Liberty Takes Over in Arizona, and Faith Lutheran Is New in Nevada

Santa Margarita is 9-0 and first on the Out West 25 for another week, and the top six do not move. The biggest change is in Arizona, where Liberty of Peoria beat Hamilton 38-7 on Friday.

The Out West 25

Hamilton falls from seventh to 16th. Liberty moves up one to 10th, and Mountain Ridge of Herriman, 10-0 and idle before the Utah playoffs, moves up three to ninth. Folsom, Centennial of Corona, Orange Lutheran, Mission Viejo, Chandler and Skyridge each move up one. Cherry Creek did not lose and slips one place to 11th as teams move past it. The bottom nine hold.

Arizona: Liberty is No. 1

Liberty beat Hamilton 38-7 and moves from second to first. Chandler moves up to second, and Hamilton drops two places to third. The rest of the top 10 holds.

1. Liberty (Peoria), 7-1, up 1
2. Chandler, 7-1, up 1
3. Hamilton (Chandler), 7-1, down 2
4. Pinnacle (Phoenix), 6-2, holds
5. Basha (Chandler), 6-2, holds
6. Centennial (Peoria), 7-1, holds
7. Brophy College Prep (Phoenix), 5-3, holds
8. ALA Gilbert North (Gilbert), 9-0, holds
9. Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 8-1, holds
10. Mountain View (Mesa), 6-2, holds

Nevada: Faith Lutheran comes on

Faith Lutheran of Las Vegas beat Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon and comes on at seventh. It sits directly below Mater Academy East, which beat it in August. Green Valley of Henderson won at Basic and moves up three places to sixth, and Basic falls two places to 10th. Pinecrest drops three places to eighth. Churchill County of Fallon is 10-0 and moves up one to ninth. Foothill lost to Shadow Ridge and comes off.

1. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 7-1, holds
2. Arbor View (Las Vegas), 7-3, holds
3. Liberty (Henderson), 7-3, holds
4. Coronado (Henderson), 6-4, holds
5. Mater Academy East (Las Vegas), 7-2, up 1
6. Green Valley (Henderson), 8-1, up 3
7. Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas), 6-4, new
8. Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon (Henderson), 6-2, down 3
9. Churchill County (Fallon), 10-0, up 1
10. Basic (Henderson), 8-2, down 2

SoCal: La Costa Canyon comes on

La Costa Canyon of Encinitas beat Carlsbad and comes on at ninth, one place ahead of the team it beat. Carlsbad drops two places to 10th. San Clemente lost to San Juan Hills and comes off, and JSerra moves up two places to eighth. The top seven hold.

1. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita), 9-0, holds
2. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth), 9-0, holds
3. St. John Bosco (Bellflower), 7-2, holds
4. Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 7-2, holds
5. Centennial (Corona), 6-3, holds
6. Orange Lutheran (Orange), 5-4, holds
7. Mission Viejo, 7-1, holds
8. JSerra (San Juan Capistrano), 4-5, up 2
9. La Costa Canyon (Encinitas), 6-3, new
10. Carlsbad, 8-1, down 2

Utah and NorCal hold

All 10 Utah teams were idle, and the 6A, 5A and 4A playoffs open Oct. 30. All 10 NorCal teams hold, and Folsom held off Del Oro to stay 9-0.

Utah

1. Mountain Ridge (Herriman), 10-0, holds
2. Skyridge (Lehi), 8-1, holds
3. Corner Canyon (Draper), 8-2, holds
4. Orem, 7-2, holds
5. West (Salt Lake City), 10-0, holds
6. Lone Peak (Highland), 5-5, holds
7. Lehi, 5-5, holds
8. American Fork, 6-4, holds
9. Davis (Kaysville), 7-3, holds
10. Ridgeline (Millville), 10-0, holds

NorCal

1. De La Salle (Concord), 8-0, holds
2. Folsom, 9-0, holds
3. Central East (Fresno), 8-0, holds
4. Serra (San Mateo), 7-1, holds
5. Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 5-3, holds
6. Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa), 6-2, holds
7. Del Oro (Loomis), 6-2, holds
8. Buchanan (Clovis), 7-2, holds
9. Pittsburg, 5-3, holds
10. Grant (Sacramento), 6-2, holds

Ranks reflect games through Saturday, October 24.