Mater Dei has gone a perfect 3-0 against Mission Viejo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mater Dei is headed into this one coming off a big win against nationally ranked St. John Bosco (Mater Dei was ranked sixth at the time). The Monarchs secured a 36-31 W over the Braves last Friday. The Monarchs haven't had any issues with the Braves recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Ryan Hopkins
| 10/31/25 @ St. John Bosco | 295 |
| 10/24/25 vs JSerra Catholic | 276 |
| 08/23/25 @ St. Thomas Aquinas | 271 |
| 09/12/25 @ Centennial | 261 |
| 09/19/25 @ Bishop Gorman | 251 |
Mater Dei's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ryan Hopkins, who threw for 295 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 30 yards. Those 295 passing yards gave Hopkins a new career-high. Kayden Dixon-Wyatt was in the mix as well, providing Mater Dei with three scores.
Mater Dei didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. CJ Lavender Jr. was the real danger to the passing game, picking up two interceptions all by himself. Mater Dei got some further help from Lavender Jr.: he made seven total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mission Viejo). They simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Los Alamitos 76-49. The Diablos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 27 points or more this season.
Mission Viejo's win came from a few key players Mater Dei will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Luke Fahey, who threw for 569 yards and five TDs while completing 77.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards and one touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 310.8 passing yards per game. Jack Junker also helped out as he racked up 299 receiving yards.
Mater Dei's record now sits at 7-2. As for Mission Viejo, their record is now 9-1.
Everything went Mater Dei's way against Mission Viejo in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, as Mater Dei made off with a 49-24 win. In that matchup, the Monarchs amassed a halftime lead of 28-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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