Two Trinity League games featuring four ranked teams headline the California Top 10 Games of the Week

By Mitch Stephens Oct 9, 2019, 12:30pm

A week after avoiding a huge upset against Servite, second-ranked St. John Bosco visits dangerous No. 9 JSerra Catholic on Friday.

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Mater Dei awaits another worthy opponent in Servite.

Ranked the toughest league in America last week by MaxPreps, the Trinity League delivers again, this time with the two top contests in the California Top 10 football Games of the Week.

St. John Bosco (Bellflower), which survived a 27-26 scare by Servite last week, on Friday travels to ninth-ranked JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano).

Servite, which moved up seven spots to No. 11 in the state after the loss, now gets national No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) and top Player of the Year contender Bryce Young.
Oregon-bound receiver Kris Hutson hopes to lead St. John Bosco past JSerra Catholic on Friday night.
Oregon-bound receiver Kris Hutson hopes to lead St. John Bosco past JSerra Catholic on Friday night.
File photo by Louis Lopez
MaxPreps California Top 10 high school football Games of the Week

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Top Players

St. John Bosco: QB DJ Uiagalelei (6-4, 245), LB Kourt Williams II (6-1, 215), OL Drake Metcalf (6-2, 275), WR Kris Hutson (5-10.5, 175), WR Beaux Collins (6-2.5, 195)

JSerra Catholic: RB Chris Street (5-8, 190), OL Jeffrey Persi (6-7, 265), LB Jaden Genova (6-0, 195), S New Zealand Williams (6-2, 175), LB Malaki Te'o (5-11, 235)

St. John Bosco has dominated the series against JSerra with a 13-0 record against the Lions since 2003. Last year's game, however, came down to the wire with the Braves pulling out a 35-28 win. Expect Bosco to come out hungry after a one-point victory against Servite. JSerra Catholic has won four straight since losing to No. 22 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.).

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Servite: WR Tetairoa McMillan (6-3, 185), QB Noah Fifita (5-10, 170), WR Zedakiah Centers (5-10, 160), CB Karrington Dennis (5-8, 170), DE Tristen Wilson (6-2, 190)

Mater Dei: QB Bryce Young (5-11, 185), OL Myles Murao (6-2, 315), LB Raesjon Davis (6-1, 210), CB Jaylin Davies (5-11, 165), WR Kody Epps (5-10.5, 170)

Servite gets another crack at a Top 25 opponent, this time getting the top team in the land. The Friars are 0-2 against ranked teams but almost pulled out a huge upset against St. John Bosco last week. Despite playing one of the toughest schedules in the country, the Monarchs are winning by an average margin of nearly 40 points per game.

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Top Players

California: RB Belal Alatasi (5-11, 185), RB-FS Giovanni Phillips (5-11, 183), RB-SS Daniel Desoto (5-11, 195), T-DT Aaron Coll (6-1, 190), FB-MLB Beni Lata (6-1, 210)

De La Salle: RB/S Shamar Garrett (5-7, 180), WR Grant Daley (6-0, 180), QB Dorian Hale (6-1, 190), ATH Lu-Magia Hearns (5-10, 160), DT Benjamin Roe (5-11, 270)

On paper, this would appear a blowout as the Spartans (6-1) haven't lost to California since the 1980s. Since 2003, De La Salle has won 16 straight, including the last nine by: 49-0, 42-0, 31-9, 47-0, 56-0, 45-17, 42-0, 49-17 and 55-0. But these Grizzlies (6-0) are resilient, as shown in a 17-14 win over favored Clayton Valley (Concord) last week.

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Cathedral Catholic: QB DJ Ralph (6-2, 200), LB Jordan Allen (6-2, 195), RB Zavien Watsonn (6-2, 218), RB Christian Hall (5-10, 188)

Madison: QB Jaylen Thomas (5-9, 160), RB-CB Ke'ontae Springs (5-11, 180), CB-WR Herman Smith (5-11, 190), MLB Sam Owens (5-10, 180), SS-LB Mike Jones (5-9, 175)

Madison's ball control offense, led by Springs (1,060 yards rushing, 11 touchdowns), could present problems for Cathedral Catholic (6-1), which won last year's game 49-7. Madison is 4-2.

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Edison: QB Braeden Boyles (5-10, 175), RB-OLB Mike Walters (6-2, 225), CB-SS Tanner Nelson (5-11, 182), WR-FS Cole Koffler (6-3, 185), WR-CB Nico Brown (5-11, 175)

Corona del Mar: QB Ethan Garbers (6-2, 190), WR John Humphreys (6-5, 205), TE Mark Redman (6-6, 250), WR Simon Hall (6-3, 193), WR/FS Bradley Schlom (5-11, 175)

Slowing down Washington-bound Garbers (356 yards per game, 30 touchdowns) and Stanford-bound Humphreys (40 catches, 19.3 average, 12 TDs) won't be easy, but Edison (4-2) has been stingy on defense, allowing 17 points per game. Corona del Mar (6-0) averages 44 points per game.


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Central: QB Jameson Silva (6-1, 185), RB. Quali Conley (6-0, 190), WR Xavier Worthy (6-0, 160), LB Shando Lopez (6-0, 185), LB Dominic Mendez (5-9, 170).

Clovis: QB Isaiah R. Robles (6-0, 170), RB Tristan Risley (5-11, 165), WR Grant Lake (6-1, 175), QB-WR Nate Johnson (6-1, 175), DE Nicolas Easter (6-2, 180)



Since 2003, these teams have split 16 meetings, however Central (6-0) has won the last six in a row, including 53-14 last season. Clovis enters 4-2.

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Alemany: QB Miller Moss (6-3, 200), RB Floyd Chalk (5-10, 185), RB Damario Strong (5-10, 190), WR Kevin Green Jr. (5-11, 170), LB Niuafe Tuihalamaka (6-3, 230)

Loyola: QB Brayden Zermeno (6-4, 220), RB-LB Harrison Allen (5-9, 175), RB-DB Tahj Owens (5-10, 180), LB Steven Arellano (5-11, 210), MLB-TE Nikko Gonzalez (6-10, 210)

The teams are coming off completely different experiences last week. Alemany (5-1) lost a 25-24 heartbreaker to Bishop Amat, while Loyola (3-3) stunned previously ranked Serra (Gardena) 24-7. Alemany has won eight of the last 11 in the series, including 34-8 last season.

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Mitty: QB Shamir Bey (6-2, 196), RB-CB Zach Tabangcura (5-8, 170), WR-FS Reymello Murphy (6-1, 170), FS Derrick Chiou (5-10, 185), CB Adam Fox (5-10, 160)

Serra: QB Daylin McLemore (6-3, 195), RB-FS Nate Sanchez (5-11, 180), WR-DB Terence Loville (6-0, 185), LB-TE William Mauer (6-1, 190), OL-DL Marcellus Eison (6-0, 260).

Both are 2-0 in West Catholic Athletic League play, but Serra has dominated the series since 2003 with a 14-3-1 marking, including six straight wins. The last two seasons, the Padres (5-0) have won 42-6 and 52-7. This should be a great match-up of the league's two most dynamic quarterbacks.

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Vista Murrieta: QB Robert Coleman (6-0, 200), RB Raqueal Wagstaff (5-10, 185), WR Sean McDermott (5-9, 160), LB Damian Otero (5-10, 190), OL-DL Landon Gallagher (6-2, 210)



Chaparral: QB Brock White (6-0, 180), RB Matthew Majel (5-6, 145), WR-FS Koby Holland (5-11, 180), DE-TE Logan Bishop (6-4, 235), WR-FS Christian Johnson (6-0, 175)

Chaparral (6-0) is making its first appearance in the Top 25 state rankings, while Vista Murrieta (4-2) had just a one-week experience before dropping back-to-back games against Norco (49-28) and Orange Lutheran (42-17). Vista Murrieta has owned the series with a 14-3 edge since 2003, including 55-7 win last season.

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Chaminade: QB Jaylen Henderson (6-3, 195), RB-FS William Camacho (5-9, 185), WR-FS Jordan McIntyre (6-0, 175), FS Tommy Sykes (6-0, 170), SS Isaac Gallegos (6-0, 180).

Bishop Amat: RB Damien Moore (5-10, 190), DE Ethan Rodriguez (6-5, 245), DE-TE Elijah Ponder (6-4, 225), QB Tobin O'Dell (6-1, 175), TE Donavan Clinton (5-10, 215).

Amat earned a spot into the rankings for the first time this season after its win over Alemany. Chaminade owns a very balanced offensive attack which could give Amat trouble. Last season, Amat prevailed 28-27, its sixth win in last seven games against Chaminade.