The season's biggest high school football game is set for Friday as No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) travels to No. 3 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) in a huge MaxPreps Top 25 showdown. The Monarchs improved to 3-0 with a crushing 58-7 win over La Mirada while the 5-0 Braves were idle in preparation of the Trinity League opener.
Both teams have been dominant this season as Mater Dei has outscored its first three opponents 152-17 while St. John Bosco has scored 197 points and given up 48 as neither club has trailed at any point.
Mater Dei has won six of the last 10 meetings over the Braves, including a 34-17 win last spring. It's likely the two will meet again once more in the Southern Section playoffs, but the regular-season contest will go a long way toward which team gets a leg up on a possible MaxPreps National Championship.
All 23 active teams in the MaxPreps Top 25 won convincingly last week with the closest contest being No. 17 St. Thomas Aquinas' 31-21 win over Western (Davie).
One of the most impressive stats of the year is that No. 5 Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.) has outscored its first six opponents 310-12. The back-to-back 7A state champs recorded their fourth shutout with a 51-0 win over Mountain Brook (Birmingham, Ala.).
Travis Hunter and No. 7 Collins Hill (Suwanee, Ga.) recorded their third consecutive shutout, a 34-0 win that handed East Coweta (Sharpsburg, Ga.) its first loss. Hunter finished the night with over 130 total yards and two touchdowns to go with a 70-yard pick-six.
No. 14 Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) extended its winning streak to 47 with a 38-23 win over previoulsy unbeaten Skyridge (Lehi, Utah). Westlake (Saratoga Springs) is up next on Friday as the Chargers look to tie Duchesne's state mark with a chance to break it Oct. 7 at home against Lone Peak (Highland).
No. 12 Chandler (Ariz.) won its 40th consecutive game 41-21 over Liberty (Peoria). The Wolves and Lions were tied at 21 at half, but Liberty suffered its first loss of the year after giving up 20 unanswered in the second half.
No. 22 Bixby (Okla.) also reeled off its 40th straight win with a 71-0 victory over Bartlesville as
Braylin Presley finished the night with over 200 yards of total yards and two touchdowns.
Elijah Brown, Mater Dei
Photo by Robbie Rakestraw
Record: 3-0 | Last week: 1
Last week: Beat La Mirada 58-7
Next week: Oct. 1 at No. 3 St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 2
Last week: Beat Central (Springfield, Mass.) 49-0
Next week: Idle
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 3
Last week: Idle
Next week: Oct. 1 vs. No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana)
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 4
Last week: Beat Del Valle 63-6
Next week: Oct. 1 vs. San Marcos
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 5
Last week: Beat Mountain Brook (Birmingham) 51-0
Next week: Oct. 1 at Vestavia Hills
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 6
Last week: Beat Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) 17-0
Next week: Oct. 2 vs. Pope John XXIII (Sparta)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 7
Last week: Beat East Coweta (Sharpsburg) 34-0
Next week: Oct. 1 vs. Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 8
Last week: Beat Helix (La Mesa) 42-7
Next week: Sept. 30 vs. Orange Lutheran (Orange)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 9
Last week: Beat Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) 48-0
Next week: Oct. 1 vs. Pike (Indianapolis)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 10
Last week: Beat Elder (Cincinnati) 52-14
Next week: Oct. 1 vs. Trinity (Louisville)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 11
Last week: Beat Seven Lakes (Katy) 45-3
Next week: Oct. 1 vs. Tompkins (Katy)
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 12
Last week: Beat Liberty (Peoria) 41-21
Next week: Oct. 1 at Pinnacle (Phoenix)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 13
Last week: Beat Byron Nelson (Trophy Club) 68-7
Next week: Sept. 30 at Keller
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 14
Last week: Beat Skyridge (Lehi) 38-23
Next week: Oct. 1 at Westlake (Saratoga Springs)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 15
Last week: Beat Plant City 35-13
Next week: Idle
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 16
Last week: Beat Citrus Valley (Redlands) 63-20
Next week: Sept. 30 vs. King (Riverside)
Record: 4-1 | Last week: 17
Last week: Beat Western (Davie) 31-21
Next week: Oct. 1 vs. Cooper City
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 18
Last week: Beat Centennial (Peoria) 33-15
Next week: Oct. 1 at Perry (Gilbert)
Record: 2-1 | Last week: 19
Last week: Idle
Next week: Oct. 1 at De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Record: 4-1 | Last week: 20
Last week: Beat Arbor View (Las Vegas) 52-0
Next week: Oct. 1 vs. Canyon Springs (North Las Vegas)
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 21
Last week: Beat Easton (New Orleans) 39-14
Next week: Oct. 1 at Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette)
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 22
Last week: Beat Bartlesville 71-0
Next week: Oct. 1 vs. Putnam City West (Oklahoma City)
Record: 4-1 | Last week: 23
Last week: Beat North Gwinnett (Suwanee) 40-19
Next week: Idle
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 24
Last week: Beat Spartanburg 42-13
Next week: Oct. 1 at White Knoll (Lexington)
Record: 4-1 | Last week: 25
Last week: Beat McEachern (Powder Springs) 42-29
Next week: Oct. 1 vs. Alpharetta
