Five area Catholic high school football teams are ranked among the state's top 10 teams by MaxPreps as league action gets going this weekend for some local squads.

Mater Dei (No. 4), St. Bonaventure (No. 5), Santa Margarita (No. 6), St. John Bosco (No. 7) and Notre Dame (No. 8) are all on this week's list. De La Salle of Concord in Northern California is the state's top-ranked team. Unbeatens Mater Dei and Santa Margarita face off in a Trinity League opener Oct. 13 at Rancho Santa Margarita, a game that figures to be the top attraction in the Southland.

Last weekend, Cantwell-Sacred Heart's Cardinals ran their record to 6-0, with a convincing win over Don Bosco Tech. Standing at 5-0 are Mater Dei, Notre Dame, St. Francis, St. John Bosco, Santa Clara and Santa Margarita, while Alemany (4-1) was edged by Cathedral, 28-27.

Following are a rundown of this week's games and a recap of last week's action, as well as an alphabetically-arranged listing of teams and their current records.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

October 12:
Servite at Orange Lutheran (Trinity League)
Verbum Dei at Animo (nonleague)

October 13 (League):
Bosco Tech at Bishop Montgomery (Del Rey)
Daniel Murphy at St. Anthony (Santa Fe)
Glendora at Damien (Sierra)
La Salle at Cantwell-Sacred Heart (Camino Real)
L.A. Baptist at Paraclete (Olympic)
Malibu at Santa Clara (Frontier)
Mary Star at St. Monica (Camino Real)
Mater Dei at Santa Margarita (Trinity)
St. Bernard at Harvard-Westlake (Del Rey)
St. Bonaventure at Santa Barbara (Channel)
St. Joseph at Cabrillo (Los Padres)
Villanova at Bishop Diego (Frontier)

October 13 (Non-League):
Alemany at Notre Dame
Chaminade at Crespi
St. Francis at Bishop Amat

October 14 (League):
Salesian at Bellarmine-Jefferson (Santa Fe)
Serra at Cathedral (Del Rey)
October 14 (Non-League):
St. Paul at Loyola

LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS

October 5:
Mater Dei 48 Loara (Anaheim) 6
Poly (Sun Valley) 38, Salesian 26

October 6:
Bishop Montgomery 34, El Segundo 28
Cantwell-Sacred Heart 38, Bosco Tech 7
Canyon (Canyon Country) 38, Crespi 35
Carpinteria 21, Bishop Diego 20
Carson 21, Bishop Amat 13
Chaminade 42, El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) 7
Frazier Mountain 58, St. Genevieve 6
Hart 49, Loyola 21
Malibu 28, Daniel Murphy 0
Notre Dame 24, Valencia 21
Palisades 35, St. Monica 14
Rosamond 24, Paraclete 6
St. Bernard 34, Verbum Dei 31
St. Francis 30, Saugus 27
St. Joseph (Santa Maria) 38, Santa Maria 0
St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) 30, Villanova Prep 27
St. Paul 28, El Rancho (Pico Rivera) 14
Santa Clara 49, Mary Star of the Sea 42
Santa Margarita 7, Foothill 6
Serra 28, South (Torrance) 16
Servite 23, St. Augustine (San Diego) 0
Western Christian (Covina) 17, St. Anthony 0

October 7:
Cathedral 28, Alemany 27
Kern Valley 28, Bellarmine-Jefferson 14
La Salle 21, Temple City 14
Valley Christian 56, JSerra 14

TEAM RECORDS

Alemany Warriors (Mission Hills), 4-1
Bellarmine-Jefferson Guards (Burbank), 3-2
Bishop Amat Lancers (La Puente), 2-3
Bishop Diego Cardinals (Santa Barbara), 4-2
Bishop Montgomery Knights (Torrance), 2-3
Don Bosco Tech Tigers (Rosemead), 3-2
Cantwell-Sacred Heart Cardinals (Montebello), 5-0
Cathedral Phantoms (L.A.), 4-1
Chaminade Eagles (West Hills), 4-1
Crespi Celts (Encino), 2-3
Damien Spartans (La Verne), 3-2
JSerra Catholic Lions (San Juan Capistrano), 1-4
La Salle Lancers (Pasadena), 1-5
Loyola Cubs (L.A.), 2-3
Mary Star of the Sea Stars (San Pedro), 1-4
Mater Dei Monarchs (Santa Ana), 5-0
Daniel Murphy Nobles (L.A.), 2-3
Notre Dame Knights (Sherman Oaks), 5-0
Paraclete Spirits (Lancaster), 3-2
St. Anthony Saints (Long Beach), 3-3
St. Bernard Vikings (Playa del Rey), 1-4
St. Bonaventure Seraphs (Ventura), 4-1
St. Francis Golden Knights (La Canada), 5-0
St. Genevieve Valiants (Panorama City), 1-5
St. John Bosco Braves (Bellflower), 4-0
St. Joseph Knights (Santa Maria), 3-2
St. Monica Mariners (Santa Monica), 0-5
St. Paul Swordsmen (Santa Fe Springs), 3-2
Salesian Mustangs (East L.A.), 2-3
Santa Clara Saints (Oxnard), 4-0
Santa Margarita Eagles (Rancho Santa Margarita), 5-0
Serra Cavaliers (Gardena), 4-1
Servite Friars (Anaheim), 3-2
Verbum Dei Eagles (Watts), 1-4
Villanova Prep Wildcats (Ojai), 3-2