St. John Bosco leads local football teams in Calpreps rankings; others trending up

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LONG BEACH – It is clip for our 3rd look astatine the Calpreps.com shot rankings that volition beryllium utilized this play to find the divisions and seedings for the 2021 CIF Southern Section playoffs, which commencement adjacent week.

The playoff pairings volition beryllium announced Sunday, Oct. 31.

A batch has changed since our second look astatine the rankings connected Oct. 20 and our first look connected Oct. 7.

However, determination are inactive 14 CIF-SS playoff divisions. Division 1 is expected to person 8 to 10 teams. Divisions 2 done 14 volition person 16 teams, truthful astatine slightest 216 teams volition marque the playoffs.

The caller format ushers successful existent seeding, meaning a school’s size oregon league affiliation volition not find playoff matchups. We volition apt spot league rivals playing each different successful the archetypal circular of the playoffs if Calpreps machine rankings enactment them successful the aforesaid bracket.

Los Alamitos, Long Beach Poly and Warren volition each beryllium impacted by the caller format.

In 2019, Los Alamitos played successful Division 3. The Griffins are presently projected arsenic a lower-seed squad successful Division 1 and could look teams Mater Dei, Servite oregon St. John Bosco successful the archetypal round.

In 2019, Long Beach Poly played successful Division 2. In 2019, it played successful Division 3. The Jackrabbits are presently projected arsenic a lower-seed squad successful Division 3 oregon a higher-seeded squad successful Division 4. Poly’s destiny could yet beryllium decided by however galore teams extremity up successful Division 1.

In 2019, Warren played successful Division 6. The Bears are presently projected arsenic a higher-seed squad successful Division 2, which is an awesome emergence for manager Kevin Pearson’s team.

Some teams similar St. John Bosco, Los Alamitos, Warren, Downey, Long Beach Poly, Mayfair, and Millikan are locks to marque the playoffs.

Others are inactive vying for an automatic playoff berth, which teams person for finishing apical 2 successful leagues with 4 oregon 5 teams oregon apical 3 successful a league with six oregon much teams. A squad that doesn’t automatically suffice tin inactive get into the playoffs arsenic an at-large team, but those spots volition beryllium determined based connected the rankings.

Here’s a look astatine the existent Calpreps Southern Section rankings for the shot teams successful the Press-Telegram area:

1. St. John Bosco (8-1 record)

Calpreps CIF-SS ranking: 3 Last week: 3

St. John Bosco vs. Servite is simply a crippled to ticker connected Friday, however, the effect won’t interaction Bosco’s ranking excessively much. It volition beryllium successful Division 1 for the playoffs. The Braves person won 3 consecutive games after losing 42-21 to Mater Dei connected Oct. 1. After beating JSerra, Orange Lutheran and Santa Margarita, the Braves volition decorativeness apical 3 successful the Trinity League and gain an automatic playoff berth. However, nary squad wants to participate the postseason with a loss, particularly to Servite, which proved it could support up with Mater Dei. Although Mater Dei is presently ranked No. 1 and Servite is ranked No. 2 successful the Southern Section by Calpreps, manager Jason Negro and the Braves are inactive the defending 2019 CIF-SS Division 1 champion.

2. Los Alamitos (8-1)

Calpreps CIF-SS ranking: 7 Last week: 8

Los Alamitos is projected arsenic a lower-seeded squad successful Division 1. If the Griffins support their Calpreps ranking, manager Ray Fenton and junior backmost Malachi Nelson would apt look a first-round matchup against Mater Dei, Servite oregon St. John Bosco. That crippled would gully nationalist attention, arsenic Nelson, and his chap Oklahoma commits, wide receivers Makai Nelson and Deandre Moore, would look 1 of the top-five precocious schoolhouse shot teams successful the nation.

3. Warren (7-0)

Calpreps CIF-SS ranking: 13 Last week: 15

Warren moved up successful the Calpreps rankings without playing a crippled aft its crippled against Gahr was canceled owed to COVID protocols wrong the Gahr program. Warren is projected to beryllium a higher-seeded Division 2 playoff team. The Bears are preparing for the showdown with Downey connected Friday with the San Gabriel Valley League rubric connected the line. At 7-0, manager Kevin Pearson believes his team’s vigor and effort person kept them undefeated this season. Pearson besides believes his squad has the endowment to marque a heavy playoff run, down the beardown play and enactment of junior backmost Nicholaus Iamaleava, who is simply a five-star recruit.

4. Downey (8-1)

Calpreps CIF-SS ranking: 32 Last week: 33

Downey is solidly projected to beryllium successful Division 3. The Vikings’ lone nonaccomplishment was to Corona del Mar, which is presently ranked No. 19 by Calpreps successful the Southern Section. However, the Warren-Downey crippled astatine Downey High connected Friday volition find who wins the San Gabriel Valley League title. The Vikings person secured an automatic playoff berth, but the Downey showdown could interaction wherever some teams onshore successful the playoffs.

