Mater Dei (Santa Ana) and
St. John Bosco (Bellflower) both won last week to set up high school football's 15th No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown since 2000. The Southern California powerhouses will be meeting for the sixth time since 2018 as the top two teams in the MaxPreps Top 25.
Freshman quarterback
Koa Malau'ulu made his second start for No. 2 Bosco and led the Braves to a 27-17 win over
Servite (Anaheim) at SoFi Stadium. He completed 17 of 25 passes for 241 yards and three touchdowns.
This will be the 15th meeting since 2016 between the Trinity League rivals. Mater Dei holds a 9-5 edge in those games.
North Shore is 7-0 and winning by an average margin of 40.7 points per game. Atascocita pulled out a 42-41 win over
Kingwood last week to improve to 7-0.
No. 6
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) returns to the field for the first time since a 21-16 win over No. 18
Venice (Fla.) on Oct. 4. The Ascenders have a road test against an 8-0
East St. Louis (Ill.) squad. The teams also met in 2021 with
Kaytron Allen leading IMG to a 49-8 win against a talented Flyers team led by
Luther Burden III.
There has been plenty to celebrate as of late for No. 1 Mater Dei, which has won 13 in a row dating back to last season. (Photo: Brian Bautista)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 1
Last week: Beat JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano) 41-17
This week: Friday vs. No. 2 St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 2
Last week: Servite (Anaheim) 27-17
This week: Friday at No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 3
Last week: Idle
This week: Friday vs. Johns Creek
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 4
Last week: Beat Lancaster 41-7
This week: Friday at Horn (Mesquite)
Record: 7-1 | Last week: 5
Last week: Beat Basic (Henderson) 63-0
This week: Thursday vs. Desert Pines (Las Vegas)
Record: 5-1 | Last week: 6
Last week: Idle
This week: Friday at East St. Louis (Ill.)
Record: 9-0 | Last week: 7
Last week: Beat East Coweta (Sharpsburg)
This week: Idle
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 8
Last week: Beat Channelview 55-6
This week: Friday at No. 16 Atascocita (Humble)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 9
Last week: Beat San Clemente 23-7
This week: Friday vs. Edison (Huntington Beach)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 10
Last week: Beat Weatherford 62-6
This week: Friday at Boswell (Fort Worth)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 11
Last week: Idle
This week: Friday vs. Loyola Blakefield (Towson)
Record: 7-1 | Last week: 12
Last week: Beat Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville) 50-0
This week: Friday at Mountain View (Lawrenceville)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 13
Last week: Beat Lincoln County (Stanford) 41-0
This week: Friday at Wayne County (Monticello)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 14
Last week: Idle
This week: Monday vs. Specially Fit Academy (Dover) | Friday at Kathleen (Lakeland)
Record: 6-2 | Last week: 15
Last week: Beat Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) 13-10
This week: Friday vs. Servite (Anaheim)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 16
Last week: Beat Kingwood 42-41
This week: Friday vs. No. 8 North Shore (Houston)
Record: 7-2 | Last week: 17
Last week: Beat Avant Garde Academy (Hollywood) 56-0
This week: Friday vs. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale)
Record: 7-1 | Last week: 18
Last week: Beat Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater) 27-20
This week: Friday vs. Sarasota
Record: 9-1 | Last week: 19
Last week: Beat
This week: Idle
Record: 6-1 | Last week: 20
Last week: Beat Delbarton 42-13
This week: Saturday at St. Joseph Regional (Montvale)
Record: 7-2 | Last week: 21
Last week: Beat Monarch (Coconut Creek) 44-6
This week: Friday vs. American Heritage (Plantation)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 22
Last week: Beat San Ramon Valley (Danville) 42-14
This week: Friday vs. Monte Vista (Danville)
Record: 6-2 | Last week: 23
Last week: Beat Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) 28-9
This week: Friday vs. Norco
Record: 6-1 | Last week: 24
Last week: Beat Good Counsel (Olney) 35-7
This week: Saturday at St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Record: 5-2 | Last week: 25
Last week: Beat Horn (Mesquite) 65-24
This week: Friday at Cedar Hill
