MaxPreps Top 25 high school football scores: No. 4 Corona Centennial, No. 5 Mater Dei set for epic rematch

Monarchs look to even the score after losing regular season meeting 43-36.

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Nov 21, 2025, 6:30pm
This is one of the biggest weeks of the 2025 high school football season with a bunch of big-time playoff games led by the two CIF Southern Section Division 1 semifinals. No. 4 Centennial (Corona) hosts No. 5 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) and No. 7 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) faces No. 19 Orange Lutheran (Orange) at Orange Coast College.

The Huskies snapped their seven-game skid against the Monarchs in the regular season with a 43-36 win. They jumped out to a 28-0 lead and went into halftime up 33-7. Mater Dei stormed back in the third quarter scoring 29 unanswered points to take a 36-33 lead but Centennial responded scoring the final 10 points. This was the first win for Centennial over Mater Dei since 2015.

Orange Lutheran pulled off one of the biggest upsets in California state postseason history with a 20-19 win over St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) last week. Santa Margarita handed Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) its first loss of the season with a 21-9 win. These two met during the regular season and the Eagles rolled to a 28-7 victory. 


In Tennessee, No. 23 Baylor (Chattanooga) advanced to the Division II-AAA final with a 56-35 win over rival McCallie (Chattanooga).

Junior five-star running back David Gabriel-Georges had a career day with seven rushing touchdowns, including an 85-yard score. He went over 400 on the night.

The game was tied 35-35 before Gabriel-Georges helped Baylor pull away.

No. 25 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) won the Non-Public A championship over Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) 31-17. Its the first title for the Ironmen since 2015. Bergen had won the past four championships. 

Ca'si Thomas had two rushing touchdowns for Don Bosco Prep while quarterback Carson Schoen passed for a score. Defensively the Ironmen also dominated as Kane Ramos had an interception and Mikahi Allen returned a fumble for a touchdown. 

The second round of the Georgia AAAAAA playoffs get underway as No. 2 Grayson (Loganville) hosts Colquitt County (Norman Park), No. 8 Buford faces Newton (Covington) and No. 11 Carrollton takes on Harrison (Kennesaw). If Grayson and Carrollton both win they meet in the quarterfinals next week. 

No. 15 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) seeks its 33rd straight North Coast Section crown as the Spartans face Pittsburg (Calif.) on Friday. De La Salle has won 34 in a row against the Pirates who look for their first win in the series since 1991. A win for the Spartans clinches a spot in the CIF Open Division state championship game on Dec. 13. 

No. 13 DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) looks to win its second straight WCAC title and the only thing standing in its way is Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.). They square off on Sunday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The last time these two played in the WCAC championship game was in 2018 when Caleb Williams led the Eagles to a wild 46-43 win as a sophomore.

MaxPreps Top 25 National Scoreboard

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No. 2 Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) vs. Colquitt County (Norman Park)
Friday, 7:30 p.m. (All times local) - Watch live on NFHS Network

Season complete

    • 10
      Mater Dei
    • 0
      Centennial
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    2nd Quarter
    10 - 0
    2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go

    Centennial - 2nd down, ~7 minutes to go, ball on Mater Dei's 27-yard line. Mater Dei 10, Centennial 0

    Provided by MaxPreps Staff Thomas Frey.

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No. 8 Buford (Ga.) vs. Newton (Covington)
Friday, 7:30 p.m. - Watch live on NFHS Network

No. 9 Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.) vs. Jesuit (New Orleans)
Friday, 7 p.m. 

No. 10 Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas) vs. San Angelo Central (San Angelo)
Friday, 7 p.m. at Art Briles Stadium - Watch live on NFHS Network

No. 11 Carrollton (Ga.) vs. Harrison (Kennesaw)
Friday, 7:30 p.m. - Watch live on NFHS Network

No. 12 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) vs. Coconut Creek 

No. 13 DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) vs. Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
Sunday, 6 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

No. 14 Grimsley (Greensboro, N.C.) vs. Jack Britt (Fayetteville)

No. 15 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) vs. Pittsburg
Friday, 7 p.m. at Diablo Valley College - Watch live on NFHS Network

No. 16 Bixby (Okla.) vs. Union (Tulsa)
Friday, 7 p.m.

Season complete

No. 18 Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) vs. Mountain View (Mesa)

Season complete

No. 21 Cass Tech (Detroit) vs. Adams (Rochester)
Saturday, 1 p.m. at Athens Field - Watch live on NFHS Network

No. 22 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.) vs. Edison (Miami)
Friday, 6:30 p.m. - Watch live on NFHS Network

No. 23 Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.) vs. McCallie (Chattanooga)

No. 24 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.) vs. Homewood

No. 25 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) vs. Bergen Catholic (Oradell)
Friday, 7 p.m.

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