Orange Lutheran is coming off a narrow loss to No. 3
St. John Bosco (Bellflower) where the Lancers led with less than a minute to play before falling 28-24. Senior Nebraska commit
T.J. Lateef was efficient for Orange Lutheran as he completed 73.5 percent of his passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns. The dual-threat added 78 yards on the ground.
JSerra Catholic is looking to rebound after losing 20-7 to No. 6
Servite (Anaheim). Junior quarterback
Ryan Hopkins has accounted for 1,072 yards and 14 touchdowns this season.
Servite remained undefeated with the win and will play No. 1
Mater Dei (Santa Ana) on Friday. Senior
Quaid Carr had 184 rushing yards in the win over JSerra Catholic. The three-star San Diego State pledge has 810 rushing yards and eight touchdowns this season.
Mater Dei (5-0) topped No. 8
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) in the league opener after senior
Jordon Davison ran for 155 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-18 win. The four-star Oregon commit now has 37 career rushing touchdowns.
Santa Margarita (3-3) will head on the road to take on St. John Bosco. The Eagles hung with Mater Dei in the first half after senior
John Gazzaniga passed for a touchdown and ran for another score. Santa Margarita is led at running back by freshman
Jaion Smith, who has 282 yards and two scores this season.
St. John Bosco (6-0) also has a freshman leader in quarterback
Koa Malau'ulu. In his first start last week against Orange Lutheran, he completed 24 of his 32 passes for 272 yards and four touchdowns. Junior
Madden Williams caught two of those scores and has eight receiving touchdowns this year.
In the Big-West Upper League, No. 18
Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) will go on the road to take on No. 17
Chaparral (Temecula) in a battle of 5-1 squads. Chaparral is coming off a 55-28 win over
Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) where the Pumas put up 35 first-half points. Sophomore quarterback
Dane Weber passed for 234 yards and a score while running for 167 yards with three touchdowns.
Murrieta Valley also put up 35 first half points in its 42-27 victory over
Norco last week. Freshman quarterback
Ty Isaia passed for three touchdowns in the win and has eight on the season without throwing an interception.
In the Central Section. No. 21
Clovis East (Clovis) will host
Central (Fresno) on Thursday. Clovis East improved to 6-0 after taking down crosstown rival
Clovis West (Fresno) 44-3 last week. Senior
Tyus Miller threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns in the win. Miller also eclipsed 8,000 passing yards in his career with 94 touchdown tosses.
Central (5-1) is coming off its first loss of the season in a 26-21 battle against
Clovis North (Fresno). Junior
Brandon Smith has nine touchdowns this year and headlines a strong Central rushing attack that averages nearly 150 yards per game.
