QUIET: Blue Star Media Elite 25 football rankings have no movement; No. 11 Corona (CA) Centennial coach picks up 300th victory

BENSALEM, Pa. – For the first time this season, the Blue Star Media Elite 25 football rankings had no movement.

However, there were oodles of points scored. No. 1 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) hung 70 points; No. 9 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) had 63 in a shutout win; No. 12 Bixby (Okla.) had 81; No. 20 Basha (Chandler, Ariz.) dropped 56 in blanking its opponent and No. 21 Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.) scored 71 in rout.

Elsewhere, head coach Matt Logan of No. 11 Corona (Calif.) Centennial picked up his historic 300^th victory in his 29^thseason. Logan’s team blasted Roosevelt (Eastvale), 62-20, on Thursday, Oct. 2. Logan became the 15^th coach in California history to reach the milestone. The Huskies improved to 5-1.

Logan, 58, has guided the Huskies to 10 sectional championships. In 2015, Logan guided his team to the Division 1 championship  and remains the only team other than St. John Bosco and Mater Dei to do so.

Kudos to the coach!

The season is winding down in some states and that means the games are more meaningful with postseason only weeks away.

This weekend, there are five games of interest: Friday has No. 18 Milton (Alpharetta, Ga.) vs. Gainesville (Ga.) in a matchup of top Georgia 5A teams; No. 25 Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) hosts American Fork; No. 16 DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) travels to Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) to decided supremacy in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and No. 11 Corona Centennial entertains 5-1 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.) with a league title likely decided.

On Saturday, No. 22 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) makes a short trip to archrivals St. Joseph Regional (Montvale). There’s a strong chance the two will hook up in NJSIAA Non-Public A playoffs in November.

Well, that’s it for the first week of October. The Blue Star Media Elite 25 football rankings return on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Keep up with us on X (formerly Twitter, @clawlor) for big announcements and other stories from the gridiron and the hardwood.

Bye for now.

Stay safe. We hope to see you at a game soon. – Christopher Lawlor

Blue Star Media Elite 25 Football Rankings, Oct. 7, 2025

1. St. John Bosco, Bellflower, Calif. (6-0)

Previous rank: 1.

Recap: Defeated JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano), 70-21.

Next: Friday at Orange (Calif.) Lutheran.

2. Mater Dei, Santa Ana, Calif. (5-1)

Previous: 2.

Recap: Defeated Orange (Calif.) Lutheran, 25-10.

Next: Friday vs. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita).

3. Southlake (Texas) Carroll (6-0)

Previous: 3.

Recap: Defeated Keller, 63-28.

Next: Thursday at Haslet Eaton.

4. IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla. (6-0)

Previous: 4.

Recap: Defeated Venice (Fla.), 27-14.

Next: Oct. 17 at NFL Europe.

5. Grayson, Loganville, Ga. (7-0)

Previous: 7.

Recap: Defeated Heritage (Conyers), 41-0. Saif Bin-Wahad returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and the Rams never looked back.

Next: Thursday vs. Rockdale County (Conyers).

6. Buford, Ga. (6-0)

Previous: 6.

Recap: Defeated Collins Hill (Suwanee), 34-3. Dylan McCoy rushed for 107 yards and a score.

Next: Thursday at Dacula.

7. Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas (6-1)

Previous: 7.

Recap: Defeated Palo Verde (Las Vegas), 51-0.

Next: Friday vs. Mojave (North Las Vegas).

8. St. Frances Academy, Baltimore (5-1)

Previous: 8.

Recap: Defeated The First Academy (Orlando, Fla.), 37-0.

Next: Friday vs. St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Conn.).

9. St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (5-1)

Previous: 10.

Recap: Defeated Hollywood Hills, 63-0.

Next: Oct.17 vs. Monarch (Coconut Creek).

10. Chaminade-Madonna College Prep, Hollywood, Fla. (5-1)

Previous: 10.

Recap: Defeated Monarch (Coconut Creek), 28-7.

Next: Friday vs. Blanche Ely (Pompano, Beach).

11. Corona (Calif.) Centennial (5-1)

Previous: 11.

Recap: Defeated Roosevelt (Eastvale), 62-20. Coach Matt Logan recorded his 300^th victory.

Next: Friday vs. Vista Murrieta (Murrieta).

12. Bixby, Okla. (5-0)

Previous: 12.

Recap: Defeated Moore, 81-6.

