How to watch: MaxPreps Game of the Week features California vs. Florida clash as storied De La Salle hosts Lakeland

By Thomas Frey Aug 25, 2025, 9:00am

Bi-coastal battle between programs on the Mount Rushmore of their respective states features 22 players with FBS offers.

In a showdown between storied high school football programs from California and Florida, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) will open its season by hosting Lakeland (Fla.) on Friday in the MaxPreps Game of the Week.

Lakeland (1-0) opened its 2025 campaign Thursday with a 31-21 win over Auburndale. The Dreadnaughts went 13-1 last season with the only loss coming to national power St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) in the state championship game.

De La Salle's 2024 season followed a similar course, finishing 12-1 with the lone loss coming to eventual national champion Mater Dei (Santa Ana) in the state title contest.

How to watch
Date/location: Friday, Aug. 29 / De La Salle High School Football Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. PT
Streaming: MaxPreps | YouTube
Tickets: GoFan
Broadcast team: Jeff Kurtz, Zack Poff
(Graphic: Ryan Escobar)
(Graphic: Ryan Escobar)
Seniors Jaden Jefferson (North Carolina commit) and Nemyah Telona (California) lead the way for De La Salle. Duece Jones-Drew , the son of former Spartan great Maurice-Jones-Drew, is regarded as one of the top junior running backs in the country after rushing for five touchdowns as a sophomore.

Four-star prospects Malik Morris and Santana Harvey lead Lakeland on defense. Morris is committed to Florida and had 95 tackles, nine sacks and three forced fumbles last season. The senior also contributes on the other side of the ball with 15 rushing scores in his career. Harvey is is coming off a 2024 sophomore campaign where he had 60 tackles, 8.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. He is the son of Derrick Harvey, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft and former teammate of Jones-Drew in Jacksonville.

The MaxPreps social media team will be on campus for Game of the Week to highlight top players, behind-the-scenes action and showcase what makes high school football special. Calling the game will be Jeff Kurtz alongside MaxPreps National Football Editor Zack Poff.



Players to watch

Lakeland: LB Malik Morris (6-1, 225, Florida commitment), DL Santana Harvey (6-5, 220), S C.J. Cresser (6-0, 180, South Florida), CB Jordan Young (6-2, 180), QB Joaquin Kavouklis (6-2, 190, Arkansas)

De La Salle: ATH Jaden Jefferson (5-9, 165, North Carolina), DL Nemyah Telona (6-2, 285, Cal), TE Landon Cook (6-5, 205), RB Duece Jones-Drew (5-8, 180), LB Landon Miller (6-2, 195)

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