{
  "id": 17345518,
  "title": "How the top 25 high school football teams in the Southland fared this week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/how-the-top-25-high-school-football-teams-in-the-southland-fared-this",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T05:28:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/top-25-high-school-football-052822166.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The top 25 high school football teams in the Southland were assessed this week, with their outcomes detailed below:\n\n1. Santa Margarita claimed victory over Orange Lutheran, 43-21, advancing to the Southern Section playoffs.\n2. Sierra Canyon defeated Bishop Amat by a score of 56-7, also qualifying for the playoffs.\n3. St. John Bosco suffered a close 36-35 loss to Mater Dei, remaining in the Southern Section playoffs.\n4. Corona Centennial beat Murrieta Mesa 62-0, securing their position in the playoffs.\n5. Mater Dei edged out St. John Bosco, 36-35, advancing to the playoffs.\n6. Mission Viejo defeated San Juan Hills, 54-44, qualifying for the Southern Section playoffs.\n7. Orange Lutheran fell to Santa Margarita, 43-21, advancing to the playoffs.\n8. Bishop Amat lost to Sierra Canyon, 56-7, qualifying for the Southern Section playoffs.\n9. San Juan Hills suffered a 54-44 loss to Mission Viejo, advancing to the playoffs.\n10. San Clemente defeated Huntington Beach Edison, 21-14, advancing to the playoffs.\n\nThe rest of the teams without specified matches or playoff results include JSerra, Crean Lutheran, La Serna, Inglenook, Servite, Palos Verdes, Carson, Chaparral, Corona del Mar, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Chaminade Valley, Huntington Beach, Orange, and Gardena Serra.",
  "summary": "A look at how The Times' top 25 high school football teams fared in the last week of the regular season.",
  "key_points": [
    "Santa Margarita beat Orange Lutheran 43-21, advancing to playoffs",
    "Sierra Canyon defeated Bishop Amat 56-7, qualifying for playoffs",
    "St. John Bosco lost to Mater Dei 36-35, remaining in playoffs"
  ],
  "editors_take": "High-stakes matchups between top-ranked programs this week solidified the playoff field and determined which elite Southland contenders will continue their postseason runs.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}