High school football: No. 1 St. John Bosco vs. No. 2 Mater Dei showdown features 70 players with at least one FBS offer

Southern California powers have a combined 48 players rated as a three-star or higher by 247Sports.

Thumbnail image of this articles writer: Zack Poff
By
Oct 4, 2022, 10:00am
The talent will be out in force when the biggest high school football game of the 2022 season kicks off Friday between No. 1 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) and No. 2 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) at Santa Ana Bowl.

Every time these two SoCal powers lock horns it features some of the best talent in the country and fans are ready as the game sold out in less than five minutes on Monday. There are a combined 70 players in this game who have landed at least one FBS offer: St. John Bosco has 38 while the Monarchs have 32.

This is be the first national No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup since 2019 when D.J. Uiagalelei led St. John Bosco to a 39-34 comeback win against Bryce Young and Mater Dei in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship. The Braves finished that year as the No. 1 team in the final MaxPreps Top 25 after beating De La Salle (Concord) 49-28 in the CIF Open Division state championship.

Some notable players for this year's Braves include five-star edge rusher Matayo Uiagalelei, who is also a matchup nightmare at tight end. They also have four seniors committed to Louisville — Pierce Clarkson, DeAndre Moore, Aaron Williams and Jahlil McClain.

They are loaded in the Class of 2024 as well and have three players rated in the top-100 overall in Peyton Woodyard, Kyngstonn Viliamu and Marcelles Williams.

Mater Dei's Leviticus Su'a is the only four-star in the Class of 2023 on 247Sports and is the leader for one of the best defenses in high school football. Some other senior standouts include three-stars B.J. Tolo, Jordan Onovughe and Lipe Moala.

The Monarchs have 15 players in the Class of 2024 rated as a three-star recruit or higher led by Elijah Brown, DeAndre Carter, Brandon Baker, Aydin Breland, Zabien Brown and Nathaniel Frazier.

Don't expect these two SoCal powers to fall off anytime soon because they have a combined 22 players who have landed at least one FBS offer already from the Classes of 2025 and 2026.
Graphic: Ryan Escobar
NOTE: Rankings are based off 247Sports

St. John Bosco (41)

Class of 2023 (19)

Five-stars (1)

EDGE — Matayo Uiagalelei | 6-5 | 265 | Uncommitted
No. 8 overall | No. 2 Edge | No. 3 CA

Four-stars (6)

WR — DeAndre Moore | 6-0 | 185 | Louisville
No. 66 overall | No. 11 WR | No. 7 CA

CB — Aaron Williams | 6-2 | 185 | Louisville
No. 189 overall | No. 20 CB | No. 13 CA

QB — Pierce Clarkson | 6-0 | 190 | Louisville
No. 18 QB | No. 22 CA

S — RJ Jones | 6-1 | 195 | Uncommitted
No. 30 S | No. 26 CA

ATH — Jahlil McClain | 5-10 | 180 | Louisville
No. 25 ATH | No. 27 CA

CB — Jshawn Frausto-Ramos | 6-0 | 180 | Stanford
No. 31 CB | No. 29 CA

Three-stars (9)

S — Ty Lee | 6-3 | 190 | UCLA
No. 41 S | No. 43 CA

ATH — Israel Polk | 6-2.5 | 170 | Uncommitted
No. 58 ATH | No. 72 CA

DL — Vaka Hansen | 6-1 | 305 | Uncommitted
No. 92 DL | No. 96 CA

OL — Sean Na'a | 6-4 | 275 | Uncommitted
No. 64 IOL | No. 119 CA

LB — Deven Bryant | 6-0 | 210 | Washington
No. 102 LB | No. 147 CA

S — Hunter Nowell | 6-2 | 195 | San Jose State
No. 126 S | No. 159 CA

WR — Eric Denham | 5-11 | 200 | Uncommitted
No. 218 WR | No. 161 CA

DL — Sua Lefotu | 6-4 | 285 | Washington
No. 164 DL | No. 168 CA

OL — Sean Haney | 6-2 | 280 | Uncommitted
No. 163 IOL | No. 298 CA

Two-stars (1)

DL — Jailen Perkins | 5-11 | 250 | Uncommitted
No. 215 DL | No. 357 CA

No stars, but has at least one offer (2)

DB — Nethaneel Loolo | 5-10 | 175 | Uncommitted
Has offer from Army.

OL — Mosiah Talanoa | 6-5 | 320 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Florida Atlantic University and New Mexico State.

Class of 2024 (13)

Four-stars (3)

S — Peyton Woodyard | 6-2 | 190 | Uncommitted
No. 26 overall | No. 2 S | No. 2 CA

LB — Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | 6-2.5 | 225 | Uncommitted
No. 47 overall | No. 2 LB | No. 5 CA

CB — Marcelles Williams | 5-11 | 170 | Uncommitted
No. 72 overall | No. 8 CB | No. 11 CA

Three-stars (9)

RB — Cameron Jones | 6-2 | 220 | Uncommitted
No. 23 RB | No. 29 CA

LB — Jordan Lockhart | 6-3 | 200 | Mississippi
No. 27 LB | No. 40 CA

LB — Khmori House | 6-2 | 205 | Uncommitted
No. 48 LB | No. 75 CA

WR — Hayden Eligon II | 6-4 | 190 | Uncommitted
No. 96 WR | No. 85 CA

RB — Chauncey Sylvester | 5-11 | 195 | Uncommitted
No. 50 RB | No. 98 CA

RB/LB — Hoi Amasio-Hansen | 6-1 | 215 | Uncommitted
No. 54 RB | No. 115 CA

OL — King Large | 6-4 | 310 | Uncommitted
No. 44 IOL | No. 118 CA

CB — Frankie Edwards III | 5-11 | 165 | Uncommitted
No. 72 CB | No. 137 CA

RB — Khalil Warren | 5-10 | 200 | Uncommitted
No. 59 RB | No. 143 CA

No stars, but has at least one offer (1)

QB — Caleb Sanchez | 6-3 | 220 | Uncommitted
Has offer from Nevada.

