Top 20

1. SANTA ANA MATER DEI, 7-0 (1*)

* Next: Friday at Trabuco Hills.

* Update: James Farley rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns in the Monarchs’ 35-7 victory over Dana Hills on Friday.

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2. COMPTON DOMINGUEZ, 7-0 (2)

* Next: Friday at Downey.

* Update: The Dons defeated Gahr, 67-0, for their sixth shutout. Damon Relf rushed for three touchdowns and Everett Smith passed for two touchdowns and returned a punt for another.

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3. FONTANA, 6-0-1 (3)

* Next: Friday at Colton.

* Update: The Steelers recorded their second shutout in a 41-0 victory over Rialto. They have won six consecutive games since tying Canyon Springs in the opener.

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4. LOYOLA, 6-1 (4)

* Next: Friday vs. Crespi at Pierce College.

* Update: The Cubs ended an 11-game losing streak against Bishop Amat with a 23-14 victory before 10,000 at Glendale High. Wesley Willard had touchdown runs of 49 and 38 yards.

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5. ANAHEIM ESPERANZA, 6-1 (5)

* Next: Friday vs. Huntington Beach at Placentia Valencia High.

* Update: A week after their upset of Los Alamitos, the Aztecs took advantage of six turnovers to defeat Edison, 17-6.

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6. PALOS VERDES PENINSULA, 7-0 (6)

* Next: Friday vs. Leuzinger.

* Update: Garrett Smith threw only his fourth touchdown pass of the season, a 50-yard play to Scot McMorris, and had 83 of the Panthers’ 293 rushing yards in a 31-13 victory over West Torrance.

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7. LOS ALAMITOS, 6-1 (7)

* Next: Tonight vs. Marina at Veterans Stadium.

* Update: Sean Stein, Orange County’s leading passer, rallied the Griffins from a 21-17 first-half deficit against Fountain Valley by throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another in a 31-21 victory.

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8. BELLFLOWER ST. JOHN BOSCO, 6-0-1 (9)

* Next: Friday vs. St. Paul.

* Update: The Braves’ 45-20 victory over Crespi shows they can contend in the rugged Del Rey League. D’Andre O’Neal ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns.

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9. LANCASTER ANTELOPE VALLEY, 5-1 (10)

* Next: Friday at Highland.

* Update: Tony Walker ran for a season-high 178 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-6 victory over Littlerock.

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10. ALTA LOMA, 7-0 (11)

* Next: Friday at Chaffey.

* Update: The Braves avenged a 13-9 loss to Etiwanda last season with a 41-10 victory. They are averaging 35 points while giving up only five.

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11. ANAHEIM SERVITE, 6-1 (12)

* Next: Saturday vs. Saddleback at Cal State Fullerton.

* Update: Using a no-huddle offense, the Friars scored three second-quarter touchdowns in a 50-40 victory over Tustin. The second-quarter scores gave Servite a 35-16 lead it held.

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12. WOODLAND HILLS TAFT, 7-0 (13)

* Next: Friday vs. Granada Hills Kennedy.

* Update: Leading, 21-18, against San Fernando, Taft put the game away on a six-yard touchdown pass from Nick DiPadova to Alex Schear with 2:13 remaining.

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13. NORCO, 7-0 (14)

* Next: Friday vs. Jurupa Valley at Rubidoux High.

* Update: The Cougars held Murrieta Valley to zero rushing yards in a 32-14 victory. Joel Eckenrod scored on a 77-yard kickoff return and on runs of 48, 20 and two yards.

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14. THOUSAND OAKS, 6-1 (15)

* Next: Friday vs. Agoura.

* Update: Scott McEwen had pass plays of 51 yards to Barrett Grindle for a touchdown and 73 yards to Bryan Hill that set up another touchdown in the Lancers’ 28-19 victory over Simi Valley.

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15. NEWHALL HART, 5-2 (NR)

* Next: Friday vs. Burbank at Burroughs High.

* Update: After consecutive early-season losses to Thousand Oaks and Westlake, the Indians posted their fourth consecutive victory by beating Valencia, 37-7.

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16. LA PUENTE BISHOP AMAT, 5-2 (8)

* Next: Friday vs. Alemany.

* Update: The Lancers suffered a setback in their bid to retain the Del Rey League title with the loss to Loyola. They led, 14-10, at halftime.

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17. SAN PEDRO, 7-0 (17)

* Next: Friday at Dorsey.

* Update: Playing at University High in West L.A. because administrators were concerned about gang retaliation in connection with a recent shooting, San Pedro routed Carson, 43-6.

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18. REDLANDS, 5-2 (18)

* Next: Friday vs. A.B. Miller at Fontana High.

* Update: The Terriers rebounded from a loss to Fontana a week earlier with a 17-3 victory over Eisenhower, their main competition for second place in the Citrus Belt League.

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19. CORONA CENTENNIAL, 6-1 (19)

* Next: Friday vs. La Sierra.

* Update: Sophomore Jason Sur rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown and Chad Richardson passed for 164 yards and a touchdown in a 27-14 victory over Corona.

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20. RIVERSIDE RUBIDOUX, 6-1 (20)

* Next: Friday vs. Arlington at Ramona High.

* Update: Curtis Edwards ran for three touchdowns, including a 76-yarder in the third quarter, in a 34-12 victory over Riverside Poly. Rubidoux had zero passing yards.

* DROPPED OUT: No. 16 Westlake (5-2), lost to Camarillo, 33-29.

* OTHER TOP TEAMS: Goleta Dos Pueblos (7-0), Laguna Hills (7-0), Beverly Hills (7-0), Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (6-1).

*--Last week’s rating; NR--Not rated