2024 Preseason MaxPreps Top 25: No. 4 St. John Bosco

By Zack Poff Jul 11, 2024, 9:00am

Braves only team that has finished ranked in Top 10 every season since 2013.

No. 4 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)

Head coach: Jason Negro | Record: 151-31, 15th season
2023 record: 11-2 | National rank: No. 6
Last five years: 52-8 | State championships: 4 (2013, 2016, 2019, 2022)
Edge rushers Epi Sitanilei and Dutch Horisk willl anchor a St. John Bosco defense looking for their fifth state title in 11 seasons. (Photo: Heston Quan)
Edge rushers Epi Sitanilei and Dutch Horisk willl anchor a St. John Bosco defense looking for their fifth state title in 11 seasons. (Photo: Heston Quan)
Key players

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 170
Status: Committed to USC | Class: Junior (2026)

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 230
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Junior (2026)

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 180
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Junior (2026)



Height: 6-5 | Weight: 220
Status: Committed to UCLA | Class: Senior (2025)

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 185
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Junior (2026)

Key dates

Sept. 7 — at No. 17 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth)
Sept. 20 — vs. Pittsburg
Oct. 4 — vs. No. 24 Orange Lutheran (Orange)
Oct. 18 — at Servite (Anaheim)
Oct. 25 — at No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana)
Nov. 1 — vs. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano)
St. John Bosco coach Jason Negro has complied a 151-31 record in 15 seasons. He's led the Braves to MaxPreps National Championships in 2019 and 2022. (Photo: Heston Quan)
St. John Bosco coach Jason Negro has complied a 151-31 record in 15 seasons. He's led the Braves to MaxPreps National Championships in 2019 and 2022. (Photo: Heston Quan)