Narbonne continued to prove why they're worthy of such a high national ranking (5), and defeated the Mater Dei Monarchs 18-17 in a hard-fought battle in Harbor City on Friday night.

The Gauchos were stopped cold after taking the opening kickoff when Washington Huskies 2013 quarterback commit Troy Williams watched a pass skip off his receiver's hands for a Mater Dei interception.

The Monarchs got on the scoreboard first with a 38 yard field goal after taking over in Gauchos' territory.

The clear cut game of the week in Southern California high school football features the undefeated Narbonne Gauchos against the undefeated Mater Dei Monarchs. The host Gauchos are fresh off a big victory at Serra last week.

Washington bound senior quarterback Troy Williams will be difficult for the Monarchs to contain. The stout Narbonne defense yielded their first touchdown last week and should be tested by the Mater Dei offense. The experienced Narbonne defense forced Serra into four turnovers and will be primed to shut down the Monarchs.

While Matt Barkley and the USC Trojans work on getting back into the race for the championship, the future Trojan from Skyline High School in Sammamish, Washington is showing why he is rated as high as he is.

In four games so far, Max Browne has completed 84 of 119 (71%) passes for 1,374 yards, 13 touchdowns and just two interceptions. Just as important, his Spartans are a perfect 4-0.

1. Geno Smith QB West Virginia

West Virginia senior quarterback Geno Smith has ascended to the top spot with his stellar performance against Maryland last week. Smith linked up with his favorite target Tavon Austin on three touchdown strikes and finished the contest with 338 passing yards.

Adoree' Jackson (DB/2014) played well for Gardena Serra in Friday night's loss to nationally ranked Narbonne HS. Jackson's Cavaliers were unable to overcome several mistakes on the offensive side of the ball, and fell to the Gauchos 22-9.

Jackson was spotted on the field wearing a pair of USC Trojans football gloves that he used to snatch several Jalen Greene (QB/2014) passes. Adoree' made contributions for the Cavaliers on offense, defense and special teams. "The Trojans are a good team, they stick out to me a lot," Jackson told College Level Athletes after the game.

The Narbonne Gauchos defeated the Gardena Serra Cavaliers 22-9 in a highly anticipated inter-sectional clash between undefeated teams. The high powered Narbonne offense was for the most part held in check by the stout Serra defense.

Standout senior quarterback Troy Williams and the Gauchos struck first with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Jon’tae Robeson. University of Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian was on the sidelines to see his prized recruit in action.

So far, this has got to be one of our biggest games of the season. Tonight we go against back-to-back CIF Champions, West Covina. This week we tried to have a championship style practice because in order to beat a champion, you have to train & practice like one.

We have all our starters back, healthy & ready to pound every play. Mentally, we've gotten prepared by focusing a lot on how they run the Wing-T offense. Tonight is going to be all about our defense going against their offense.

Standout Serra junior defensive back Adoree' Jackson is a special football player. Jackson simply makes winning plays, often making difficult tackles look routine. Whether it's on offense, defense or special teams, Adoree' Knows. Adoree' is a key contributor on this year’s undefeated Gardena Serra Cavaliers squad that has high hopes for a perfect season.

Another year, another disappointing loss to the Stanford Cardinal football team for the Men of Troy. Unfortunately, the USC Trojans walked out with a loss last Saturday that dropped the potential title contenders down the ranks. It was a tough loss that left heartbreak in everyone from the fans to the coaches to the players.