Southern California high school football rankings

1. MISSION VIEJO: (12-1, SS-Pac-5) Opener vs. Pacific Northwest power Bothell (Wash.) in Seattle Seahawks’ stadium will be a Mission Qwest.

2. WESTLAKE: (14-0, SS-Northern) Game vs. Oaks Christian will feature headliners (Nelson Spruce, Jordan Payton) and one-liners (Bill Redell).

3. SERVITE: (14-1, SS-Pac-5) QBs Butch Pauu and Cody Pittman are out of the Friars’ pan and into the fire.

4. LAKEWOOD: (11-2, SS-Pac-5) Lancers back for Moore after ending Long Beach Poly’s stranglehold on league championships.

5. LONG BEACH POLY: (6-6, SS-Pac-5) Another .500 season and Jackrabbits fans will be out for Coach Raul Lara’s job.

6. LOS ALAMITOS: (8-3, SS-Pac-5) Transfer QB Dylan Lagarde could give LeBron James pointers on how to better handle changing teams.

7. ST. BONAVENTURE: (11-2, SS-Northern) Early match-ups against Long Beach Poly, Oaks Christian are natural born thrillers.

8. GARDENA SERRA: (15-0, SS-Western) Cavaliers have so many weapons that they’re scheduled to host world disarmament talks.

9. CHAPARRAL: (11-3, SS-Inland) Pumas’ brutal nonleague schedule isn’t straight out of (Fresno) Central Casting.

10. CRENSHAW: (14-1, City-Division I) Coach Robert Garrett’s favorite baseball player must be Corey Hart; both wear sunglasses at night.

11. OAKS CHRISTIAN: (13-1, SS-Northern) WR Trey Smith has a better security detail than most third-world presidents.

12. CORONA CENTENNIAL: (10-3, SS-Inland) Michael Eubank is lead dog in Huskies’ attack now that multiple-QB system has been scrapped.

13. NORCO: (11-2, SS-Inland) Cougars hope to inflict the agony of the feet on Crenshaw after piling up 487 rushing yards last year.

14. VISTA MURRIETA: (13-1, SS-Inland) Like writer David Kahane’s script in “The Player,” Broncos still looking for a happy ending.

15. BISHOP AMAT: (10-2, SS-Pac-5) Versatile Rio Ruiz is back to cause multiple problems for Lancers opponents.

16. CRESPI: (6-4, SS-Pac-5) Two-year playoff drought feels more like 100 years of postseason solitude for Celts fans.

17. LOYOLA: (4-6, SS-Pac 5) New Coach Michael Christensen can call old City pals and laugh on fall’s first “professional development” day.

18. LA HABRA: (13-1, SS-Southwest) The Los Angeles Highlanders of La Habra might be fitting name for team vying for Southland supremacy.

19. THOUSAND OAKS: (5-6, SS-Northern) QB Avondre Bollar hopes seven-on-seven passing tournament title portends a double dose of good luck.

20. MIRA COSTA: (12-2, SS-Northern) The Barr has been raised on a victory over Loyola.

21. ORANGE LUTHERAN: (6-5, SS-Pac-5) Four QBs are vying to replace Bobby Wheatley; chances are at least one might work out.

22. CHINO HILLS: (10-3, SS-Inland) When Huskies want to get their coach’s attention, all they have to do is say, “Hey, Bub.”

23. ALEMANY: (10-4, SS-Pac-5) Beating Oaks Christian would make the Warriors’ coach the “Dean” of the Herrington brothers.

24. MATER DEI: (6-5, SS-Pac 5) When throaty Coach Bruce Rollinson shoots hoops in the backyard, he plays H-O-A-R-S-E.

25. EDISON: (13-1, SS-Pac-5) Chargers have quite a quarterback quandary with Matt Viles gone and Chase Favreau ineligible.

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