5. Long Beach Poly (6-3)

Calpreps CIF-SS ranking: 42 Last week: 39

After beating Long Beach Jordan 42-0 connected Thursday, Poly dropped 3 spots successful the Calpreps machine rankings. Poly is connected a five-game winning streak and has already secured an automatic playoff enactment and astatine slightest a information of the Moore League title. Poly Coach Stephen Barbee said his squad is already preparing for the CIF-SS playoffs. The Jackrabbits are projected to beryllium a lower-seeded squad successful Division 3 oregon a higher-seeded squad successful Division 4. Regardless of playoff division, Poly believes it has the playmakers to triumph a championship.

6. Mayfair (8-0)

Calpreps CIF-SS ranking: 77 Last week: 82

Although Mayfair is undefeated, it is inactive projected to beryllium successful Division 6 for the playoffs. At 8-0, the Monsoons judge they tin triumph a CIF-SS title, with their hidden gem astatine moving back, elder Nick Adimora. Coach Derek Bedell’s squad has secured an automatic playoff spot from Suburban League and moved up 5 spots aft beating Norwalk 48-7 connected Friday. The Monsoons moved up astir 20 spots successful Calpreps’ rankings aft beating La Mirada connected Oct. 8.

7. Dominguez (7-2)

Calpreps CIF-SS ranking: 88 Last week: 91

If Dominguez tin bushed Lynwood connected Friday, it volition decorativeness successful the apical 3 of the competitory San Gabriel Valley League and unafraid an automatic playoff berth. The Dons are presently a lower-seeded Division 6 playoff squad based connected the rankings. Dominguez’s lone losses were to Warren and Downey, Division 2 and Division 3 teams, respectively.

8. Millikan (5-4)

Calpreps CIF-SS ranking: 90 Last week: 85

Millikan is projected to beryllium a lower-seeded Division 6 oregon higher-seeded Division 7 playoff team. Millikan dropped 5 spots aft beating Cabrillo 62-0 connected Friday. The Rams volition apt decorativeness 2nd successful the Moore League standings. They’ve already secured an automatic CIF-SS playoff berth. However, manager Romeo Pellum wants to bash much than simply suffice for the playoffs. His extremity is to triumph a CIF-SS championship. A beardown playoff tally would beryllium a Southern Section showcase for the dynamic duo of sophomore backmost Myles Jackson and sophomore wide receiver Ryan Pellum.

9. La Mirada (5-4)

Calpreps CIF-SS ranking: 99 Last week: 94

La Mirada is projected to beryllium a Division 7 playoff team. The Matadores volition apt decorativeness 2nd successful the Suburban League, giving them an automatic playoff berth. La Mirada is besides being fixed recognition for its pugnacious nonleague schedule, including a 58-7 nonaccomplishment to Mater Dei.

10. St. Pius X-St. Matthias (7-2)

Calpreps CIF-SS ranking: 102 Last week: 100

St. Pius X-St. Matthias is projected arsenic a Division 7 playoff team. In 2019, St. Pius X-St. Matthias was a Division 14 team, losing successful the title crippled to South Torrance. The Warriors request to decorativeness successful the apical 2 successful the Camino Real League to unafraid an automatic playoff berth. They volition person a accidental to bash conscionable that connected Friday against Bishop Montgomery.

11. Valley Christian (6-2)

Calpreps CIF-SS ranking: 123 Last week: 130

Valley Christian is presently projected to beryllium a Division 9 playoff team. At 3-0 successful the Olympic League, its crippled against Heritage Christian connected Friday, which the Defenders won 62-26, secured them 1 of the Olympic League’s 2 automatic playoff spots.

12. St. Anthony (5-4)

Calpreps CIF-SS ranking: 175 Last week: 169

St. Anthony is projected to beryllium a Division 12 playoff team. The Saints are taking connected Harvard-Westlake connected Friday successful their last crippled of the regular season. After losing 43-41 to Salesian, the past crippled of the regular play volition mean everything for manager Raul Lara, due to the fact that if the Saints win, they volition gain 1 of the Del Rey League’s 2 automatic playoff berths.

If the pursuing teams suffice via an automatic oregon at-large playoff bid, they would apt beryllium placed successful Divisions 12-14 based connected Calpreps rankings arsenic of Wednesday, Oct. 27:

Moore League

Jordan (184) Last week: (195); Compton (209) Last week: (226); Lakewood (220), Last week: (207); Wilson (259) Last week: (260); Cabrillo (340) Last week: (349).

San Gabriel Valley League

Paramount (162) Last week: (162); Gahr (248) Last week: (254); Lynwood (328) Last week: (332).

Suburban League

Norwalk (210) Last week: (204); Bellflower (316) Last week: (324); Firebaugh (369) Last week: (370).

605 League

Cerritos (269) Last week: (279); Artesia (329) Last week: (335); Glenn (337) Last week: (341).

Ocean

Centennial (354) Last week: (361)

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