MaxPreps Top 25 high school football scores: No. 2 Mater Dei, No. 6 Bishop Gorman both win big setting up huge showdown next week

In the first nationally-ranked matchup of the 2022 high school football, No. 11 Buford (Ga.) rolled to a 38-7 victory over No. 14 Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.). Virginia Tech-bound quarterback Dylan Wittke connected with five-star KJ Bolden for the first and only score of the first half to put the Wolves up 7-0. Buford outscored Thompson 31-7 in the final 24 minutes and Alabama-bound running back Justice Haynes finished with two touchdowns.

The first was a 96-yard kickoff return touchdown early in the fourth quarter and Haynes scored the final points of the game with a 23-yard TD run. The Wolves' defense was lights out forcing four turnovers, including two pick-sixes.

No. 6 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) won big in its season-opener beating Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) 42-7. The win sets up a huge showdown next week as the Gaels host No. 2 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.). The defending MaxPreps National Champs shutout West (Salt Lake City) 42-0 as junior quarterback Elijah Brown threw for five touchdowns in his 2022 debut. He improved his record to 18-0 to begin his high school career.

No. 9 Centennial (Corona, Calif.) had the most lopsided win of the week, winning 85-0 over Santiago (Corona, Calif.).

No. 24 St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) had a tough season-opener but prevailed with a 23-20 win over Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio).

No. 20 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) was one of two MaxPreps Top 25 teams to play on Saturday and beat Lowndes (Valdosta, Ga.) 38-20. Five-star wide receiver Brandon Inniss had a huge season-opener with two long touchdown receptions and up next for the Patriots is five-star quarterback Malachi Nelson and Los Alamitos (Calif.) on Aug. 27. Nelson completed 22-of-29 passes for 418 yards and five touchdowns in the Griffins 41-0 win over Garces Memorial (Bakersfield).

No. 22 Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) was the other team to play on Saturday and cruised to a 32-12 win over Marietta (Ga.) to close out the 2022 Corky Kell Classic at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

MaxPreps Top 25 National Scoreboard

Season opener: Aug. 26 at Allen (Texas)

• • 0
    West
  • 42
    Mater Dei

  8/19 Final

Season opener: Aug. 27 vs. East St. Louis (Ill.)

Season opener: Aug. 26 vs. No. 15 Miami Central (Miami)

Season opener: Aug. 27 vs. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)

• • 7
    Corner Canyon
  • 42
    Bishop Gorman

  8/19 Final

Season opener: Aug. 26 vs. Ridge Point (Missouri City)

Season opener: Sept. 2 at Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)

• • 0
    Santiago
  • 85
    Centennial

  8/19 Final

Season opener: Aug. 25 vs. The Woodlands

• • 38
    Buford
  • 7
    Thompson

  8/19 Final

Season opener: Sept. 2 vs. No. 21 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)

Season opener: Aug. 27 vs. No. 18 St. John's (Washington, D.C.)

Season opener: Aug. 26 at No. 4 IMG Academy (Bradenton)

Season opener: Aug. 27 at South Oak Cliff (Dallas)

Season opener: Aug. 26 at Wharton (Tampa)

Season opener: Aug. 27 vs. No. 13 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)

Season opener: Aug. 25 vs. Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall)

• • 38
    American Heritage
  • 20
    Lowndes

  8/20 Final

Season opener: Aug. 27 vs. Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.)

• • 32
    Grayson
  • 12
    Marietta

  8/20 Final

Season opener: Aug. 26 at Clearwater

• • 20
    Central Catholic
  • 23
    St. Edward

  8/19 Final

Season opener: Aug. 26 vs. Clear Springs (League City)