The biggest high school football game of the week went down in Indiana as No. 9 Center Grove (Greenwood) won its 23rd consecutive game with a 21-6 victory over Cathedral (Indianapolis). After trailing 6-0 at halftime the Trojans shutout the Irish 21-0 in the second half.
Drew Wheat ignited the offense with a 67-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter. Tennessee-bound quarterback
Tayven Johnson threw for a score and added another on the ground in the fourth.
The defending 6A state champs have won every game by double digits this season and this was the first loss of the year for Cathedral.
No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) cruised to a 56-3 win over Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) to improve to 6-0. The Monarchs have outscored their first six opponents 305-57 and up next is No. 8 Servite (Anaheim, Calif.) on Oct. 23 at Santa Ana Stadium.
The Friars improved to 8-0 with a 53-0 victory over JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano). They have outscored their first eight opponents 399-90 and have not trailed at any point this season.
No. 2 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) returned to action for the first time in three weeks and held on for a 24-14 win over St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Conn.) to improve to 6-0. Before tonight the closest game the Ascenders were in this season was a 52-21 win over Northwestern (Miami). Sophomore running back
Stacy Gage scored all three touchdowns on offense and up next is five-star wide receiver
Luther Burden and East St. Louis (IL) at Jackson State on Oct. 22.
No. 6 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) found itself in a 10-0 hole in the first half against St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) but scored the final 21 points. Senior running back
Ryan Butler rushed for two scores and Notre-Dame bound quarterback
Steve Angeli threw a 15-yard touchdown pass on 3rd and 13 in the fourth quarter to
Christian Carti to ice the game.
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and No. 21 North Cobb (Kennesaw, Ga.) added another quality win to their resume with a 51-29 victory at Walton
(Marietta). The Warriors have won six in a row since a season-opening loss against Buford (Ga.).
No. 7 Collins Hill (Suwanee, Ga.) got the national spotlight on Thursday as they beat North Gwinnett (Suwanee) 35-7 on ESPN2. After the Bulldogs jumped out to an early 7-0 lead the Eagles scored the next 35 points. Senior quarterback
Sam Horn finished the night throwing for 267 yards and four touchdowns. The top-ranked team in Georgia has outscored the opposition 282-39 this season.
No. 14 Centennial (Corona, Calif.) had to wait 195 days to get revenge on Norco after the Cougars snapped the Huskies 57-game league win streak last spring. Centennial rolled to a 48-24 win after a strong second half. Junior quarterback
Izzy Carter accounted for nearly 200 yards of total offense and three touchdowns. Matt Logan's squad has won every game by at least 21 points and has outscored the opposition 456-93.
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