PACIFICA’S Ma’kai scored the winning touchdown vs. Garden Grove (GGUSD photo).

Now that all our area high school football teams have played at least one game, here’s our initial High Five for the 2025 season.

Edison – as usual – is ranked number one for our coverage area of Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Stanton and Westminster.

The Chargers are 1-1, having suffered a mild upset last week, losing 21-17 to Yorba Linda. They’ll try to bounce back this Friday against Lakewood (1-1).

Next is the only undefeated team in our High Five, Western (2-0).

The second-ranked Pioneers defeated Villa Park 27-20. They’ll face a challenge in our third-place team, Huntington Beach (1-1), which lost 20-19 to Trabuco Hills last week. That’s a Thursday game.

In fourth is Orange. The Panthers (1-1) rebounded from a loss to Huntington Beach with a 46-43 win over Laguna Hills. OHS will face Los Osos (1-1) on Friday.

Rounding out the High Five is Marina (1-1), a 37-14 loser to Wilson High of Long Beach.

Next up for the Vikings is a contest Thursday against Fountain Valley (1-1).

On the bubble are Pacifica (1-1), Westminster (1-1), Garden Grove (0-2) and Rancho Alamitos (0-1).

The High Five is based on the rankings compiled by MaxPreps.com.

Coming up are …

All games for local teams are listed here. All are scheduled for a 7 p.m. start, but all details are subject to change.
Thursday: Bolsa Grande vs. Arroyo; Garden Grove vs. Santa Ana; Magnolia vs Pioneer; Los Amigos vs. University/Irvine; Santiago vs. Savanna; Western vs. Huntington Beach.
Friday: La Quinta vs. Basset; Edison vs. Lakewood; Ocean View vs. Buena Park; Orange vs. Los Osos; Pacifica vs. Northwood; Rancho Alamitos vs. Anaheim; Westminster vs. Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana.

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