26, Long Beach Wilson 7

Mountain View 25, Bassett 0

Newport Harbor 39, Fountain Valley 0

Palm Desert 24, Valley View 6

Paloma Valley 27, Liberty 0

Pomona 13, Keppel 0

Ramona Convent 36, El Monte Arroyo 6

Rancho Verde 41, Heritage 0

Rosary 12, Irvine 6

Sage Hill 25, Irvine University 18

South Hills 20, West Covina 8

St. Margaret’s 40, Newport Beach Pacifica Christian 12

Tesoro 56, San Juan Hills 27

Vista Murrieta 22, Temescal Canyon 6

Westlake 61, Calabasas 0

Yucaipa 25, Arrowhead Christian 14

Intersectional

Granada Hills Kennedy 19, Vasquez 7

Harvard-Westlake 23, Birmingham 0

Venice 25, St. Monica 0

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

City Section

Cleveland 20, Los Angeles Roosevelt 0

Contreras 6, San Fernando Arroyo 0

Jefferson 43, Santee 0

King/Drew 20, GALA 7

San Fernando Arroyo 19, Contreras 13

Southern Section

Agoura 28, Newbury Park 13

Antelope Valley 6, Lancaster 0

Canyon Country Canyon 37, Golden valley 16

Castaic 13, Saugus 0

Cerritos 20, Artesia 0

Channel Islands 24, Buena 12

Dos Pueblos 27, Ventura 6

Eastside 18, Knight 6

El Toro 19, Northwood 0

Hart 12, West Ranch 6

Highland 26, Palmdale 0

Hueneme 38, Fillmore 12

Lawndale 6, Compton Centennial 0

Lakewood St. Joseph 27, Gardena Serra 0

Mater Dei 26, Sierra Canyon 20

Miller 45, Fontana 0

Newport Beach Pacifica Christian 14, Ontario Christian 0

North Torrance 31, West Torrance 7

Oaks Christian 32, Thousand Oaks 12

Oxnard 13, San Marcos 12

Oxnard Pacifica 6, Santa Barbara 2

Palos Verdes 19, Mira Costa 7

Quartz Hill 2, Littlerock 0

Redondo Union 28, Torrance 0

Rio Mesa 41, Del Sol 6

San Clemente 50, Capistrano Valley 0

Santa Monica 56, Beverly Hills 0

South Torrance 19, El Segundo 13

Warren 38, La Serna 12

Woodbridge 51, Laguna Beach 8

Intersectional

Oceanside 31, Dana Hills 19

HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL
TUESDAY’S RESULTS

Southern Section
Adelanto 27, Victor Valley 8
Alta Loma 19, Covina 13
Antelope Valley 18, Eastside 0
Aquinas 41, Arrowhead Christian 6
Arlington 34, Vista del Lago 0
Arroyo Valley 47, Fontana 0
Ayala 18, Glendora 6
Baldwin Park 15, Garey 7
Banning 19, Indio 8
Burbank Providence 19, Pasadena Poly 18
Cajon 14, Vista Murrieta 6
California 19, Mayfair 0
Camarillo 25, Royal 21
Cerritos Valley Christian 19, Village Christian 7
Chaminade 20, Thousand Oaks 7
Citrus Valley 18, Norte Vista 7
Colony 7, Etiwanda 0
Dos Pueblos 49, Lompoc 0
Downey 19, La Serna 6
Eastvale Roosevelt 6, Rancho Cucamonga 0
Edison 39, San Clemente 14
Eisenhower 26, Carter 6
El Rancho 13, Paramont 0
Elsinore 27, West Valley 12
Fillmore 38, Bishop Diego 0
Gahr 60, Long Beach Jordan 0
Garden Grove 34, La Palma Kennedy 6
Grand Terrace 19, Bloomington 14
Hart 46, Golden Valley 6
Heritage 32, Citrus Hill 12
Highland d. Littlerock, forfeit
Hillcrest 25, Canyon Springs 6
Hueneme 37, St. Bonaventure 25
Indian Springs 21, Rialto 19
Jurupa Hills 20, Summit 14
Jurupa Valley 36, San Bernardino 0
Knight 0, Palmdale 0
Liberty 31, Orange Vista 12
Los Alamitos 31, Lakewood 6
Los Osos 29, Ontario 0
Moorpark 20, Oak Park 6
Moreno Valley 39, Valley View 6
Mountain View 13, Pomona 6
Nogales 51, Duarte 0
Norco 33, Riverside North 7
Northview 21, Temple City 6
Oaks Christian 24, Ventura 13
Orange Lutheran 19, Mater Dei 12
Oxnard Pacifica 38, Rio Mesa 20
Patriot 34, Corona 27
Quartz Hill 31, Lancaster 0
Rancho Verde 13, Paloma Valley 7
Rim of the World 20, Colton 14
Rio Hondo Prep 33, Chadwick 0
Riverside Poly 32, Hemet 0
Rowland 19, Whittier 6
Sage Hill 33, San Juan Hills 9
San Gorgonio 14, Kaiser 6
San Jacinto Valley Academy 7, Nuview Bridge 6