Next: Friday at Edmond North.

13. Carrollton, Ga. (7-0)

Previous: 13.

Recap: Defeated Westlake (Atlanta), 48-9. Cam Wood rushed for 120 yards and TDs and. Peyton Zachary caught two scoring strikes from QB C.J. Cypher.

Next: Friday vs. Chapel Hill.

14. Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, Calif. (6-0)

Previous: 14.

Recap: Defeated Serra (Gardena), 30-0.

Next: Friday vs. Chaminade (West Hills).

15. Allen, Texas (5-0)

Previous: 15.

Recap: Idle.

Next: Friday at Princeton.

16. DeMatha, Hyattsville, Md. (5-0)

Previous: 16.

Recap: Defeated Riverdale Baptist School (Upper Marlboro), 43-6.

Next: Friday at Good Counsel (Olney).

17. Clay-Chalkville, Pinson, Ala. (7-0)

Previous: 17.

Recap: Defeated Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 49-0.

Next: Friday at Huffman (Birmingham).

18. Milton, Alpharetta, Ga. (6-1)

Previous: 18.

Recap: Defeated Lanier (Sugar Hill), 40-7. RB Bentley Hickman carried 21 times for 153 yards and two scores. Huge game this weekend against an unbeaten team.

Next: Friday vs. Gainesville.

19. Mount Carmel, Chicago (6-0)

Previous: 19.

Recap: Defeated Brother Rice (Chicago), 27-14. QB Emmett Dowling was 24-for-27 for 351 yards and three TDs.

Next: Friday at Joliet (Ill.) Catholic.

20. Basha, Chandler, Ariz. (6-0)

Previous: 20.

Recap: Defeated Westwood (Mesa), 56-0.

Next: Oct. 17 vs. Salpointe Catholic (Tucson).

21. Liberty, Peoria, Ariz. (5-1)

Previous: 21.

Recap: Defeated Mountain Ridge (Glendale), 71-0.

Next: Friday vs. Centennial (Peoria).

22. Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, N.J. (5-0)

Previous: 22.

Recap: Defeated DePaul Catholic (Wayne), 47-15. RB Ca’Si Thomas ran for two scores.

Next: Saturday at St. Joseph Regional (Montvale).

23. North Crowley, Fort Worth, Texas (4-1)

Previous: 23.

Recap: Idle

Next: Friday at Mansfield Lake Ridge.

24. Bergen Catholic, Oradell, N.J. (4-1)

Previous: 24.

Recap: Idle.

Next: Friday at Paramus Catholic.

25. Corner Canyon, Draper, Utah (6-1)

Previous: 25.

Recap:  Idle.

Next: Friday vs. American Fork.

Dropped: None.

High-Fives by Region

East

1. Iona Prep, New Rochelle, N.Y. (5-0)
2. La Salle College High, Wyndmoor, Pa. (5-1)
3. St. James Performance Academy, Springfield, Va. (5-0)
4. Harrisburg, Pa. (7-0)
5. St. Peter’s Prep, Jersey City, N.J. (6-0)

Geography: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia.

Midwest

1. Brownsburg, Ind. (7-0)
2. Cass Tech, Detroit (6-0)
3. Lincoln-Way East, Frankfort, Ill. (6-0)
4. Elder, Cincinnati (7-0)
5. Archbishop Moeller, Cincinnati (5-2)

Geography: Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Southland

1. Edna Karr, New Orleans (5-0)
2. Grimsley, Greensboro, N.C. (6-0)
3. Summer Creek, Humble, Texas (5-0)
4. Bryant, Ark. (5-0)
5. Oakland, Murfreesboro, Tenn. (7-0)

Geography: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

Far West

1. Mission Viejo, Calif. (6-1)
2. De La Salle, Concord, Calif. (6-0)
3. Santa Margarita, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (4-2)
4. Los Alamitos, Calif. (7-0)
5. Cherry Creek, Greenwood Village, Colo. (5-0)

Geography: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

Records through Sunday’s games

About: The Blue Star Media Elite 25 High School Football Rankings are released weekly from August until the conclusion of the high school season. Criteria considered are the quality of the team and its players, strength of schedule, tradition, and quality of the team’s league, conference, region or district. The rankings are compiled by Blue Star Media’s Christopher Lawlor, who consults with a national network of coaches, talent evaluators and prep sports writers. The final rankings will be released in December. Follow him on X (or Twitter) at @clawlor.