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After Friday night victories, the second No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown in high school football this season is set.
Top-ranked
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) will renew pleasantries with No. 2
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) next Friday, Oct. 25. The game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. kick off at Bosco's Panish Family Stadium.
The Monarchs and Braves also met as the nation's top two teams last year in the regular season, with Bosco living up to its No. 1 billing with a 41-18 victory. Mater Dei avenged the loss in the Southern Section Division 1 final.
The teams have met seven times since 2015, including three times in section finals. Both teams have figured prominently in the national rankings throughout that span.
Mater Dei has been recognized as national champions by at least one media outlet in each of the past two seasons.
This season, the Monarchs are 8-0 and averaging 51.8 points per game against one of the nation's toughest schedules. The Monarchs dispatched formerly-No. 2 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) 34-18 back on Sept. 14.
Friday night, Mater Dei did its part to set up another 1-2 showdown by beating Trinity League foe Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) 45-0.
Bosco is also 8-0 and winning by wide margins as well save for a 27-26 scare against Servite (Anaheim) two weeks ago.
The Braves scored 42 points in the first half Friday en route to a 63-6 win over Orange Lutheran (Orange).
Mater Dei-St. John Bosco since 2015Monarchs have taken three of the last four meetings.Oct. 16, 2015 – St. John Bosco 42, Mater Dei 21
Oct. 21, 2016 – Mater Dei 26, St. John Bosco 21
Dec. 3, 2016 – St. John Bosco 42, Mater Dei 28 (Southern Section Div. 1 final)
Oct. 13, 2017 – Mater Dei 31, St. John Bosco 21
Dec. 2, 2017 – Mater Dei 49, St. John Bosco 24 (Southern Section Div. 1 final)
Oct. 13, 2018 – St. John Bosco 41, Mater Dei 18
Nov. 23, 2018 – Mater Dei 17, St. John Bosco 14 (Southern Section Div. 1 final)
Mater Dei and St. John Bosco do battle during last year's section championship game.
File photo: Louis Lopez
