Press-Telegram football top 10 for Week 3: Warren moves up; Long Beach Poly down

The Press-Telegram has updated its rankings of the section precocious schoolhouse shot teams for the commencement of Week 3.

FOOTBALL TOP 10

1. St. John Bosco (3-0)

The Braves cruised past Bishop Amat, 47-7, down Jabari Bates’ 173 yards and 3 TDs, and present look back-to-back out-of-state battles — astatine location with East St. Louis, Ill. (No. 40 successful MaxPreps’ nationalist rankings, 37 spots down Bosco), and past a travel to Chesapeake, Va., to look Smith — earlier the Oct. 1 Trinity League-opening showdown with Mater Dei.

This week: vs. East St. Louis (Ill.) (2-0), Friday, 7 p.m.

St. John Bosco’s Jabari Bates (6) celebrates his agelong touchdown tally during a non-league shot crippled betwixt St. John Bosco High and Bishop Amat High astatine St. John Bosco High successful Bellflower CA connected September 3, 2021.(Photo by Michael Goulding)

2. Los Alamitos (3-0)

Griffins enactment up 50 astatine Paramount with their starters done by halftime, present caput to Clovis to instrumentality connected the Central Section’s No. 1 team. Buchanan is 37-5 since the commencement of the 2017 play and bushed the lone SoCal squad it faced successful that span, by forfeit implicit Narbonne aft a 32-7 location nonaccomplishment 2 years ago.

This week: astatine Clovis Buchanan (3-0), Friday, 6:30 p.m.

3. Warren (3-0)

Nico Iamaleava is up to 18 touchdown passes aft throwing six much — portion completing 24 of 45 for 351 yards — successful a 40-7 romp implicit El Cajon Grossmont and has 35 TD throws to conscionable 1 interception successful 7 vocation games with the Bears, seeing fourth-quarter work successful conscionable 2 of them. Warren’s bid for a cleanable regular play could beryllium decided here: Serra is ranked No. 28 successful California and the Bears are No. 43.

This week: vs. Serra (1-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

4. Long Beach Poly (0-2)

The Jackrabbits purpose for their archetypal triumph aft they followed the one-point nonaccomplishment astatine Serra with a one-sided decision to Mission Viejo. Leuzinger is successful a resurgence nether second-year manager Brandon Manumaleuna and seeking its archetypal winning run since reaching the Division 10 semifinals successful 2016.

This week: vs. Leuzinger (2-0) astatine Veterans Stadium, Thursday, 7 p.m.

5. Downey (2-1)

The Vikings’ travel to Crespi was canceled by COVID-19, but Cathedral stepped in, and Downey rolled, 36-6. Aidan Chiles has completed 71 percent of his passes for 462 yards and tally for a team-best 205 yards. This week’s trial is slowing down California RB Vance Johnson, who has 518 yards (at 10.6 per carry) and six TDs successful 3 games.

This week: vs. California (2-1), Friday, 7 p.m.

6. Mayfair (2-0)

Positive COVID-19 tests outgo the Monsoons a tossup brushwood with Mira Costa and they volition commencement signifier this week astatine little than afloat strength. It’s rivalry week, and they’re looking for an unprecedented 4th consecutive triumph implicit Lakewood successful the crosstown Milk Bucket showdown.

This week: vs. Lakewood (0-2) astatine Veterans Stadium, Friday, 7 p.m.

7. Millikan (1-2)

The Rams’ defence was superb against St. Anthony, with six successive 3-and-outs and past an Xavier Taplin interception arsenic they built a 31-point halftime pb en way to a 47-8 triumph. La Mirada’s toughness offers a contrasting situation successful what could beryllium the area’s champion Week 3 battle.

This week: vs. La Mirada (2-1), Friday, 7 p.m.

8. La Mirada (2-1)

The Matadores, coming disconnected a 31-21 triumph implicit a decent St. Margaret’s side, are winning done the air. Nehuel Garcia threw for 168 yards and 4 TDs connected 7 of 12 passing, and Xavier Hicks has 13 catches for 255 yards and 3 scores successful La Mirada’s successive victories.

This week: astatine Millikan (1-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

9. Dominguez (3-0)

Two-way stars Takari Carr and Ormanie Arnold person the Dons playing exceptional walk defence — Carr picked disconnected his 3rd walk this play successful a 42-7 romp implicit Whittier — — and some volition request to beryllium astatine their champion to clasp onto the Mayor’s Cup successful the showdown with Compton.

This week: vs. Compton (1-1), Thursday, 5 p.m.

10. Compton (1-1)

The Tarbabes couldn’t bent with mighty Inglewood, dropping a 52-0 decision, but are looking for much successful the Mayor’s Cup conflict with Dominguez. Compton won the metropolis rubric 3 years agone but are 4-12 connected the field, positive 1 forfeit win, successful the bid this century.

This week: astatine Dominguez (3-0), Thursday, 5 p.m.