Mission Viejo and Mater Dei -- ranked 21st and second in the MaxPreps national rankings, respectively -- squared off on Friday in a high-profile match. Everything came up roses for Mater Dei against Mission Viejo as the squad secured a 56-17 win. For those of you keeping count, this is Mater Dei's 10th stomp of the season.
Mater Dei started the contest off right with 35 first-half points. Mission Viejo wasn't quite able to keep up, scoring 17 to make it 35-17 heading into the break. Mater Dei put the game away in the third quarter with 14 points from the offense and zero points allowed from the defense.
Junior Bryce Young, who passed for 372 yards and 4 touchdowns, was a major factor in Mater Dei's success. Junior Bryce Young has been one of their standout athletes in their past 12 games. The Mater Dei defense stepped up as well to lay out the opposing quarterback six times.
Mater Dei will take on Centennial in the third round of the playoffs at 7:00 PM next week. We'll see who bends and who breaks when these two typically dominant teams face off. As for Mission Viejo, they do not have any more games currently scheduled.
Playoff bracket for these teams
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