Santa Barbara 13, Santa Paula 0
Saugus 14, West Ranch 12
Segerstrom 7, Placentia Valencia 6
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 52, Louisville 0
Simi Valley 32, Newbury Park 12
St. Paul 24, San Marino 6
Sunny Hills 20, Chino Hills 0
Tahquitz 13, San Jacinto 6
Temecula Prep 47, Desert Christian Academy 0
Temescal Canyon 34, Riverside King 26
United Christian Academy 14, Public Safety Academy 0
Valencia 12, Castaic 7
Vasquez 32, PACS 6
Windward 53, YULA 0

Intersectional
Brentwood 33, Cleveland 7

MONDAY’S RESULTS
No games, Labor Day

Reading scores among 15-year-olds in the United States have fallen to the lowest level in about 25 years, according to an international education assessment.

On Tuesday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released findings from the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a global metric for educational achievement.

The results showed that US reading scores fell 14 points from 2022, the last time PISA results were released.

The decline was part of a broader international trend, with an OECD average from 23 countries also dropping 16 points.

But the US stood out for the size of its performance gap. Some 25.7 percent of US students were ranked as low performers in reading, while 13.3 percent were flagged as top performers.

“Looking across all 90 participating countries, there was not a single country with significantly wider inequality in reading scores than the US,” Michael Kieffer, a professor of literacy education at New York University, told Al Jazeera. “What is clear is that we are under-serving many students.”

The PISA results come as the administration of US President Donald Trump seeks to reshape the federal government’s role in education.

In March 2025, Trump issued an executive order calling on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin the process of dismantling the Department of Education, a federal agency that tracks student achievement, distributes federal education funds and enforces civil rights in schools.

The Education Department, however, does not establish school curriculums or academic standards. That responsibility has traditionally fallen to state and local authorities.

Still, Trump pointed to slipping test scores as a reason to shutter the department. He has also denounced the department for its “entrenched bureaucracy” and called for its responsibilities to be redistributed to the states.

In response to a request for comment on Tuesday, McMahon sent a statement to Al Jazeera echoing Trump’s push.

“The United States of America is a nation built to lead the world, yet our one-size-fits-all federal education bureaucracy has shortchanged our children and stifled our future,” McMahon wrote.

The White House has argued that federal education spending is excessive and has failed to translate into higher standardised test scores.

Since the Education Department was founded in 1979, it has spent more than $3 trillion, according to the White House.

“This moment is a stress test for our nation’s future,” McMahon said in her statement to Al Jazeera. “To pass it, we must enact a hard reset that stops protecting a failed status quo and instead builds a system that empowers state leaders and embraces innovative learning options through school choice.”

“School choice” has been a rallying cry for many US conservatives. The term refers to the practice of diverting taxpayer money away from public education to help parents finance alternative choices for their child’s schooling, like charter schools, homeschooling or private institutions.

