MaxPreps Top 25 high school football scores: No. 1 Mater Dei beats No. 15 Orange Lutheran, 38-14

No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) finished the regular season undefeated with a 38-14 win over No. 15 Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.). It was the Monarchs sixth win against a MaxPreps Top 25 opponent. Jordon Davison and Dash Beierly both had rushing scores in the first quarter to give the Monarchs a 16-14 lead.

Davison added two more rushing touchdowns in the second quarter to give Mater Dei a 31-14 halftime lead. Beierly connected with Gavin Honore for the only score of the second half to give the Monarchs a 38-14 lead with 1:01 left in the third quarter.

The Monarchs will be the top seed in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs when the seeding is announced on Sunday. They head into the playoffs 9-0 and have won every game by double digits.

No. 17 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.) dominated No. 5 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) and rolled to a 30-3 win in the Panthers first home game of the season. It was the fifth consecutive win for the Baltimore power. 

Jae’oyn Williams gave the Panthers offense a boost in the first half as he led them to 17 second quarter points. He scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to give St. Frances Academy a 10-3 lead with 2:03 left. After the Panthers forced a punt, he led them on a 94-yard drive capped off with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Damon Hall Jr. for a 17-3 halftime lead. Hall made a great one-handed catch to set up the score.

The defense dominated in the second half forcing five turnovers with two going back for scores. Bryce Deas had a sack fumble that was scooped up by Darrion Smith for a 71-yard touchdown to give St. Frances Academy a 23-3 lead with 6:58 left in the fourth quarter. Junior safety Wayne Henry had a 66-yard pick-six to put away any chance of IMG Academy's comeback. That made it 30-3 with 6:23 remaining.

It was the worst loss for the Ascenders since Blake Corum led St. Frances Academy to a 35-7 win in 2019.

No. 2 Milton (Ga.) won its 20th game in a row with a 35-20 victory over a red-hot Roswell (Ga.) squad. The win clinched the Region 7-5A title as the Eagles head into the AAAAA state playoffs with a 10-0 record.

No. 6 Carrollton (Ga.) added another impressive win to its resume with a 49-28 victory over Douglas County (Douglasville, Ga.) to close out the regular season. The Trojans clinched the Region 2-6A title. Kimauri Farmer had a huge night rushing for 147 yards and three touchdowns to go with 38 yards receiving and another score. Julian Lewis completed 21 of 26 passes for 290 yards and two touchdowns. He moved into fifth place in state history with 132 passing touchdowns. The four quarterbacks ahead of him are Deshaun Watson (155), Aaron Philo (159), Trevor Lawrence (161) and Gunner Stockton (177). 

No. 12 Buford (Ga.) rolled to its ninth straight win with a dominant 32-7 victory against Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.). Louisville-bound wide receiver Jordan Allen finished with five receptions for 174 yards and three touchdowns. The Wolves only loss came in their season-opener against No. 2 Milton, 13-10.

• • 14
    Orange Lutheran
  • 38
    Mater Dei

  11/01 Final

• • 20
    Roswell
  • 35
    Milton

  11/01 Final

• • 6
    Mesquite
  • 50
    Duncanville

  11/01 Final

• • 51
    Bishop Gorman
  • 0
    Coronado

  11/01 Final

• • 3
    IMG Academy
  • 30
    St. Frances Academy

  11/01 Final

• • 49
    Carrollton
  • 28
    Douglas County

  11/01 Final

• • 14
    King
  • 42
    North Shore

  11/01 Final

• • 24
    JSerra Catholic
  • 44
    St. John Bosco

  11/01 Final

• • 14
    Los Alamitos
  • 40
    Mission Viejo

  11/01 Final

• • 11
    Mansfield
  • 59
    North Crowley

  11/01 Final

• • 31
    Archbishop Spalding
  • 0
    Mount St. Joseph

  11/02 Final

• • 32
    Buford
  • 7
    Mill Creek

  11/01 Final

• • 17
    Frederick Douglass
  • 38
    Boyle County

  11/01 Final

• • 42
    Venice
  • 8
    Riverview Sarasota

  11/01 Final

• • 55
    Atascocita
  • 0
    Channelview

  11/01 Final

• • 0
    Westlake
  • 56
    Corner Canyon

  11/01 Final

• • 0
    Seton Hall Prep
  • 31
    Bergen Catholic

  11/02 Final

• • 48
    De La Salle
  • 10
    California

  11/01 Final

• • 54
    Centennial
  • 12
    Chaparral

  11/01 Final

• • 0
    Bishop McNamara
  • 37
    DeMatha

  11/01 Final

• • 14
    Skyline
  • 49
    DeSoto

  11/01 Final