To no one’s surprise, St. John Bosco took over the No. 1 ranking in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 football rankings released Oct. 15, as well as in the Maxpreps’ composite national rankings.

The Braves’ 41-18 win over previous No. 1 Mater Dei on Oct. 13 boosted them up from second. St. John Bosco held the top spot earlier in the year before Mater Dei — the new No. 3 locally and No. 2 nationally — moved in front last month.

Holding on to the No. 6 spot in D-1 was J.Serra, which plays Mater Dei this week and has lost but once this year (to St. John Bosco). Bishop Amat also stayed put, at No. 7, after beating Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks.

The Knights’ loss dropped them from seventh to tenth in the D-2 poll, while Alemany’s upset loss to Serra dropped the Warriors from fifth to seventh. Cathedral moved up from tenth to ninth after winning its weather-delayed Angelus League opener, 42-0 over Crespi, on Oct. 15.

Paraclete climbed to eighth from tenth in D-3; St. Bonaventure held on to eighth in D-4; St. Paul remained third in D-5; and St. Bernard kept the seventh slot in D-13. In eight-man football, Villanova was ninth (down from sixth) in D-1, and St. Michael’s Prep remained eighth in D-2.

In the other weather-delayed game played Oct. 15 involving Catholic schools, Cantwell-Sacred Heart won its first game of the year, a 26-2 Camino Real League win over St. Monica.

This week’s games

All are Oct. 19 except as noted, with league records in parentheses, where applicable:

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  • Trinity: St. John Bosco (2-0) at Santa Margarita (0-2); Mater Dei (2-0) at J.Serra (1-1); Orange Lutheran (1-1) at Servite (0-2).
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  • Mission: Bishop Amat (2-0) at Loyola (0-2); Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks (2-0) at Alemany (2-0); Serra (0-2) at Chaminade (0-2).
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  • Angelus: Salesian (0-1) at Crespi (0-1, Oct. 20); St. Francis (1-0) at Cathedral (1-0, Oct. 20).
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  • Del Rey: St. Paul (1-0) at St. Anthony (1-1); St. Genevieve (0-2) at La Salle (0-2).
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  • Baseline: Etiwanda (1-2) at Damien (0-2).
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  • Camino Real: Cantwell-Sacred Heart (1-0) at Bishop Montgomery (1-0); St. Monica (0-1) at Mary Star (0-1).
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  • Santa Fe: Don Bosco Tech (0-1) at St. Pius X-St. Matthias (1-0); Verbum Dei (0-1) at St. Bernard (1-0, Oct. 20).
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  • Citrus Coast: Santa Clara (0-3) at Carpinteria (1-3).
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  • Mountain: St. Joseph/Santa Maria (2-0) at Paso Robles (0-2).
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  • Camino: Moorpark (1-2) at Bishop Diego (0-2).
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  • Non-League: Whitney at Paraclete.
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  • Eight-man: Villanova at Calif. School for the Deaf/Riverside; Brethren Christian at St. Michael’s Prep (Oct. 18).
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  • Idle: St. Bonaventure.
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Mike Nelson is the former editor of The Tidings (predecessor of Angelus News).

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