Santa Margarita Stays No. 1 as Mater Dei Climbs in Final Regular Season Rankings

Santa Margarita holds the top spot in the Los Angeles Times high school football rankings for the Southland after the final week of the regular season. The Eagles finished 10-0 with a 43-21 win over Orange Lutheran and will face San Clemente on Nov. 13.

Sierra Canyon stayed at No. 2 with its own 10-0 record after a 56-7 victory over Bishop Amat. The team's next game is against Mission Viejo on Nov. 13.

The biggest movement in the top five came from a one-point result. Mater Dei beat St. John Bosco 36-35 and rose from fifth to third, while St. John Bosco dropped from third to fifth. Corona Centennial held fourth after a 62-0 win over Murrieta Mesa. Mater Dei and Corona Centennial are set to meet at Santa Ana Stadium on Nov. 13, and St. John Bosco will play Orange Lutheran on the same date.

Chaparral made the largest jump of the week, climbing from 18th to eighth after a 49-14 win over Vista Murrieta. The team will play Orange on Friday. Mission Viejo fell one place to seventh despite a 54-44 win over San Juan Hills, which slipped from ninth to 11th. San Clemente moved up to ninth after beating Huntington Beach Edison 21-14.

Servite and JSerra, both 4-6, will not play in the postseason. Servite beat JSerra 38-35 and stayed at 15th, while JSerra dropped from 11th to 18th.

Huntington Beach, unbeaten at 10-0, rose one spot to 22nd after a 35-15 win over Laguna Beach. The Oilers travel to Inglewood on Friday. Inglewood, 9-1, did not play last week and stayed 14th. Orange, also 10-0, moved up to 23rd after a 57-31 win over El Toro and will visit Chaparral on Friday.

Elsewhere in the rankings, Crean Lutheran (8-2) held 12th, La Serna (9-1) stayed 13th, Palos Verdes (9-1) remained 16th and Carson (9-1) stayed 17th. Corona del Mar (8-2) kept 19th and will host Chaminade (7-3), which moved up one place to 20th, on Friday.

Gardena Serra (5-5) climbed from 25th to 21st with a 20-13 win over Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, which fell from 20th to 24th. Tustin (6-4) entered the rankings at No. 25 after a 21-7 win over Capistrano Valley and will play at San Juan Hills on Friday.