MaxPreps Top 25 high school football scores: No. 17 Bergen Catholic opens up with No. 25 East St. Louis

This week's high school football slate features three MaxPreps Top 25 matchups with the first Thursday between No. 17 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) and No. 25 East St. Louis (Ill.) in the Battle at the Beach at Carey Stadium. This will be both team's season opener. 

Bergen Catholic has won four consecutive Non-Public A state championships in New Jersey while East St. Louis has won two of the last three Class 6A state titles in Illinois. 

In California, No. 21 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) looks to bounce back after a 7-3 loss against No. 12 Mission Viejo as it faces No. 9 Centennial (Corona), which is coming off a 42-14 win over Servite (Anaheim) to give Matt Logan his 296th career win. 

No. 6 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) and No. 15 North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas) are the only other MaxPreps Top 25 teams that play Thursday. The Ascenders face Winslow Township (Atco, N.J.) in the Battle at the Beach and the Panthers open against Lancaster (Texas). 

No. 5 Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) hosts No. 19 Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.) on Friday in one of the biggest games of the year between defending state champs. These two faced off last year with Grayson winning 15-14 in overtime. The Rams were dealt some tough news this morning as four-star quarterback Travis Burgess tweeted he will miss the remainder of his senior season after suffering an injury in last week's 24-19 win over Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Rabun Gap, Ga.). 

No. 22 Cass Tech (Detroit) gets its season started Friday against Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio) in the Amazon Kickoff Classic at Wayne State University. The Technicians won their first state title in eight years last season and return star performers Corey Sadler Jr. and Donald Tabron II.

Kaleb Maryland and No. 23 North Shore (Houston) have a tough season-opener at South Oak Cliff (Dallas) on Friday as the Lone Star State gets underway this week. Maryland threw for 688 yards and five touchdowns to go with 303 yards rushing and four more scores in limited action as a junior. 

• • 0-0
    Eastwood
  • 1-0
    St. John Bosco

  8/29

• • 1-0
    Bishop Gorman
  • 2-1
    Kahuku

  8/30

• • 1-0
    Thompson
  • 2-0
    Grayson

  8/29

• • 1-0
    IMG Academy
  • 0-0
    Winslow Township

  7p

• • 1-0
    Centennial
  • 0-1
    Santa Margarita

  7:30p

• • 0-0
    Boyd Anderson
  • 0-1
    St. Thomas Aquinas

  8/29

• • 1-0
    Mission Viejo
  • 0-1
    St. Paul

  8/29

• • 2-0
    Corner Canyon
  • 2-0
    Fremont

  8/29

• • 0-0
    Lancaster
  • 0-0
    North Crowley

  7p

• • 1-0
    Grimsley
  • 1-0
    West Forsyth

  8/29

• • 14
    Bergen Catholic
  • 14
    East St. Louis

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  First down Bergen. Ball at ESL 29. Busso with the reception.

  Provided by MaxPreps Staff Zack Poff.

• • 1-0
    Sierra Canyon
  • 0-1
    Oaks Christian

  8/29

• • 0-1
    Rancho Cucamonga
  • 1-0
    Orange Lutheran

  8/29

• • 0-1
    Central Catholic
  • 0-0
    Cass Tech

  8/29

• • 0-0
    North Shore
  • 0-0
    South Oak Cliff

  8/29

• • 2-0
    Carrollton
  • 0-1
    Rome

  8/29