Another week filled with holiday tournament play helped several teams improve their state and regional standings this week.

Here's a look at some of the week's big winners:

BOYS

Homestead (Cupertino, Calif.) edged Watsonville (Watsonville, Calif.) in a shootout to capture the Homestead Christmas Cup in a meeting between SIMA FAB 50-ranked teams. Homestead's victory vaults the team to No. 1 in the California-North rankings.

Cathedral (Los Angeles, Calif.) used a goal by Nomar Ibarra to fend off host De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 1-0 to complete an undefeated showing at the De La Salle Showcase. The victory helped the Phantoms remain No. 1 in the California-South region rankings.

GIRLS

[Edison ca-w] (Huntington Beach, Calif.) upended Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) in a penalty kicks to capture the Aliso Cup last Monday. The result pushes Edison into the California-South region Top 5. 

Santa Margarita (Rancho SM, Calif.) cruised to the San Marcos Holiday Classic title; Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos, Calif.) won the Mater Dei Premier Invitational; and St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park, Fla.) won the inaugural North Florida High School Showcase to improve their state and regional rankings this week.

See the entire WINTER high school region and state rankings:

WINTER REGION RANKINGS: BOYS (Dec. 21) | GIRLS (Dec. 21)

WINTER STATE RANKINGS: BOYS (Dec. 21) | GIRLS (Dec. 21)

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