Eric Sondheimer’s rankings of The Times’ top 25 high school football teams:
1. MATER DEI (4-0) d. Baltimore (Md.) St. Frances Acad., 34-18 at Washington (D.C.) St. John’s, Sept. 27 (1)
2. ST. JOHN BOSCO (4-0) d. Olney (Md.) Our Lady of Good Counsel, 31-8 at Mililani (Hawaii), Sept. 21 (2)
3. CORONA CENTENNIAL (2-2) d. Henderson (Nev.) Liberty, 63-29 at Long Beach Poly (at Veterans Stadium), Fri. (3)
4. MISSION VIEJO (4-0) d. Villa Park, 59-0 vs. Stockton St. Mary’s, Friday (4)
5. JSERRA (3-1) d. Milton (Ga.), 17-14 vs. Calabasas, Friday (5)
6. NARBONNE (3-1) d. Orange Lutheran, 38-0 vs. Gardena Serra, Friday (6)
7. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (3-0) d. Paraclete, 22-7 vs. Birmingham, Friday (7)
8. GRACE BRETHREN (4-0) d. Oak Hills, 48-0 vs. Westlake (at Moorpark College), Sept. 27 (8)
9. GARDENA SERRA (3-0) d. Long Beach Poly, 27-24 at Narbonne, Friday (9)
10. SERVITE (2-1) d. Cajon, 45-21 vs. Villa Park (at Orange Coast College), Fri. (10)
11. CALABASAS (3-1) d. La Habra, 46-35 at JSerra, Friday (11)
12. CORONA DEL MAR (4-0) d. Lakewood, 49-7 vs. San Clemente (at Newp. Harbor), Sept. 26 (12)
13. SAN CLEMENTE (4-0) d. San Diego Lincoln, 29-0 vs. Edison, Friday (13)
14. SIERRA CANYON (2-1) vs. Valencia, Saturday at St. Paul, Friday (15)
15. NORCO (3-0) d. Vista Murrieta, 49-28 at Redlands East Valley (at Citrus Valley), Friday (16)
16. BISHOP AMAT (3-1) d. Chino Hills, 33-14 at Cathedral, Friday (17)
17. BISHOP ALEMANY (4-0) d. Oaks Christian, 44-7 at Downey, Friday (18)
18. UPLAND (3-1) d. Modesto Central Catholic, 49-27 at Mission Viejo, Sept. 27 (21)
19. VALENCIA (2-0) vs. Sierra Canyon, Saturday vs. Loyola, Friday (19)
20. LA HABRA (2-2) lost to Calabasas, 46-35 at Diamond Ranch, Friday (20)
21. CAMARILLO (4-0) d. Oxnard, 26-25 vs. Ventura (at Moorpark College), Friday (23)
22. GLENDORA (4-0) d. Los Altos, 21-13 vs. West Covina (at Citrus College), Thursday (24)
23. VISTA MURRIETA (2-1) lost to Norco, 49-28 at Orange Lutheran, Friday (22)
24. TESORO (4-0) d. West Torrance, 51-13 vs. San Juan Hills, Friday (NR)
25. OAKS CHRISTIAN (2-2) lost to Bishop Alemany, 44-7 at Murrieta Valley, Friday (14)
