Oct. 5, 2026, 7:10 p.m. ET
Highschool soccer in Northern California is closely slept on, however does not go fully unnoticed.
De La Salle Excessive Faculty (Harmony) moved up within the USA TODAY Sports activities Tremendous 25 nationwide rankings after a monstrous shutout, 42-0, towards Cathedral Catholic. The Spartans are the one NorCal prep staff nationally ranked within the USAT Sports activities Tremendous 25.
Different California excessive colleges ranked in USA TODAY’s prime 25 record embody Southern California’s Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita), St. John Bosco (Bellflower), Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) and Mater Dei (Santa Ana).
Folsom Excessive Faculty (Sacramento) wasn’t ranked within the USA TODAY Sports activities Tremendous 25 nationwide rankings, however was listed among the many greatest soccer groups within the USA TODAY Sports activities Tremendous 15 West area soccer rankings.
Here is the place Northern California excessive colleges rank nationally in keeping with USA TODAY:
The place is De La Salle ranked?
The Spartans are ranked at No. 20 on the USA TODAY Sports activities Tremendous 25. They moved up from being ranked No. 23 within the earlier week, as they arrive off their dominating 42-0 efficiency towards Cathedral Catholic (San Diego). De La Salle improved to 6-0, remaining undefeated on the season.
QB Jaxon Loftin and Damari Dean linked for a 63-yard landing on the fifth snap of the sport, and that ended up being all of the Spartans wanted. Loftin accounted for 3 touchdowns, including two extra on the bottom. He threw for 140 yards and added 30 rush yards.
De La Salle was led on the bottom by Duece Jones-Drew, son of former NFL operating again Maurice Jones-Drew and UCLA commit, with 76 yards and a landing. Judah Pape had 63 yards on 5 carries and a tud.
Their protection was led by CJ Petersen, Zion Cadet and Prayshawn Harang. Petersen led the staff with 9 tackles together with two for loss. Harang had seven tackles and a sack. Cadet made six tackles, together with a sack.
De La Salle is atop the East Bay Mountain League, however they are not alone on the prime. There are two different groups with no loss at this level within the 2026 season. Monte Vista Excessive Faculty (Danville) can also be 6-0, and San Ramon Valley is 5-0.
The Spartans will go to Monte Vista as each groups put their undefeated information to the take a look at.
Monte Vista is coming off a 42-7 victory towards Livermore behind a 231-yard, three-touchdown efficiency from junior quarterback Jimmy Lagios. Elijah Wooden had two interceptions.
They face one another on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7:15 p.m. PST.
Folsom amongst greatest within the West
Folsom Excessive Faculty was the No. 10-ranked soccer staff within the USA TODAY Sports activities Tremendous 15 West area rankings. The Bulldogs are coming off a 43-7 win versus Granite Bay Excessive Faculty (CA) of Placer County. Folsom crossed the 200-plus factors scored and fewer than 100 factors allowed mark this season of their win.
Senior quarterback Brody Rudnicki accomplished 20-of-29 passes for 335 yards and 6 touchdowns. He threw one choose within the recreation. Senior receiver Travis Beatty led with seven catches for 122 yards and a landing. Arhian Acuna had two touchdowns on 5 catches and 62 yards, whereas sophomore Jaden Angel noticed the top zone essentially the most. Angel had three tuds on 4 catches for 91 yards.
The Bulldogs pulled away within the second half, and because the second half of the season is underway, they will look to proceed pulling away from competitors and safe its spot as a prime staff in California getting into the postseason.
They’ve been the darlings of the Sierra Foothill League and proceed to go towards that trajectory with their main 6-0 file and 2-0 in league video games. Behind them is Whitney Excessive Faculty (Rocklin) who’ve a 5-0 file and 1-0 in league play and Oak Ridge Excessive Faculty (El Dorado Hills) can also be undefeated at 2-0 in league, however have an total file of 4-1.
It is an undefeated showdown of their subsequent recreation when the Bulldogs host Whitney on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. PST.
