Early Contenders: Top 10 high school football games of the 2018 season
By Zack Poff
Jun 26, 2018, 10:00am
Mater Dei hosts IMG Academy in one of the biggest games over the last decade.
Video: Top 10 high school football games of 2018Zack Poff takes a look at the biggest showdowns on the gridiron this fall. The countdown is on until the first big weekend in high school football. Only 52 days left.
We keep it rolling with our preview of the 2018 season by looking at the biggest games. Of the 10 selected, six involve teams from different states battling it out. Just one is a contest between league foes. Every team highlighted will be included in the Top 25 when our initial rankings drop in July.
MaxPreps Football Editor Zack Poff will continue to bring you up to speed in the coming weeks by breaking down teams, players and schedules.
Watch the video above for a full breakdown of the matchups selected.
Top 10 High School Football Games in 2018
When: Aug.17
Where: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
9. Chandler (Ariz.) @ Centennial (Corona, Calif.)When: Aug. 17Where: Centennial High SchoolWatch live on NFHS Network8. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) @ Marietta (Ga.)When: Sept. 7
Where: Marietta High School7. Folsom (Calif.) @ De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)When: Aug. 17
Where: De La Salle High School6. Central (Miami) @ St. John's (Washington, D.C.)When: Sept. 8
Where: St. John's High School5. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) @ Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)When: Aug. 24
Where: Bishop Gorman High School4. Central (Miami) @ St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)When: Sept. 21
Where: St. Thomas Aquinas High School
3. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) @ St. John's (Washington, D.C.)When: Sept. 15
Where: St. John's High School
2. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) @ Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)When: Oct. 12
Where: Santa Ana Stadium
1. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) @ Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)When: Sept. 21
Where: Santa Ana Stadium
Mater Dei's Bru McCoy will lead the Monarchs in two of the biggest games of the season, one against IMG Academy and the other against Bishop Gorman.
File photo by Louis Lopez
