2024 Preseason MaxPreps Top 25: No. 24 Orange Lutheran

Schedule includes five ranked opponents, including Trinity League foes Mater Dei, St. John Bosco.

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No. 24 Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)

Head coach: Rod Sherman | Record: 22-16, fourth season

2023 record: 5-6 | National rank: N/A

Last five years: 26-26 | State championships: 0

Nebraska commit T.J. Lateef leads the Lancers against a tough schedule that includes five teams ranked in the Preseason MaxPreps Top 25. (Photo: Marcus Wilkins)

Key players

DB Benjamin Alefaio

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 190

Status: Committed to Arizona State | Class: Senior (2025)

TE A.J. Ia

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 240

Status: Committed to Arizona State | Class: Senior (2025)

LB Talanoa Ili

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 215

Status: Uncommitted | Class: Junior (2026)

QB T.J. Lateef

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 195

Status: Committed to Nebraska | Class: Senior (2025)

OL Samuelu Utu

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 295

Status: Uncommitted | Class: Junior (2026)

Key dates

Aug. 23 — at Serra (Gardena)

Aug. 30 — at Rancho Cucamonga

Sept. 6 — vs. No. 14 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)

Sept. 13 — at No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Sept. 21 — at No. 17 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth)

Oct. 4 — at No. 4 St. John Bosco (Bellflower)

Oct. 11 — vs. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano)

Oct. 18 — vs. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)

Oct. 25 — vs. Servite (Anaheim)

Nov. 1 — at No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana)