Football Friday: Does St. John Bosco have better all-time lineup than Mater Dei?

Prior to Negro's hiring, St. John Bosco had a handful of nationally-recognized athletes, including its first All-American in Fred Ford, a running back who made the Parade All-American team in 1975 after rushing for over 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons. The Braves reached the Southern Section championship game only three times (1971, 1974 and 1986) prior to 2010, but did not win any of them. Since 2010, St. John Bosco has reached the final eight times and won four section crowns.

So it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that the majority of the players on MaxPreps' all-time St. John Bosco lineup is filled with players who played for Negro over 14 seasons. In fact 26 of the 29 players selected played after 2010.

All-time St. John Bosco team

WR — Bryce Treggs, 2011 - Parade All-American
WR — DeAndre Moore, 2022 - MaxPreps All-American
WR — Shay Fields, 2013 - CIF Pac-5 Offensive Player of the Year
TE — Matayo Uiagalelei, 2022 - MaxPreps All-American
OL — Paul Mociler, 1999 - Parade All-American
OL — Damien Mama, 2013 - Parade All-American
OL— Wyatt Davis, 2016 - MaxPreps All-American
OL — Drake Metcalf, 2019 - MaxPreps All-American
OL — Ernest Greene III, 2021 - MaxPreps All-American
QB — Josh Rosen, 2014 - CIF Pac-5 Offensive Player of the Year
QB — Pierce Clarkson, 2022 - CIF Division 1 Offensive Player of the Year
AP — D.J. Uiagalelei, 2018 - MaxPreps All-American
RB — Fred Ford, 1975 - Parade All-American
RB — Sean McGrew, 2015 - MaxPreps All-American
RB — George Holani, 2018 - CIF All-Division 1 Team
K — Reid Budrovich, 2013 - All-CIF Pac-5 Division

DL — Jacob Tuioti Mariner, 2013 - All-CIF Pac-5 Division
DL — Malik Dorton, 2013 - All-CIF Pac-5 Division
DL — Jacob Callier, 2016 - CIF Defensive Player of the Year
DL — Kobe Pepe, 2019 - CIF Defensive Player of the Year
LB — Chandler Leniu, 2013 - Parade All-American
LB — Kourt Williams II, 2019 - MaxPreps All-American
LB — Deven Bryant, 2022 - MaxPreps All-American
LB — Kyngston Viliamu-Asa, 2022 - CIF Defensive Player of the Year
DB — Jaiden Woodbey, 2017 - MaxPreps All-American
DB — Chris Steele, 2018 - MaxPreps All-American
DB — Trent McDuffie, 2018 - All-CIF Division 1
DB — Jaleel Wadood, 2013 - CIF Pac-5 Division Defensive Player of the Year
P — Gene Lemners, 1984 - CIF All-Division 1



Did we miss anyone? So who has the better all-time lineup, Mater Dei or St. John Bosco?

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J.T. Curtis of John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.) is going for the all-time national wins record in Louisiana this weekend, hoping to surpass the late John McKissick of Summerville (S.C.). Both Curtis and McKissick are tied with 620 victories. Another win would give Curtis a record of 621-79-6 for a .884 winning percentage.

Another coach going for a milestone win this weekend has an even higher all-time winning percentage. Thomas Brockett of Ansonia (Conn.) has won 19 games in a row and is one win away from the 200th of his career. With just 15 losses on his record, Brockett has one of the nation's highest winning percentages at .930.

That is believed to put him right behind George Quarles of Maryville (Tenn.) at 94 percent and Bob Ladouceur of De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) at 93.8 percent for the highest winning percentage among coaches with more than 200 games coached.


Pine Ridge is part of the Pine Ridge Reservation, which is home to  the Oglala Sioux Tribe. The school was built in 1879 by Chief Red Cloud. The school mascot is the "Thorpes." Originally called the Oglala Community Indians, the school changed to Oglala Community Thorpes in honor of the Olympic champion and NFL Hall of Famer Jim Thorpe. The school became the Pine Ridge Thorpes in 1983.