High school football Top 25 Preseason Early Contenders: No. 9 St. John Bosco

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Braves look to build on 41 wins over the past three seasons.

Head coach: Jason Negro

2015 record (MaxPreps national rank): 13-1, CIF Southern Section Pac-5 conference finalist (No. 4)

Last decade: 84-34

Star power: T Wyatt Davis (12), WRs Terrell Bynum (147, Washington), Kristian Gilbert (983) and Berkeley Holman (1,048), DE Jacob Callier (636) and G Ben Holmes (1,166)

Even more: Dual-threat junior quarterback Re-al Mitchell has an offer from Utah. … Senior running back Terrance Beasley rushed for 639 yards and 14 TDs in limited duty last year.



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Game to watch: Versus No. 3 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) at Long Beach City College, Sept. 9.

Briefly: SJB is 41-3 during its last three nationally ranked seasons. … Davis (6-foot-5, 310 pounds) has 26 offers, but according to the 247Sports Crystal Ball, Alabama is a front-runner. … Bosco opens on the road in Ohio to face perennial national power St. Xavier (Cincinnati) on Aug. 27.

Look for a full preview of the Braves on June 24.