MaxPreps Top 25 high school football scores: No. 19 Mater Dei wins on pick-6 against Orange Lutheran 52-38

Houston King upsets No. 22 North Shore 42-21.

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Oct 23, 2026, 11:30pm
One of the biggest games of the week took place in Southern California as No. 19 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) topped Orange Lutheran (Orange) 52-38 on Friday. 

With the game knotted up at 31, Mater Dei senior Ezekiel Su'a intercepted a Reagan Toki pass and returned it for the game-winning touchdown late in the fourth. Sophomore teammate Isaiah Danns put the finishing touched on the Mater Dei win by returning another interception for a touchdown with 18 seconds left.

Mater Dei had trailed 21-10 before freshman quarterback Paytyn Guess ran for a score and threw a touchdown to Gavin Honore. 

Sophomore Asir Nembhard ran for three Mater Dei touchdowns, upping his total this season to 13 ahead of the season finale against No. 11 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.).

Orange Lutheran was led by Toki who threw and ran for touchdowns along with four-star junior Chauncey Washington II,who turned an interception into a touchdown for the Lancers.

King (Houston) upset No. 22 North Shore (Houston)  42-21 on the road in Texas. The Panthers were led by three-star senior QB Khylan Davis who had two passing strikes to go with a trio of rushing scores. 

King, which allows just 15 points per contest, gets Summer Creek (Houston) next week with two games left before the postseason begins.

Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.) upset No. 15 Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) 38-7 on Friday. It’s the first time the Huskies have lost this season. 

The Lions went up 10-7 before ripping off 28 unanswered points.

Quarterback Jason Haines threw for a touchdown and ran for another. The running game scored four total touchdowns as Jayden Sanchez hit pay-dirt twice and Gavin Lombardi also scored.

No. 25 Folsom (Calif.) stayed alive against Del Oro (Loomis, Calif.) and won 42-41. Cal commit Brody Rudnicki threw three touchdowns and ran for another. Two of his touchdown throws went to Jaden Angel while the other was caught by UCLA pledge Rob Larson.

Del Oro held a late lead and was led by quarterback Luke Taber, who threw six touchdowns, five of which went to Chase Carmazzi.

No. 2 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) scored 36 straight points in a 36-12 victory over JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.).

The Eagles have won all nine of their games this season under head coach Carson Palmer. It was a complete team effort as Santa Margarita scored on passing, rushing, kick return and fumble return touchdown. They also added a safety to boot.

In Florida, No. 6 Columbus (Miami) closed out its regular season with a 30-7 win over Northwestern (Miami). The win guarantees the Explorers a spot in the inaugural FHSAA Open Division playoff bracket. 

Columbus was led by quarterback Christopher Barrow throwing a pair of touchdown passes.

No. 9 Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.) topped rival Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.) 27-7 on Friday. Keegan Croucher threw two touchdowns, one of which went to five-star running back David Gabriel Georges. The Tennessee commit also had a rushing touchdown.

No. 21 Prattville (Ala.) shutout Vestavia Hills 13-0 with one game to go before the regular season concludes. Kolby King started the scoring by returning an interception for a touchdown. Quarterback Will McKay then hit Deshawn Hall for a highlight level touchdown grab to put the game out of reach.

No. 24 Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.) won its 35th consecutive game with a 48-14 victory against Chalmette on Thursday. The Cougars have a huge matchup next week on Halloween at St. Augustine (New Orleans) in a rematch of last year's Division 1 Select state championship. Tre Garrison finished with 41 carries for 183 yards and a score. 

No. 13 North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas) and No. 18 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.) both won big on Thursday. 

The Panthers improved to 8-0 with a 75-3 win over Skyline (Dallas). It was the second straight game they scored at least 75 points and are averaging 47.7 points per game. They close out the regular season with Mansfield and Red Oak. 

The Lions rolled to a 41-6 win over Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) and finish the regular season next Friday at Coconut Creek. A win next week will clinch a spot in the FHSAA Open Division state playoffs.

No. 20 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.) shutout Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg, Pa.) 42-0. Quarterback Owen Herrick threw four touchdowns. 

The defense scored twice as Ty Kovalcin and Ma'Noah Wright each returned an interception for a touchdown.

No. 23 Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) topped Oldham County (Buckner, Ky.) 49-0 to remain undefeated. The Shamrocks were led by running back Ashton Taylor who scored four total touchdowns. 

MaxPreps Top 25 National Scoreboard

No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) vs. Flanagan (Pembroke Pines)
Friday, 7 p.m. (All times local) - Watch live NFHS Network

No. 2 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) vs. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano)
Friday, 7 p.m. - Watch live NFHS Network

No. 3 Buford (Ga.) at Mill Creek (Hoschton)
Friday, 7:30 p.m. 

No. 4 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) at Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Friday, 7 p.m. - Watch live NFHS Network

Idle

No. 6 Columbus (Miami, Fla.) at Northwestern (Miami) 
Friday, 7:30 p.m. 

Idle

No. 8 Allen (Texas) vs. Dallas Jesuit (Dallas)
Friday, 7 p.m. 

No. 9 Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.) at Ensworth (Nashville)
Friday, 7 p.m. 

No. 10 Carrollton (Ga.) at Westlake (Atlanta)
Friday, 7:30 p.m. - Watch live NFHS Network

No. 11 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) at Servite (Anaheim)
Friday, 7 p.m. - Watch live NFHS Network

Idle

No. 13 North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas) at Skyline (Dallas)
Thursday, 7:30 p.m. - Watch live NFHS Network

Idle

No. 15 Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) at Liberty (Peoria)
Friday, 7 p.m. - Watch live NFHS Network

No. 16 Hough (Cornelius, N.C.) vs. Myers Park (Charlotte)
Friday, 7 p.m. - Watch live NFHS Network

No. 17 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) vs. San Ramon Valley (Danville)
Friday, 7 p.m. - Watch live NFHS Network

No. 18 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.) at Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale)
Thursday, 7 p.m. - Watch live NFHS Network

No. 19 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) vs. Orange Lutheran (Orange)
Friday, 7 p.m. - Watch live NFHS Network

No. 20 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.) at Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg)
Friday, 7 p.m.

No. 21 Prattville (Ala.) vs. Vestavia Hills
Friday, 7 p.m. - Watch live NFHS Network

No. 22 North Shore (Houston, Texas) vs. King (Houston)
Friday, 7 p.m. 

No. 23 Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) at Oldham County (Buckner)
Friday, 7:30 p.m. 

No. 24 Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.) vs. Chalmette
Thursday, 7 p.m.

No. 25 Folsom (Calif.) vs. Del Oro (Loomis)
Friday, 7 p.m. - Watch live NFHS Network

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