Class of 2025 (4)

No stars, but has at least one offer (4)

OL — Matai Jefferson | 6-4 | 330 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Texas and UNLV.

WR — Kamryn Jones | 6-3 | 165 | Uncommitted
Has seven offers led by Georgia, Oregon and Tennessee.

QB — J.P. Mialovski | 6-2 | 190 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Indiana and San Jose State.

EDGE — Epi Sitanilei | 6-5 | 210 | Uncommitted
Has nine offers led by Michigan, USC and Utah.

Class of 2026 (5)
*No player ranking for Class of 2026 on 247Sports.

WR — Christian Davis | 5-10 | 160 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Arizona State and Louisville.

QB — Matai Fuiava | 6-3 | 190 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Arizona and Arizona State.

EDGE — Dutch Horisk | 6-3 | 240 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Arizona and Louisville.

WR — Daniel Odom | 6-1 | 180 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Arizona State, Michigan, Michigan State and Notre Dame.

ATH — Madden Williams | 6-1 | 175 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Arizona State and Georgia Tech.

Mater Dei (33)

Class of 2023 (5)

Four-stars (1)

LB — Leviticus Su'a | 6-1 | 225 | Uncommitted
No. 27 LB | No. 18 CA

Three-stars (4)

TE — Spencer Shannon | 6-7 | 240 | Texas
No. 23 TE | No. 41 CA

OL — B.J. Tolo | 6-1 | 290 | Uncommitted
No. 62 IOL | No. 110 CA

WR — Jordan Onovughe | 6-2 | 190 | Uncommitted
No. 242 WR | No. 189 CA

OL — Lipe Moala | 6-6 | 330 | Uncommitted
No. 114 IOL | No. 190 CA

Class of 2024 (15)

Four-stars (6)

OL — DeAndre Carter | 6-4 | 340 | Uncommitted
No. 31 overall | No. 1 IOL | No. 3 CA

QB — Elijah Brown | 6-2 | 180 | Uncommitted
No. 41 overall | No. 5 QB | No. 4 CA

OL — Brandon Baker | 6-5 | 285 | Uncommitted
No. 64 overall | No. 2 OT | No. 8 CA

DL — Aydin Breland | 6-5 | 290 | Uncommitted
No. 65 overall | No. 9 DL | No. 9 CA

CB — Zabien Brown | 6-0 | 180 | Uncommitted
No. 143 overall | No. 12 CB | No. 15 CA

CB — Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins | 5-11 | 175 | Uncommitted
No. 214 overall | No. 23 CB | No. 18 CA

Three-stars (7)

ATH — Nathaniel Frazier | 5-11 | 195 | Uncommitted
No. 57 ATH | No. 28 CA

WR — Jack Ressler | 5-11 | 195 | Uncommitted
No. 61 WR | No. 36 CA

LB — Tanner Williams | 6-1 | 210 | Uncommitted
No. 35 LB | No. 61 CA

LB — Ramere Davis | 6-1 | 190 | Uncommitted
No. 51 LB | No. 80 CA

S — Jeilani Davis | 6-1 | 190 | Uncommitted
No. 60 S | No. 103 CA

RB — Ajon Bryant | 5-7 | 160 | Uncommitted
No. 53 RB | No. 111 CA

WR — Marcus Brown | 5-10 | 170 | Uncommitted
No. 112 WR | No. 124 CA

No stars, but has at least one offer (2)

DL — Kaho Tuihalamaka | 6-4 | 340 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Hawaii and Oklahoma State.

DL — Zeus Venegas | 6-4 | 255 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Arizona and Colorado State.

Class of 2025 (7)

Four-stars (2)

RB — Jordon Davison | 5-11 | 210 | Uncommitted
No. 22 overall | No. 3 RB | No. 3 CA

EDGE — Nasir Wyatt | 6-2 | 210 | Uncommitted
No. 49 overall | No. 4 EDGE | No. 8 CA

No stars, but has at least one offer (5)

CB — Daryus Dixson | 6-1 | 180 | Uncommitted
Has 12 offers led by Auburn, Oklahoma, Oregon and USC.

WR — Marcus Harris | 6-1 | 175 | Uncommitted
Has 14 offers led by Georgia, Michigan, Oregon and Texas.

OL — Peter Langi | 6-5 | 330 | Uncommitted
Has offers from New Mexico State and Washington.

CB — Chuck McDonald | 6-1 | 180 | Uncommitted
Has six offers led by Oregon and USC.

LB — Abduall Sanders Jr. | 6-2 | 210 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Arizona, Michigan State and Utah.

Class of 2026 (6)

WR — Kayden Dixon-Wyatt | 6-2 | 180 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Arizona, Florida Atlantic University, Georgia Tech and Penn State.

CB — Cory Lavender | 5-10 | 170 | Uncommitted
Has offer from San Jose State.

QB — Cole Leinart | 6-4 | 190 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Arkansas, SMU and Utah.

EDGE — Shaun Scott | 6-4 | 210 | Uncommitted
Has offers from Arizona, California, Louisville and Michigan State.

WR — Jonah Smith | 5-10 | 170 | Uncommitted
Has seven offers led by Michigan, Notre Dame and Oregon.

DL — Topui Tomuhini | 6-4 | 300 | Uncommitted
Has six offers led by USC, Utah and Washington.

Related Content