The practice is controversial. Critics have accused the “school choice” system of weakening public education in favour of less regulated school systems that receive money with little oversight.

But since returning to office in 2025, Trump has embraced “school choice” as a form of “educational freedom”.

Last year, the Education Department announced $500m for its Charter School Program, touting the funds as the “largest investment” the initiative has ever received.

The money was earmarked to allow states to expand their charter school systems and fund new charter-school developers.

In July 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act – Trump’s signature piece of legislation – also created the first federal tax credit for donations to organisations that provide scholarships for primary and secondary school students, including for private-school tuition and tutoring.

Last month, Trump hosted a “school choice”-themed event at the White House to kick off the start of the new school year.

But critics warn that greater investment in education is needed across the board to reverse diminishing test scores.

“PISA 2025 shows that reversing declines in student performance is urgent,” OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann said in a statement.

“The most successful education systems focus on fewer areas in greater depth, invest in teachers, engage parents and provide targeted support for the students and schools that need it the most.”

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

CITY SECTION

Nonleague

Bell 21, Eagle Rock 7

Crenshaw 34, Los Angeles Hamilton 13

Granada Hills 28, Palisades 23

Hollywood 50, Dymally 0

Jefferson 40, Lincoln 12

Legacy 62, Grant 3

Los Angeles Marshall 44, Bernstein 6

Los Angeles University 40, Santee 14

Maywood CES 35, Angelou 14

Monroe 40, Belmont 6

Narbonne 28, Fairfax 18

Panorama 52, Fulton 12

San Pedro 63, Westchester 12

South East 46, Fremont 6

Sylmar 26, Arroyo 14

Taft 56, Los Angeles 0

Van Nuys 21, Roybal 9

Verdugo Hills 41, Canoga Park 0

SOUTHERN SECTION

Nonleague

Apple Valley 28, Vista Murrieta 7

Arrowhead Christian 27, San Bernardino 22

Banning 56, Carter 21

Beaumont 17, Summit 14

Beckman 38, Santa Ana 14

Bishop Amat 49, Valencia 10

Charter Oak 35, Los Osos 0

Corona del Mar 27, Edison 7

Dana Hills 66, Esperanza 7

Glendora 43, Claremont 13

Hillcrest 35, Ramona 13

La Canada 28, Village Christian 7

Lancaster 50, Bishop Diego 34

Loara 24, Bolsa Grande 0

Oak Hills 25, Rancho Cucamonga 17

Pacific 44, Bloomington 20

Riverside Notre Dame 44, Cathedral City 16

San Dimas 12, Colony 0

Santa Rosa Academy 32, Indian Springs 19

Serrano 26, Xavier Prep 21

Temecula Valley 17, Paloma Valley 16

Villa Park 77, Upland 0

Vista del Lago 41, Valley View 28

Webb 27, Temecula Prep 9

Westminster 21, Garden Grove 0

INTERSECTIONAL

Boron 41, Silver Valley 6

Cleveland 45, Castaic 7

Compton Early College 27, West Adams 0

Desert Mirage 43, Mendez 0

Firebaugh 34, Los Angeles Jordan 0

Garfield 27, South El Monte 7

Granada Hills Kennedy 56, Canyon Country Canyon 20

Harvard-Westlake 22, Venice 10

Lawndale 48, Los Angeles Wilson 6

Lynwood 40, Manual Arts 26

Mayfair 52, Marquez 48

Monrovia 49, Los Angeles Roosevelt 0

Palos Verdes 35, Carson 20

Royal 46, Contreras 7

Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 42, Reseda 0

Westlake 49, Chatsworth 14

Wilmington Banning 35, Long Beach Cabrillo 0

8-MAN

CITY SECTION

Nonleague

East Valley 34, USC Hybrid 8

SOUTHERN SECTION

Nonleague

Coastal Christian 64, Villanova Prep 52

California School for the Deaf Riverside 56, PAL Academy 6

INTERSECTIONAL

Valley Oaks CES 50, Legacy Christian Academy 20